Stellar CSS and internalising the Tao

We bust the myth that Datastar can’t be used for offline apps, and call another myth “plausible”.Parts of this video have been blurred to protect Ben’s top-secret location, which he apparently forgot was a secret.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEt-lrzRLVsHypermedia Jobs: https://hypermediajobs.com/Wilderfound: https://wilderfound.com/

Derek Reynolds shows us some of the impressive Datastar demos and Rocket components he has built.Derek Reynolds: https://perfectdays.dev/Essays and notes: https://yagni.club/Dbugs: https://dbugs.yagni.club/Kanbananza: https://kanbananza.yagni.club/hypersheets: https://hypersheets.yagni.club/largediff: https://largediff.yagni.club/Datastar markdown docs: https://data-star.dev/docs.mdChrome DevTools for agents: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp

An edited version of the conference talk presented by Ben Croker on September 24, 2025 at Dot All 2025 (the Craft CMS conference) in Lisbon, Portugal.Session page with original video: https://craftcms.com/events/dot-all-2025/sessions/real-time-collaboration-with-sprig-and-datastarNote that the Datastar syntax used has since changed:- data-bind-mysignal → data-bind:mysignal- data-on-click → data-on:click- data-on-load → data-initDatastar reference: https://data-star.dev/reference/attributes

An overview of Datastar Core → Datastar → RocketRocket docs: https://data-star.dev/reference/rocketRocket globe example: https://data-star.dev/examples/rocket_globe

Rocket reaches escape velocity, breaking free of Pro. Stardust takes the stage for the first time.Rocket docs: https://data-star.dev/reference/rocketStardust: https://www.stardustdb.com/

Datastar 1.0.3 fixes some minor bugs and adds CSP mode.Release notes: ⁠https://github.com/starfederation/datastar/releases/tag/v1.0.3CSP mode: https://data-star.dev/reference/security#csp-mode

Rebuilding the fast UI for QuickBooks Online using Datastar, putting it through its paces, and leveraging web technologies to create a polished product, with special guest David Nolen.Datastar: https://data-star.dev/Instabooks: https://instabooks.io/Game of Life demo: https://example.andersmurphy.com/

Datastar Python SDK and building internal monitoring tools using Datastar as a non web developer, with Chase Sterling (gazpachoking).Datastar Python SDK: https://github.com/starfederation/datastar-python

Datastar 1.0 has finally shipped. We are done. Done like dinner.Go buy a mug at https://data-star.dev/shop

We discuss the pending approach of Datastar 1.0, some new plugins, internalising the Tao, and show how Stellar CSS works in practice.Pete’s Datastar video series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbqyjFEQew904tnpc7dtc6VuyX7HikBfRTalk Python to Me podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFc74eFhKBYWookash podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9vSXUKGHw