[alexharrisnyc]

Seems like a great idea, what exactly is the MVP? I've thought about doing the same from time to time, doing as shell script seems like a nifty idea but possibly a little more work for the author. Curious if there are multiple steps adding to the same file how you would approach that.

[mg]

My idea is that the script contains the basic steps which building an MVP usually contains: setup, routes, templates and user accounts.

From there on, it is up to the developer to add their own design and functionality. After you understand the code for setup, routes, templates and user accounts this should be easy.

As for mutliple steps adding to the same file, I think overwriting the whole file every time is doable. For example when we introduce the concept of a template, the template can be created like this:

    cat << 'EOF' > templates/index.html
    <h1>Hello World</h1>
    EOF

Now say later we want to use a base template which contains a content block. Now we modify the template to extend the base template:

    cat << 'EOF' > templates/index.html
    {% extends "base.html" %}
    {% block content %}<h1>Hello World</h1>{% endblock %}
    EOF