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ts-start

A simple TypeScript starter with biome, debugging, and CI configs

Library Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
github.com/baydisng13/ts-start
Built by
Theodore Discovery ∆

Bloat

55/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

ts-start is a small personal boilerplate repo that was posted once and hasn't been touched since the day it was created. It solves a real but minor convenience problem, has no path to revenue, and could be recreated in an afternoon. It works as a shared template, not as a product.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

It's a convenience template the author built for their own use. Nobody is positioned to pay for it, and there are many free TypeScript starters to choose from.

8/100

Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.

Receipts (2)

  1. The author says they built it because they wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so it's a personal tool with no stated customer.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. It's an MIT-licensed repo with no homepage and no releases, so there's no business model or user-facing offer.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/baydisng13/ts-start (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A config bundle of Biome, debugging and CI settings is easy to reproduce, and many equivalent starters already exist. There's no data, integration or local depth to protect it.

4/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. The described contents are standard tooling configs that anyone can assemble in an afternoon.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The repo is MIT-licensed with no releases or other distinguishing assets.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/baydisng13/ts-start (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

It was shipped in a single day in March 2025 and has had no activity for about 565 days, so there's no sustained shipping to credit.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 565 days, so scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A public repo with a small working template exists, but it's thin boilerplate with no releases, docs site or running service.

42/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product15/35

    The repo is live and contains a usable template, but it's a thin starter config with no application behind it. It sits closer to a demo than a working product.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2025-03-20.

  • Operations2/15

    The only operational signal is that it ships CI configs, which is part of the template and not a sign that the project is operated. There are no docs site, API, accounts, backend or status page.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/baydisng13/ts-start (opens in a new tab)

  2. The repo exists, is public, not archived, and was created and pushed on the same day with no releases.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/baydisng13/ts-start (opens in a new tab)

  3. It says only that the repo comes with Biome, debugging and CI configs.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. CI configs are mentioned as part of the starter's contents.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. No homepage is set and no releases exist.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/baydisng13/ts-start (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There's no distribution beyond the GitHub link, no payments or pricing, and no sign the author plans to keep working on it. It reads as a personal utility shared once.

1/100

  • Distribution0/30

    No working way to get it was found.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No posts mention customers, prices or revenue, and the project is a free MIT repo.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment1/20

    There's a single post and a single day of activity, with no roadmap, team, community channel or funding.

Receipts (3)

  1. The post asks for feedback and says nothing about customers or revenue.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. It's the only post, and it asks 'What do you think?' without any plan for what comes next.

    “I wanted a simple TypeScript starter, so I built this. Comes with biome, debugging, and CI configs. What do you think? https://github.com/baydisng13/ts-start”

    Post · @Suspicion_Thinking · 21 Mar 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The last push was on the day the repo was created, and no commit history shows later work.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/baydisng13/ts-start (opens in a new tab)