Make your libs smaller using private scope in JavaScript

I've just made an interesting discovery when working on my Bootstrap Tags library when it comes to minified file size. Let me share with you what I found out. Minification with ESBuild I'm using ESBuild as a build tool. It's really nice and convenien...

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Jan 21, 2023

Thank you for posting. I am having a problem with it. IOS 14 shows unexpected private name #s cannot parse class method with private name. So I just need to pass --mingle-props=^_ to solve it?

yes, replace your private methods (prefixed with #) and prefix them with _ instead and then use mangle-propos.

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Thomas Portelange

A PHP/JS Web Developer based in Belgium

Jan 21, 2023

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