Learning by copy-paste
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English - May 24, 2023 14:57 - 41 minutes - 37.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTechnology technology web javascript ember ember.js software development design Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: What problems do React Server Components solve?
Sam and Ryan use some recent Twitter discussion on copying + pasting code (instead of abstracting it for reuse) as a springboard for a discussion about how their thinking on low-level UI components and design systems has changed over the years.
Topics include:
0:00 - Intro2:16 - Copy-paste vs. creating abstractions11:43 - How we used to build shared UI components15:34 - How we use UI components today22:42 - Is copy-paste the easiest way for developers to implement consistent design?27:41 - When should we create abstractions?37:15 - Designing copy-pasteable APIsLinks:
Dan’s tweetBuild UI NewsletterSam’s Server Actions video on YouTube