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Build Systems & Tooling

How source becomes shippable artifacts.

Part: 06 · Engineering Systems · Priority: High

Taxonomy

Second-level groups and their articles. Each article is a standalone entry following the template; its filename is the kebab-case form of the title.

Module Bundling

  • The Dependency Graph
  • Bundler Models
  • Entry Points & Output

Compilation

  • Transpilation & Targets
  • Source-to-Source Compilers
  • AST Transforms & Plugins

Optimization

  • Tree Shaking
  • Dead Code Elimination
  • Chunking & Split Points
  • Scope Hoisting

Developer Aids

  • Source Maps
  • Hot Module Replacement
  • Dev Server Architecture

Build Cache

  • Incremental Builds
  • Persistent & Remote Cache
  • Cache Invalidation Keys

Index only. One canonical home per concept — overlapping ideas are owned here and cross-linked from other domains, never duplicated.

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