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1 month ago 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
- Can download into a single file
- No npm required
- Very small
- No grid based system for layouts
- Good for static site generation / blogs
Bulma
- 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
- new hotness in town. Loads of youtubers have videos on this one.
Reading material thoughts on anything front end related