Featured: Frontend10 min readMay 19, 2026
Component Design: From Primitive to Product
The best component APIs are not the ones with the most props. They are the ones that vanish - you reach for them without thinking because the shape matches your mental model.
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3 composition patterns Slots, compound, render props
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Primitives own look, product components own intent, pages own wiring.
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Compound components beat giant props objects for complex UI.
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If a component has more than 8 props, you probably missed a composition opportunity.