> The problem with Webpack is that if you want to do something that's not straightforward[1] or covered in the dozen tutorials that are on the web, you're going to have a hard time.

I really hate systems that are built like that. Nobody should build software like that.

I just want simple tools with a clear API that I can combine together and easily replace by other tools, like in the Unix tradition.

I guess it is a case of "LEGO versus Playmobil". The former allows modularity, while the latter is just complex crap that allows you to do nothing other than what the instructions say.