751: UI Components: ShadCN, Tailwind UI, Headless, React Aria, Radix UI

Scott and Wes explore UI Components, discussing functionality, styling, accessibility, and theming. From headless components to styled starters, they share valuable insights to elevate your UI game.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 02:39 We’re on YouTube.
• 03:14 The four categories of UI libraries or frameworks.
• 03:46 What does a UI component need to do?
  • 04:14 Must be functional.
  • 06:20 They must fit styling.
  • 06:33 They must be accessible.
  • 08:09 “Internationalizationable.”
  • 09:29 They must handle theming and variants.
• 10:05 A few common UI components.
  • 10:14 Date Pickers.
  • 12:10 Dropdowns.
  • 13:21 Toast message.
  • Svelte French Toast
  • 15:11 Some honorable mentions.
• 16:10 Headless components.
  • 18:54 React Aria.
  • Behavior, Accessibility, Internationalization
  • 19:34 Radix UI Primitives.
  • 20:16 Downshift JS.
  • 21:29 Tanstack Table and Forms.
• 26:00 Unstyled components.
  • 28:04 Shoelace.
  • 32:47 React Aria Components.
  • 33:00 Headless UI.
  • 33:04 Radix UI.
  • 37:12 Base UI.
• 38:23 What’s up with Google’s design?
• 40:22 Styled Starters.
  • React Aria Components Starter
  • ShadCN
  • Tailwind Catalyst
  • MeltUI
• 47:50 What is the process for overriding with custom elements.
• 51:10 UI Kits and Design Systems.
• 53:06 Some things to consider.
• JS Nation
• 55:41 A few more options to consider.
  • Pigment CSS
  • Base UI
  • Shoelace
  • BaseLayer
  • JollyUI
  • DraftUI
  • Radix UI
  • PenguinUI
  • Tailwind CSS
  • TailwindUI
  • VerveUI
  • DaisyUI
  • ChakraUI
  • Flowbite
  • FloatingUI
  • Downshift JS
  • Mantine
• 59:02 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

• Wes: Battery Daddy
• Scott: Lazy Susan, Rechargeable Batteries, Charger

Shameless Plugs

• Scott: Syntax on YouTube

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