[buckbova]

Don't agree with the approach because using a proven solution can be superior and net a simpler code base than rolling your own.

Fyi, by using webpack, couple loaders, babel, etc I net 100s of dependencies just for the build. Ymmv.

[spinlock]

I think this is right. I might as how they start the dev environment or kick off a build. Should be something like `yarn start` and `yarn build`.

We all work with really complex systems. The trick is to abstract them to the point where they're simple to understand and use. 1000s of dependencies doesn't even have to be complex at all if you use simple patterns to manage those dependencies.