scratch

A small app for saving text, similar to pastebin. Also an experimental testbed for a new supercharged Sail framework.

thoughts

We need a way for new Hoon devs to be able to create robust UI without needing to learn Javascript. "Server rendered" apps are fine for most use cases. There have even been advances to make many of the drawbacks non-existent. The main libraries that address this are Hotwire, htmx, and AlpineJS.

first stage

• port TailwindCSS to Hoon and create a library that integrates easily with Sail and the new framework
• begin implementing basic components as "primitives" possibly using something like Radix UI or hand rolled with
• build gates or Sail hooks of some kind to integrate with one of the "dynamic" HTML libraries listed above
• build first version of the app using the above

second stage

• begin wrapping functionality into custom Sail tags and abstracting functionality into components
• explore common patterns of urbit app interactions and create helpers to facilitate easier/quicker methods
• rewrite app given new abstractions

third stage

• writeup docs for everything generated in the second stage
• create more complex app to show-off what's possible and explore further necessary abstractions