Ask HN: Do you use starter/boilerplate code for projects?

Re:Ask HN: Do you use starter/boilerplate code for projects? by linkdd on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:53PM (#27572333)

If the question is "do I use scripts like create-react-app", the answer is no.

In general, I don't like code generators, I like to understand what I'm doing from the beginning and add stuff when I need them.

But I do have a set of tools that I know and that I end up setting up in my projects.

For Javascript, it's:

  - Typescript
  - Apollo server/client
  - Mocha, Sinon, Chai
  - Vue, Vuex with Bulma

For Python, it's:

  - Poetry
  - Pytest
  - Pyright (type checking)

For Elixir, it's:

  - Phoenix if needed (not using the generators)
  - ExDoc
  - Whatever lib I need

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Re:Ask HN: Do you use starter/boilerplate code for projects? by SandroRybarik on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:57PM (#27572373)

Thanks for the comment.

Yeah I also dislike too many batteries included before actual development, but I like the idea of creating own starter template that is usable in every situation for given set of usecases.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you use starter/boilerplate code for projects? by linkdd on Sunday June 20, 2021 @04:34PM (#27573662)

Each time I set up a new project, I reevaluate the tools I use:

  Is there a new major version?
  Is my configuration obsolete?
  Is there a better tool for the job?

That's how I switched from nyc to c8 for example (test coverage). Or when I upgrade hugo. Or look at new versions of Typescript, Bulma etc...

If I had a template (which is a fancy word for copy-pasting), I wouldn't do that and slowly but surely my stack would be out of date.

Starting a new project is the moment when you reconsider your previous choices.

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