aws-gocljs VS antd

i make two kinds of websites:

- static. markdown rendered to html using github’s api[1].

- dynamic. a go binary and an html file with inlined js zipped together and shipped somewhere[2].

it’s nice to never consider the machinery of either of these anymore. instead i think about building interesting things.

1.

https://github.com/nathants/render

https://nathants.com/

2.

https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs

https://gocljs.nathants.com/

have you tried cljs and reagent? it’s a different vibe.

my bootstrap: https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs

the project: https://reagent-project.github.io/

https://gocljs.nathants.com is 300kb gzipped on deploy in a single html file. setup is here: https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs.

aws, go, and clojurescript.

go is notoriously boring.

the reagent api for clojurescript hasn’t changed in a decade, though recent things like shadow-cljs do improve qol.

aws releases services with 2 in their name instead of changing existing ones. the old boring service will plod along forever.

aws apigateway v2 is much better, but i have many deployed projects i will never migrate because they are fine on v1.

i do it like this: https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs

lambdas updatecode api takes less than a second. using container instead of a zip for lambda has advantages, but speed is not one of them.

i auto rebuild my go zip and patch aws on every code change. it’s done before i alt tab and curl.

script: https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs/blob/master/bin/dev.s...

lambda + s3. add ec2 spot if you need it.

just make sure you understand how billing works. mostly it’s just egress bandwidth is expensive.

do something like this:

https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs

or with less opinions:

https://github.com/nathants/libaws/tree/master/examples/simp...

welcome to cloud, glhf!

using remote resources as a part of your local dev flow can be very useful if your local environment is constrained on:

- upload and/or download bandwidth

- cpu/ram/gpu/ssd

this can be as simple as an ephemeral ec2 spot machine that reacts every time files on it’s filesystem change. it then does stuff, like building and shipping.

your local setup then needs to rsync files from local to remote every time you save a file.

i’m on an upload constrained setup right now, and this[1] significantly speeds up my iterations uploading lambda zips.

fancier setups probably are similarly advantageous, but add tradeoffs proportional to their complexity.

1. https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs/blob/258ea5bb72d06a50...

go, clojurescript, and aws. all three of these have problems, but like linux are the least bad of the available options. from some angles they are even quite good.

- go, a natural fit for backend with types and compilers and speed

- clojurescript (and react via reagent), a natural fit for frontend with dynamism, flexibility, and data centrism

- aws, a natural fit for infra. like linux, literally everyone is using it. if you avoid architect advice and tape over most of the knobs it’s quite good

example:

https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs

on aws as scale to zero services. lambda, dynamo, s3, and ephemeral ec2 spot.

when egress bandwidth is needed i use cloudflare workers + r2 just like i would use s3 presigned urls.

typically i start from a full project template[1][2]. sometimes i start from scratch[3].

1. https://github.com/nathants/aws-gocljs

2. https://github.com/nathants/aws-exec

3. https://github.com/nathants/libaws

Ant Design

Official Website: https://ant.design/

Ant Design (antd) is a React component library for building beautiful and modern user interfaces. It comes with a collection of prebuilt, enterprise-level UI components. To install Ant Design, use the command below:

🔍 Site ⭐ GitHub

(I'm a frontend dev, but I came into the design side only later in my career, after having started as a full-stack programmer.)

I think this book is probably the single best resource I've seen on the topic: https://www.refactoringui.com/

It's a really easy-to-use format (one quick tip on each page, with clear examples).

It's from the people who made Tailwind, a CSS framework that's basically a reimagining of Bootcamp for the Javascript/component era.

Check out some of their templates: https://tailwindui.com/templates

These are lookalike "modern" designs that you can pay to use, or just draw inspiration from. Imitation == flattery and all that.

Along similar lines, check out the free Next.js templates: https://vercel.com/templates/next.js

If you want to build up from components instead, Tailwind offers a component library too: https://tailwindui.com/components

For React, I prefer the astoundingly good MUI framework (amazing components with lots of customizability, a good enough default look, and great documentation): https://mui.com/ If you end up going this route, using their Figma kit (https://mui.com/store/items/figma-react/) plus the Refactoring UI book from above should allow you to whip up a pretty standard-looking, "pretty enough" design in very little time. And then implementing it using the actual MUI lib would just take a few days.

There's also Ant Design: https://ant.design/

And Chakra UI: https://chakra-ui.com/

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For more theoretical stuff (i.e., less visual but still very valuable), the UX research group Nielsen Norman still has a treasure trove of valuable advice: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-ten-guidelines-for-home...

You should know the basics of accessibility (beyond general usability, this alos means alt text, header levels, contrast ratios, readability, screen readers, keyboard navigation, special considerations for the hard of sight and hearing, etc.): https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ or at least use an easy checklist tool like Microsoft's WCAG analyzer: https://accessibilityinsights.io/

Ant Design is a fantastic toolkit for React developers. It's like having a box of building blocks that are not only stylish but also super functional. With Ant Design, you get a collection of pre-made React components that you can easily put together to create a sleek and modern look for your web projects. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned developer, Ant Design simplifies the process of making your web applications both visually appealing and user-friendly. It's a go-to choice for those who want a seamless blend of design and functionality in their React applications.

The backend UI is a combination of React + MUI + Ant Design.

Material-UI Ant Design Chakra UI Semantic UI React

ant-design -> Less configurable. Limited but nice components.

GitHub stars: 88k GitHub link: https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design Documentation: https://ant.design/docs/react/getting-started