LEARNING PATH: Webpack: Web Development with Webpack

Boost your application's performance with Webpack

What you'll learn
Learn to improve workflows with Webpack build tools
Know to handle assets inside your project
Explore on-demand code loading
Learn to create a message board website
Build your own modern stateful web applications
Explore how to track your application state in real time with Firebase
Use components as a unit of styling
Spread props to wrap components
Set up a Firebase project
Master deploying with Babel, code splitting, and ES2015
Learn how to add posts and styling

Requirements
Prior knowledge of JavaScript and ES2015 syntax is assumed
Basic knowledge of React is needed
Description
Webpack is a module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. So if you are a developer and want to master Webpack in order to optimize the performance of your applications by improving workflows, then go for this Learning Path.

Packt’s Video Learning Paths are a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it. The highlights of this Learning Path are:

Learn how to install, configure, and run Webpack
Lean to apply on-demand code loading to your application
Learn how to improve your application by deploying to dynamic cloud hosting sites such as AWS
Let’s take a quick look at your learning journey. To start off with, you will be introduced to Webpack’s basic functionalities and discover how Webpack recursively builds a dependency graph that includes every module needed by your application and all those modules are then packaged into one or more bundles. You will learn many additional capabilities and features available in Webpack using loaders. You will also learn how to handle assets with CSS Loaders and deal with images and image compression. Further, you will explore the latest features provided by Webpack. Next, you will learn how to use Webpack with a real project. You will be provided with a dynamic responsive photo gallery application written in React, along with minimal to basic Webpack configuration and will be shown how to apply advanced features such as deploying with Babel, code splitting, and ES2015. Finally, you will be able to deploy your application to dynamic cloud hosting sites such as AWS in order to improve the existing application.

By the end of this Learning Path, you will have a deep understanding of Webpack and be able to create and deploy your applications.

Meet Your Expert:

We have the best works of the following esteemed author to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:

Colibri is a technology consultancy company founded in 2015 by James Cross and Ingrid Funie. The company works to help their clients navigate the rapidly changing and complex world of emerging technologies, with deep expertise in areas such as big data, data science, machine learning, and cloud computing. Over the past few years they have worked with some of the world's largest and most prestigious companies, including a tier-1 investment bank, a leading management consultancy group, and one of the world's most popular soft drinks companies, helping each of them to better make sense of its data and process it in more intelligent ways. The company lives by its motto: Data -> Intelligence -> Action. Alexandru Toea is a Senior Frontend developer. He is currently working with various startups specializing in building complex React applications for both public and internal use. Alexandru started his frontend developer career by building his school's websites around 10 years ago and has constantly advanced his knowledge of web technologies ever since. He is currently working with a technology startup to provide it with the tools required for quick expansion. He has spent the past four years working with React and Redux as well as building efficient real-time applications for both startups and corporate clients. He has a passion for efficient and clean code, while also staying on top of all the new developments in the front-end world. On the site he is also an Authorized Google Trainer, teaching for companies such as Solvay and Lucas Films.

Who this course is for:
This Learning Path is for developers who want to use Webpack for improving the performance of their applications. Developers who are interested in applying the principles of Webpack to large existing React applications can also take up this Learning Path.