Easily set up a single page .NET Core application with Webpack and React in Visual Studio 2015

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In 2017, setting up an environment for a modern web app can be heinous. With the rise of precompiled languages and <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/javascript" target="_blank">javascrip</a>t package managers galore, setting up a solid base for your project can take hours. Throw in trying to integrate this with a server-side framework like&nbsp;.NET Core, using Visual Studio as your IDE and boom — you’ve lost days.