gulp-sourcemaps – Tarik Billa

gulp: uglify and sourcemaps

April 19, 2023 by Tarik

So this is how sourcemaps work in Gulp: Each element you select via gulp.src gets transferred into a virtual file object, consisting of the contents in a Buffer, as well as the original file name. Those are piped through your stream, where the contents get transformed. If you add sourcemaps, you add one more property … Read more

Why inline source maps?

February 20, 2023 by Tarik

I searched around and the only reason I could see that people inline source maps is for use in development. Inlined source maps should not be used in production. The rational for inlining the source maps with your minified files is that the browser is parsing the exact same JavaScript in development and production. Some … Read more