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Getting Started with Gulp ??? Second Edition

You're reading from   Getting Started with Gulp ??? Second Edition Automating web development workflows

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787283732
Length 132 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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 Maynard Maynard
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BrowserSync


As web developers, we spend a lot of time interacting with our browsers. Whether we are debugging our code, resizing our windows, or simply refreshing our pages, we often perform a lot of repetitive tasks in order to do our jobs.

In this section, we will explore ways to eliminate browser refreshes and make some other handy improvements to our browser experience. To do this, we will use an incredible Node.js module called BrowserSync.

BrowserSync is one of the most impressive tools I have ever used. Upon first use, it will truly wow you with what it is capable of doing. Unlike similar tools that only handle browser refreshing, BrowserSync will additionally sync up every action that is performed on your pages across any device on your local network.

This process allows you to have multiple devices viewing the same project simultaneously and maintains actions, such as scrolling, in sync across them all. It's really quite impressive and can save you a ton of time when developing, especially...

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