This Month in Solid #3: The Progress so Far, Meta Docs, New Fellows, and Production stories 😎
Tags: solidjs, webdev, javascript, news
Published: 2024-05-01 14:31:04

Hello friends :wave:
One more month has passed, which means we have reached the third issue of This Month in Solid!
I know I said it last month, but I appreciate all the fantastic feedback I've gotten in the past months. It makes me super happy that this has been useful for you.
Before we start looking at what happened, let's review how This Month in Solid works.

## The format

Inspired by [Ryan Carniato](https://twitter.com/RyanCarniato) This Week in JavaScript and [Sébastien Lorber](https://twitter.com/sebastienlorber) This Week In React, I plan to publish a compilation of updates, posts, and videos about the Solid world at the end of every month.

Each post will be split in the following way:
- Solid Updates: updates from the core team, organization, or documentation.
- Ecosystem Updates: updates from people building stuff for or with Solid.
- Found online: videos, posts, and tweets about Solid and/or Solid-related topics.
- Things to look out for: announced things related to Solid and its community.

The goal is to give you a monthly update about all things SolidJS. So, without further ado, let's dive into our third This Month in Solid.

## Solid Updates

### SolidStart 1.0 RC - Progress so Far

[![SolidStart 1.0 RC - Progress so Far](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/9jkpjqgw11bx5xks55po.png)](https://github.com/solidjs/solid-start/discussions/1458)

As you might be aware, the SolidStart 1.0 RC was finally released last month!

In this discussion, Ryan reviews some reflections and thoughts since the release. Ryan also goes over the two concerns holding back the release: CSS Handling and Handling Preload Errors in the Router.

If you have any thoughts on these points or any other design concerns/high-level issues with SolidStart, feel free to add them to the discussion!

You can read more about it here: [github.com/solidjs/solid-start/discussions/1458](https://github.com/solidjs/solid-start/discussions/1458)

### The Solid Docs now include Solid Meta

As you might have noticed, we have been trying to make our Solid Docs the source of truth regarding Solid packages. We already had Solid, Solid Router, and SolidStart. This month, the Solid Docs have welcomed Solid Meta. 
The docs are still in Beta, so as I've said before, we are looking for your feedback and suggestions on them.

You can check the Solid Meta docs here: [docs.solidjs.com/solid-meta](https://docs.solidjs.com/solid-meta)

### Solid Fellowships to support the maintainers of Kobalte and corvu 

As we were getting ready to wrap up the month, an exciting announcement showed up:

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Two new Solid Fellowships have been awarded to Jasmin and Jeremy for their fantastic work on corvu and Kobalte. 

A huge congratulations to them 👏

### Are you using Solid in production?

On April 23rd, Dave tweeted this:

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So, if you are using Solid in production (in any capacity), we would love to hear from you!

You can do it in public or in private. Just make sure to tag or reach out to [Dave](https://twitter.com/davedbase), [Atila](https://twitter.com/atilafassina), or [me](https://twitter.com/danieljcafonso)!

## Ecosystem Updates
- [Rela, a SolidJS-powered Git browser](https://twitter.com/davedbase/status/1780205507019776444)
- [solid-nodegui, a SolidJS renderer for Qt and NodeGui](https://github.com/obedm503/solid-nodegui)
- [Appwrite Quick Start guide for Solid projects](https://appwrite.io/docs/quick-starts/solid)
- [Building a Full-Stack SolidStart application with Remult](https://remult.dev/tutorials/solid-start/)
- [Orama powers the Solid Docs search](https://twitter.com/MicheleRivaCode/status/1776432763731853551)
- [corvu now has a resizable component](https://corvu.dev/docs/primitives/resizable/)
- [Solid storage primitive now supports Tauri store plugin](https://github.com/solidjs-community/solid-primitives/blob/main/packages/storage/README.md#tauristorage)
- [Solid-Lightning, a UI framework for Lightning Renderer](https://github.com/lightning-js/solid)
- [SolidJS Devtools with Astro](https://www.elian.codes/blog/24-04-30-astro-solidjs-devtools/)

## Found Online

- 📄 [Solid Myths Debunked](https://www.brenelz.com/posts/solid-myths-debunked/) by Brenley Dueck
- 📄 [I18N for solid-start apps](https://vladislav-lipatov.medium.com/i18n-for-solid-start-apps-c6a2d93e6f38) by Vladislav Lipatov
- 📄 [How Solid Made Me A Better React Developer]( https://www.brenelz.com/posts/how-solid-made-me-a-better-react-developer/) by Brenely Dueck
- 📄 [Optimistic UI With SolidStart]( https://www.brenelz.com/posts/optimistic-ui-with-solid-start/) by Brenely Dueck
- 🎧 [SolidJS with Ryan Carniato](https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2024/04/23/solidjs-with-ryan-carniato/)
- 🎧 [A Solid primer on Signals](https://changelog.com/jsparty/320)
- 📹 [Solid.js Authentication with Supabase Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO7v_k7aVTU) by Bek Brace
- 📹 [React, Solid and HTMX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBGJZ3h3n4c) by Theo Browne
- 📹 [Ride the LightningJS w/ Chris Lorenzo]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRV14_WDYA) by Ryan Carniato
- 📹 [Wiz: Behind the Curtain w/ Jatin Ramanathan](https://www.youtube.com/live/qzOzyUA9kbg?si=VGoEsvNdBh7lOwLJ) by Ryan Carniato
- 📹 [The Easiest Way to Store Data](https://youtu.be/tDWmfenF2AM?si=TWksi1lQUjxsWbZ5) 
- 📹 [Atila Fassina - Fine Solid Patterns]( https://youtu.be/UdDoLty4Ho0?si=oeOScJMTihqPMisq)
- 📹 [Dave Di Biase interview at Prime and Theo take on React Miami LIVE](
https://www.youtube.com/live/ASbY7CJAOAo?si=Kfo-sJahVUCpwC28&t=13411)
- 🤖 [Atila spoke at CityJS London](https://twitter.com/danieljcafonso/status/1776195013291987037)
- 🤖 [I spoke at ConfrontJS](https://twitter.com/TejasKumar_/status/1778711665275523299)
- 🤖 [SolidJS has the best feature every framework so badly needs]( https://twitter.com/danieljcafonso/status/1783223189255926227)


## Things to look out for
### Atila will be speaking at JSHeroes

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Atila will open up JSHeroes on May 24th with his `Are Signals worth the hype?` talk.

You can get your tickets here: [ti.to/jsheroes/2024](https://ti.to/jsheroes/2024)

### I will be speaking at DevTalks Romania

![My speaker announcement for DevTalks Romania](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/espmqr3j26hfmwghirmz.png)

I will present my talk, `SolidStart: A New Beginning,` at DevTalks Romania on May 29th.

You can get your tickets here: [devtalks.ro/tickets](https://www.devtalks.ro/tickets)

### Atila and I will be doing a Solid + SolidStart workshop at React Alicante

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This September, Atila and I will return to React Alicante to premiere our workshop on Solid and SolidStart.

You can get your tickets here: [ti.to/reactalicante/react-alicante-2024](https://ti.to/reactalicante/react-alicante-2024)

## Wrapping up
And, with that, we wrapped up the third This Month in Solid. I hope you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Let me know if you have feedback or feel I missed anything!

Another resource to keep updated with the Solid World is our Discord. You can join here: https://discord.com/invite/solidjs

See you all next month 😎