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Babel-plugin-minify-builtins is a Babel plugin designed to aggressively minify standard built-in objects within your JavaScript code, leading to potentially smaller bundle sizes and improved performance. Version 0.1.2 follows 0.1.1, focusing on refining this minification process; however, the core functionality remains the same: reducing the size of your code by strategically shortening references to common JavaScript built-ins.

Compared to version 0.1.1, version 0.1.2 introduces some internal improvements, while the main difference between the two versions is the addition of the dist property which defines the URL of the tarball for the package. Both versions depend on babel-helper-evaluate-path, which helps to resolve and evaluate the paths within your code which is crucial for the minification process. Developers using this plugin can expect it to replace verbose references to built-in objects (like Array.prototype.slice) with shorter alternatives, reducing the overall byte count of the output JavaScript. The MIT license ensures that the project can be used in a wide variety of projects, both commercial and personal. This plugin is part of the Babel ecosystem, so it benefits from the existing Babel compilation pipeline. If you're already using Babel, integrating this plugin is straightforward.