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Expand Up @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ There are problems with managing JavaScript projects this way:
- If a dependency is missing, or included in the wrong order, the application will not function properly.
- If a dependency is included but not used, the browser will be forced to download unnecessary code.

Let's use webpack to manage these scripts instead.
Webpack solves these issues by explicitly declaring dependencies and bundling them together. This removes reliance on global variables and ensures scripts are executed in the correct order.

## Creating a Bundle

Expand All @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ To bundle the `lodash` dependency with `index.js`, we'll need to install the lib

```bash
# npm
npm install --save lodash
npm install lodash

# yarn
yarn add lodash
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