Exploring the Ecosystem of SolidJS

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This chapter delves into the features and ecosystem surrounding SolidJS, comparing it to other frameworks and highlighting core functionalities available from both the core team and the extended ecosystem. It discusses routing, server-side rendering, compatibility with different bundlers, third-party routers, and component libraries like Cobalt UI, as well as adoption of common libraries and development of more generic ones.

Solid.js is a popular JavaScript framework known for its reactive and efficient rendering system. Instead of using a Virtual DOM, it compiles its templates to real DOM nodes and updates them with fine-grained reactions.

Ryan Carniato is the creator of SolidJS, and he joins the show to talk about the framework.

Taylor Nodell is a software engineer specializing in front end web technologies. He’s particularly passionate about accessibility and how the internet is changing our relationships to each other. He spends his weekends hiking in the Australian wilderness and making heavy metal.