Part 1. Build processes

The first part of this book is dedicated to build processes and provides a practical introduction to Grunt. You’ll learn the why, how, and what of build processes, both in theory and in practice.

In chapter 1, we go over what the Build First philosophy entails: a build process and application complexity management. Then, we’ll start fiddling with our first build task, using lint to prevent syntax errors in our code.

Chapter 2 is all about build tasks. You’ll learn about the various tasks that comprise a build, how to configure them, and how to create your own tasks. In each case, we’ll take a look at the theory and then walk through practical examples using Grunt.

In chapter 3, we’ll learn how to configure application ...

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