Reactuate
Languages and libraries
frontend framework boilerplate
SHOW HN2016
49points
32comments
#740of 2,264 in 2016
Top 33%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.
Idea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Curated, known-compatible set of libraries saves research effort
From 1 comment
I think this is a really exciting project and will definitely be paying attention to it over time. There's been so many "Javascript fatigue" articles and I think projects like…
willchen on HN
Literate, documented code makes conventions visible
From 2 comments
This project is written as a literate program and most important parts of the code are exposed. What you see there is how it's actually implemented. The action is defined like…
yrashk on HNto address this confusion, I've added an "excerpt from the library" label to show which parts of the code are just parts of the actual stack.
yrashk on HN
Objections
React ecosystem too fragmented and fast-changing; boilerplate goes stale
From 4 comments
This reminds me of why I switched away from React. I spent two weeks on a tutorial, and by the third week all of its recommendations had fallen out of favor. And here a project…
subpixel on HNI see that its using 'redux-router' which within the last few weeks is no longer the official binding between react router and redux. [0][1] Any plans to upgrade?…
capkutay on HNThis looks great for some projects, but the very problem it's trying to solve --abstraction of dependencies in a rapidly changing ecosystem -- makes it too rigid and imminently…
simple10 on HNI think anything recommended by Dan Abramov is safe to use. I'm not a fan of the popular react/redux boilerplates because most of them are very opinionated. Many boilerplate…
capkutay on HN
Uses redux-router, no longer official react-router binding
From 1 comment
I see that its using 'redux-router' which within the last few weeks is no longer the official binding between react router and redux. [0][1] Any plans to upgrade?…
capkutay on HN
Requests
Upgrade from redux-router to react-router-redux
From 1 comment
I see that its using 'redux-router' which within the last few weeks is no longer the official binding between react router and redux. [0][1] Any plans to upgrade?…
capkutay on HN
Clearer docs on swapping components and plugins without forking
From 1 comment
This looks great for some projects, but the very problem it's trying to solve --abstraction of dependencies in a rapidly changing ecosystem -- makes it too rigid and imminently…
simple10 on HN
Questions
Why not use Yeoman for generators
From 1 comment
This has been my primary concern and the reason for which I avoid boilerplate kits except to study them: > Fork-and-forget (or fork-and-follow) is not a great way to keep up with…
lf-non on HN
Which alternative framework would the critic recommend
From 2 comments
What did you end up using?
colordrops on HNI can agree with you about steering clear of such a large boilerplate setup-- especially if you don't understand everything baked in. But can you explain why you would choose…
r-cid on HN
Alternatives named
Ember.js
From 2 comments
I don't want to proselytize. Every choice is a trade-off. And project needs sometimes dictate technological decisions. But this post touches on many of the reasons I've landed on…
subpixel on HNFor the same reason I switched to Ember.js. I prefer the more opinionated way, the conventions. It looks to me, this repo try to provide some structure, but this is only one from…
szines on HN
Mithril
From 1 comment
> front-end development > appendices If there are any sane people left, please ignore these boilerplate kits. If you need React or a similar lib, and you know how to use it, you…
wanda on HN
Cycle.js
From 2 comments
> front-end development > appendices If there are any sane people left, please ignore these boilerplate kits. If you need React or a similar lib, and you know how to use it, you…
wanda on HNI can speak to Cycle, at least. The big deal for Cycle is that it is reactive programming using RxJS. RxJS provides a standardized (and cross-language [1]) "standard language" of…
WorldMaker on HN
Other React boilerplates
From 2 comments
I think anything recommended by Dan Abramov is safe to use. I'm not a fan of the popular react/redux boilerplates because most of them are very opinionated. Many boilerplate…
capkutay on HN> front-end development > appendices If there are any sane people left, please ignore these boilerplate kits. If you need React or a similar lib, and you know how to use it, you…
wanda on HN