webpack-merge provides a clean, concise API for merging webpack configurations. It simplifies combining common configurations with environment-specific or feature-specific overrides. This is crucial for managing complex projects, allowing developers to maintain DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principles across different build scenarios like development, production, or testing. Use it to chain configuration objects, handle different loader settings, and append or prepend entries in arrays within your webpack configuration. An essential tool for scaling webpack configurations.