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jetheredge / SquishIt

Lets you *easily* bundle some css and javascript! Check out the Google group if you have questions!
http://groups.google.com/group/squishit
MIT License
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What is offered over the built in bundling in MVC? #303

Open SoonDead opened 9 years ago

SoonDead commented 9 years ago

I was using this project for MVC3.

Microsoft already rolled their Bundling solution into their MVC framework, which pretty much offers the same functionality I was using SquishIt for.

I think any developer finding this project would ask: Why is this better? What does this offer for me over what I already got with the built in bundling?

I think listing out it's main "selling points" on the main Readme.md would help a lot.

AlexCuse commented 9 years ago

I don't think I've really used the built-in MVC stuff enough to comment.

This SO question may be of use, my understanding of the MS offering has not changed since then. I tried using it for one project but it seemed slow enough when debugging that I quickly abandoned it. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14583168/squishit-vs-mvc-4-0-bundler/

Another thing I like about SquishIt is that it lets you declare your bundles in views, this can be handy for certain requirements, and eliminates a potential spot for things to come unglued. I don't actually use it often but for small projects it can work really well.

If you end up using the System.Web.Optimization stuff and develop any more fully developed feelings about the difference I would love to hear about them.