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Shoestring-V2

Web and Node development framework

A Minimalist Web Framework in Object Pascal

Design Goal

ShoeString-V1 began as a thin, typed layer over the browser — not a competitor to QTX or Smart Mobile Studio, which give Pascal developers a full component model with designers, property editors, and a runtime library that abstracts the browser entirely.

Instead ShoeString had the objective to expose browser APIs directly, without reimplementing, wrapping, or abstracting them. Every Pascal method maps one-to-one to a CSS property, DOM method, or browser API. If the browser provides it, ShoeString does not reimplement it.

ShoeString-V2

Five years of use identified areas for improvement :

• Simpler async readiness model
• A layout system (six pre-built patterns)
• Improved styling: CSS variables, dark mode, three styling mechanisms
• Improved typography
• Rewritten visual and non-visual components
• Positioning flexibility
• Container queries for component-level responsiveness

ShoeString-V2 is the upgraded and enhanced version of the original framework.

To get a feel for it, see ShoeString-V2 in action : a comprehensive kitchensink demo., and follow this link for explanations, architectural choices and documentation.