A client has a problem. I rush out a webpage app in a few days to solve it. Add a few week's real-world testing, debugging, iterating and sometimes a rewrite, the app stabilizes for this one client on a modern browser (often on iPhone or iPad).
This is my starting point (or boilerplate) for such apps.
- codes faster:
- supports ES6 which makes fast app making libraries like Redux & React faster and less buggy
- auto-reload server on server file change
- auto-refresh webpage on css and javascript change
- Uses only npm scripts for automation (or tooling). Alternatives
gulpandgrunttake up too much space, it slows down the initial creation of a project, and plugins are more likely to break.
- mostly dumb server:
- I mostly make apps that only hit the server once to download files, then connects to firebase for data storage. (or single-page web app). For my one client with his advanced browser the single-page app responds instantly to data edits and view changes despite always under spotty internet. (Most of these apps run in restaurants.)
- with express as the server it's very easy to add 1 or 2 server functions like SMS authentication.