> The “stupid arbitrary” system has a number of benefits. Yes, it does. Those features aren't exclusive to webpack though (they're really, really, really old f

> The “stupid arbitrary” system has a number of benefits. Yes, it does. Those features aren't exclusive to webpack though (they're really, really, really old features of webdev) and can be replaced by much less silly systems. I mean literally everything you just listed is better handled by more mature, developed, tools.