📌 Meta: Tracking comparisons to other projects

[JoshuaKGoldberg]

Bug Report Checklist

• I have pulled the latest main branch of the repository.
• I have searched for related issues and found none that matched my issue.

Overview

The need for composable, reusable repository templates has had a lot of solution attempts over the years. I'd like to make sure each of them is documented in create's docs. These explanations should include:

• An overview of the other project
• What it brings
• How create differs from it

I included a lot of comparisons in the FAQs prior to this issue. They're all sub-headings within https://create-josh.vercel.app/faqs#tool-comparisons. But I didn't get all projects, and keep learning about new ones!

Long task list to make sure none are forgotten:

• @pnpm/meta-updater: I'll file an issue soon, courtesy of https://bsky.app/profile/kochan.io/post/3lcbofppufk23
• Ansible: todo
• Chef: todo
• create-next-app: (prior to this issue)
• create-react-app: (prior to this issue)
• create-typescript-app: (prior to this issue)
• Cookiecutter: (prior to this issue)
• copier: (prior to this issue)
• degit: (prior to this issue)
• GitHub Template Repositories: (prior to this issue)
• Hygen: (prior to this issue)
• Kubernetes: todo
• Plop: (prior to this issue)
• projen: (prior to this issue)
• update: I'll file an issue soon, courtesy of https://bsky.app/profile/kochan.io/post/3lcbofppufk23
• Yeoman: (prior to this issue)

If anybody knows of any other engines/frameworks that belong on that list, please do post them! I'd be happy to take a look and post a comparison.

The only exception would be other dedicated create-*-app projects. They're all lumped together in one section: https://create-josh.vercel.app/faqs#create-next-app-create-react-app-create-typescript-app-etc.

Additional Info

Note that none of this should be phrased combatively or competitively. A healthy ecosystem should have multiple different attempts to solve common issues. That's how we learn and grow!

Also, a lot of these projects are not trying to solve the same problems as create. I've just been asked how the compare and contrast before.

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