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We design said they wanted row expansion. Then buttons in some cells based on rules open modals. Other cells have hover tooltips. And we need sort. Must have s

We design said they wanted row expansion. Then buttons in some cells based on rules open modals. Other cells have hover tooltips. And we need sort. Must have sort. And one of the table columns has editable values. But the edited value doesn’t affect the sort. It should affect the filter though. Did I mention we need filters? Also I need two sticky columns unless the user is a BobRole, then they should have 3 sticky columns and shouldn’t see column 9. The table will have 50,000 rows with pagination. Pagination must respect the sort and filter obviously.

wongarsu 3y ago
That's where ecosystems really matter. These kinds of use cases are well solved in places like C# desktop toolkits, where stable conditions allow ecosystems to build up and companies willing to drop thousands on licenses for UI toolkits inject plenty of cash. The javascript ecosystem on the other hand is so cash-strapped, frequently disrupted, and splintered across frameworks that libraries rarely reach the maturity necessary for complex situations. Even virtual scrolling is a rarity. So everyone just develops what they need in-house, and the next project has to start from scratch.
- ehnto 3y ago
  That is an interesting perspective, I had never considered the JS ecosystem to be cash strapped but I see what you mean. Aside from big institutions supporting some of the leading frameworks there is a limited amount of paid products and an expectation that things be open sourced. JS has a lot of man hours in its ecosystem but they are into thousands of individual projects, not holistic frameworks.
- SebastianKra 3y ago
  Huh? I know of at least three table frameworks with sticky rows & headers (MUI X and AG Grid, Ant.design). And there are more virtual-list libraries than I can count my.
ehnto 3y ago
Oh gosh I forgot about the row expansion and sort, and infinite load coupled with the sort in my case. Slightly better because the user just got flicked to the top of the table if they sorted anything.

wongarsu 3y ago

That's where ecosystems really matter. These kinds of use cases are well solved in places like C# desktop toolkits, where stable conditions allow ecosystems to build up and companies willing to drop thousands on licenses for UI toolkits inject plenty of cash. The javascript ecosystem on the other hand is so cash-strapped, frequently disrupted, and splintered across frameworks that libraries rarely reach the maturity necessary for complex situations. Even virtual scrolling is a rarity. So everyone just develops what they need in-house, and the next project has to start from scratch.

ehnto 3y ago
That is an interesting perspective, I had never considered the JS ecosystem to be cash strapped but I see what you mean. Aside from big institutions supporting some of the leading frameworks there is a limited amount of paid products and an expectation that things be open sourced. JS has a lot of man hours in its ecosystem but they are into thousands of individual projects, not holistic frameworks.
SebastianKra 3y ago
Huh? I know of at least three table frameworks with sticky rows & headers (MUI X and AG Grid, Ant.design). And there are more virtual-list libraries than I can count my.

ehnto 3y ago

Oh gosh I forgot about the row expansion and sort, and infinite load coupled with the sort in my case. Slightly better because the user just got flicked to the top of the table if they sorted anything.