serhii on X: "Speaking of bricks, let's all thank @dcasn for a second"

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Speaking of bricks, let's all thank @dcasn for a second

Guillermo Rauch

@rauchg

Aug 15

I think people don’t realize how much of the success of React is actually @shadcn. I once referred to React as the actual “LEGO brick for adults.” But in reality it was more the description of the geometry of the bricks. The spec. Shadcn is what people actually wanted from Show more

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React was open-sourced in 2013 and dominant for years before shadcn/ui launched in January 2023. Other UI libraries predated it. react.dev/versions ui.shadcn.com/docs/changelog…

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