Unfortunately, that won&#x27;t give you the level of HMR integration that webpack with it&#x27;s dev server instance will give you.  Which is, to say the least very nice when working on the front end, especially gui changes several steps into a process...<p>Just a couple months ago, I was working on the final screen in an 8 step process that has several seconds of delay (not react).  Needless to say, it wasn&#x27;t fun at all and probably took me several times as much effort.  Yeah, getting an understanding of webpack, babel and the setup&#x2F;configuration for a project can take a full week or more, but once you have it, it&#x27;s more than made up for.