"Working with messy code is like finding socks in a student dorm." – A dev who cried while maintaining a project a year ago 😭

(Using Vite + TypeScript + a Developer's Full Dedication)
"A clean project is a project that's easy to maintain, easy to upgrade, and... gets you yelled at the least in the team." — A developer who once suffered through a pile of spaghetti code.
Our project is named:
STEP-UP-REACT-VITE-TYPESCRIPT
Just hearing the name already gives off serious "level-up your skills" vibes, right? 🧠🚀
1📦STEP-UP-REACT-VITE-TYPESCRIPT
2 ┣ 📂public
3 ┃ ┣ 📂assets
4 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂images
5 ┃ ┗ 📜vite.svg
6 ┣ 📂src
7 ┃ ┣ 📂assets
8 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂fonts
9 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂icons
10 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂images
11 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜react.svg
12 ┃ ┣ 📂components
13 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂features
14 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂layout
15 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂shared
16 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂ui
17 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜button.tsx
18 ┃ ┣ 📂contants
19 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜moc-data.ts
20 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜settings.ts
21 ┃ ┣ 📂hooks
22 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜useAuth.ts
23 ┃ ┣ 📂lib
24 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜utils.ts
25 ┃ ┣ 📂pages
26 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂about
27 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂components
28 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂types
29 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜about.type.ts
30 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜AboutPage.tsx
31 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📂home
32 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂components
33 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂types
34 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜home.types.ts
35 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜HomePage.tsx
36 ┃ ┣ 📂provider
37 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜AdminLayout.tsx
38 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜DefaultLayout.tsx
39 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜LayoutAuth.tsx
40 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜ProtectedRoute.tsx
41 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜WrapperProvider.tsx
42 ┃ ┣ 📂routes
43 ┃ ┣ 📂services
44 ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂react-query
45 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜post.ts
46 ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜postDetail.ts
47 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜httpsConfig.tsx
48 ┃ ┣ 📂stores
49 ┃ ┣ 📂styles
50 ┃ ┣ 📂theme
51 ┃ ┣ 📂types
52 ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜index.tsx
53 ┃ ┣ 📂__tests__
54 ┃ ┣ 📜App.tsx
55 ┃ ┣ 📜index.css
56 ┃ ┣ 📜main.tsx
57 ┃ ┗ 📜vite-env.d.ts
58 ┣ 📜.editorconfig
59 ┣ 📜.gitignore
60 ┣ 📜.prettierrc
61 ┣ 📜components.json
62 ┣ 📜eslint.config.js
63 ┣ 📜index.html
64 ┣ 📜package-lock.json
65 ┣ 📜package.json
66 ┣ 📜README.md
67 ┣ 📜tsconfig.app.json
68 ┣ 📜tsconfig.json
69 ┣ 📜tsconfig.node.json
70 ┗ 📜vite.config.tsIncludes:
✨ Note: Keeping things clearly separated like this helps you avoid creating a 1000-line “Godzilla component.”
Stores configuration files and mock data:
Homemade custom hooks:
Handy utility functions used across the entire project. Examples: date formatting, debounce, throttle...
Clearly separated:
Wraps the entire app with important providers:
Defines all the routes of your app.
Combo this with React Router v7+ and enjoy buttery-smooth navigation.
Handles API communication – the bridge to your backend:
Global state management. Options include:
TailwindCSS, SCSS, or any global styles go here to keep things fresh and clean.
Define colors, font sizes, CSS variables if you're using styled-components or custom Tailwind settings.
Centralized place for shared TypeScript types.
Where your unit tests, integration tests, etc., live — for those who take testing seriously. 🧪
public/index.html like CRA).A good project has a clear and scalable structure.
A great project makes new developers want to contribute code the moment they see it. 💻✨
If you’re building a big product or want your team to collaborate smoothly, don’t underestimate the power of a clean project structure.
Let a solid structure guide you to the peak of clean coding! 🏆