Learning by copy-paste

Sam and Ryan use some recent Twitter discussion on copying + pasting code (instead of abstracting it for reuse) as a springboard for a discussion about how their thinking on low-level UI components and design systems has changed over the years. Topics include: 0:00 - Intro 2:16 - Copy-paste vs. creating abstractions 11:43 - How we used to build shared UI components 15:34 - How we use UI components today 22:42 - Is copy-paste the easiest way for developers to implement consistent design? 27:41 - When should we create abstractions? 37:15 - Designing copy-pasteable APIs Links: Dan’s tweet Build UI Newsletter Sam’s Server Actions video on YouTube