Company
Date Published
May 14, 2024
Author
CARTO Contributors
Word count
782
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

When building new software applications, developers face doubts about design decisions that impact user experience. To solve this problem, CARTO developed the Airship front-end library, a comprehensive CSS framework and Location Intelligence component library offering ready-to-use layout elements, components, CSS styles, and icons with user-centric designs. Airship eliminates guesswork in app design, allowing developers to focus on problem-solving features that attract new business. The typical Airship app layout includes maps, charts, and other interactive elements, facilitating viewer engagement. Airship also provides a simple API connecting charts to their source data, ensuring dynamic updates when map zoom levels change. With Airship's predefined CSS styles and basic UI components, developers can create consistent and synchronized workflows for UI elements, reducing tedious tasks. Airship works with any browser and framework, including React, Vue, or JavaScript plain, and is designed to be cross-browser compatible and responsive on mobile devices.