Episode
Building with no build step
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- hx-pod
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- Jun 4, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 711
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Summary
Is it ok? Can you make "real" apps without npm? Original X post: "we are now at a point that we can ditch build systems for many projects & many people underestimate the amount weight doing so would lift off their burdened shoulders" - htmx_org https://x.com/htmx_org/status/1928819921376395580 Chapters: 0:14 What is no-build? 1:35 The X arguments 4:25 Why the build process is (was) good 5:26 Build process in practice 6:31 Got money to burn? 8:25 Do your own thing 9:12 Tailwind CSS and Remix 3 (!!!) are introducing no-build setups 11:00 There's always new ways to build great things 11:20 (but learn build steps and React to get a job)