django-react-boilerplate
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SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
3 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful learning resource for newcomers
From 2 comments
Thanks for this! Looks useful, will be checking it out after the Christmas festivities. Coming from academia/data science and learning this from the scratch, the python backend +…
mrauha on HNWow this would've been so useful to me when I was starting out. You are a scholar.
dstep-init on HN
Objections
Boilerplate lacks polish and has incomplete models and unusual user model code
From 2 comments
Falls a bit short: - Should use the django-env package to have a generic settings file - Models are incomplete - Where does registration happen? In the backend? Fronted? - Weird…
pryelluw on HNAs someone who works in Django a lot, their non-standard approach to defining models is wild. ie. Their approach in accounts models.py:…
agconti on HN
Using React adds complexity; Django templates may be enough
From 3 comments
What would the typical HN startup gain from this over using just Django? Is there anything on the Demo page (https://boilerplate.saasitive.com/) that would be different? In my…
TekMol on HNWhy does this need React?
drcongo on HNAs someone who has worked daily with React (and Django) for more than 5 years, I am always surprised to see how many boilerplates and tutorials include redux. It’s a tool that…
MoSattler on HN
Requests
Remove extra stack pieces such as Postgres and offer SQLite option
From 1 comment
You could potentially remove more? I would maybe use this if it was Django and React only, there are many things in the tech stack which I just don't want to get into. For…
freddref on HN
Use django-env and cookiecutter-style structure
From 1 comment
Falls a bit short: - Should use the django-env package to have a generic settings file - Models are incomplete - Where does registration happen? In the backend? Fronted? - Weird…
pryelluw on HN
Questions
Why use React at all instead of Django templates
From 2 comments
Why does this need React?
drcongo on HNWhat would the typical HN startup gain from this over using just Django? Is there anything on the Demo page (https://boilerplate.saasitive.com/) that would be different? In my…
TekMol on HN
Alternatives named
saaspegasus starter kit
From 1 comment
Cory Zue has made a saas django starter kit (https://www.saaspegasus.com/).
andretti1977 on HN
cookiecutter-react-django
From 1 comment
In case you're looking for something similar, but django-boilerplate doesn't adjust, try cookiecutter-react-django instead. It has Heroku deployment, and a minimalistic approach.…
ohduran on HN
Firebase and AWS Amplify style BaaS platforms
From 1 comment
I admire the motivation here to offer a boilerplate to the community using these tools, but it feels like a lot of this has been solved by the Baas providers like AWS Amplify,…
phatboyslim on HN
react-admin
From 1 comment
I've been evaluating potential replacements for the Django admin to provide a path for progressive evolution as apps outgrow Django, and have found…
theptip on HN