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I'm currently building one called Nitro Kit. Everyone seems to have their own opinion on what something like this should and should be or do. Nitro Kit is my opinion and I'm getting a lot of joy from using it on my own sites and services. It's free and open source and, full disclaimer, there's a paid premium offering too. https://nitrokit.dev/ Here's a video about my reasoning behind building it: https://www.youtube.…
Totally get the struggle — I spent way too many hours figuring which design system should I use for my next project. Ended up creating a site to compare the options: [ https://rails.style ]. Might help others in the same spot.
I am curious - why is Bootstrap not on the list?
One of the things most frequently ignored on the comparison chart is the fact that there's a massive ecosystem of free and paid Bootstrap themes which can massively shortcut development.
There's so much bikeshedding and yak shaving when it comes to this topic. Folks spending their time considering options that also won't be Cool in two years instead of actually building The Thing.
Totally get the struggle — I spent way too many hours figuring which design system should I use for my next project. Ended up creating a site to compare the options: [ https://rails.style ]. Might help others in the same spot.
I'm currently building one called Nitro Kit. Everyone seems to have their own opinion on what something like this should and should be or do. Nitro Kit is my opinion and I'm getting a lot of joy from using it on my own sites and services. It's free and open source and, full disclaimer, there's a paid premium offering too. https://nitrokit.dev/ Here's a video about my reasoning behind building it: https://www.youtube.…
Just want to say I stumbled across your Youtube channel a while back and have been delighted by the content. Keep up the good work!
Obviously niche, but the GOV.UK Design System is very well supported in Rails. There's a form builder and library of components (built and maintained by me) which, between them, provide full coverage. Most new Rails services use them. It's a good match because accessibility is one of the Design Systems' primary concerns so JavaScript is used very sparingly and only to enhance. They're not official, only Nunjucks is s…
Awesome work and hope your gov't sees the value of this work and oss work in general!
It’s too bad most UI libraries ate tied to a particular framework like React, Tailwind, etc. instead of self-contained web component elements.