This article primarily focuses on understanding the concept of Webpack Tree Shaking rather than delving deeply into the underlying code implementation. Code examples can be found at https://github.com/hardfist/treeshaking-cases.
One of the challenging aspects of Webpack Tree Shaking is that it involves multiple optimizations working together. Webpack's own use of the term "Tree Shaking" is somewhat inconsistent, often broadly referring to optimizations for dead code elimination. Tree Shaking is defined as:
Tree shaking is a term commonly used in the JavaScript context for dead-code elimination.
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