I can’t understand what you mean by the Vue or React apps being insufficient if there’s a backend. What else would they be except an interface to an API?
My point is - configuration takes time. Having a dev loop to gain velocity is necessary, as is having to deploy. I believe MVP's flouting 1 week figures aren't going that far. Maybe showing it off during a presentation. I'm assuming a public demo with a backend where you can share the URL, register/login, etc.
Te output having to land somewhere. (More than half?) the time pushing dist/ files to a static host won't cut it, even for an MVP. From the beginning, the quickstart tools and workflow become a burden. Cases vary widely, here's mine:
With create-react-app, I don't want to use the included index.html / default dev-server config. I'd be using django-webpack-loader to load the webpack entrypoints. That requires webpack-bundle-tracker [1]
In my case, it'd also involve compiling via webpack, collecting static files and pushing them to S3.
I don't quite follow your issues, but when I use Nuxt (a SSR config for Vue), I can get the basics of the app interface itself in a day, polishing on the next day or so, and then I can work on getting the endpoints I stubbed out to work on the backend, or hopefully a dedicated backend dev has worked on that concurrently. Basic login and authentication will add another day or two. Whatever ejecting is doesn't come into the equation, and I can get the hosting instantly on Now.sh.
Te output having to land somewhere. (More than half?) the time pushing dist/ files to a static host won't cut it, even for an MVP. From the beginning, the quickstart tools and workflow become a burden. Cases vary widely, here's mine:
With create-react-app, I don't want to use the included index.html / default dev-server config. I'd be using django-webpack-loader to load the webpack entrypoints. That requires webpack-bundle-tracker [1]
In my case, it'd also involve compiling via webpack, collecting static files and pushing them to S3.
[1] To be fair, you could use https://github.com/timarney/react-app-rewired to add it.