Going build-free with native JavaScript modules

"These build processes are complex, particularly for beginners to Django. The tools and associated best practices move quickly. There is a lot to learn and you need to understand how to utilize them with your Django project. You can build a workflow that stores the build results in your static folder, but there is no core Django support for a build pipeline, so this largely requires selecting from a number of third party packages and integrating them into your project."

"Modern CSS supports many of the features natively that the build tools were created for. CSS nesting to organize code, variables, @supports for feature detection. JavaScript ES6 / ES2015 was a big step forward, and the language has been progressing steadily ever since. It now has native module support with the import / export keywords Meanwhile, with HTTP/2 performance improvements, parallel requests can be made over the same connection, removing the constraints of the HTTP/1.x protocol."

Bundling CSS and JavaScript became standard to enable new browser features while supporting older browsers and to improve client-side network performance by minimizing and combining files. Build tools evolved from Grunt and Gulp to Webpack, Parcel, esbuild, and Vite. Modern CSS offers native capabilities like nesting, variables, and @supports. JavaScript provides native modules via import/export. HTTP/2 enables parallel requests over a single connection, reducing previous HTTP/1.x constraints. Build processes introduce complexity, especially for Django beginners, since Django lacks core build-pipeline support and integration depends on third-party packages. Professional results can be achieved without learning complex build pipelines.

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