908: Storybook Has Evolved w/ Jeppe Reinhold

Wes and Scott talk with Jeppe Reinhold about Storybook 9’s powerful new features—including drastically reduced bloat, seamless Vite integration, and next-level component testing. They dive into visual regression testing, accessibility, performance, and best practices for writing robust, isolated UI components developers can actually enjoy testing and documenting. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:40 What is Storybook? 03:48 How Storybook makes component design easier 04:41 Vite integration and compatibility with other tools Vite webpack RSpack 06:50 Storybook’s significantly smaller bundle size e18e polka 13:31 Upgrading to Storybook 9 17:34 Testing components with Storybook Vitest 19:51 How do you write a component “story”? 24:29 Brought to you by Sentry.io 24:54 How visual testing works 28:38 How Storybook makes money 29:33 Best practices for component design 32:24 Mocking and testing strategies 34:49 Accessibility testing 40:51 Add-ons and future features 44:43 Storybook’s documentation 46:33 Sick Picks + Shameless plugs Sick Picks Jeppe: JBL Boombox 3 Wi-Fi Shameless Plugs Jeppe: chromatic Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads