element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Add a better progress bar for webpack while developing

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A-Developer-Experience A-Packaging Hacktoberfest Help Wanted T-Task
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Description

Current webpack progress is extremely talkative and spammy, we could replace it with something that's actually useful.
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Suggested solutions:
😄 https://github.com/FormidableLabs/webpack-dashboard
🎉 https://github.com/dominique-mueller/simple-progress-webpack-plugin
👀 https://github.com/clessg/progress-bar-webpack-plugin
❤️ https://github.com/ZSkycat/ghost-progress-webpack-plugin
🚀 https://github.com/nuxt/friendly-errors-webpack-plugin (fork of archived https://github.com/geowarin/friendly-errors-webpack-plugin)

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or chosen implementation. Start by locating the webpack development progress configuration, then compare the five suggested plugins and the existing output before confirming which direction is wanted. Done means replacing the spammy progress display with an agreed, useful progress bar and validating the development workflow.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, webpack
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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