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by es7 1916 days ago
I've been wrestling with this question for the past two months. I'm using React/Node/Mongo and it's okay.

I knew those platforms really well, but I still wasn't all that productive for my first prototype. Now that I've started my fifth, things are getting much better.

The key: don't start from scratch! I can move very quickly now because I've been building up an ecosystem of components, tools and patterns.

Is there some way to find a full-stack app template or high-quality open source examples for your most familiar stack? That's probably the optimal approach