uglifier
Makes things unsightly
Something that uglifies—makes things ugly or less attractive.
The term appears mainly in web development, where an uglifier is software that compresses and obfuscates code by removing whitespace and shortening variable names: Run the JavaScript through an uglifier before deployment.
The resulting code is harder to read but smaller and faster to load.
Hasty, large swallow
- babelChaotic din of voices
- terserMore concise in expression
- rollupCoil something flat
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
grunt · bundler · transpiler · pipeline · build · config · plugin · CLI
Reduce to smallest form
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- obfuscationDeliberate concealment through confusion
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- reductionMaking something smaller
compaction · crunching · zipping · squeezing · condensation · stripping · whitespace · shortening
Web programming language
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
- tokenizeSplit into meaningful units
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- functionsWorks or serves purposes
syntax · identifiers · literals · expressions · statements · transforms · output · input
gulp
Hasty, large swallow
parcel · grunt · bundler · transpiler · pipeline · build · config · plugin · CLI · node
minify
Reduce to smallest form
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- obfuscationDeliberate concealment through confusion
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
reduction · compaction · crunching · zipping · squeezing · condensation · stripping · whitespace · shortening · mangling
JavaScript
Web programming language
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
- tokenizeSplit into meaningful units
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
functions · syntax · identifiers · literals · expressions · statements · transforms · output · input · comments
uglifierbeautifier
Thing that improves appearance
embellisher · enhancer · beautician · decorator · cosmetic