If you want to create a button from scratch, you must first create the universe

	If you want to create a button from scratch, you must first create the universe(madcampos.dev)
	241 points by treve 56 days ago \| 128 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Reinventing native OS/HTML widgets wastes effort and produces worse accessibility outcomes ↓Native elements are insufficient for complex UI needs, forcing reimplementation ~The article's example code has event-handling bugs, which ironically reinforces its point ↑Accessibility standards and lawsuits can drive worse outcomes than using standard HTML •Browser vendors (Apple/WebKit) blocking custom element extension exacerbates the problem