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Yes, writting an express backend is really simple, some plugins, error-handling etc. and you can run it in less than 1 hour. But the Frontend with webpack need
by progx 8y ago
Yes, writting an express backend is really simple, some plugins, error-handling etc. and you can run it in less than 1 hour.
But the Frontend with webpack needs definitely more time, hours and hours to fiddle webpack to your needs.
This project has a definded strucutre and support defined modules (react), so it could save you a lot of webpack config time, but you can not do everything with it. You have to use it as it is.
- wesleytodd 8y agoLol, if the setup on the FE takes hours to fiddle something is wrong with the choice of tooling. I don't use webpack, so I guess I am just spoiled?
- asadlionpk 8y agoThe alternative is using parcel. Zero is a server equivalent to Parcel (and uses parcel internally)
- progx 8y agoYou never use it, or? It is nothing wrong with the tool, the tool does what it does. I sayd to configure it, to fit exactly your needs, it take a long time. Using an other tool will not change it.
- Vinnl 8y agoSetting up Webpack isn't even the time-consuming part, in my experience - it's getting the back-end and front-end to work together and having a comfortable development environment in which both live reload.
- progx 8y agoExactly. Only get them running is a thing of 2 minutes, but running with comfort and fit your needs is the hard part.