Understanding Dependencies in JavaScript to Create More Performant App - Tyler Hawkins - UtahJS 2023

Web apps are rarely written from scratch. We depend on libraries and frameworks for nearly everything, from core libraries like React and React Router to utility libraries like lodash to various widgets like react-select. Introducing all these extra packages can lead to bloated apps that are large and slow. In this talk, we'll look at some strategies for using dependencies more effectively including tree shaking, lazy loading, bundle analysis, and peer dependencies.