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Set up a modern web app by running one command.

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  1. > https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/2398 Equating 'create-react-app' package with React is silly. By that logic, I can wrap $library_of_your_choice in scaffolding and then blame it for the bloat I've chosen to add. >…
    comment by wakeywakeywakey · 2018-08-28 · in Service Workers
  2. > What? https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/2398 > Consumers demand rich apps and interactivity They really don't. That's an assumption without data. EDIT: see gov.uk. It works quite well without being fancy.
    comment by pmlnr · 2018-08-28 · in Service Workers
  3. …of create-react-app (2.0) will have a bit more flexibility. See: Roadmap for react-scripts@2.0 https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/3815
    comment by andyfleming · 2018-08-10 · in Vue CLI 3: A Game Changer for Front End Development?
  4. …in the `create-react-app` project to learn more about how the overall project is structured: https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/blob/master/pac...
    comment by nlazaris · 2018-07-23 · in Show HN: Flashcards for Frontend Developers
  5. …benefits the next person to work with the code, be it another developer or me in a few months. [0] https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app
    comment by otras · 2018-07-18 · in Ask HN: What front end tools do you find yourself most productive with?
  6. …https://jakearchibald.com/2017/es-modules-in-browsers/ [2]: https://github.com/tapio/live-server [3]: https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app [4]: https://github.com/danprince/typescript-quickstart
    comment by codecurve · 2018-07-17 · in Parcel: Fast, zero configuration web application bundler
  7. …some of them just reinventing the wheel. Do we really need another one? I'm not sure. - https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app (50k stars) - https://github.com/react-boilerplate/react-boilerplate (19k stars) -…
    comment by ggregoire · 2018-06-16 · in React-Starter-Kit – Open Source Universal React Redux GraphQL Boilerplate
  8. …the README: Preconfigured Features that come with your Parcel setup: * [babel-preset-react-app]( https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/tree/next/packa... ) so you can use the exact same JS features that come with create-react-app…
    comment by swyx · 2018-05-12 · in Show HN: Create-React-app-parcel, a CLI for Creating React Apps with Parcel
  9. …service workers) but overall it's been a massive bootstrapping productivity booster for me. [1] https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app
    comment by davedx · 2018-04-12 · in Why is Ember fading away?
  10. …tool to set up a project that has good defaults, with no config needed on your part: https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app - CodeSandbox.io is a full online IDE that lets you build real apps in your browser, including use of NPM…
    comment by acemarke · 2018-04-10 · in Ask HN: Webapp Sideproject – what boilerplate makes sense?
  11. …but here's an example from create-react-app, the official point of entry for people learning React: https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/blob/master/pac... The README included on a project generated through CRA is 116KB. A…
    comment by dictum · 2018-02-01 · in The Case for React-Like Web Components
  12. …about 2.0 -> 3.0 last time. Cheers to the CRA maintainers. Thanks for giving me some time back! [1] https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/blob/next/packa...
    comment by paws · 2018-01-26 · in Webpack 4 Beta released
  13. …can you say how it is different or better than https://github.com/mozilla-neutrino/neutrino-dev or https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by zaphirplane · 2018-01-04 · in Show HN: React-Redux-Sass Starter Kit
  14. …for less: https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-react-scripts-less also here are the official docs: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
    comment by _v7gu · 2017-12-13 · in The State of JavaScript 2017
  15. Have you ever tried a tool like https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ? It makes your comment totally irrelevant.
    comment by borellvi · 2017-12-05 · in Parcel – A fast, zero configuration web application bundler
  16. …sure are insane. Trying to figure out how it all connects together is an exercise in futility. [0] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [1] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#determining-the-character-enco...
    comment by TheAceOfHearts · 2017-12-04 · in I Don't Want to Configure Apps (2016)
  17. …only doing frontend work occasionally and not as part of your normal job. I have to point out that https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app is great if you do decide to go with React and want answers to aforementioned…
    comment by kirillseva · 2017-11-16 · in Using Vue.js and Rails
  18. I implore you to checkout create-react-app to get a hello world really quick: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app npm install -g create-react-app create-react-app my-app cd my-app/ npm start Your sentiment is correct that…
    comment by giantsloth · 2017-11-10 · in How we do Vue at GitLab: one year later
  19. FYI react-create-app also has PWA features: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
    comment by Geee · 2017-11-02 · in Show HN: React PWA – A scalable Progressive Web Application foundation
  20. …https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/13815 and https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/16991 , such as https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues... .
    comment by dikaiosune · 2017-10-31 · in Node.js 8 Moves into Long-Term Support, Node.js 9 Becomes Current Release Line
  21. Looks promising https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ! That's the one part of the stack I still need to learn (becuase jQuery is not trendy anymore apparently)
    comment by baby · 2017-09-26 · in Ask HN: Learning modern web design and CSS
  22. Stick to https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/ and you'll be golden. If you need more config later, you can "eject", but this is a one-command-and-go kind of thing that is well maintained and works great.
    comment by cnp · 2017-09-20 · in JavaScript development is not fun for me anymore
  23. …https://github.com/saguijs/sagui https://github.com/mozilla-neutrino/neutrino-dev https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app They help frame this domain's perspective on the timeless tension between usability and flexibility - ie
    comment by tombh · 2017-09-05 · in The Wonderful World of Webpack
  24. …app with create-react-app [0]. 2) Add bootstrap as specified in their README [1]. 3) Profit. [0] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/ [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
    comment by curtisblaine · 2017-08-30 · in What web technology would you use when dedication is not high?
  25. …use React (that won't prevent you from plugging it to your django backend btw), just use CRA! [1]: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2]: https://github.com/zeit/next.js/
    comment by robinricard · 2017-08-28 · in Django and React/Redux Boilerplate Project
  26. …have a couple other options besides ejecting: - Create your own custom fork of the react-scripts ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/tree/m... ) package that CRA uses - Use the react-app-rewired (…
    comment by acemarke · 2017-08-27 · in How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2017
  27. …covers practically everything you'd ever need to know about state-of-the-art Frontend JS tooling: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m... create-react-app itself is great for quick prototyping, but for non-trivial…
    comment by lewisl9029 · 2017-08-27 · in How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2017
  28. …but I focus on what's my best weapon for the job. - [1] https://github.com/mzabriskie/axios - [2] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app - [3] https://github.com/KingPixil/moon
    comment by thinkxl · 2017-06-27 · in JavaScript Fatigue or My History with Web Development
  29. …way too long. However, I'll note I didn't even mention big data, analytics, or monitoring. [0] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [1] http://imgur.com/QXLL0XJ
    comment by TheAceOfHearts · 2017-06-25 · in Google Web Starter Kit
  30. …can add ES2015 support by changing a single line, it would seem prudent to mention this gotcha. [0] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [1] https://github.com/developit/preact-cli [2] https://webpack.js.org [3]…
    comment by TheAceOfHearts · 2017-06-25 · in Google Web Starter Kit
  31. …to deal with Webpack and Babel. Instead, they should use the official Create-React-App tool ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) for setting up projects. It creates a project with a solid build setup, with no…
    comment by acemarke · 2017-06-23 · in An all-in-one beginner's guide to modern React application development
  32. …, and I'd encourage you to use the official Create-React-App tool ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) for setting up projects. It creates a project with a solid build setup, with no configuration needed o
    comment by acemarke · 2017-06-01 · in Ask HN: Do I need to learn React before applying for a new job?
  33. …and configuration files), but can no longer update create-react-app after that or "unbake." https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#conver... Usually, you'd want to do this if you want do implement one of the "limitations"…
    comment by pfranz · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  34. …'React Hot Loader' [2] module, which maintains local React component state is not included yet. [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues... [2] https://github.com/gaearon/react-hot-loader
    comment by nilliams · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  35. …are good reasons for why we do this, but it can be annoying in blog posts. Here is an explanation: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
    comment by danabramov · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  36. …easier to add a ServiceWorker to your app should you decide to do so. Here's the documentation: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m... Also, ServiceWorkers are not just useful on mobile! Applications targeting…
    comment by GeneralMaximus · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  37. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m... They are supporting flow but not TS. Maybe writing "push" was a bit of an over statement from my side but for how well typescript plays with react and JSX and how much more…
    comment by oyvey · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  38. …level, in my book. The CRA team is doing a wonderful job making React accessible to new users. [1]: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/pull/1...
    comment by n42 · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  39. …see those changes, the user will need to refresh the page. The relevant lines are here [0]. [0] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
    comment by andyeskridge · 2017-05-19 · in What's New in Create React App
  40. …, and I'd encourage you to use the official Create-React-App tool ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) for setting up projects. It creates a project with a solid build setup, with no configuration needed o
    comment by acemarke · 2017-05-04 · in Ask HN: When will the React trend fade away?
  41. …, and I'd encourage you to use the official Create-React-App tool ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) for setting up projects. It creates a project with a solid build setup, with no configuration needed o
    comment by acemarke · 2017-04-28 · in Ask HN: Is there a sane alternative to Angular and React?
  42. …everything, is it the fault of the ecosystem that the author is reluctant to try the official CLI? https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by vmasto · 2017-04-22 · in An experienced Javascript developer’s account of learning React
  43. …TS is still not (officially) supported in it [1] so for the moment I stick to using flowtype. [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues...
    comment by pacoverdi · 2017-04-12 · in TypeScript at Slack
  44. …letting us move fast without having to worry about spending hours setting up React tooling. [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2] https://github.com/zeit/next.js/issues/1245 [3]…
    comment by migueloller · 2017-03-27 · in Next.js 2.0
  45. I think you should take a look at create react app. ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) It allows you to build a react app without any configuration, with dev/prod builds, hot reloading, tests etc... If you really…
    comment by Philomath · 2017-03-27 · in JavaScript Frameworks: A futile attempt at objectivity – Medium
  46. …moving back to CRA as it just makes developing our React app super easy and stress-free. [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by nip · 2017-03-23 · in Modern JavaScript for Ancient Web Developers
  47. …and tutorial at https://facebook.github.io/react/ , and use the official Create-React-App tool ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) for setting up projects. It creates a project with a solid build setup, with no…
    comment by acemarke · 2017-03-23 · in Modern JavaScript for Ancient Web Developers
  48. …in the first place. Other than that, you can get started pretty damn fast with create-react-app. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by hackerboos · 2017-03-14 · in Why I’m throwing out React and going back to Angular 1.x
  49. Have you tried Create React App? We made it so that you don’t need to deal with any of that. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by danabramov · 2017-03-14 · in Introducing Create React Native App
  50. …most frameworks have considered that issue. Neutrino and create-react-app use html-webpack-plugin. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
    comment by amk_ · 2017-02-26 · in Using Neutrino to jump-start modern JavaScript development