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Burton Smith

@stuffbreaker.bsky.social

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Fun-loving coder and speaker. I love web development, web components, and design systems. Creator of kickstand-ui. I work @microsoft

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · Apr 15

Something that I heard last week that I really appreciated.

4 Pathways to Purpose

Something that:
1. Excites you
2. Agitates you
3. Makes you curious
4. Feels neglected from earlier in your life

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 1d

I can't wait for this to get picked up! Building #AI tooling into the #WebComponents language server is kind of a pain right now.

Introduction - Agent Client Protocol share.google/efO6Jngr1ROw...

Introduction - Agent Client Protocol

Get started with the Agent Client Protocol (ACP)

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 2d

Shoelace also provides an i18n package, but we have also gone down the route of a custom solution with dynamic imports.

If you are providing translations, I also recommend surfacing them as attributes/props in case they need to be customized.

github.com/shoelace-sty...

GitHub - shoelace-style/localize: A micro library for localizing custom elements.

A micro library for localizing custom elements. Contribute to shoelace-style/localize development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, we've been trying to track it down since the end of last week. It's a strange one indeed...

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 6d

It's finally here! Shopify Polaris #WebComponents!

Anthony Frehner @frehner.me · 7d

Polaris (web components) are now stable. The component APIs are unified across the Shopify ecosystem. Lots of hard work and alignment in this; lots of great devs contributing.

🎉

www.shopify.com/partners/blo...

Polaris Goes Stable - The Future of Shopify App Development is Here (2025) - Shopify

Polaris is now GA. Today marks a milestone moment for Shopify developers: Polaris is now stable and the default library for building experiences across the entire Shopify ecosystem.

www.shopify.com

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 7d

Check it out at:
wc-toolkit.com/integrations...

WCTools

A suite of integration tools for web components / custom elements

wc-toolkit.com

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 7d

I'm very excited to announce the release of the #WebComponents CLI validator! Now you can validate your web components in your build pipelines.

#html #javascript

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 13d

What have you published?

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 13d

a man is riding a segway in an office with the words welcome aboard below him

Alt: Michael scott is riding a segway in an office with the words welcome aboard below him

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 14d

A new #WebComponents library is out! This looks amazing! Nice job @cory.laviska.com!
#html #css #JavaScript

Quiet UI @quietui.org · 14d

An unlikely component has quickly turned into one of my favorites:

quietui.org/docs/compone...

Mesh Gradient · Quiet UI

Generates beautiful mesh gradients with customizable colors and complexity.

quietui.org

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations, @bencallahan.com!

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 21d

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Alt: Willy Wonka is saying `` please , tell us more '' .

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 21d

I had a great time nerding out about #WebComponents DX and #DesignSystems!

Font Awesome @fontawesome.com · 22d

🧙 Web Components need better tools.
Burton Smith built them.
🎧 Full ep → youtu.be/o6ygtiP31ws?...
#ToolingFixes #DXLove #PodcastAwesome

Rage Coding, Headless Web Components, and the Future of DX with Burton Smith | Podcast Awesome

YouTube video by Font Awesome

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 23d

My friends in Columbus, please come out and support our Metro Parks with a bunch of fellow nerds!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tech-takeo...

Tech Takeover Tuesday: Benefiting Friends of Metro Parks

Brews, raffle prizes, & park love! Join TechLife’s Tech Takeover Tues Sept 23 @ Nocterra (Scioto Audubon) -Benefiting Friends of Metro Parks

www.eventbrite.com

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 24d

If you're planing on using vanilla web components, I like this guide for getting started:

javascript.info/webcomponent...

If you want something with a bit nicer DX, you may want to check out somethig like @lit.dev or @stenciljs.com.

From the orbital height

javascript.info

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 24d

Ah, I see. There are a few things I see:

1. You're using customized built-in elements, and those are not supported by Safari (and likely won't ever be), so I recommend using autonomous custom elements instead.
2. Slots won't work without the shadow DOM

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 24d

Oh, interesting. That should be relatively straightforward. Can you explain a bit more? I'd love to get you unstuck.

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 25d

That's a shame. What turned you away?

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 28d

I'm so excited about the progress the @storybook.js.org team has been making!

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 29d

Adding @jensimmons.bsky.social for visibility since she is the WebKit wizard. 😁

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 29d

I heard an interesting phrase today - "deskilling framework". Are there any #html, #css, or #javascript frameworks that you would consider are "deskilling" the #webdev community?

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Do you have a dedicated design engineering team for building your design system or are they part of the general engineering team?

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · Sep 8

What do you think the challenges will be, if not?

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Should engineers that build the #DesignSystem be part of the same team as the designers or should they be separate teams?

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Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · Sep 5

@wildermuth.com are you dabbling in the dark arts (aka web components) these days?

Burton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · Sep 5

They use Bing's.