[Docs] Bundle, minify, etc.

[lonix1]

[Docs] Bundle, minify, etc.

[jimmylewis]

Unfortunately, this is explicitly a non-goal of libman:

Reasons NOT to use libman:

• Developer/team likes using tools such Bower, Yarn or npm
• For apps that uses WebPack or Browserify for module loading/bundling

Libman is attempting to fill a niche, one that we've seen a lot of customers asking for: "I don't want to have all this complicated tooling, I just want to put the library files in my project". The goal is not to replicate or compete with the more complex tooling because then libman would naturally become a very complex tool as well, no longer fulfilling the target scenario.

We don't advertise or recommend a specific solution because we see a lot of diversity being used, and the tool ecosystem is constantly evolving and changing (for example, we still compare with Bower 😬). The answer, as always, is that "it depends". This is totally a cop-out, but it's also the most accurate answer we can provide.

The ASP.NET documentation does cover this topic here but also keeps the content fairly generalized.

[lonix1]

@jimmylewis Thanks for the answer, I was sort of expecting it. The client-side stuff is a real pain. I've found the only dependable solution is a system like webpack - but just to fill the needs of an average aspnet project, it's a monster.