Colm Tuite
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Building @base_ui. Co-creator @radix_ui. Founder @modulz @plexiapp.
Joined December 2010
No new components in this Base UI release. But since we're now in beta, the focus has been on improving a11y, perf, and stability. So lots of great updates in those areas. Combobox, Calendar, and other awesome components coming soon.
New Base UI release: 1.0.0-beta.1. ✔︎ New SubmenuRoot part for menus.✔︎ Fixes for Accordion + Collapsible resizing.✔︎ Perf enhancements for Select.✔︎ Many small fixes for menus.✔︎ useRender now RSC compatible.✔︎ Tons of a11y + bug fixes.
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RT @garrytan: If you ever do find the thing you truly love to do that is also making something people want, all you have to do is nose to t….
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RT @colmtuite: @StartupSpells @base_ui yes. the whole base ui team (currently 5 people) is employed full-time by MUI. MUI is doing many mil….
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@colmtuite @base_ui ive moved all my components to base and it’s working perfectly. i encourage everyone to do the same.
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RT @raphaelsalaja: @colmtuite @base_ui ive moved all my components to base and it’s working perfectly. i encourage everyone to do the same.
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we specifically designed base ui for an easy migration path from radix. but my opinion is obv biased, so if anyone has migrated, i'm sure people would love to hear about your experience in a thread here 👂.
@colmtuite @base_ui How difficult is to migrate the shadcn ui primitives from radix to base ui? I think it could be great if you had a dedicated migration section in the docs to show the API changes for components, otherwise it would be difficult to adopt for current projects.
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cool to see so many of you recommending @base_ui in this thread. fwiw, i agree that radix is a liability. off all of the headless ui libs, it's the last option i'd consider for any serious project.
hot take: using shadcn/radix is a liability at this point. either workos needs to find more people to maintain it, or the ecosystem should unite around ariakit.
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final results are in, and the winner is. 🥁. Headless UI Listbox 😢 cc @adamwathan. Back to the drawing board 🙄.
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Rendering 1000 items with @base_ui Select. Probably the fastest select menu in the world? Official report incoming.
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everyone please read.
`cursor: pointer` (👆🏽) on every interactive element:. Over the years, whenever I get the chance, I run some informal usability tests to see if adding `cursor: pointer` to all interactive elements on a page really provides the best user experience. The Ariakit site uses `cursor:.
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RT @destraynor: Dear Europe: For as long as we are popping cookie banners we are simply not serious about technology. End of.
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I saw @DavidSacks recently questioning Jony Ive’s true contribution to Apple, asking what did he really do. I think the more important question is what did he not do.
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