System.Web.Optimization.Bundle vs. WebEssentials bundling

Question

What are the differences between System.Web.Optimization.Bundle and the bundling operation in WebEssentials Visual Studio plugin?
I mean not only the final result which should be pretty much the same, but also the internals, esp. the differences (if any) in both Debug and Release mode.
And, finally, what do I gain and what do I loose choosing one or another?

Answer 1

As we know System.Web.Optimization.Bundle is mainly used for bundling the js or css files to reduce page size or loading issues but web Essentials is a collection of (mostly) web-related enhancements to Visual Studio. It includes lots of new IntelliSense completions (especially for CSS), new BrowserLink features, automatic JSHint for Javascript files, new warnings for HTML and CSS, and many other features. Any web-related functionality you want to add should probably go here.

In details if you want to check then below links might be useful.

1. For Bundling and manification https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/mvc/overview/performance/bundling-and-minification

2. For Web Essential https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mvpawardprogram/2013/11/05/making-web-development-wonderful-again-with-web-essentials/