Because this is the 2020 version, the course uses and Babel (the old standard for module bundling). In 2024+, most new projects use Vite because it is 10x faster.

However: Learning Webpack in this course teaches you why we need build tools. By the time you finish, switching to Vite will take you 5 minutes. The concepts are identical.

I was there too, until I stopped watching clips and started building. The game changer for me was by Jonas Schmedtmann.

Let’s be honest. You’ve probably watched a few "JavaScript in 1 Hour" videos on YouTube. You know what console.log does, and you can change a background color. But when someone asks you to build a fully functional banking app or a dynamic weather dashboard from scratch? Crickets.

You’re stuck in "Tutorial Hell."

After that section, you finally understand why your code runs out of order. You stop guessing and start architecting.

If you want to learn JavaScript to actually build things , skip the 2024 "Ultimate Mega Cram" courses. Buy this 2020 masterpiece on sale for $15. Do every coding challenge before watching the solution. And build Forkify.

Why the "Complete JavaScript Course 2020" is Still the Gold Standard (Even Years Later)