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Show HN: I created a Next.js CLI to ship code like a hacker

25 points by dcraciun 2y ago

Hey HN , My product is targeted at developers who want to save 20+ hours writing the same boilerplate code. *Next Inject* is a CLI that lets you configure services such as payments, authentication, and SEO with a single command. *Next Inject* is straight to the point; you get exactly what you pay for, i.e. run `next-inject add stripe` and voila, you can now accept payments from users. Now there are products like shipfa.st that solve this problem, but for *6x* the price, and *20x* more boilerplate to overwhelm developers. Additionally, each Next Inject plugin has an optimized docs page to help you finish configuration outside your app as quick as possible; think stripe keys, webhooks. If you want to learn more, please check our landing page and leave some feedback here. We are always looking for new ways to improve our product. Daniel.

nickip 2y ago
Coming from laravel php land it's crazy to me that JS devs pay to have basic Full Stack operations included.
- dcraciun 2y ago
  Yeah Laravel php at least have this for free.
- j45 2y ago
  It seems like it’s that much extra work in JavaScript
  - dcraciun 2y ago
    I know right? I sometimes get jealous of laravel PHP folks, but then again JavaScript is the only language I have advanced proficiency with, so what can I do.
    - j45 2y ago
      I'd venture a guess that other languages might be easier to learn because of the advanced JavaScript skills. ECMAScript inspired languages (of which JS is one) are plenty. Laravel is awfully a funny joke that any devs who follow opinions f what they heard about what was "good" or "bad" totally miss out on what's going on there. I find it's hard to keep things simple, and easy to let things get complex. That's before complexity arrives from the user's needs on it's own.
- dominicrose 2y ago
  As far as I know there aren't many ways to have a completely full stack project. The typical laravel app is a server-rendered app that happens to have a bit of interactivity coded in js. A Next.js app can generate components server-side and then modify then reactively (in a functional programming style, not with jQuery hacks) on the front-side.
itomato 2y ago
“login (to this honeypot) here”
- dcraciun 2y ago
  What do you mean by this?
j1mmie 2y ago
chuckled at "100% Secure - The CLI is listed on the npm registry"
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- dcraciun 2y ago
  I mean, the source code is publicly available on github too, so I believe it's possible for people to look through the code and deduce whether I am hacking them or not.
ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
Wow so the competitor ship-fast is charging 299 for basically setting up your next js project? I checked it out and apparently people are paying enough for the dev to earn 5 figures every month. JS devs really are something.
- dcraciun 2y ago
  Exactly, shipfast is completely overpriced, and it confines you to use a certain tech stack, which may be a problem later down the line when you realise a certain service might be needed but it's not included. Our service is 5x cheaper, and you have 100% modularity.
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seanvelasco 2y ago
i never understood this affinity with paid boilerplates. i mean, the information to get started are there, for free! the argument is that it saves time. i counter that it takes more time to fix things when issues arise or when you're trying to make it fit more complex use cases.
- dcraciun 2y ago
  Exactly that, this is why our product is "not" a paid boilerplate. We do offer a free boilerplate, but this only contains a popular folder structure + extra components that you can use or omit. What we actually offer is specific integrations for services like stripe, next-auth, all in a single click. We don't want to confine you to using a specific tech stack or specific implementation because that is wrong, like you pointed out. Our only goal is to help you save time, and do the bare minimum to automate mundane setup code for you.
quaff 2y ago
I am curious how well this tool works compared to create-t3-app: https://create.t3.gg/ https://create.t3.gg/ Been using this for full stack projects and it’s been great.
- dcraciun 2y ago
  create-t3-app is great, and our product is not too dissimilar. However, we are not a starter boilerplate (although we offer this as well), rather we give the developers power to choose what integrations they need in the form of composable plugins, e.g. `next-inject add stripe` will integrate stripe in one click!

25 points by dcraciun 2y ago

nickip 2y ago

Coming from laravel php land it's crazy to me that JS devs pay to have basic Full Stack operations included.

dcraciun 2y ago
Yeah Laravel php at least have this for free.
j45 2y ago
It seems like it’s that much extra work in JavaScript
- dcraciun 2y ago
  I know right? I sometimes get jealous of laravel PHP folks, but then again JavaScript is the only language I have advanced proficiency with, so what can I do.
  - j45 2y ago
    I'd venture a guess that other languages might be easier to learn because of the advanced JavaScript skills. ECMAScript inspired languages (of which JS is one) are plenty. Laravel is awfully a funny joke that any devs who follow opinions f what they heard about what was "good" or "bad" totally miss out on what's going on there. I find it's hard to keep things simple, and easy to let things get complex. That's before complexity arrives from the user's needs on it's own.
dominicrose 2y ago
As far as I know there aren't many ways to have a completely full stack project. The typical laravel app is a server-rendered app that happens to have a bit of interactivity coded in js. A Next.js app can generate components server-side and then modify then reactively (in a functional programming style, not with jQuery hacks) on the front-side.

itomato 2y ago

“login (to this honeypot) here”

dcraciun 2y ago
What do you mean by this?

j1mmie 2y ago

chuckled at "100% Secure - The CLI is listed on the npm registry"

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dcraciun 2y ago
I mean, the source code is publicly available on github too, so I believe it's possible for people to look through the code and deduce whether I am hacking them or not.

ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago

Wow so the competitor ship-fast is charging 299 for basically setting up your next js project? I checked it out and apparently people are paying enough for the dev to earn 5 figures every month. JS devs really are something.

dcraciun 2y ago
Exactly, shipfast is completely overpriced, and it confines you to use a certain tech stack, which may be a problem later down the line when you realise a certain service might be needed but it's not included. Our service is 5x cheaper, and you have 100% modularity.

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seanvelasco 2y ago

i never understood this affinity with paid boilerplates. i mean, the information to get started are there, for free! the argument is that it saves time. i counter that it takes more time to fix things when issues arise or when you're trying to make it fit more complex use cases.

dcraciun 2y ago
Exactly that, this is why our product is "not" a paid boilerplate. We do offer a free boilerplate, but this only contains a popular folder structure + extra components that you can use or omit. What we actually offer is specific integrations for services like stripe, next-auth, all in a single click. We don't want to confine you to using a specific tech stack or specific implementation because that is wrong, like you pointed out. Our only goal is to help you save time, and do the bare minimum to automate mundane setup code for you.

quaff 2y ago

I am curious how well this tool works compared to create-t3-app: https://create.t3.gg/ https://create.t3.gg/ Been using this for full stack projects and it’s been great.

dcraciun 2y ago
create-t3-app is great, and our product is not too dissimilar. However, we are not a starter boilerplate (although we offer this as well), rather we give the developers power to choose what integrations they need in the form of composable plugins, e.g. `next-inject add stripe` will integrate stripe in one click!