Mastering MEAN Web Development Expert Full Stack JavaScript (Video 35)

This video tutorial covers building and deploying a web app using Webpack. It starts with configuring Webpack for production, optimizing the build, and setting up environment variables. The tutorial then demonstrates deploying the app using Surge, including setting up DNS records and verifying the deployment. Key concepts include Webpack configuration, plugin usage, and deployment strategies.

What is the primary goal of this video tutorial?

• To learn about Node.js backend development

• To build and deploy front-end files using Webpack

• To configure a MongoDB server

• To create a new Heroku app

Which plugin is used to compress JavaScript and remove unused functions in the production build?

• String Replacement

• Uglify

• Extract Text

• Hot Module Replacement

What is the purpose of setting the process.env.NODE_ENV to 'production'?

• To configure the development server

• To activate hot module replacement

• To disable JavaScript minification

• To enable Angular's production mode

What command is added to the package.json file to compile the production build?

• npm run start

• npm run build

• npm run test

• npm run deploy

What is the main advantage of using Surge.sh for deployment?

• It provides a free database service

• It allows easy deployment of static files

• It offers advanced server-side scripting

• It automatically scales the application

What should be done to handle non-existing URLs in the deployed app?

• Create a 404.html file

• Use a different domain

• Redirect to a custom error page

• Copy index.html to 200.html

How can you use a custom domain with Surge.sh?

• By purchasing a domain from Surge

• By creating a CNAME record pointing to Surge's hostname

• By using Surge's default domain

• By configuring a DNS server