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- a testing framework that uses the same bundler for your test files as the one in production - a linter built on top of compiler so you can do complex AST autofixes - a single config file - a bundler that understands how dependencies are used, and optimizes your bundle
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- a minifier that does constant folding and inlining - a compiler transforms that don't rely on order - a compiler that uses an immutable AST to perform transforms, with accurate scope tracking - a linter that gives me suggestions on how to fix my code - ...
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Immutable ast for scope tracking is something
@loganfsmyth and I discuss often. -
We parse original + generated files and use sourcemaps to reverse engineer scopes after the fact. It would be wonderful if Babel had more reliable binding metadata.
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