Adjust build behavior based on dev vs prod?

[glebec]

Webpack has a number of options for tailored behavior in dev vs production. For example: cheaper (but still useful) source maps in dev mode; minifying in production; gzipping in production. More info (for v2, mind you) can be found here.

This might add complexity to what is intended to be a small scaffolding base. On the other hand, it can save configuration time and act as a representative example for those interested in implementing such distinctions.

[omriAckley]

Maybe instead of built-in-from-the-start we talk about it during "deployment training"? I like that idea because then we can bring it up as an interesting option for students who want to try it out. If it's built-in from the start, I worry it'd feel more magical.

[glebec]

That makes sense to me. The biggest annoyance from not doing this OOB is performing the very slow full source map generation on every change in watch mode, when much faster and still-usable alternatives exist. My 2c. Perhaps we can enact at least that change, so students can use it as a model for further differentiation.

[glebec]

Included, but also set off by default, in https://github.com/FullstackAcademy/bones/commit/5e7415e5f44b2f88f8703a31ac60ebd06a870e04. There is more we could do, so I'll leave this open for now.