Overview

Fast is a simple yet powerful boilerplate that helps developers get started with frontend projects quickly. With Fast, you can develop, build, deploy, redeploy, and teardown frontend projects in a fast and efficient manner.

Features

• Develop, build, deploy, redeploy, and teardown: Fast provides all the necessary tools and commands to handle the entire lifecycle of a frontend project.
• Fast bundle times: Fast uses Parcel, which utilizes worker processes and a filesystem cache for blazing fast bundle times.
• Dependency management: Fast uses Yarn for fast, reliable, and secure dependency management, but you can also use NPM if you prefer.
• Easy deployment: Fast integrates with Surge, allowing you to easily deploy your project to a custom domain or a free surge.sh sub-domain.
• Custom 404 page: Surge provides the ability to add a custom 404 - Not Found page for your project.

Installation

To get started with Fast, follow these steps:

1. Clone or download the repository.
2. Open the Fast folder using your favorite code editor.
3. Install the necessary dependencies using either Yarn or NPM.

Note for Windows users: Replace all instances of $npm_execpath in the package.json file with the appropriate command for your system.

Installing the necessary dependencies

Using Yarn:

yarn install

Using NPM:

npm install

Summary

Fast is a boilerplate that simplifies the process of starting, developing, building, deploying, redeploying, and tearing down frontend projects. It uses Parcel for fast bundle times and Surge for easy deployment. With its straightforward installation process and user-friendly commands, Fast is a convenient tool for frontend developers.