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*For those struggling with slow Kotlin/JS build times.*

1. Switch to esbuild for Faster Compile Speeds 
       Kotlin/JS uses Webpack for bundling by default, but you can significantly improve compile speed by switching to `esbuild`.
    ◦ Create a folder named `webpack.config.d` in the module root.
    ◦ Inside the folder, add a `config.js` file to configure `esbuild-loader`.
    ◦ Example configuration: <https://gist.github.com/hikaMaeng/2b38fb3d0bb23e0d9dbccc2f4168af28>
    ◦ Use `npm install -g` instead of `implement-npm`, as `implement-npm` slows down the process during each compilation
    ◦ npm install --save-dev -g esbuild esbuild-loader
 2. Optimize Gradle Tasks for Faster Builds
     Certain Gradle tasks can be skipped after the initial build to reduce build time.
    ◦ Insert the following snippet into your project's `build.gradle.kts` file.
    ◦ Comment it out during the first build.
    ◦ After the first successful build, uncomment it to enable faster subsequent builds.
```tasks.withType<RootPackageJsonTask>().configureEach {this.enabled = false}
tasks.withType<KotlinNpmInstallTask>().configureEach {this.enabled = false}
tasks.withType<NodeJsSetupTask>().configureEach {this.enabled = false}
tasks.withType<YarnLockCopyTask>().configureEach {this.enabled = false}
tasks.withType<YarnSetupTask>().configureEach {this.enabled = false}
tasks.withType<YarnLockStoreTask>().configureEach {this.enabled = false}```
 3. Move more code into JavaScript and use it as an external resource.

Nice! I'll try this out.

Where should I place the webpack.config.d folder? in the build folder?

projectRoot
--+jsmoduleRoot
-----+src
-----+webpack.config.d
--------config.js

It does not seem to pick up the config file. Our use case is to create a library if makes any difference?

I have created it but it seems not to be picked up? This is my conclusion from a very scientific approach by only having a `throw exception` in the config.js file in the webpack.config.d folder.