Build tools

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• esbuildAn extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier.
• @babel/typesBabel Types is a Lodash-esque utility library for AST nodes
• @babel/generatorTurns an AST into code.
• @babel/templateGenerate an AST from a string template.
• @babel/coreBabel compiler core.
• viteNative-ESM powered web dev build tool
• lightningcssA CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• lightningcss-linux-x64-gnuA CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• lightningcss-linux-x64-muslA CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• regexpu-coreregexpu’s core functionality (i.e. `rewritePattern(pattern, flag)`), capable of translating ES6 Unicode regular expressions to ES5.
• sucraseSuper-fast alternative to Babel for when you can target modern JS runtimes
• @swc/coreSuper-fast alternative for babel
• node-gypNode.js native addon build tool
• @swc/typesTypings for the swc project.
• @swc/core-linux-x64-gnuSuper-fast alternative for babel
• jakeJavaScript build tool, similar to Make or Rake
• turboTurborepo is the build system for coding agents.
• @swc/core-linux-x64-muslSuper-fast alternative for babel
• oniguruma-to-esConvert Oniguruma patterns to native JavaScript RegExp
• confusing-browser-globalsA list of browser globals that are often used by mistake instead of local variables
• babel-runtimebabel selfContained runtime
• lightningcss-linux-arm64-gnuA CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• replace-extReplaces a file extension with another one.
• resolve-workspace-rootResolve the workspace root using bun, npm, pnpm, or yarn
• tsupBundle your TypeScript library with no config, powered by esbuild
• babel-coreBabel compiler core.
• react-error-overlayAn overlay for displaying stack frames.
• lightningcss-linux-arm64-muslA CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• react-dev-utilswebpack utilities used by Create React App
• lightningcss-darwin-arm64A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• eslint-config-react-appESLint configuration used by Create React App
• lightningcss-win32-x64-msvcA CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• babel-code-frameGenerate errors that contain a code frame that point to source locations.
• esbuild-wasmThe cross-platform WebAssembly binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler.
• svelteCybernetically enhanced web apps
• react-app-polyfillPolyfills for various browsers including commonly used language features
• react-scriptsConfiguration and scripts for Create React App.
• @swc/cliCLI for the swc project
• oxc-transformOxc Transformer Node API
• babel-typesBabel Types is a Lodash-esque utility library for AST nodes
• lightningcss-darwin-x64A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust
• @swc/core-linux-arm64-gnuSuper-fast alternative for babel
• @swc-node/coreFaster swc nodejs binding
• @microsoft/api-extractorAnalyze the exported API for a TypeScript library and generate reviews, documentation, and .d.ts rollups
• @swc-node/sourcemap-supportRuntime sourcemap support in NodeJS
• @oxc-transform/binding-linux-x64-gnuOxc Transformer Node API
• @angular/buildOfficial build system for Angular
• babel-messagesCollection of debug messages used by Babel.
• babel-traverseThe Babel Traverse module maintains the overall tree state, and is responsible for replacing, removing, and adding nodes
• turbo-linux-64The linux-x64 binary for turbo, a monorepo build system.

• lightningcss vs ohm-js
• sucrase vs assemblyscript
• @swc/core vs sherif