Webpack vs webpack-dev-server vs webpack-dev-middleware vs webpack-hot-middleware vs etc

Question

I\'m starting working with webpack with a node/express environment developing a ReactJS server side rendered application with re

Answer 1

As of update in 2018 and considering the webpack-dev-server note on its official GitHub page:

Project in Maintenance Please note that webpack-dev-server is presently in a maintenance-only mode and will not be accepting any additional features in the near term. Most new feature requests can be accomplished with Express middleware; please look into using the before and after hooks in the documentation.

What would be the natural choice to build a webpack HMR ?