The abstraction for component design what I said above is not special thing which only fluxon supoorts, probably other library like tailwind plus and shadcn support too.
But fluxon is designed for liveview. I didn’t use fluxon well until now, just scratch the surface. It’s paid library but if using it support ui making works well, I think it worth it.
I’ll try fluxon for my vibe coding. If I found something new, I’ll report again.
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In magic_of_fluxon_ui.md, u
summerieze how fluxon works to
create bettern design. other
library like shadcn,tailwind plus
also support same functionality
from the view point of style
making?
Great question! Yes, other
libraries like shadcn/ui and
Tailwind UI provide similar
functionality. Let me compare
them:
Design System Libraries
Comparison
Fluxon (Phoenix LiveView)
<.button variant="solid"
color="blue" size="lg">
<.icon name="hero-shopping-cart"
/>
Add to Cart
</.button>
shadcn/ui (React)
<Button variant="default"
size="lg" className="w-full">
<ShoppingCart className="mr-2
h-4 w-4" />
Add to Cart
</Button>
Tailwind UI (HTML/React/Vue)
<button class="inline-flex
items-center justify-center
rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2
text-sm font-medium text-white
hover:bg-blue-700">
Add to Cart
</button>
Key Similarities
All provide the same 4 Refactoring
UI principles:
- Color Theory

- Fluxon: color=“blue” → semantic
color system
- shadcn/ui: variant=“destructive”
→ semantic variants
- Tailwind UI: bg-blue-600 →
consistent color scales
- Spacing System

- Fluxon: size=“lg” → py-2.5
px-3.5
- shadcn/ui: size=“lg” → h-11 px-8
- Tailwind UI: Manual but
consistent spacing patterns
- Typography

- Fluxon: Built-in font hierarchy
- shadcn/ui: Consistent text-sm
font-medium patterns
- Tailwind UI: Professional
typography scales
- Accessibility

- Fluxon: role=“dialog”
aria-modal=“true”
- shadcn/ui: Radix UI primitives
(excellent a11y)
- Tailwind UI: Semantic HTML +
ARIA attributes
What Makes Each Special
Fluxon (Phoenix/Elixir)
- Server-side rendering focus
- LiveView integration
- Elixir-specific patterns
shadcn/ui (React)
- Copy-paste components (you own
the code)
- Radix UI primitives (excellent
accessibility)
- Most popular in React ecosystem
Tailwind UI (Multi-framework)
- Official Tailwind components
- Multiple frameworks (React, Vue,
HTML)
- Premium but comprehensive
The Real Answer
Yes, they all support the same
design-making functionality! The
magic isn’t unique to Fluxon -
it’s about having:
- Systematic design tokens
(colors, spacing, typography)
- Pre-built components with good
defaults
- Consistent API patterns
- Accessibility built-in
Why Your Task App Was Messy vs
This Project
Without design system: Manual
decisions for every color,
spacing, font size
With any design system: Automated
good design decisions
The difference is having a design
system vs not having one, not
specifically Fluxon vs others.
Fluxon works well for you because:
- It’s designed for Phoenix
LiveView (your tech stack)
- It follows Elixir conventions
(.component syntax)
- It has comprehensive
documentation and examples
All these libraries solve the same
core problem: turning design
decisions into reusable,
consistent components.