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Romain Guillemot
Romain Guillemot

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Tired of bloated boilerplates? I built a minimal Express + React starter

Hey devs πŸ‘‹

I’ve been working on a small starter project and I’d really love to get your feedback.

πŸ‘‰ It’s a minimal setup combining Express + React, designed to be simple, clean, and easy to extend:
https://github.com/rocambille/start-express-react

I also put some effort into the documentation to make onboarding smoother:
https://github.com/rocambille/start-express-react/wiki/home-en-US

πŸ’‘ The idea is not to reinvent the wheel, but to offer a lightweight alternative to heavier boilerplates. Something you can actually understand and tweak without digging through tons of abstraction.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on:

  • The structure (too simple? not opinionated enough?)
  • The developer experience
  • Missing features or obvious improvements
  • Documentation clarity

If you find it useful, a ⭐ on GitHub would mean a lot and help the project get a bit more visibility πŸ™

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

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