alright-react-app VS github-search

It's because most webpack projects compile jsx with babel and send the whole dependency chunk straight away. Use this generator to get top performance and maximum flexibility: https://github.com/DoneDeal0/alright-react-app

You can definitely send a pr. Someone did it yesterday and I merged it: https://github.com/DoneDeal0/alright-react-app/pull/2 .

Alright React App

Best template IMO: alright-react-app

Just create your project with alright react app, it's a pro template, and everything is already set up for you (testing, building, storybook, typescript, etc.). No wizardry, no hidden folders, everything is as it should be.

Another option would be this app generator.

Try this generator to get familiar with webpack. It's a professional app template (I use almost the same in a big SaaS app) that works exactly like CRA, BUT that exposes all the config.

Then start building things from scratch. Plan three projects that are increasingly more difficult. I went with a web browser start page (list of my quick links i need when I open a new tab, added a to-do list for good measure). Then you definitely need something that leverages an API, I used github to make a search page for users and repos. Pretty simple, but a good time to make sure everything is super polished. Loading data, rendering content based on data, etc. Then you will want a capstone project that will typically be some sort of full stack app (frontend, backend, and a database.) This was mine, which I completed exactly four months after starting learning to code, so pardon the noobishness. It got mixed reviews, but a lot of interviewers liked the personality, usually the ones who were actually developers at the company.