Angular CLI as a built and scaffolding tool is awesome! But, it is not the only option out there. There are a number of seed projects/starter sites that can get us up and running in no time. Some seed projects integrate the framework with a specific backend and some only dictate/provide Angular-specific content. Some come preconfigured with vendor-specific libraries/frameworks (such as LESS, SASS, Bootstrap, and others), whereas others just provide a plain vanilla setup.

Some of the notable seed projects worth exploring are as follows:

• Angular Starter (http://bit.ly/ng-starter): This seed repo serves as an Angular starter for anyone looking to get up and running with Angular and TypeScript fast. It uses Webpack (module bundler) to build our files and assist with boilerplate. It's a complete build system with a substantial number of integrations.
• Angular Seed (http://bit.ly/ng-starter-seed): Another seed project similar to Angular Starter. This seed project uses gulp for build automation, and the module bundler system is not as advanced as Webpack.

These projects along with Angular CLI provide a head start when building with Angular.

If the app is tied to a specific backend stack, we have two choices, which are as follows:

• Use one of these seed projects and integrate it with the backend manually.
• Find a seed project/implementation that does it for us. There is a good chance you will find such seed projects.