Many beginners don't start their projects from scratch: they use a starter project.
The idea of a starter project is so tantalizing...
Really? All that annoying setup done for me? I can just jump right into coding?
Excitement builds as you pick your starter project, download it, and crack open your favorite text editor. But that's where the fun ends:
I had no idea where to start, what to do, how anything worked. I wanted to update the WebPack config and I was f@%#ed - cause I didn't properly understand it. Then I wanted to manipulate my redux data store and I was confused, and so on, and so on.
In other words: Starter projects are difficult to work with if you aren't already familiar with all the pieces involved.
Overwhelm is not a productive feeling.
But what's the solution? Can I get that quick, easy, start that starter projects promised? Is it possible without a starter project?
Ahhh... the feeling of a clean, crisp, white, sheet of paper. Everyone understands that right? Nothing overwhelming here.