[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43055: Reorganize Core JS / introduce build step

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#43055: Reorganize Core JS / introduce build step
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 Reporter:  omarreiss         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  5.0
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback      |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by adamsilverstein):

 Wild idea: can we consider building into `src` instead of into `build`?
 That might mean moving all CSS files out of `src` as well, and building
 them back into place. Wondering if we can eliminate the `build` folder
 entirely, this would let developers continue running their existing local
 setups without any directory changes, the only new requirement would be
 running the build step to start and `watch` for css/js development.

 Its a bit odd that with this change as it stands we wind up with three
 locations for files - the root where source files live (JavaScript), `src`
 where some source files live (php, css) and `build` where everything gets
 copied to from `src`. Am I missing something, is there some other reason
 we need to have separate src and build folders? If not, lets consider make
 a complete shift and avoiding the double folder build process.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43055#comment:48>
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