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Discussion on: Should one need a UI Component library in 2022?

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Dennis Persson

CSS frameworks are a matter of scaling. Huge project with plenty of people involved absolutely need it. A portfolio maintained by a single person definitely don't need it.

Still, there are a lot of reasons to use it even when you don't need it. Most people are decent, but not good, at CSS. Writing custom CSS therefore quickly escalates to a mess. Sticking to a UI library can very often save you from that.

Anyhow, if you only plan to use a single or a few components from a library, you're probably better off without it, IF you know how to write the compontent so it works well.

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Sadeedpv🥇 • Edited

I do it all the time. Most of the time, when I install a component library, I do so for a single component or two 😄. Even though I am decent enough with css grid flexbox and layout system, I don't believe in my design skills yet. Most of the time, I do the layout myself, and use a prebuilt component library.