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Set up a modern web app by running one command.

165 mentions on Hacker News by 122 people: 31 stories, 134 comments · first 2016-07-22 · latest 2026-03-14

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  1. For most people I'd recommended using the official helper app instead - https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m... Although, in truth I'd use the much smaller preact library - https://github.com/developit/preact-boilerp…
  2. …create-react-app uses. [2] [1] https://webpack.js.org/configuration/output/#output-filename [2] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
  3. …build setup into a command. [1] https://github.com/insin/ad-hoc-reckons/blob/master/Creating... [2] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#altern... [3] https://medium.com/@jbscript/quick-development-with-nwb-35f3...
    comment by insin · 2017-01-31 · in Front-End Developer Handbook 2017
  4. …, 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 · 2017-01-29 · in Ask HN: Learn JS, react, etc or Elm
  5. …). Use the Create-React-App tool to set up a new project with no build configuration needed ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ). Beyond that, I keep a big list of links to high-quality tutorials and articles on React,…
  6. …code becomes much more predictable and straightforward. [0] https://facebook.github.io/react/ [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/5gt2c4/you_dont_ne... [3]…
  7. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by matt4077 · 2016-12-13 · in Why we chose Vue.js over React
  8. …development and shows inexperience in the recommended state of the art React SPA development. [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m...
  9. …[1] https://github.com/andywer/webpack-blocks [2] https://github.com/webpack-flow/webpack-flow [3] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [4] https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/5gt2c4/you_dont_ne...
    comment by acemarke · 2016-12-07 · in The State of Babel
  10. …example, or the list of Create React App Alternatives [2]. [1] https://github.com/NYTimes/kyt [2] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#altern...
    comment by delambo · 2016-11-17 · in Choosing Ember over React in 2016
  11. …[1] https://github.com/markerikson/react-redux-links/blob/master... [2] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [3] https://facebook.github.io/react/ [4] http://www.reactiflux.com
  12. Just one command to decouple your project: "eject" https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#conver...
  13. FYI: if somebody doesn't want to wire everything, there's a pretty good solution: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app EDIT: just to be clear, I think that the tutorial itself is valuable and I appreciate it. I just wanted…
  14. …want to manage your data. You can even do it in 100% raw vanilla JS. I think it's great. --- [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by ggregoire · 2016-10-26 · in Am I wrong in hating React JS?
  15. Have you checked out https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app Currently using it on a project and it works seamlessly.
  16. …install the official create-react-app [1], follow Facebook's tutorial [2] and that's it. [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2] https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/tutorial.html
  17. …the current documentation is going to be released soon[2] 4) "You might not need Redux"[3] --- [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2] https://github.com/facebook/react/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+... [3]…
    comment by ggregoire · 2016-10-10 · in React Implementation Notes
  18. …by Facebook. It's zero config too which is infinitely nice when you're just getting started https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app .
    comment by PudgePacket · 2016-10-03 · in The State of JavaScript – Survey results
  19. …you avoid all the boilerplate. [1] https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/tutorial.html [2] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by ggregoire · 2016-10-03 · in Does Angular 2 live up to the hype?
  20. [Create React App]( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/blob/m... ) simplifies setup greatly. I'd really recommend giving it Ila try.
  21. …thing is just a strong webpack + eslint preconfiguration so you don't have to worry about it. [1]: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by robinricard · 2016-09-30 · in Vue 2.0 is here
  22. …1. setting up babel, webpack etc - you don't have to do the setup yourself, just use the cli ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ) 2. learning es6 syntax - that's not a framework-specific problem, you could run into…
    comment by findjashua · 2016-09-20 · in Why Vue (Not React) Is the New jQuery
  23. …There's even a pull request to bring typescript into the mix. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/pull/5...
    comment by awjr · 2016-09-15 · in Angular 2 Final Released
  24. …- you won't need to whateverify your code, you just need that one tool. Also it works on Windows. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app I want to edit some HTML and Javascript, then reload the browser and see my changes.…
    comment by lacker · 2016-09-15 · in Angular 2 Final Released
  25. …and configuration of open source non-trivial web applications (e.g. Wordpress Calypso[2]). [1] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2] https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso
  26. …but it will eventually complete! I wrote the simple front-end using create-react-app ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app ). code: https://github.com/rajington/vesper-trello blog post:…
  27. …boilerplate isn't always so necessary. For those who want to have their cake and eat it, too: 1. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app 2. https://github.com/mozilla/neo
  28. …to accomodate even half of them, it'll be a monster. Thus far the dam seems to be holding! [1]: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app [2]: https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli [3]: https://vuejs.org/guide/reactivity.html [4]:…
    comment by elithrar · 2016-08-14 · in The State of Vue
  29. …other tools that distract from learning the basics. Hope to have it out in the next week or so. [0] https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app
    comment by dceddia · 2016-07-26 · in React in patterns
  30. We’d love to hear about the problems. https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues...
    comment by danabramov · 2016-07-22 · in Create React Apps with No Configuration
  31. …about it. What other problems does webpack bring in your opinion? File an issue and let us know: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues...
    comment by danabramov · 2016-07-22 · in Create React Apps with No Configuration
  32. We’ll add testing, just need to make some decisions: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues...
    comment by danabramov · 2016-07-22 · in Create React Apps with No Configuration
  33. …in a single week. We plan to add testing, just need to decide on the runner and good defaults: https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues... .
    comment by danabramov · 2016-07-22 · in Create React Apps with No Configuration
  34. …aren't really necessary for building out a simple app. Furthermore, the Eject feature ( https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#conver... ) allows someone to move from the default configuration to their own when they feel…