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I really like the concept of this. Especially with node/react I found learning webpack and setting everything up takes FOREVER. Unfortunately, platforms like

by bcheung 10y ago

I really like the concept of this. Especially with node/react I found learning webpack and setting everything up takes FOREVER. Unfortunately, platforms like these always seem ridiculously overpriced when compared to a bare metal dedicated server. I'd be curious to see how it is priced.

Cthulhu_ 10y ago
There should be plenty of bootstrap projects for node/react to get up and running quickly, e.g. http://yeoman.io/ http://yeoman.io/
- conwayj 10y ago
  How do you find the right one?
- bcheung 10y ago
  I'll have to check it out. I remember back when I was doing Angular I looked through several and none of them were even close for what I wanted to do. I think React is much more standardized.
treehau5 10y ago
> I found learning webpack and setting everything up takes FOREVER. That's because you are learning webpack and setting everything up. It's akin to setting out to learn java by learning maven first and downloading all your dependencies through that and then learning how to bundle your code into a war for deployment on a J2EE server. Of course that's going to take more time than just copying some jars in your classpath and getting to work and learning the language. If you want to learn React, copy the latest CDN, use the in-browser transpiler, and start learning react. Add the goodies on later.
- triptych 10y ago
  Having a "clone this site" option would be great - spin off or make copies of a read only project you want to learn from. Ah perhaps the "remix" button serves this function.
  - GarethX 10y ago
    That's right remixing gives you your own copy of the project that you can then edit.
tlrobinson 10y ago
I'm a fan of projects like https://github.com/petehunt/rwb https://github.com/petehunt/rwb It's a little opinionated but aligns well with the decisions I independently made after spending way too much time learning "build tool bullshit". That said, it's a little rough around the edges and development is not very active.

by bcheung 10y ago

Cthulhu_ 10y ago

There should be plenty of bootstrap projects for node/react to get up and running quickly, e.g. http://yeoman.io/ http://yeoman.io/

conwayj 10y ago
How do you find the right one?
bcheung 10y ago
I'll have to check it out. I remember back when I was doing Angular I looked through several and none of them were even close for what I wanted to do. I think React is much more standardized.

treehau5 10y ago

> I found learning webpack and setting everything up takes FOREVER. That's because you are learning webpack and setting everything up. It's akin to setting out to learn java by learning maven first and downloading all your dependencies through that and then learning how to bundle your code into a war for deployment on a J2EE server. Of course that's going to take more time than just copying some jars in your classpath and getting to work and learning the language. If you want to learn React, copy the latest CDN, use the in-browser transpiler, and start learning react. Add the goodies on later.

triptych 10y ago
Having a "clone this site" option would be great - spin off or make copies of a read only project you want to learn from. Ah perhaps the "remix" button serves this function.
- GarethX 10y ago
  That's right remixing gives you your own copy of the project that you can then edit.

tlrobinson 10y ago

I'm a fan of projects like https://github.com/petehunt/rwb https://github.com/petehunt/rwb It's a little opinionated but aligns well with the decisions I independently made after spending way too much time learning "build tool bullshit". That said, it's a little rough around the edges and development is not very active.