LiveComponent with Cameron Dutro

About this episode

Cameron Dutro discusses the LiveComponent library that enhances Rails ViewComponent with client-side state and targeted re-rendering.

Cameron Dutro returns to the show to introduce LiveComponent, a new library that adds client-side state and targeted re-rendering to Rails ViewComponent using Hotwire + Stimulus with minimal JavaScript. Chris, Andrew, and Cameron dig into why he built it, how it serializes component state and models, how updates flow from events to fast server-rendered HTML morphs, where it shines compared to plain Turbo/Stimulus, and how optional React support can help with migration and interoperability. Hi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Oliver, Andrew Mason, David Hill

Guest: Cameron Dutro

Topics covered

• LiveComponent
• Rails
• client-side state
• targeted re-rendering
• Hotwire
• Stimulus
• JavaScript

Keywords

• LiveComponent
• Rails ViewComponent
• client-side state
• Hotwire
• Stimulus
• Turbo
• React
• JavaScript

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rails ViewComponent, Hotwire, Stimulus, Turbo, React

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