Derived from https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/4492#issuecomment-421959548

- [x] Utilize webpack 4 development and production modes
- [x] Upgrade webpack dev server
- [x] Webpack 4 compatible release of thread-loader
- [x] Webpack 4 compatible release of HtmlWebpackPlugin
- [x] Webpack 4 compatible release of SwPrecacheWebpackPlugin
- [x] Webpack 4 compatible release of WebpackManifestPlugin
- [x] Update README
- [x] Update WebpackDevServerUtils
- [x] Update InterpolateHtmlPlugin
- [x] Update ModuleScopePlugin
- [x] Update WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin
- [x] Move UglifyJS options to webpack 4 optimize
- [x] Move InterpolateHtmlPlugin to make it tapable on HtmlWebpackPlugin
- [x] vendor splitting via splitChunks.splitChunks (https://twitter.com/wSokra/status/969633336732905474)
- [x] long term caching via splitChunks.runtimeChunk (https://twitter.com/wSokra/status/969679223278505985)
- [x] Make sure process.env.NODE_ENV is proxied correctly to `react-error-overlay`
- [x] Implicit webpack.NamedModulesPlugin in dev config as its default in webpack 4
- [x] Disable webpack performance hints as we have our own filesize reporter
- [x] Replace ExtractTextPlugin with MiniCssExtractPlugin
- [x] Switch to css whole file minification via OptimizeCSSAssetsPlugin rather than per module css minification to gain performance

* Offer to set browser defaults

* Catch error on no

* Add ending newlines

* Ensure we re-check to prevent defaults from leaking

* Reduce nesting

* Add defaults message

* More explicit

* Use proxy for all request methods other than GET

* Add comment

* File headers BSD+Patents -> MIT

* BSD+Patents -> MIT

* Move the reduction of the messages to a single place in the place it is used.

* Fix variable name

Resolves #2481

* Don't resolve if on network

* Update WebpackDevServerUtils.js

* Ensure address is private
Resolves #2296

* adjust rule

* Update WebpackDevServerUtils.js

* Show warnings for builds

* Move WebpackDevServer helpers into react-dev-utils