Vague question; I think it comes down to &quot;what&#x27;s the best tool for the job?&quot;<p>In my experience (getting the basics running): Yeoman is pretty neat. The one Rails ships with is pretty cool. A team I consult has had success using LoopBack&#x27;s generator.<p>Plug because I think it&#x27;s really cool (no affiliation, kind of scaffolding): <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;prelang.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;prelang.com</a>