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Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by rekshaw »

This is exactly what I needed. However with great abstraction comes great responsibility: you are now the gatekeepers of keeping things efficient in the backend. If I write "require('moment')", will you blindly require, or will you require, tree-shake, minify, etc?

I guess my question is: can I trust Zero to always strive for optimum efficiency, or is it just convenience?

Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by photonios »

I think this is really nice for when I want to hack together a quick front-end for something. Once I have a working React/Node.js set up I can really quickly build something, but what usually stops me is the dozens of packages and things I need to wire together before I can actually start building something.

`create-react-app` is also pretty good, but this seems to do a bit more. I really like the simplicity of the set up and the fact that you can also just whip up an API call or something.

Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by sametmax »

photonios wrote: post #3

I think this is really nice for when I want to hack together a quick front-end for something. Once I have a working React/Node.js set up I can really quickly build something, but what usually stops me is the dozens of packages and things I need to wire together before I can actually start building something. `create-react-app` is also pretty good, but this seems to do a bit more. I really like the simplicity of the s…

I find that the best thing about create-react-app is the eject feature.

It's an instant tutorial on how this damn mad hatter of an ecosystem works. They heavily commented the thing too !

Honestly, any lecture on react should have a part where people ejects and read the source code.

Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by joshstrange »

My first thought is it doesn't have enough features or too much magic BUT that is EXACTLY why it shines. I'm not going to build the next FAANG company on this but it will let me get a backend up and running VERY quickly to test out an idea. The number of ideas of mine that have been killed in the cradle by decision paralysis is higher than I would like...

Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by lugg »

At quick glance. Cool. Dig the idea, going to have to take a deep dive to see how things work later.

I still have to have a giggle at the similarities between what you produced and what is essentially a PHP/Dom/Apache setup.

The Async wait for initial props before what is essentially a template render just drove it home.

One key thing missing is an easy wrap around running tests. What would it take to add this?

Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by asadlionpk »

lugg wrote: post #8

At quick glance. Cool. Dig the idea, going to have to take a deep dive to see how things work later. I still have to have a giggle at the similarities between what you produced and what is essentially a PHP/Dom/Apache setup. The Async wait for initial props before what is essentially a template render just drove it home. One key thing missing is an easy wrap around running tests. What would it take to add this?

I started with PHP / Wordpress themes myself and the aim here to bring back the simplicity of web development. Def inspired by PHP/Apache setup.

Re: Show HN: Zero – A fast, zero-configuration server for React, Node.js, Markdown

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Post by scrollaway »

PerryCox wrote: post #5

Having Markdown rendered as HTML is basically all I want when I'm standing up a single web page or a small website. This is definitely something I'll bookmark for later.

Caddy also has native Markdown functionality, by the way. https://caddyserver.com/docs/markdown
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