Build tools have become a necessary component in the workflow for modern web applications. I have previously covered the basics of what build tools can do for you to show how builds help with scripting, automation, and eliminating complexity. Taking those into consideration, I’m going to provide a closer look at some of the more popular build tools and how they might make sense for your projects.
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When webpack bundles your javascript it wraps all of your individual files/modules in functions so they are no longer run in the global scope, therefore if you want to make a variable global you have to explicitly set it on the window object, i.e.
window.a = 1;
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