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[BUG] - Back-end Project Boilerplates

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One of our Discord members mentioned running in to issues with the boilerplate-express code. The package.json calls for a Node version of 4.x, which is severely outdated. In this case, the camper was working on the code locally and deployed to Heroku for the live link to submit, and Heroku threw build errors because of the engine version.

While we specifically mention repl.it on the /learn pages as the go-to platform, we do include instructions for working on it locally. Would it be worth looking in to updating the boilerplates to use the LTS version of node (and verifying compatibility)?

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:6 (6 by maintainers)

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moT01commented, Jan 15, 2021

I think we are safe to close this. If I am mistaken, feel free to leave a comment and it can be reopened. Thanks and happy coding 🎉

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naomi-lgbtcommented, Dec 2, 2020

So, it is used by the more advanced environments, and I expect campers to handle the specifics like this env-by-env.

That’s a fair expectation, I think. 🙂

Provided no one objects, I think I will compile a list of affected repositories that need the engine removed and open this up to help wanted or first timers only.

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