elm-graphql VS vite

Once I could quickly make calls against a server, and see the raw responses were matching up to my expectations, I moved to finding an Elm equivalent. Two years ago or so, Dillon had his GraphQL library and marketed it well.

The elm-graphql library enables code generation. This enables us to extend the “fearless refactoring” across the entire stack. As we build, learn, and eventually change our domain model from those learning’s, we can regenerate the front-end code needed, and the compiler lets us know what to modify (I still haven’t found something this powerful for ReScript yet).

I've managed to run the example from dillonkearns examples at master, however it is using a strange version of Swapi/Object with CustomScalarCodecs instead of ScalarCodecs generated by his code generation utility. I'm new to Elm, so costed me some time to make the Starwars.elm file work with properly generated classes, since even Id types in the repo example are not matching the generated types (Int vs String).

As of this writing, initializing a Hattip project requires some manual commands. However, keep in mind that a zero-config development environment based on Vite is in the works.

import { defineConfig } from 'vite' import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react' // https://vitejs.dev/config/ export default defineConfig({ plugins: [react()], server: { port: 4200, } })

For the frontend of "I Disappear," I leverage the automated build & deploy system provided by Netlify, which seamlessly integrates with Vite. This setup ensures that every deployment is optimized for performance, utilizing Vite’s modern build tools to enhance speed and efficiency.

Given our team's collective proficiency within the React ecosystem, we decided to leverage this expertise for our project. Initially, we contemplated utilizing Next.js; however, due to the limited practical experience with this technology among key engineers and the pressing timeline to develop the first prototype, we opted for a Single Page Application(SPA) approach. For bundling, we selected Vite, primarily due to its super fast build times, simplicity of configuration, and potential for a nearly seamless transition to server-side rendering.

We are continuing to add new project templates for various types of projects, and we've recently created one for the infamous combination of React with Vite tooling.

Vite focuses on providing an extremely fast development server and workflow speed in web development. It uses its own ES module imports during development, speeding up the startup time.

Vite and Next.js are both top 5 modern development framework right now. They are both great depending on your use case so we’ll discuss 4 areas: Architecture, main features, developer experience and production readiness. After learning about these we’ll have a better idea of which one is best for your project.

import { defineConfig } from 'vite' import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react-swc' import path from 'path' // https://vitejs.dev/config/ export default defineConfig({ plugins: [react()], server: { port: 3000 }, css: { devSourcemap: true }, resolve: { alias: { '~': path.resolve(__dirname, './src') } } })

I am currently utilizing Vite:

Homepage: https://vitejs.dev/