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title: Chakra UI London Meetup 2024 Recap |
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description: Last Thursday's meetup was nothing short of amazing |
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type: article |
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authors: ["esther"] |
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publishedAt: "2024-12-03" |
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The Chakra UI London Meetup was a special evening where we got to meet |
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face-to-face with many community members who we had only known through online |
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interactions in the open source world. Some of these connections spanned months |
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or even years, making the in-person gathering even more meaningful. |
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The event held on Thursday, November 28th, 2024 where we talked about Chakra UI |
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v3, and the future of Chakra UI. |
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The evening kicked off with light refreshments and chats. We exchanged ideas, |
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shared our favorite Chakra components, and of course, grabbed some stickers. |
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## Talks |
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We had three amazing talks that evening, each bringing unique insights into |
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Chakra UI's evolution and new features. |
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### Building Chakra UI v3 |
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The opening talk was delivered by [Sage](https://x.com/thesegunadebayo), the |
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creator of Chakra UI. His talk provided a technical deep dive into the process |
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behind building Chakra UI v3, going from the logic layer to the presentation |
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layer. |
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Key highlights from the talk: |
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- **Component Design**: Using the slider component, Sage showcased how |
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components are now built in Chakra UI. Going from the headless layer to the |
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presentation layer, and leveraging state machines to handle interactions. |
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- **Logic Layer** powered by [Zag.js](https://zagjs.com/) |
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- **Headless UI Layer** handled by [Ark UI](https://ark-ui.com/) |
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- **Presentation Layer** handled by Chakra's theming system |
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- **Component Anatomy**: He broke down the structure of Chakra UI components |
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into separate parts so create a shared language for developers and designers. |
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- **Component API**: Sage emphasized how Chakra UI v3 leverages both open and |
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closed component APIs to provide a flexible and consistent developer |
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experience. |
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type="figma" |
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title="View the slides" |
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url="https://www.figma.com/deck/WbCGjQGQCupXNvCiSqMHsf/Chakra-Meetup-Nov.?node-id=1-25&node-type=slide&viewport=-136%2C-13%2C0.63&t=tAFo6Oa8uI2pxIW5-1&scaling=min-zoom&content-scaling=fixed&page-id=0%3A1" |
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/> |
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### Hidden Gems of Chakra UI v3 |
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Next up, [Ivica Batinić](https://x.com/_isBatak) took the stage to highlight new |
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features in Chakra v3, showing how the theming system works, and ways to improve |
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runtime performance of dynamic styles. |
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Key highlights from the talk: |
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- **Multipart Component Nuances**: Understanding the finer details of multipart |
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components. |
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- **Performant Dynamic Styles**: Techniques for optimizing styles dynamically. |
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- **Modernized Polymorphic Patterns**: Leveraging patterns that boost |
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flexibility in component usage. |
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- **Advanced Styling Features**: Unlocking powerful new styling capabilities. |
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type="site" |
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title="View the slides" |
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url="https://hidden-gems-of-chakra-ui-v3.vercel.app/1" |
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/> |
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### Exploring Chakra's Color Picker |
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The final talk of the night was led by |
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[Esther Adebayo](https://x.com/_estheradebayo), who gave a stunning demo of the |
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new Color Picker component in Chakra UI v3, showing how to build a page with |
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real-time color customization. |
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alt="Esther Talk" |
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Key highlights from the talk: |
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- **Color Picker Overview**: Why a Color Picker is an essential tool for any |
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design system. |
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- **Design Considerations**: What makes a good color picker component, and how |
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to build one. |
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- **Component Anatomy**: A walkthrough of the Color Picker's anatomy. |
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- **Live Demo**: Esther demoed the ColorPicker component, showing how it can be |
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used to style a login screen in real time. |
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<ResourceCard |
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type="youtube" |
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title="Watch the talk" |
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url="https://youtu.be/neesBbYuGT0" |
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/> |
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## Conclusion |
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We wrapped up the evening with a Q&A session where attendees got the chance to |
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ask their questions, from technical details to what's next for Chakra UI. |
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A huge thank you to everyone who attended and made this meetup so special. We |
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couldn't do this without you, and we look forward to the next one. |
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alt="Chakra Stickers" |
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height="500px" |
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/> |
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## Connect with us |
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- Join our [Discord community](https://discord.gg/chakra-ui). |
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- Follow us on [X](https://x.com/chakra_ui). |
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- Keep an eye out for future events! |
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Until next time, keep building with Chakra UI! |
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