Move demo app to separate repo

[remcoder]

Separating the demo app from the lib will enable more focus but it has a cost in terms of dev experience. Basically developing won't be as easy as the current single cmd npm run dev.

• A smooth dev experience will need to be ensured when splitting the repo.

[remcoder]

@sophiedeziel how do you feel about this?

[sophiedeziel]

I think we should move it out only when we have at least some dev tooling. My reasoning is that this project is a voluntary one. Friction and pain have a far more negative impact than the cleanliness of this repo. Maintaining the demo in a monorepo is not as painful as maintaining all the examples. Since we're directly developing from the demo, it is almost always in an ideal state.

[remcoder]

Ok I have to agree with what you say.

I guess what I hadn't mentioned is my reasoning for the split.

The demo has 2 roles, one being a showcase for the lib and other being a deployed application in and of itself.

Lately, with the work on the alpha it felt like I was polluting the main repo whenever I was making changes to the demo. And it it would help me with getting a sense of overview in a more focused repo.

But yeah we need to have some host app to dev the lib with, without needing a complicated setup.

If the demo is in a separate repo, we can still use it for dev purposes but it will definitely require a more effort to setup.

That setup is the thing that needs to be validated imo. And not just by one person.

How about we let this marinate for a while 😉

[sophiedeziel]

I've felt the same!

We've identified a need for something we can absolutely fill with tons of devs concerns, flexibility and setup. And a need for keeping the demo what it is: a demo.

What if we extract the demo code in a new repo without removing it from here? Then, rename it in this repo as dev-tool or something like that. The actual demo would be remain clean, and we'll have a starting point for a development wrapper app. Both will evolve their own way.

[sophiedeziel]

post scriptum: the marinating label, :chef_kiss:.