In my opinion, using a boilerplate is always beneficial. Starting from scratch makes sense. But when you are supposed to deliver a working app in a given amount of time, it is way easier to have a structure ready to begin working on, so that you can focus on what is actually important - your implementation.

Yes I do go with using Boilerplate .. why do from scratch when the same has already been done for you.

• plus logic matters , no one cares if built it from scratch or used boilerplate, atlast your final product matters.
• so how you take that boilerplate to its extent is the real job.
• boilerplate has it own advantage , you got to understand other code and continue developing from it, this way your analyzing skills gonna develop too.

So i prefer Boilerplate