Webpack-dev-server won't work on Windows due to its dependency on node-gyp

I need to ask if the webpack-dev-server dependency on node-gyp is needed? node-gyp is a nightmare for many node developers who develop on a windows machine. it needs a C ++ compiler that forces you to download visual studio and all sorts of service packs that have nothing to do with node development. in our case - after 1.6 gigs of installations and dependencies, we still couldn't make node-gyp work on windows ... Why does webpack-dev-server, however, need node-gyp as a dependency? As far as I know, it has an express http server with socket.io ... the webpack package itself does not require node-gyp, so why does the webpack-dev-server need it? Can you let him go? this creates a lot of unnecessary pain for developers ... does anyone here knowwhy is node-gyp essential for webpack-dev-server? Can this dependency be removed? It is well known that node-gyp is a real pain for developers using windows ... The dependency seems to be used by bufferutil in engin.io in socket.io ... \ WebPack-DEV-server \ socket.io \ engine.io \ WS \ bufferutil Is there a job?