Modern webpack is also much simpler than when it started, as they’ve followed their zero-config northstar (#0CJS) for a while now. Many simple projects can literally run without a config file at all. The config file only grows in relation to the complexity you want to take on, like adding Typescript or wanting to run WebWorkers, but that seems fair? It’s not like you can just start adding Kotlin or Scala to a Java project without changing your setup.
And there are plenty of higher-level tools than webpack that are pre-configured to handle most of your variations anyway (eg CRA) and are a much better starting point if you don’t need to fine tune your build or do complicated/exotic things (which isn’t a breeze in any language I’ve experienced).
And there are plenty of higher-level tools than webpack that are pre-configured to handle most of your variations anyway (eg CRA) and are a much better starting point if you don’t need to fine tune your build or do complicated/exotic things (which isn’t a breeze in any language I’ve experienced).