Mega Boilerplate
Dev tools
project boilerplate generator
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
16 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 7 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good learning resource for seeing how stack layers fit together
From 3 comments
I agree that it serves almost the same purpose, but for a beginner, seeing all the layers, what they do, and choosing them piecemeal is a great way to learn quickly before…
projectramo on HNI think of the download button as optional. What I like about the site is the visualization. So, for instance, you know that Express is an alternative to Meteor, not a…
projectramo on HNIt's not exactly how I would do it (of course!), but close enough for me to try it on my next project! I love the choice of modules on the server side. Seems like a lot of…
Jean-Philipe on HN
Beautiful README and documentation
From 2 comments
I'm so impressed with your project's documentation (README), nicely done!
rblstr on HNBeautiful README.
AbraKdabra on HN
Helpful for understanding the JavaScript ecosystem taxonomy
From 2 comments
I think of the download button as optional. What I like about the site is the visualization. So, for instance, you know that Express is an alternative to Meteor, not a…
projectramo on HNThis is so awesome, great way to understand the current options and common choices in the ecosystem at a glance. I've been choosing Meteor recently precisely to avoid having to…
neil_s on HN
Objections
Boilerplates lock users into one author's choices and are hard to update
From 2 comments
I'm going to go against the JS ecosystem grain and say that boilerplates are a total anti-pattern. And not because you should be doing this stuff by hand either, which is…
ef4 on HNI used React Starter Kit for a project and greatly regretted it. In the end I would have been better off taking the time to learn how the parts fit together myself. With the…
underwater on HN
Layout broken on mobile and Safari rendering issues
From 2 comments
The layout is broken when viewed on mobile (iPhone 6). While this might seem like a minor nitpick, first impressions count.
pheelicks on HNJust a heads up, using safari on OSX there are big blank boxes over the hero text and I can't select radio boxes.
hookshot on HN
Generated auth controller is large and not split into services
From 1 comment
Awesome effort! I love the folder structure, very easy to follow. A small feedback: I just generated a React-based stack with a few Auth options - Email, Facebook, Google and…
fredwu on HN
Requests
Add Relay and GraphQL option
From 1 comment
Would love to see an option to use Relay and GraphQL
anonymous_shoe on HN
Add Angular 2 and Meteor options
From 1 comment
Good Job. Hope it gets traction... Looking forward to Angular2 and Meteor additions. Express tip: add swig template engine Angular tip: use a feature per folder structure for…
joeyspn on HN
Add hapi framework option
From 1 comment
Great project. Thanks for sharing! Any plans to add hapi as one of the framework options?
kaimaoi on HN
Add a none option for template engine
From 1 comment
nice - could do with a none option on the template engine
wigster on HN
Questions
What does it offer over Yeoman generators
From 1 comment
I hate to sound negative, but what does it offer over yeoman and the individual generators out there? If I use a Mega Boilerplate setup, I lose scaffolding post-setup stage, so…
dvcc on HN
How to get started learning with Cloud9
From 1 comment
Looks really helpful! How would I get started learning when combining this with Cloud9?
GnomeChomsky on HN
Alternatives named
Yeoman generators
From 2 comments
I hate to sound negative, but what does it offer over yeoman and the individual generators out there? If I use a Mega Boilerplate setup, I lose scaffolding post-setup stage, so…
dvcc on HNThere are a decent amount of yeoman generators that allow selections between the different layers. Plus I feel like beginners (certainly for me at least) generally struggle with…
dvcc on HN
React Starter Kit
From 1 comment
I used React Starter Kit for a project and greatly regretted it. In the end I would have been better off taking the time to learn how the parts fit together myself. With the…
underwater on HN
Meteor
From 1 comment
This is so awesome, great way to understand the current options and common choices in the ecosystem at a glance. I've been choosing Meteor recently precisely to avoid having to…
neil_s on HN
relay-skeleton
From 1 comment
That would be awesome! I've been working with Relay and GraphQL since they were released. Having messed with most of the boilerplates in that ecosystem, this one is the best IMO:…
anonymous_shoe on HN