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JavaScript Gulp Basics Improving your Gulp Task Pipelines The Build and Development Pipeline

Joel Pendleton
Joel Pendleton
19,230 Points
Posted by Joel Pendleton
Joel Pendleton
19,230 Points

Why is 'clean' an important process?

Why is 'clean' an important process?

3 Answers

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

Hi Joel,

Clean runs on the dist/ directory and makes sure that nothing created in a previous build and later removed in app/ is still in there. It just helps keep your build fresh and lacking in residual artifacts from previous builds.

Best, Cena

Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
6,340 Points
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
6,340 Points

yea im trying to figure out why we used build to make a dist folder and then deleted it... im sure if i keep watching ill get it but im puzzled at the moment

Routine Poutine
Routine Poutine
26,050 Points
Routine Poutine
Routine Poutine
26,050 Points

Is it because you want to compile over and over again until time to deploy? Is there an easier way than 'clean', such as overriding the currently compiled file instead of deleting and then compiling?