react-redux-universal-hot-example still has FUOC?

I am looking around for a react example as a base for a new project. react-redux-universal-hot-example came highly recommended at http://andrewhfarmer.com/starter-project/ (*). I installed it and ran npm run dev, and saw a big flash in the header of the page (first I see turquoise text left-justified on a white background, then centered on the black) when going to localhost:3000. I see this was first mentioned in September with #153

Is this still a problem? It seems like a fairly obvious issue, and that there “ought to be” a straightforward fix. Its presence six months later makes me worry that it there’s some problem eliminating it, and I should look elsewhere for a base for a new project.

Am I overly concerned? Will this FUOC be fixed?

(*) Andrew Farmer’s React Starter Project page lists react-redux-universal-hot-example as # 2 in the list. The first place project doesn’t use Redux, and uses minimalistic (and mostly undocumented) router code in place of react-router, so I’m considering an alternative.

[jaraquistain]

@nathanielks No it isn’t “bad” for reasons besides those outlined by @richb-hanover above. Though I take the point I’m not sure I fully agree that a FOUC makes you less likely to notice other visual problems. I do agree that maybe the documentation could be more informative as to why this flash is there and how to modify the development flow if it is unacceptable in your case.

In my actual experience developing an app based on the boilerplate the FOUC in development only is a welcome compromise in order to allow the hot module reloading.

[simran66]

@richb-hanover : Here’s how you can fix FOUC in both development and production mode : http://www.yourtechchick.com/reactjs/fix-fouc-in-react-flash-unstyled-content-react-isomorphic-application/ . Hope that helps