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Browserify
Build AutomationWhat is Browserify?
Browserify lets you require('modules') in the browser by bundling up all of your dependencies.
Browserify is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Use a node-style require() to organize your browser code and load modules installed by npm.browserify will recursively analyze all the require() calls in your app in order to build a bundle you can serve up to the browser in a single script tag.
Browserify Pros & Cons
Pros of Browserify
- ✓Node style browser code
- ✓Load modules installed by npm
- ✓Works great with gulp.js
- ✓NPM modules in the brower
- ✓Open source
- ✓Node streams
- ✓Easy setup
Cons of Browserify
No cons listed yet.
Browserify Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Browserify?
npm
npm is the command-line interface to the npm ecosystem. It is battle-tested, surprisingly flexible, and used by hundreds of thousands of JavaScript developers every day.
Visual Studio
Visual Studio is a suite of component-based software development tools and other technologies for building powerful, high-performance applications.
IntelliJ IDEA
Out of the box, IntelliJ IDEA provides a comprehensive feature set including tools and integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks for enterprise and web development with Java, Scala, Groovy and other languages.
Webpack
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows to load parts for the application on demand. Through "loaders" modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
