Comment by wtfdeveloper

Hi Rich,

thank you for taking the time to write this out. This is exactly the kind of harsh but true reality check we were hoping to get by posting here..

With regards to the accessibility point, you're right, marking the email field invalid as you type is not accessible. GolemUI allows you to specify different validation trigger modes via form config: 'blur', 'change', 'submit' and 'eager'. We should change that to 'blur' in our demo.

Regarding server-side vs. client-side validation, we fully agree. Because our library is strictly a frontend tool, we see them as complementary features that can coexist.

With regards to progressive enhancement and the full-stack approach, well, is a much harder architectural hurdle for how our engine currently works, but you have given us some food for thought. We will think about these features.

Seriously, thank you for the feedback!