Basecoat
Dev tools
ui component library
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How HN took it
19 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.48.
Execution: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fills a gap for server-rendered UI component kits
From 3 comments
There’s a huge need for this, thank you! I build server-rendered marketing sites and there’s a huge gulf between the jQuery and React era.
juddlyon on HNReally great! A major downside of moving from SPA's back to vanilla JS is how much you lose in terms of UI components. I've normally done DaisyUI + Tailwind + Rails but it never…
czhu12 on HNThis is great! The HTMX community needs more friendly UI kits like this.
klaussilveira on HN
Nice look and feel of shadcn style
From 3 comments
This is great! I really like the style of shadcn/ui. Recently I’ve been using ChatGPT to convert shadcn components to JinjaX. Will definitely give yours a try!
pxheller on HNGlad you shared this. Looks nice!
anon1094 on HNI dig it. Love this
campak on HN
Objections
Tailwind dependency is a problem for some users
From 2 comments
Now you just need to remove Tailwind
pacmanche on HNand then... that solves the issue of a Tailwind dep
campak on HN
Some styles did not load in Safari and Firefox
From 1 comment
FYI I don't think all of your styles are loading on the page. Tried safari and firefox and it doesn't look right.
jmisavage on HN
Requests
CDN option for quick start
From 1 comment
Looks nice! Can you add a CDN option? Would be nice for a quick start to play around. Also, reminds me of https://franken-ui.dev
replwoacause on HN
Remove Tailwind dependency, raw CSS build
From 2 comments
Would you be interested in getting rid of Tailwind and have the styling strictly with SASS mixins?
rglullis on HNNow you just need to remove Tailwind
pacmanche on HN
Focus trap in dialogs
From 1 comment
Looks great! One suggestion would be adding a focus trap, such as when a Dialog opens. It's nice to use the tab key to move around the Dialog (inputs and buttons). Currently…
gsanderson on HN
Framework integration examples
From 1 comment
Awesome. Using Vue/Tailwind, I'm definitely interested in this. Maybe you could try to add examples of integrations with others frameworks? I'll play with it and give you my 2…
BenderV on HN
Questions
Why Alpine.js instead of web components
From 1 comment
Why did you decide going old school using Alpine.js instead of using plain vanilla web components?
o_m on HN
Was the port automated or manual
From 2 comments
> Why I built it: after moving from a Next.js stack back to Flask + Tailwind + HTMX, I missed shadcn/ui and didn’t want walls of Tailwind classes (like Flowbite or Preline). I…
exiguus on HNVery cool! Are you manually porting all components or are you using some sort of automated process?
WilcoKruijer on HN
Alternatives named
Franken UI
From 1 comment
Looks nice! Can you add a CDN option? Would be nice for a quick start to play around. Also, reminds me of https://franken-ui.dev
replwoacause on HN
shadcn-vue
From 1 comment
Not sure if you're aware, but there's a well-supported Vue ShadCN library: https://www.shadcn-vue.com/
codybontecou on HN
Pines UI
From 1 comment
This is awesome. I did the same and have been using AlpineJS Pines UI library. Been pretty happy with it! But will take a look at this
Jonovono on HN
DaisyUI
From 1 comment
Really great! A major downside of moving from SPA's back to vanilla JS is how much you lose in terms of UI components. I've normally done DaisyUI + Tailwind + Rails but it never…
czhu12 on HN
Bootstrap
From 1 comment
Can someone eli5 how this is different from something like bootstrap?
boxed on HN