Case study · Scafffolder CLI
Side projectProject period2023
Faster project starts
Automated React and Node project structure, including the files and boilerplate needed to begin.
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Why
Every new project needed the same folders, files and packages.
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Decision
A Node CLI with init and list commands. It asks for the project name and the packages you want, then generates a React project with a best-practices folder structure, with or without TypeScript, Tailwind, Redux and routing. Node templates are marked as coming soon.
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Trade-offs
The templates have to be kept up to date with current best practices and package versions, and that is ongoing work.
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Outcome
Published on npm, and it is how I start my own projects.
