Suggestion: Migrate to a Modern Bundler/React Framework

[tejasbenibagde]

Hi, I would like to propose a migration of the current project structure to use a modern bundler like Webpack, Vite, or Parcel and potentially adopting React to improve maintainability, scalability, and development efficiency.

Reasons for Migration:

• Modular Code Structure: Using ES6 modules with a bundler would make the codebase easier to manage and scale.
• Optimized Builds: A bundler can automate the process of minifying CSS and JS, tree-shaking unused code, and optimizing assets for production builds.
• Live Reloading: Modern bundlers come with a development server that allows for automatic live reloading, which significantly improves the developer experience.
• Scalability: If the project grows, a framework like React could better handle the dynamic content and UI components. React also offers better state management tools compared to vanilla JavaScript.

Proposed Solution:

• Start with a Bundler: Implementing a tool like Vite or Parcel to bundle JS, CSS, and static assets. This can easily be configured to work with the existing HTML/CSS/JS code.
• (Optional) Migrate to React: Gradually refactor parts of the project to use React. This would improve the maintainability of the code by adopting a component-based architecture, making it easier to manage complex UIs.
• Next Steps: If approved, I’d be happy to contribute by:

Setting up a Vite project to bundle the existing HTML/CSS/JS. Refactoring parts of the project to use React (if the maintainers agree to this). Let me know your thoughts!

[tejasbenibagde]

@PriyaGhosal if you like my thoughts please assign me to this task under the hactoberfest2024