Swap Webpack with Parcel

[bigtimebuddy]

This template is super useful for getting started. I thought it might be dramatically simplified by using Parcel. This would avoid the boilerplate code and multiple dependencies for Webpack which is confusing for the uninitiated. Parcel has serving, minifying, and watching out-of-the-box with no other config.

Lately, I've been favoring Parcel for examples/demos because of how it's so straightforward and readable.

[miltoncandelero]

this template started with parcel v1 because it was "configless"
in parcel v2 it started requiring a configuration file and at that point why not go with the industry standard webpack? 🤷

I will check this out when I get the time, it has to do two things:

• Keep assets separated from code: no direct imports or base64s, leverage the pixi loader (or assets, in the future)
• Make standalone builds: No need to go asset hunting, the dist folder must have the entire game ready to upload.

[bigtimebuddy]

I think parcel v2 is very solid. No config required, super fast, just a source field in package.json. I like managing assets the parcel way instead of pathing and copying assets, which is easy to mess up at runtime, instead of at build-time. Also, since parcel adds a hash to the file is a little better for managing browser caching.

Up to you. My feelings aren't hurt either way.