The latest articles on DEV Community by Dinith Perera (@iammrdp). https://dev.to/iammrdp https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3772202%2Fd3ebecd6-ce08-4a7d-a9b2-9161d04cbcc9.jpg https://dev.to/iammrdp en Dinith Perera Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:36:14 +0000 https://dev.to/iammrdp/prod-ready-typescript-express-starter-for-rest-apis-23m8 https://dev.to/iammrdp/prod-ready-typescript-express-starter-for-rest-apis-23m8 <p>I got tired of setting up the same boilerplate for every REST API, so I made a TypeScript + Express starter kit you can use to kick-start your project.</p> <p>It’s meant to be simple, clean, and ready for real-world APIs.</p> <p>👉 Repo: <a href="https://github.com/D15-Labs/express-starter-kit" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/D15-Labs/express-starter-kit</a></p> <p>Roadmap (need your help):</p> <ul> <li>Laravel-like DX (migrations + multi-database setup via a script)</li> <li>RBAC (roles &amp; permissions)</li> <li>Better CLI setup</li> </ul> <p>If you try it, I’d love feedback or PRs.<br> What would you want this starter to include next?</p> api node showdev typescript