Essentials

Core concepts for building Rooibos applications.

The Foundation

• The Elm Architecture — Model-View-Update explained

• Models — Designing state with Data.define

• Messages — Events, predicates, and pattern matching

• Update Functions — Pure state transitions

Rendering & Effects

• Views — Rendering with RatatuiRuby widgets

• Commands — Async operations and side effects

The Glue

• The Runtime — How Rooibos orchestrates your app

• Shortcuts — Cmd and Msg aliases for concise code

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