Create React Apps with No Configuration

#1

Post by vjeux » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:02 PM UTC

Create React Apps with No Configuration
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Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by jfdk » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:21 PM UTC

This is actually pretty huge. #1 complaint/barrier/hate with getting started with React is all the tooling to do it "the right way"

Kudos to React team for bringing a superior pattern and making it actually practical to use.

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by msoad » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:24 PM UTC

This is lacking tons of features that other boilerplates already have but I think this was a great move because we needed a source of truth for doing app structure in React.

In a different note, I think if you write it yourself from scratch you'll have more control and knowledge down the road when it comes to nasty bugs but I won't blame you for choosing this over spending weeks setting up a React app.

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by firasd » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:24 PM UTC

This is great. React has this weird dual nature in that on one hand, you can drop it in as a tag and it 'just works'. On the other hand, if you want to build using it, you're going to end up needing things like webpack, babel, etc, not to mention other common libraries, to the extent that it takes over your front-end stack (also because it takes over any rendered document nodes, and if you want to build a SPA you eventually use it to render everything inside if not the whole document). So it's good to resolve this conflict by providing quicker ways to get started with common tools.

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by amavisca » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:24 PM UTC

Under the hood this is Webpack + Babel + ESLint with sane initial configuration. Love it.

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by vicapow » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:25 PM UTC

I'm sucker for self descriptive "boring" names like "create-react-app"

Also, sweet project!!

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by arianvanp » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:26 PM UTC

This is really neat. especially the fact that I can 'eject' at any time when I need more power. Love it!

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by vlunkr » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:30 PM UTC

My team has wasted so much time configuring webpack. This is a big win for React IMO.

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by ola » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:34 PM UTC

I created something similar a month ago

https://github.com/olahol/reactpack

Doesn't seem like this project differs that much, although this looks to have the backing of core React developers.

Re: Create React Apps with No Configuration

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Post by donjh » Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 4:34 PM UTC

msoad wrote: post #3

This is lacking tons of features that other boilerplates already have but I think this was a great move because we needed a source of truth for doing app structure in React. In a different note, I think if you write it yourself from scratch you'll have more control and knowledge down the road when it comes to nasty bugs but I won't blame you for choosing this over spending weeks setting up a React app.

I think it's the right move for people new to React. A lot of those features in other boilerplates aren't really necessary for building out a simple app.

Furthermore, the Eject feature (https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#conver...) allows someone to move from the default configuration to their own when they feel comfortable.