A Solid primer on Signals
JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development
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Embrace simplicity over abstraction
Using libraries like Solid over Svelt, despite leveraging compilers for JSX, Solid emphasizes simplicity by being a runtime library rather than compiler-dependent, which results in transparent and straightforward development without abstracting too much from the underlying processes. The speaker finds that the farther one gets from the core operations to abstractions like compilers, the more complex and challenging it becomes to understand the inner workings, suggesting that simplicity should be prioritized over excessive abstraction in development processes.
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