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Cole Logan
Cole Logan
4,582 Points
Posted by Cole Logan
Cole Logan
4,582 Points

How do I use React-Router/Babel/React without using WebPack?

I dislike the fact that some treehouse teachers force you to use these tools like webpack without fully understanding how stuff works. I know what webpack is I understand how it works. I just want to understand what libraries I'm bringing in and what they do. C'mon Guil, Don't throw things at us and expect us to know what everything is used for.

2 Answers

Jonathan Dewitt
Jonathan Dewitt
8,101 Points
Jonathan Dewitt
Jonathan Dewitt
8,101 Points

The React Basics course (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/react-basics) goes over using these things standalone before learning how to use webpack/grunt/gulp etc. Just download the project files and take a look. Or go through all the videos and you'll understand where it's all coming from.

Everything webpack uses is specified in the webpack.config.js file.

Guil Hernandez
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Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher
Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher

Hey Cole Logan,

I mention this workshop and link to it in the teacher's notes of the first two videos. In the workshop, you learn to set up a React development environment with webpack, Babel and npm. You even to to use create-react-app. :)