Glyph UI Alpha Version - 0.1.0-alpha.2 is Live
I finally made Glyph UI Alpha Version 0.1.0-alpha.2 live. And before I talk about Glyph UI, I need to admit something that is slightly embarrassing. I've been a web developer for 10 years (2016–2026) , and I've never published an npm package. Not one. I've used hundreds of them. Installed them, updated them, removed them, audited them, and occasionally spent an unreasonable amount of time trying…
After 10 years of using npm packages, Glyph UI developer Kaustubh DevStack finally published his own package: Glyph UI Alpha Version 0.1.0-alpha.2. However, the developer learned a hard lesson about the complexities of npm publishing before sharing his creation with the public.
Initially, the developer released 25 packages before hitting npm's publishing rate limit, forcing a 48-hour wait before continuing. When a CSS bug was discovered in two packages, the developer thought they could quickly fix and republish the packages. However, the process became more complicated due to versioning issues across the 36 packages. This led to a further 4-5 day delay due to rate limits and additional publishing.
The distribution side of publishing proved to be a significant challenge. The developer had to consider package versions, dependencies, peer dependencies, build output, CSS package exports, release scripts, and publishing limits. They had not fully accounted for the release process becoming a part of the engineering problem when distributing packages.
Looking back, the developer would have tested the publishing workflow with a smaller number of packages first, tested the actual npm artifact, verified the generated CSS in a clean project, and designed the versioning and release process beforehand. Despite these lessons learned, Glyph UI Alpha Version 0.1.0-alpha.2 is now live and available for users to try out at https://glyph-ui-alpha.vercel.app/.
The developer welcomes feedback and encourages users to report any issues at https://github.com/kaustubhdevstack/glyph-ui-alpha/discussions/1.
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