title: Can I build an Angular 2 project without using webpack?
body: <p>I am new to the angular2 and web app development. I'm finding it difficult to develop using webpack.</p>
  <p>I am using Visual Studio 2017. I want to build an asp.net core web project's UI with angular-cli. When I created an Angular app with angular-cli, webpack had already been selected as my application's bundling tool.</p>
  <p>Is there a way I can set up an Angular application with a simpler bundle than webpack?</p>
  <p>I am also a little confused regarding <code>karma.conf.js</code> and all of the <code>*.bundle.js</code> files that appear in my project's <code>dist</code> folder.</p>
  <ul>
  <li>What does <code>karma.conf.js</code> do?</li>
  <li>Are all the <code>*.bundle.js</code> files generated from webpack? If not, why do they appear there?</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Here's a screenshot of my file tree showing the <code>*.bundle.js</code> files.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/rkl85.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/rkl85.png" alt="here is a list of the bundle.js files in my application" /></a></p>