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Ask HN: Best practices for open source webapp

2 pointsby daxaxelrodabout 3 years ago
Some things that come to mind are<p>1. Swappable config files (hard to do in frameworks like django where config is code)<p>2. Can&#x27;t use proprietary 3rd party apis in core logic or if you do there has to be an open interface to be able to adapt to different vendors (payment_provider_interface vs stripe)<p>3. Minimize friction for new developer to spin up copy. Meaning if you&#x27;re forced to rely on multiple services, use something like docker compose to allow a single command to bring up the who command after a git clone.<p>What are some of your ideas?

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Isammocabout 3 years ago
A configurable optional footer with source code link to anywhere.<p>License in the footer as well (perhaps more difficult to change if the license is copyleft)<p>As any open source (that want contributors and&#x2F;or forks), a full readme, a quick start, a contribution guide, a documentation, etc.