create-react-app
That's purely front-end tech if I'm not mistaken. My question here is primarily about the back-end aspects of a project (especially syncing local and production environments, etc.).
Django. Use Cookie cutter and call it a day.
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#12Google App Engine free tier with Python Flask. I have my own starter repo:
https://github.com/klenwell/hip-flask
For a more full-featured boilerplate kit, see:
Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way of getting a web app up quickly in 2018?
#13I write the server-side in Go, cross-compile to a Linux binary, and set that up as a service on a vanilla Ubuntu box (usually Digital Ocean). Deploying a new version is a matter of sftp'ing the new binary (and any templates, images, etc) over the top of the old one and restarting the service.
If I need a database then I use Postgres, and the setup for that can be a pain, so I get it documented/scripted using Ansible.
If I need something more complex than plain HTML on the client side then I use a Makefile to synchronise Webpack + Babel + React (and the hot reload during development), and the compiled bundle.js becomes another file to copy over.
I realise it's not very 2018, but to be honest I've kinda lost the will to live over learning anything more meta at this point.
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#14I think Dokku solves a bunch of your pain points: https://github.com/dokku/dokku
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#15Check out https://aws.github.io/aws-amplify/
I haven't actually used it but looks pretty cool
Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way of getting a web app up quickly in 2018?
#16Zeit Now, without a doubt.
1. npm install -g now
2. run 'now' command in the folder containing your app files
The files are uploaded, your app is deployed and your clipboard contains the URL. So simple it's like cheating.
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#17It may be too simplistic for most people’s needs but I’m a big fan of http://surge.sh/ for publishing simple, static sites.
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#181) Spring Boot on Google App Engine free tier
2) Managed Postgres on GCP/AWS
3) Frontend framework of the day, like React or Vue.
4) Take 1-2 hours in the beginning to set up ci/cd (like Circle) to make things 10x more convenient.
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#19I write the server-side in Go, cross-compile to a Linux binary, and set that up as a service on a vanilla Ubuntu box (usually Digital Ocean). Deploying a new version is a matter of sftp'ing the new binary (and any templates, images, etc) over the top of the old one and restarting the service. If I need a database then I use Postgres, and the setup for that can be a pain, so I get it documented/scripted using Ansible.…
This is about as 2018 as it gets. Go and Rust are the only modern languages where you don't have to second-guess the stdlib for bad choices (looking at you php/ruby/javascript/etc..) yet provide amazing performance.
Backend: Go (optional embed db: ledisdb / boltdb / leveldb / rocksdb / etc...)
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Frontend: create-react-app / create-react-native-app
Re: Ask HN: What's your favorite way of getting a web app up quickly in 2018?
#20create-react-app + netlify on the frontend. For the backend services, kubernetes on gcp with Ambassador from Datawire. It’s an extremely solid and easy to use gateway based on the Envoy load balancer. I have a few templates I’ve created that has reduced creating a new app/service down to a few keystrokes.