Front end

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Reading material thoughts on anything front end related

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Looked into the landscape of css libraries today. The purpose was to explore what is the most minimal I can do for a frontend without npm if I can get away with it.

SimpleCSS

https://simplecss.org

• Can download into a single file
• No npm required
• Very small
• No grid based system for layouts
• Good for static site generation / blogs

Bulma

https://bulma.io

• Can download into a single file
• No npm required
• Contains some sass stuff which looks to be deprecated left and right from the industry.
• Doesn't contain a good list of more complex components like a date picker or combobox searcher.

gov uk design system

https://design-system.service.gov.uk/get-started/

• Can use a precompiled css file but wont have the JS features for the components.
• Pushes to use npm

US design system

https://designsystem.digital.gov/how-to-use-uswds/

• npm required

Beercss

https://github.com/beercss/beercss

• npm required
• I personally like the components in this library

Tailwind CSS

https://tailwindcss.com/

• new hotness in town. Loads of youtubers have videos on this one.