Screenshot from the nodedev package:
That's the NodeFactory node that generates template files for a new node. That latest addition was the minify node that makes the node appear without a label in the workspace.
Using the NR UI and yes, have to agree all those buttons and dials makes it confusing to create a new node but then again, remember which html, js or json files I need for a new node is even more confusing... 
As I've been going along and discovered the button feature or the sidebar nodes or the config nodes, I've added those features to the templates so I don't have to remember this stuff.
I talked a little more about NodeDev over here - it's certainly not simple but then again, copying a bunch of files around and finding all the spots where I need to change something for a new node isn't simpler.
Edit: another part of that package is the package importer sidebar node:
What that does is import the code of any package I like. It imports the code as nodes in my NR flow, with that, I can easily find out how others solve problems that I'm having.
It's a bit confusing since it opens the import dialog:
but after doing the import, I have the entire code:
