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Creating React App from scratch documentation missing

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Description

Currently, the getting started docs have this line:

If you prefer to set up your own JavaScript toolchain from scratch, check out this guide that re-creates some of the Create React App functionality.

which links to this article: https://blog.usejournal.com/creating-a-react-app-from-scratch-f3c693b84658
However, the code samples of the article are now going 404.

I believe that it is very important to provide people an option to have their own, minimalistic toolchain. (or rather the documentation for it). Especially for beginners.
I know there is the eject command for the create react app utility, but that includes a lot of extra features that many won't need.

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Start by locating the getting started documentation containing the link to the Creating a React App from scratch article, then verify that the linked code samples are unavailable. Done means the documentation provides a maintained option for creating a minimal JavaScript and React toolchain, with working examples or a replacement guide.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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