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Yeoman: Modern workflows for modern webapps

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Re: Yeoman: Modern workflows for modern webapps

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Post by clayferris »

I've been watching/waiting for Yeoman for quite a while now. I can't help but wonder how much Twitter's Bower pushed you towards launching today. This looks to fit a lot more of the workflow than just package management though and does a lot of the things I'm currently doing myself through a huge mashup of other tools.

EDIT – totally missed that this in fact uses Bower for the package managment, so probably couldn't even launch until that was released.

Re: Yeoman: Modern workflows for modern webapps

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Post by rlivsey »

clayferris wrote: post #2

I've been watching/waiting for Yeoman for quite a while now. I can't help but wonder how much Twitter's Bower pushed you towards launching today. This looks to fit a lot more of the workflow than just package management though and does a lot of the things I'm currently doing myself through a huge mashup of other tools. EDIT – totally missed that this in fact uses Bower for the package managment, so probably couldn't…

Yeoman uses Bower for package management

Re: Yeoman: Modern workflows for modern webapps

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Post by lvh »

I am currently using Brunch[1] as a build system.

How does Yeoman compare, and why should I switch?

I asked this in a previous submission on Grunt, in a thread that talked about Yeoman, but I never got an answer.

[1]: http://brunch.io/

EDIT: It looks like the new FAQ addresses this issue: http://yeoman.io/faq.html > "How does Yeoman differ from tools like Brunch or BBB?" and "How does Yeoman differ from Grunt?". Post left up for other users who are wondering how this compares to Grunt or Brunch.

However, the answer seems a little... underwhelming. Apparently it's "we've made making your own scaffolds easier". Are there any other, unmentioned benefits?

EDIT2: Partial updates as I discover this myself (hope that's okay): one huge advantage is how it uses Bower beneath the surface. No more manual AngularJS/JQuery/other dep upgrading!!

Re: Yeoman: Modern workflows for modern webapps

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Post by vasco »

Ah, I've been building something like this for my own use in static sites. I use Django templating with variables loaded from a config file, thinking about supporting some sort of database for more complex sites. Also planning on compiling (less), combining and minifying css/js files automatically on file changes. Like a jekyll of my own on steroids. It's a cool little side project to have that you can add bits and bytes to when you need them.
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