Alright, let’s talk about this ‘francisco cordova’ thing I tried out recently.
My First Encounter
So, I was poking around some old forums, you know how it goes, looking for solutions to a completely different problem. Then I saw a thread where folks were talking about a specific way of organizing project files, and someone kept mentioning this ‘francisco cordova’ approach. Wasn’t a framework or anything official, seemed more like a personal system someone had shared way back when. It caught my eye because my current project felt like a messy closet, and this promised some kind of simple order.
Giving it a Shot
Decided, what the heck, let’s try it on a small utility tool I was building. Nothing critical, good place to experiment. First step was just… moving folders around. This ‘Cordova’ idea had a very specific structure. Everything had its designated place. Config files here, core logic there, helpers tucked away somewhere else entirely. Felt a bit rigid, honestly. Took me a good hour just shuffling files according to the notes I’d jotted down from that forum post.
The Actual Work
Then I started coding within this new structure. Whenever I needed a new function, I had to stop and think, “Okay, where does the ‘francisco cordova’ way say this should live?” Sometimes it made sense, grouping similar things together. Other times, it felt like I was walking across the house just to grab a pencil.
- Put all the setup scripts in one specific ‘init’ folder.
- Separated out even tiny helper functions into their own ‘utils’ subdirectory, which felt like overkill.
- Data handling had its own distinct layer, which was maybe the one part that felt kinda logical.
The process felt… deliberate. Slower, maybe? Hard to say if it was the system or just me getting used to it. Ran into a bit of trouble when integrating an external library. The ‘Cordova’ structure didn’t have an obvious spot for vendor stuff, so I kinda had to make up my own rule for that, which felt like cheating the system.
So, What’s the Verdict?
Finished the tool. It works. Looking back at the file tree, yeah, it looks organized. Super organized, maybe too organized? Like one of those spice racks where every bottle is perfectly aligned, but you can never find the paprika quickly.
Did it revolutionize my workflow? Nah. Not really. Some parts were neat, like keeping the data stuff clearly separate. But the rigidness felt like a constraint sometimes, especially when dealing with things that didn’t fit neatly into its pre-defined boxes. Finding a specific piece of code later sometimes involved clicking through more folders than usual.
Bottom line: It was an interesting experiment. Glad I tried it. Will I use the full ‘francisco cordova’ method again? Probably not wholesale. But I might steal that idea about separating the data layer more strictly in my future projects. You always learn something, right? Even if it’s just learning what you don’t prefer. It was a way to spend an afternoon, anyway.
