The Function Call

30 - Getting Abstract with Abstract Syntax Trees

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Episode notes

Austin’s been working a lot with build tooling lately. In this episode, he takes Grant on a bit of a journey into the world of build tools and ASTs, or Abstract Syntax Trees. We talk Webpack, Rollup, Vite, Babel, and Acorn JS.

Links:

• astexplorer.net
• AST on WikiPedia
• Acorn JS
• Lingua franca
• Babel Plugin Handbook
• Webpack
• Sli.dev

Shout Outs:

• Austin - Tucker and Dale vs. Evil & Great British Bake Off
• Grant - Egghead.io

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