Ronan Berder: Basecoat UI (ShadCN without React)

S5E18 - Ronan Berder: Basecoat UI (ShadCN without React)

Published: May 29, 2025

Duration: 1:14:19

I talk to Ronan Berder, the creator of Basecoat UI, a tailwind-based version of ShadCN for non-React projects.

Built specifically for use with server-rendered templates, htmx, vanilla js, alpine, and other hypermedia-based solutions.

Basecoat UI: https://basecoatui.com/
Basecoat Repo: https://github.com/hunvreus/basecoat
Ronan on X: https://x.com/hunvreus

I ask him how he built it, why he built, and what he has in store for it.

Chapters (from AI)
00:00 Introduction to Basecoat UI
06:51 The Journey of Building Basecoat UI
11:09 Understanding Theming and...