# Dev Dairy Ep23 - Back to Basics **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [June 26, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581 "2024-06-26T14:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/1 "2024-06-26T14:20:21Z")
Hey Weavers, We’re back with another video (yes, already), this is in response to a few comments about Elements looking too complex after [yesterday’s Custom Components video](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-ep22-custom-tailwind-components-with-chatgpt/43572/27). Hopefully you’ll see that building a website with Elements can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it. If we get the UI and the feature set just right, it’ll allow a nice progression of growth for all users. [![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/e/ae2baa2262d6d9646f27b2ebe5bac978465f33d0.jpeg "Dev Diary Ep23 Bonus Edition - Back to Basics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ESvyJ0DAts) Your feedback is really invaluable, do us know what you think of today’s video in the comments below. Cheers, Dan & Team Realmac ---
**Author:** ![Bruno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruno/32/25457_2.png) [@Bruno](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bruno)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/2 "2024-06-26T14:22:58Z")
Only one feedback : it’s always the same one who has fun with his toy. It gets annoying at the end. 😝 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/3 "2024-06-26T14:24:23Z")
Haha, sorry. You’ll be able to get a copy soon… ---
**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/4 "2024-06-26T14:33:48Z")
Outstanding! ---
**Author:** ![RadicallyPractical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RadicallyPractical](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RadicallyPractical)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/5 "2024-06-26T14:58:35Z")
Superb! Love the ease of building and editing. ---
**Author:** ![Tov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tov/32/29403_2.png) [@Tov](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Tov)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/6 "2024-06-26T15:15:04Z")
Thanks, Dan. Simplicity is key, but I do understand you wish to show what’s possible under the hood. 👍🏼 ---
**Author:** ![Gnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Gnosis](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Gnosis)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/7 "2024-06-26T15:40:07Z")
When? ---
**Author:** ![gfcreative](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/gfcreative/32/22974_2.png) [@gfcreative](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/gfcreative)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/8 "2024-06-26T15:52:56Z")
Thanks Dan! I like the idea of being able to custom code my own stacks…as demonstrated in episode 22. To build a simple card like you did…using ai to assist in coding the Tailwind…and the final result was no different than using the built in RW tools to build a card WYSIWYG and turning it into a global…just the longer, more complicated road. I love that the new RW Elements will allow us to do this sort of thing…but I think the average RW user wants to hammer out sites quickly. I play devil’s advocate in my comments so it’s never me putting anything down. Would it be possible to show us how to build something a little more specialized that is not part of the native tools and that we’d need to custom build? Thanks! Keep up the great work. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/9 "2024-06-26T16:06:04Z")
a video showing each step of building an standalone element/component would be great, a bit more than ‘hello world’, before the alpha is released ---
**Author:** ![anon68150607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/10 "2024-06-26T18:18:04Z")
Thanks @dan. I’ll reserve any further comment until the alpha release. My concerns from yesterday still stand. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/11 "2024-06-27T07:14:18Z")
> [@anon68150607](#): > > My concerns from yesterday still stand. Understood 🫡 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/12 "2024-06-27T07:15:14Z")
> [@upssjw](#): > > a video showing each step of building an standalone element/component would be great, a bit more than ‘hello world’, before the alpha is released Yes we’ll certainly be putting together some videos doing deeper dives on how to Develop Components for Elements! ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/13 "2024-06-27T07:16:12Z")
> [@gfcreative](#): > > Would it be possible to show us how to build something a little more specialized that is not part of the native tools and that we’d need to custom build? Yes, we’ll see what we can do. I think @ben would be the best to do videos on that, I just need to twist his arm a little 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Al\_Heron](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/al_heron/32/26070_2.png) [@Al\_Heron](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Al_Heron)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/14 "2024-06-27T09:14:23Z")
Hi Dan I think the bottom line here is that folks can have the best of both worlds with Elements, a simple to use WYSIWYG program if that is all you need but which gives you access to a powerhouse underneath if you need more. That surely must be a win-win situation and I look forward (like everyone else) to putting it though it’s paces when you start rolling out the alpha. One question though - I seem to recall way back when Elements was first being talked about that it was mentioned that it would also run on iPads (presumably M processor ones). Is this still the case or did I imagine this? Cheers Al 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/15 "2024-06-27T12:10:53Z")
> [@Al\_Heron](#): > > That surely must be a win-win situation and I look forward (like everyone else) to putting it though it’s paces when you start rolling out the alpha. Hopefully, won’t be too much longer… > [@Al\_Heron](#): > > One question though - I seem to recall way back when Elements was first being talked about that it was mentioned that it would also run on iPads (presumably M processor ones). Is this still the case or did I imagine this? Theoretically we could make it run on the iPad, but that’s not on our roadmap. However, we think a better future would be to allow for online editing, that way you can use any — Keep in mind this is a longer term goal, but should give you an idea of the direction we’re heading in. ---
**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/16 "2024-06-27T12:35:21Z")
> [@dan](#): > > However, we think a better future would be to allow for online editing, Oh this is exciting! Bring it on! ❤ ![Happy Gavin Free GIF by Rooster Teeth](https://media1.giphy.com/media/fwEB7wWfavrNyuTbMe/giphy.gif?cid=432afe52dz1n2cv7sa2ph53uskp15fw1ujt1g3xb63f7z4en&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g) ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/17 "2024-06-27T13:09:20Z")
> [@Flash](#): > > Oh this is exciting! Bring it on! ❤ Settle down, let’s actually get the product shipped first 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Albertkinng](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/albertkinng/32/19017_2.png) [@Albertkinng](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Albertkinng)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/18 "2024-07-10T15:26:22Z")
I believe that changing the name to simply “Elements” would eliminate confusion and complaints. RapidWeaver is a completely different app, and a name change would make it easier to understand the distinction, allowing for a fresh start without the need to explain the differences between RapidWeaver and RapidWeaver Elements. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/19 "2024-07-10T21:24:32Z")
> [@Albertkinng](#): > > I believe that changing the name to simply “Elements” would eliminate confusion and complaints. That’s good to hear ☺ ---
**Author:** ![Bruno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruno/32/25457_2.png) [@Bruno](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bruno)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581/20 "2024-07-11T04:19:42Z")
Yeah meh… the only difference to explain isn’t difficult: Rapidweaver is the thing I play with, Elements is another guy’s thing that I can just watch play with 😭 So CTA Elements would be a better name 😜 [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-dairy-ep23-back-to-basics/43581.md?page=2)