title: webpack-dev-server will not work on Windows due to its dependency on node-gyp
body: <p>I need to ask if webpack-dev-server's dependency on node-gyp is absolutely necessary?
  node-gyp is a nightmare for many node developers that develop on a windows machine.
  it needs a C++ compiler which forces you to download visual studio and all sorts of service packs that got nothing to do with node development. in our case - after a 1.6 Gigs of installations and dependencies we were still unable to make node-gyp work on windows...
  Why would webpack-dev-server however need node-gyp as a dependency?
  As far as I know it has an express http server with socket.io... the webpack package alone doesn't require node-gyp, so why the webpack-dev-server need it?
  Can you let it go? it creates a lot of unnecessary pain for developers...
  Anyone here have any idea why node-gyp is essential to webpack-dev-server?
  Can this dependency be removed?
  It is well known that node-gyp is a real pain for developers using windows...
  It seems like the dependency is used by bufferutil in engin.io in socket.io...
  \webpack-dev-server\socket.io\engine.io\ws\bufferutil
  Is there a work-around?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/QdvGE.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/QdvGE.png" alt="This is what a simple install of webpack-dev-server looks on windows..."></a></p>