hackathon-starter VS jest

Well, I've never attended a Hackerthon before and have no prior knowledge of what it looks like. But I happen to come across a guide that we'll help me start up when the time comes. The Hackerthon starter will help you set up a NodeJS application and will help you focus on what is really important. This starter also provides you with a boilerplate that features local authentication with email and password, authentication via Twitter, Facebook, Google, GitHub, LinkedIn, and Instagram, flash notifications, MVC project structure, account management, API examples, and much more to help you get started.

A few years ago, I built the website https://sea-air-towers.herokuapp.com/ whose code is at https://github.com/JohnReedLOL/TypeScript-Node-Starter . It's a site that helps people who annualy rent units in this beachfront vacation condo building find other units in the same building to rent next year (my mom is president of the building and asked me, with my bachelor's in Computer Science, to build the site for her). I built it by forking and then building on top of the TypeScript Node.js starter seed application code at https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter . I chose this TypeScript seed because I prefer TypeScript over JavaScript due to the types and the JavaScript seed (that the TypeScipt seed which I chose was based on) which is at https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter has a ton of stars on GitHub, so I assumed it was a good seed for building a site. The thing is, looking back, I wonder if maybe WordPress would have been a better tool to build this site. Two questions:

If you're not sure what you want to do maybe build your own sample site from a "starter" like https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter (this one uses TypeScript which is JavaScript with types added) or https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter (this one uses plain old JavaScript without types). I personally deploy to https://www.heroku.com/ because it's less complicated than deploying to AWS or Google Cloud but more businesses deploy to AWS than Heroku so learning AWS and having the AWS services you use to build and deploy your app as skills on your resume would probably make your resume look better to companies than just saying you know Heroku. If you want to copy off me (don't make and use an exact copy) my sample app deployed to Heroku has its code at https://github.com/JohnReedLOL/TypeScript-Node-Starter and the site is at https://sea-air-towers.herokuapp.com/ (I pay Heroku $7 a month for hosting). It's good to have a link to a sample app and link to the code for your sample app on your resume, just make the README.md file on GitHub look good so people can look at it and know what your app does. I have a software library with a much better looking README.md file at https://github.com/JohnReedLOL/pos

I can't see your application, but in general when I want to build my own application from scratch I build it by adding stuff to a "starter" or "seed application" like https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter . That seed application runs on a backend JavaScript server called Node.js which you would have to learn, there are books on Node.js on Amazon and also playlists on places like YouTube, Udemy, and Coursera. For deployment of small apps like apps built from that starter I like to use an online service called "Heroku". You need to know how to use the command line and a code management and version control tool called "git" that hooks into a website called GitHub where code like the code for that seed application is hosted. There's a big learning curve. There are other tools and methods that you can use. For example there is a thing called "WordPress" that can be used to build websites with PHP on the backend instead of JavaScript. WordPress has a drag-and-drop user interface builder. WordPress is used a lot for small businesses like little stores that sell stuff online. If you're an individual making a personal web page there are no-code, drag-and-drop personal web page builders like Wix and SquareSpace, but those pages are more for showing off static content than providing any interactive functionality. I think Amazon Web Services and Microsft Azure Cloud also offer low-code simple app building services for apps that aren't meant to look good or be super customized. Without knowing the details of your app, how it looks like or is supposed to look like, and what exactly you want to create, I don't know which approach is best for you.

authentication is when you provide credentials to a system IOT verify you are who you claim you are, local means not remote, i.e your computer and not a network. this is NOT how git operates out of the box so far as I can see, as evidenced by what i posted in the post you're replying to. this may be a language barrier thing, perhaps read here if you want to learn more about these concepts

3. Node.js Hackathon Starter

heres a good one i use a lot these days https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter

I'm a little rusty as I've been on disability for 3 years, but before that I worked as a backend programmer for Amazon and gotten a bachelor's in computer science. Maybe we can build a web app together and host it on Heroku or AWS, I think maybe we can use https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter to get started and build off that. Or maybe you come up with something yourself or we build on one of your projects. We can put the project on GitHub and add it to our resumes to show off to prospective employers. Leave a comment or send me a chat request and we can work together.

When building a web app from scratch, I recommend you build on top of a hackathon starter like https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter or maybe https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter if you want to use TypeScript, but for your purposes I believe you don't need TypeScript. The starter includes all the dependencies you need and you can pretty easily host it on something like Heroku or AWS.

Try a new tool with starters: For example, if you want to try to use express to build your web page, and you know nothing about it. In the beginning it can be very frustrating if you are struggling with the basics or syntax or debugging stuffs. You can try a starter which has coded the structure for you and you just need to fill things in. (Hackathon starter - A kickstarter for Node.js web applications)

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Jest

you have selected a testing framework. In my case, it's Jest with Supertest

Jest, created and maintained by Facebook, is a JavaScript testing framework with a focus on simplicity. It is often recognized for its zero-configuration setup and seamless integration, especially with React applications, making it a favored choice for developers in both small-scale projects and large enterprise applications.

Jest (https://jestjs.io/)

console.error Jest encountered an unexpected token Jest failed to parse a file. This happens e.g. when your code or its dependencies use non-standard JavaScript syntax, or when Jest is not configured to support such syntax. Out of the box Jest supports Babel, which will be used to transform your files into valid JS based on your Babel configuration. By default "node\_modules" folder is ignored by transformers. Here's what you can do: • If you are trying to use ECMAScript Modules, see https://jestjs.io/docs/ecmascript-modules for how to enable it. • If you are trying to use TypeScript, see https://jestjs.io/docs/getting-started#using-typescript • To have some of your "node\_modules" files transformed, you can specify a custom "transformIgnorePatterns" in your config. • If you need a custom transformation specify a "transform" option in your config. • If you simply want to mock your non-JS modules (e.g. binary assets) you can stub them out with the "moduleNameMapper" config option. You'll find more details and examples of these config options in the docs: https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration For information about custom transformations, see: https://jestjs.io/docs/code-transformation

Note: I will be using Jest as testing framework throughout the examples.

We use Jest Framework for testing. Jest is not a dogma, and, of course, in its place can be any other test runner, such as Mocha or Ava. Let's focus on tests. I'll provide a short example because I don’t want to waste your time. You can find the full version here. It's crucial to read the comments in the code below. Let's go!

Jest has long been my favorite got to test runner when it comes to UI unit and integration testing. With tools like React Testing Library (Testing Library framework for React) you get the benefit of very easy to write and maintain tests, as well as a quick and efficient way to run our tests.

Jest is a well-regarded JavaScript testing framework primarily designed for React applications, although its utility extends to projects using Babel, JavaScript, Node, Angular, and Vue. Created by Facebook, Jest emphasizes ensuring the correctness of JavaScript codebases. It allows developers to write tests with a familiar, feature-rich API, making the testing process swift and enjoyable​​.