Understanding Radix UI and ShadCN UI in 2 minutes: Boost your React interfaces!

1import * as Dialog from '@radix-ui/react-dialog';
2import { useCallback } from 'react';
3
4export default function MyDialog() {
5  const handleOpenChange = useCallback((open: boolean) => {
6    console.log('Dialog state:', open);
7  }, []);
8
9  return (
10    <Dialog.Root onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}>
11      <Dialog.Trigger asChild>
12        <button className="button-primary">Open Dialog</button>
13      </Dialog.Trigger>
14
15      <Dialog.Portal>
16        <Dialog.Overlay className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 animate-fade-in" />
17        <Dialog.Content className="dialog-content">
18          <Dialog.Title className="text-xl font-bold">
19            Welcome 👋
20          </Dialog.Title>
21          <Dialog.Description className="mt-2">
22            This dialog is fully accessible: try using Tab,
23            Escape, or screen readers!
24          </Dialog.Description>
25
26          <Dialog.Close asChild>
27            <button className="button-secondary mt-4">
28              Close
29            </button>
30          </Dialog.Close>
31        </Dialog.Content>
32      </Dialog.Portal>
33    </Dialog.Root>
34  );
35}

1import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
2import { useState } from 'react';
3
4interface Props {
5  variant?: 'default' | 'destructive' | 'outline' | 'ghost';
6  children: React.ReactNode;
7}
8
9export default function MyButton({ variant = 'default', children }: Props) {
10  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
11
12  return (
13    <Button
14      variant={variant}
15      disabled={loading}
16      onClick={() => setLoading(true)}
17      className="transition-all hover:scale-105"
18    >
19      {loading ? 'Loading...' : children}
20    </Button>
21  );
22}

1// tailwind.config.ts
2import { Config } from 'tailwindcss';
3
4export default {
5  darkMode: ['class'],
6  theme: {
7    extend: {
8      colors: {
9        primary: {
10          DEFAULT: 'hsl(var(--primary))',
11          foreground: 'hsl(var(--primary-foreground))',
12        },
13        // Add your custom colors
14      },
15      keyframes: {
16        'fade-in': {
17          '0%': { opacity: '0' },
18          '100%': { opacity: '1' },
19        },
20      },
21      animation: {
22        'fade-in': 'fade-in 0.2s ease-out',
23      },
24    },
25  },
26} satisfies Config;

1// Structure your components by domain
2src/
3  components/
4    ui/          // ShadCN UI components
5    layout/      // Layout
6    forms/       // Form components
7    features/    // Feature-specific components

1import { z } from 'zod';
2import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
3import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
4
5const schema = z.object({
6  email: z.string().email(),
7  password: z.string().min(8),
8});
9
10type FormData = z.infer<typeof schema>;