JavaScript-Starter-Kit

A complete package of scalable javascript application boilerplate.

The ultimate checklist

Step 1: Choose a text editor

Options - Atom, WebStorm (Recommended #1), Visual Studio Code (Recommended #2)

What do we use? - WebStorm and Visual Studio Code

Step 2: Editor Config: Just add a file which will co-ordinate your team in code formatting

Example file available at http://editorconfig.org/#example-file

Step 3: Pick a WebServer

Options - http-server, Express (Recommended), Browsersync

What do we use? - Express

Step 4: Pick a way to share a WIP (Work In Progress)

Options - localtunnel (Preferred), ngrok, surge, now

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 5: Choose an automation approach

Options - Grunt, Gulp, npm scripts (Recommended)

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 6: Pick a Transpiler

Options - Babel (Recommended #1), TypeScript, Elm, ESM

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 7: Pick a module format

Options - ES6 (Recommended), CommonJS

What do we use? - ES6

Step 8: Pick a bundler

Options - Browerify, Webpack (Recommended), Rollup (good for libraries)

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 9: Pick a linter

Options - ESLint (Recommended), JSLint, JSHint

What do we use? - ESLint

Step 10: Unit testing

Options - Mocha (Preferred), Jasmin, QUnit, Jest, AVA

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 11: Choose a CI Server

Options - Travis (Recommended), CircleCI, Appveyor, Jenkins, Semaphore, SnapCI

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 12: Choose a HTTP Library

Options: Node - http, request Browser - XMLHttpRequest, JQuery, Fetch (Preferred) Node & Browser - isomorphic-fetch, xhr, SuperAgent, Axios (Preferred)

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 13: Choose an HTTP Mocking approach

Options - JSON Server

What do we use? - Yet to choose

Step 14: Create a Demo App

Link to the demo app - Yet to fill

Step 15: Automated build and deploy

npm start -> npm run build -> npm run deploy

Completed? - Not Yet

Step 16: Working example app that uses all the above things in place

Completed? - Not Yet

Create your own example app inspired from this repository or most starred starter kits available in GitHub

Happy Coding 😉