Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats Supper Club × Visual Coding Languages With Steve Sewell
Mar 3, 2023
Join Steve Sewell, Co-founder and CEO of Builder.io, as he delves into the power of visual programming for web development. He shares insights on transforming design into code with tools like Qwik and Partytown. Learn about optimizing drag-and-drop functionality and the integration of various tech stacks. Steve highlights the importance of accessibility for all users and the future of visual coding, suggesting that it could merge design and development processes akin to modern gaming experiences.
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ShopStyle's CMS Problem
- At ShopStyle, marketing needed more website control, leading to many engineering tickets.
- This sparked the idea for a visual editor using existing components.
Builder.io's Solution
- Builder.io allows visual UI development with any framework's components.
- This bridges the gap between fully custom sites and CMS-driven ones.
Integrating Builder.io
- Integrate Builder.io by creating a catch-all route in your Next.js app.
- This route fetches Builder.io content and renders your components based on it.