I have my own babel+webpack+etc repo I clone for mini-things I want to dig into (e.g., how does "tool x" work?) and I can freely explore learning that tool, wit

I have my own babel+webpack+etc repo I clone for mini-things I want to dig into (e.g., how does "tool x" work?) and I can freely explore learning that tool, without clouding my production important code base. I then transport those learnings back, and the implementation is more refined, since it's clearly written by somehow who knows how to effectively use Tool X, without haphazardly throwing it around.