Overview

The React Starter Build is a starter kit for creating universal React applications. It includes various features and additional extras to enhance the development process.

Features

• Babel: Allows the use of modern JavaScript syntax and transpiles it to compatible code.
• CSS Modules + cssnext: Enables modular CSS by scoping styles to individual components and provides access to future CSS features.
• ESLint: Linting tool that helps enforce coding standards and identify potential errors or bugs in the code.
• Express: A fast and minimalist web application framework for Node.js, used for serving the React application in server-side rendering scenarios.
• React: A popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces, providing a component-based approach.
• React Router v4: A routing library for React applications, enabling navigation between different views.
• Webpack v2: A module bundler for JavaScript applications, used for transforming and bundling the React components and assets.

Installation

To install the React Starter Build, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone [repository-url]

2. Enter the project directory:

cd [project-directory]

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Start the development server:

npm start

5. To start the production server, use the following command:

npm run build
npm run start:prod

Summary

The React Starter Build is a comprehensive starter kit for creating universal React applications. It provides essential features such as Babel, CSS Modules, ESLint, Express, React, React Router v4, and Webpack v2. The kit also offers additional extras like Apollo Client and Redux, available as separate branches. With a clear installation guide and a range of powerful features, the React Starter Build is a valuable tool for developers looking to kickstart their React projects.