Preface

The book you are reading right now goes years back. It all started with a comment I made on Christian Alfoni's blog in 2014. It was when I discovered webpack and React, and I felt there was a need for a cookbook about the topics. The work began with a GitHub wiki in early 2015.

After a while, I realized this should become an actual book and tried pitching it to a known publisher. As they weren't interested yet and I felt the book needed to happen, I started the SurviveJS effort. The book warped into "SurviveJS - Webpack and React", my first self-published book. It combined the two topics into one single book.

Because a book focusing only on a single technology can stand taller, I split the book into two separate ones in 2016. The current edition represents the webpack portion of it, and it has grown significantly due to this greater focus. The journey has not been a short one, but it has been possible thanks to community support and continued interest in the topic.

During these years, webpack has transformed. Instead of relying on a single prolific author, a core team has grown around the project and has attracted more people to support the effort.

There is an open collective campaign to help the project to succeed financially. I am donating 30% of the book earnings to Tobias to support the project. By supporting the book, you help webpack development as well.

Juho Vepsäläinen