Branden | Astro UI Specialist

500 stars on Starwind UI overnight. I’m honestly speechless. I built this because I wanted the "shadcn/ui experience" specifically optimized for @astro.build . Seeing the community rally behind it is incredible. Huge thank you to everyone. We’re just getting started. "npx starwind@latest init"

Claude Opus 4.7 drops and the world collectively goes "meh"

Literally so busy right now I didn't notice Starwind UI was featured on the tldr newsletter a few weeks back Look ma, I'm famous!

When something becomes easy, I get bored of it Then I go and look for the next challenge I can't be the only one, can I?

I love it when people submit PRs to Starwind UI However, there is a 99% chance I will require you to make adjustments before merging. As this is a library used by tons of people, certain standards are required to ensure consistency. Nothing against you, just use it as an opportunity to improve

Such a cool thing to see others using what you created Just broke 100 purchasers of Starwind Pro lifetime access Might not be much for some people, but its incredible to see for me

Been at a hotel for a few weeks now for work The breakfast omelet lady here knows my order and has it ready as soon as she sees me in the restaurant Its the small things

Uber is the most fucking annoying app with notifications. Even with all the marketing and promotion sections disabled, there's way to many. All I want is one notification that my ride is about here. That's it. You done lost your privileges.

Perhaps my favorite thing about living in Asia: The local omelet lady knowing my order, and its <$2

Problem: real user identified as a bot during signup. No indication because that case fails silently Do you: 1. Change the code to provide an error message to the user in this case 2. Leave it as is, since its meant to catch bots and not let them know they've been caught

Every so often someone purchases Starwind Pro without using the super obvious discount code In each case, no one has ever asked for a refund or for the discount to be applied after the fact Don't get me wrong, I like more money. But I just dont understand

Just upgraded the Starwind UI docs site to Astro v6 with literally 0 issues Nice job Astro team!

Simplifying things for your users is always the answer I just recently updated the CLI for installing pro components to not prompt users that it will use shadcn (the library is implemented as an authenticated shadcn registry) Purchases jumped Removing friction is key

AI implementing accessibility be like <ul role="list"> Why is it so garbage?

Absolutely love implementing features / fixes for my users in under 24 hours

Do you use shadcn components in your Astro projects? If so, why? Genuinely curious

Ever created a sweet new component, only to test it in Safari and everything breaks? Same. That's why I created a ton of free components for your Astro projects. Complete with animations, accessibility, and easily customizable. npx starwind@latest init

Absolutely loved this effect by jh3yy, so I added it as a free block in Starwind Pro Now you can enjoy it as a native Astro effect and section

Its crazy to me that people will continuously re-invent complex UI components Waste tons of tokens figuring out why it doesnt work in Safari, or making it accessible When you can just use pre-made open source components that have already figured this out

Dynamic viewport awareness in action: popovers automatically reposition to remain visible as the window size changes

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf... Developers, what's your go-to AI coding tool right now??

99% of the time, variable fonts are the correct answer. The other 1%? Rethink your font choices.

I hate to tell you this, but if you're using React components in your Astro projects, you're doing it wrong. Instead, you should be using open source Astro native components. Why? Far less JS, patterns you already know from shadcn/ui, and it works perfectly with Astro features. Starwind UI 🌟

You don't need a $200/mo "agent swarm" setup to build a profitable business. I love that people are pushing the boundaries of AI loops, but it isn't a requirement for success. Standard AI coding tools are more than enough to help you ship and make thousands a month.

Absolutely nothing better than waking up to product purchase notifications with this out the window

Too many people talk about AI but ship nothing. What are you shipping me with AI? Me - I've been hard at work perfecting tons of new blocks for Starwind Pro. Plus adding new docs, a theme designer, and better theme previews

It’s time for a re-introduction. With the rise of AI spam and anonymous bots, I’ve decided to be less anon. I want to build in the open as a real person. My name is Branden. I’m still the same massive Astro nerd you’ve been following. I'm just putting a face to the code. Keep building.

No doubt that shadcn/ui has been a game changer. But bringing unnecessary React into your Astro projects is the wrong move. That's why I created Starwind UI - Astro native, animated, and accessible components. Add via CLI. Own the code. npx starwind@latest init

Is an llms.txt file actually useful? I implemented one for Starwind UI and tried to have Claude use it in Windsurf Claude 3.7 just wants to do everything itself rather than using the CLI. I have to specifically prompt it to use the CLI that it should use in the first place.

Wow. The new www.cloudflare.com has been built with Astro. Netlify.com already is, and I know Fastly is in the process of moving all of its sites. If you're a hosting company or CDN and you're not using Astro, you're being left behind!

I think "tailwind-variants" might be the answer Looks like it can do everything I need from "class-variance-authority", and it uses "tailwind-merge" to handle class conflicts Any other options?

Anyone else find it incredibly difficult to just stop working? Me: just sitting at the beach, enjoying the sound of the crashing waves My brain: what can we use to override tailwind classes for Starwind UI? Me: begins furiously researching

Starwind UI v1 is officially released! You can now install and use all currently available components in your @astro.build applications. Accessible, customizable, and easy to use. "npx starwind@latest init" starwind.dev

Starwind UI v1 is officially released! You can now install and use all currently available components in your @astro.build applications. Accessible, customizable, and easy to use. "npx starwind@latest init" starwind.dev

With a CLI so you can own the code. Full control. #starwindui

Custom events to make elements easy to use? Bet. #starwindui

You're about to get some excellent components I've been cooking 👀 #starwindui

<button role="button" type="button"> Gotta make sure that button truly knows that it is, in fact, a button

Hear me out, what if @astro.build had it's own component library like shadcn... #starwindui

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Oh yeah, it's all coming together