Why use Gulp when you can get by with plugins?

Question

gulp.js

Hello everyone, I'm learning to typeset and just starting to get acquainted with Gulp, and I still don't understand what it is for.

I understand that it performs tasks such as compiling to CSS, updating the browser, etc.
But for this there are VSCode plugins that can do the same , so far I see the only advantage is in image compression

At this stage, I really do not understand why it is needed or will I understand this later when I go deeper into the study?

Answer 1

Serious development means automating the build/deployment of your application using some kind of ci/cd system. This makes it necessary to use console build systems, which, unlike the plugin for the editor:
1) can be used in scripts
2) weigh less
Well, besides, you use VSCode, which has this plugin and it is somehow configured, and your a colleague can use another editor that either does not have such a plugin, or has different settings. But the build settings for good should be transferred from developer to developer without any problems.

Answer 2

If it's convenient for you to use the VSCode plugin, then use it and don't listen to anyone. The only thing that can arise in teamwork is the use of something else, and it won’t necessarily be gulp
ps, but when you face the task of building some kind of js application, you won’t be able to do without webpack.