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Component library - Pebble UX

To the DEV Community, I have been working on a passion project for a while now, and this week I finally hit a major milestone: I published the very first stable version to NPM.

• Pebble UX is a native, framework-agnostic component library
• Blazor Bridge enables .NET developers to use Pebble UX components
• Library focuses on accessibility, themeability, and minimal overhead

4h ago ·dev.to

The Enterprise SaaS Playbook: How to Get 5 Paid Design Partners Before Writing Code

Enterprise software building is a fundamentally different process than building a consumer business. There's no focus on virality or $10/mo app subscriptions.

• Secure 5 industry pioneers as design partners for co-development
• Focus on process during discovery calls, not features
• Validate product assumptions with a manual concierge prototype

4h ago ·dev.to

Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo goes on sale in South Africa

The first reviews are mixed, supply is tight, and in South Africa the Duo costs up to R77 000.

4h ago ·techcentral.co.za

Replacing Excel with a Next.js Web App: A Dev's Playbook

Every dev has seen it: a business running its entire operation on a 40-tab Excel file named Orders_FINAL_v2_REAL.xlsx. The 'Excel person' holds it all in their head, formulas break silently, and…

• AimEncoders developed playbook to replace Excel with modern web apps
• Data modeling foundation for simplified development process
• PostgreSQL with row-level permissions ensures reliable operation

3h ago ·dev.to

NestJS 12 Lifecycle Hooks: The Order You Can't Assume

A NestJS app upgrades from v11 to v12. No application code changes — just npm i @nestjs/core@latest @nestjs/common@latest .

3h ago ·dev.to

Your Custom Hooks Tear in React 18. `useSyncExternalStore` Fixes It.

The header says "You're offline." Three pixels below it, the save button is still clickable, sending requests like nothing's wrong. Same navigator.onLine value. Same render.

• React 18 introduced useSyncExternalStore to fix tearing issue.
• useSyncExternalStore allows subscribing to external state without tearing.
• Include getServerSnapshot for server-side rendering to avoid hydration mismatches.

3h ago ·dev.to