[venuzr]

As someone new to React, I wonder

a) How is this different from getting a custom starter kit/generator from Yeoman. Searching in yeoman, I see several for "React" with the top one having over 9.5k stars http://yeoman.io/generators/

b) Is Facebook planning to maintain and keep this generator current? Why don't they just contribute/recommend an existing generator

[danabramov]

This is not a generator. It is a dependency, which means that we can (and intend to!) update the underlying tools without any work on your part.

Additionally, unlike a generator, it doesn’t expose you to any configs so you can focus on your code. However you can “eject” if you really want to.