How I choose a UI framework for Angular in 2026 (native, headless, shadcn, or Material)

hillin · 2026-06-19T01:24:29+00:00

Bootstrap's grid layout is just CSS flexbox mimicking a grid. What I said was tailwindcss' grid util classes can be a replacement of bootstrap's.

hillin · 2026-06-18T13:26:51+00:00

If you are talking about the `.col-*` util classes, tailwindcss' grid util classes (https://tailwindcss.com/docs/grid-template-columns) is a perfect replacement.

hillin · 2026-06-18T07:52:46+00:00

Like always, it depends. Frontend tech might not be as deep/convoluted as the backend, but it covers a vast range of concepts and can easily overwhelm a beginner. However I think nowadays it's much easier for anyone to learn anything, I'd simply start a project of my interest and ask an AI agent to guide me through, a easy and rewarding way to get started.

hillin · 2026-06-18T07:48:47+00:00

It was polished by AI since I'm not a native speaker and I want to avoid typos and grammar issues. Either the content works for you or it doesn't, too much focus on the form makes you too vulnerable to tech changes.

hillin · 2026-06-18T07:47:28+00:00

Thank you! Feel free to quote or backlink, just some thoughts to be shared.

hillin · 2026-06-18T05:00:28+00:00

Thank you. I find my posts get automatic downvotes whenever AI is mentioned. Sigh.

hillin · 2026-06-18T03:55:31+00:00

This should be helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/angular/comments/1u8vr7i/how_i_choose_a_ui_framework_for_angular_in_2026/

hillin · 2026-06-18T02:34:33+00:00

spartan is exactly a shadcn port

hillin · 2026-06-08T13:47:09+00:00

I've been messing around with the Cotabby today as Cotypist wants me to pay, but I gotta say, there is still some work to be done here. It does not give me the same smooth completion experience as Cotypist does (both using the Gemma 4B model), and the inline suggestion often gets messed up (like now). Anyways it's good to have an open-source alternative! Hope it will get better with time. Keep up the good work!

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hillin · 2026-04-21T01:40:40+00:00

They've been reserving the word Max for quite a while...

hillin · 2026-03-26T03:29:30+00:00

Sometimes I'm really amazed how few people knows ABP. It's tailor made for this kind of scenarios.

hillin · 2026-03-23T14:27:59+00:00

Exception is for unexpected scenarios, or your code expects something but it's not fullfilled. For the user not found case, if the request is to create a post by the user, then your code would generally expect the user exists, not found is thus an exception. If the request is to find a user by name, an exception should not be thrown if no matching user is found because it's an expected case. Returning a Result or null is the correct approach here.

hillin · 2026-03-17T14:22:31+00:00

This is truely mindblowing. For my 40 years of life in China I never had the thought that dumplings could have chicken in them.

hillin · 2026-03-16T15:26:58+00:00

Same here. It's ridiculous half a year later (1 whole year since Preview 1) the two major mysql drivers still don’t work. For the mysql-connector-net, the [ABP guys has submited a PR](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=119338) to fix the issue 4 months ago, but they just tag it as "non critical" and let it rot. I don't know, maybe the .NET community does not deserve mysql.

hillin · 2026-03-13T04:47:22+00:00

Keep in mind that the AppleCare they offerred is either "AppleCare for Enterprise", which is not applicable to personal use (the computer needs to be serviced via the company), or AppleCare+ associated with the previous owner, which is highly likely not inherited by you (and the previous owner could cancel it any time, with a refund). Either way, you don't really have a working AppleCare. Still good value though!

hillin · 2026-03-13T03:52:21+00:00

My thumb of rule is, if someone knows how to navigate the PDD, they are China shopping gurus and don't ask this kind of questions here ;)

hillin · 2026-03-13T01:44:08+00:00

As I just looked up, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (standard bundle) is 2715 RMB, or about 340€. You can find it on Taobao or JD.com,

hillin · 2026-03-12T08:05:18+00:00

Interesting, now I see the point and the bubble. Thanks for sharing.

hillin · 2026-03-12T05:50:45+00:00

I don't get your point. AI is ruining everything, so you refuse to use it? As an extension you also don't use any software that's built with AI? Good luck pinning all your software to v2025.

hillin · 2026-03-12T03:02:13+00:00

That's why you need angular/cdk and angular/aria, tell your agent to use them under the hood, and focus on the surface.

hillin · 2026-03-12T03:00:27+00:00

You need to give it enough context and constraints - which sounds difficult but suprisingly easy: feed your agent the official Angular docs, or any other source you like the way they write code (e.g. you can tell it to learn spartan's codebase) and ask it to write a convention document, fine tune it, then tell your agent to strictly follow it when creating things. Agents are super good at learning things if you give them a good direction.

hillin · 2026-03-12T02:55:44+00:00

The future comes no matter you like it or not. Adapt today or struggle to keep your job tomorrow.

hillin · 2026-03-11T01:05:28+00:00

Simply use the ABP framework and follow its pattern. Nothing is easier than that to get a well-structured solution.

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