Express is a popular web framework for Node.js. However, the official Express generator, express-generator, is starting to show its age. It uses require() modules instead of ESM modules, and it does not support TypeScript.

To address these limitations, I created gen-express-app, a supercharged version of express-generator. gen-express-app uses ESM modules, supports TypeScript, and provides additional features such as routing, templates, and static files.

gen-express-app is easy to use. With a single command, you can generate a complete Express application.

If you are looking for a powerful and easy-to-use Express generator, gen-express-app is the perfect choice.

Here's the link for the github repo: https://github.com/Dalufishe/gen-express-app

I'm searching for a tool — similar to Vite in the frontend ecosystem — that can knock out a vanilla node + express app configured with Typescript. Frontend devs seem to be spoiled for choice on this front but surprisingly it's the opposite in the backend scene.

ATP, I'm willing to look into anything to help — even a github repo with 2 stars.

N.B: Nest.js isn't what I'm looking for.