Phase 16 · Performance
TopicsTree Shaking
Part of the Frontend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
A build-time optimization that removes unused exports from your final bundle, based on static analysis of your `import`/`export` statements.
How to Learn This
- 1Import only one function from a large utility library and confirm the whole library isn't bundled.
- 2Learn why tree shaking requires ES modules (`import`/`export`), not CommonJS (`require`).
- 3Check a library's `package.json` for a `sideEffects` field, which affects tree shaking.
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