Webpack is our friend. It modularizes, minifies, chunks, and makes our code more efficient, as well as warning us when certain pieces aren't properly optimized. There are ways to silence these alerts, but in general, it's a good idea to listen to them and at least try to resolve them.
One burning question, though, that remains unanswered: doesn't increasing the number of files downloaded increase the load time? This is a common misconception that's hung around from the early days of the web: more files == more load time. The fact is, however, that multiple browsers can open many non-blocking streams simultaneously, allowing for a more efficient download than one huge file. Is this a solution for all multiple files? No: a CSS image sprite, for example, is still a more efficient use of image resources. For performance, we must toe a fine line on how to provide the best user experience, while combining that with the best developer experience. Entire books are...
