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Oleg Pimenov
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Radix UI for Angular is Finally Available!

Radix for Angular is finally available!

What is Radix UI?

Radix UI is a headless, unstyled component library that offers a highly customizable and accessible component experience.

Why Radix?

Radix provides the flexibility to create fully customized components while managing complex logic and accessibility.

Radix Angular is here!

We’re thrilled to introduce Radix Angular! This port leverages Angular's reactive features, making integration seamless. Using Radix in Angular allows developers to maintain full control over component styling and behavior, while Radix takes care of accessibility, state management, and interaction patterns.

Why use Radix in Angular?

  • Separation of concerns: Angular’s structure pairs well with Radix, allowing clear division between UI logic and design. Angular’s reactive model: Radix components can easily integrate with Angular’s reactive forms and state management, enhancing performance and flexibility.
  • Customization: Angular’s component-based architecture allows for complete customization, leveraging Radix's unstyled components to build a tailored design system.
  • Accessibility: Radix handles accessibility out-of-the-box, ensuring compliance with best practices for screen readers and keyboard navigation.
  • Scalability: Radix's modular nature fits perfectly in Angular's scalable architecture, making it easy to extend and adapt to large applications.

Check out the Radix Angular port on GitHub and visit the documentation at radix-ng.com and next.radix-ng.com.

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Hossein Yazdi

I Love Radix's clean components, I've already gone ahead and featured it in our directory long ago; webcurate.co/p/radix-ui

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Oleg Pimenov

An interesting website, I wasn't aware of it.
Maybe the Radix NG version will be added there as well :)

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Hossein Yazdi

Thanks Oleg! Yeah, it can be interesting to our dev users 😀

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Fyodor

Angular has the awesome official CDK so not sure Radix will find wide adoption among the developers

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Oleg Pimenov

That's true, Angular/CDK is a great tool, and some of the primitives in Radix-NG extend its functionality.
Radix-NG also includes some features that aren't available in Angular/CDK. I'd be happy if this serves as inspiration for the Angular team to expand their own toolkit.
Additionally, we aim to accomplish another goal – to provide developers with more showcases of what can be built using these components.

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jayik95342@sigmazon.com

That’s exciting news about Radix UI for Angular! To address your question about chronological vs functional age, Radix UI can help create visually appealing and accessible components that enhance user experiences, but it's important to consider how different age metrics might impact your app's usability. For instance, understanding functional age can help tailor your design to be more intuitive for users of varying abilities.