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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30424279

"Ask HN: Is there any way to detect websites that are SEO-optimized on Google?"

Unfortunately, those seem to even get into HN. This page is a perfect example. This is how the page starts:

    Everything you need to know about monorepos,
    and the tools to build them.

    Understanding Monorepos

    Monorepos are hot right now, especially among Web
    developers. We created this resource to help developers
    understand what monorepos are, what benefitsthey can
    bring, and the tools available to make monorepo
    development delightful.

    There are many great monorepo tools, built by great
    teams, with different philosophies...
I got so tired at this point that I stopped reading.

In my mind, I see the job description on Fiverr "Fast SEO writer wanted! Please write a 3000 word page about monorepos. Make sure to mention 'monorepos' and related terms like 'web developers', 'tools', 'development' etc frequently."




What a terrible take. As someone with an interest in monorepos, who's currently working with a company adopting Nx, I found the page interesting and compelling. I spent a good 30-60 minutes following links and investigating deeper.

You didn't even read past the fourth paragraph. You should be ashamed for derailing what could have been a productive discussion about an interesting topic with your shallow dismissal.


I have to say that, in retrospect, my comment really was too harsh.

Sorry.


You must be primed to detect this, I did not find this at all bothersome. I actually like the page, I always wondered if a monorepo is best for us, now I have some extra arguments to say yes if the discussion arises.


I felt exactly the same. So I left the page and went to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorepo


I think... it has been. OTOH, if you cycle to the end, it's a collaboration by the developers or "community outreach" of those tool chains:

"The tools we'll focus on are: Bazel (by Google), Gradle Build Tool (by Gradle, Inc), Lage (by Microsoft), Lerna, Nx (by Nrwl), Rush (by Microsoft), and Turborepo (by Vercel). We chose these tools because of their usage or recognition in the Web development community."

Contributors:

- Alex Eagle / Bazel

- Kenneth Chau / Lage

- Jeff Cross / Nx

- Victor Savkin / Nx

- Pete Gonzalez / Rush

- Justin Reock / Gradle

So, yeah, it would be a focused website.


You can scroll directly to the bottom and see the final comparison table.

Here's a screenshot for your convenience [1]

I agree with you that I prefer to get straight to the point, but this pet-peeve tangent doesn't seem to be a productive discussion of the actual merits of the tooling.

1: https://i.imgur.com/8Vzbh3c.png




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