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Storybook version history from Chat GPT

Here’s a brief history of Storybook and its major version updates:

Storybook Version History

  1. Version 1.x to 2.x (2014–2016)

    • Initially launched as React Storybook in 2014.
    • Focused on React components.
    • Allowed developers to work on React components in isolation.

  2. Version 3.x (2017)

    • Introduced support for Vue and React Native, expanding beyond React.
    • Added add-ons to extend functionality (e.g., knobs, actions).
    • Better performance and usability improvements.

  3. Version 4.x (2018)

    • Support for Angular and other frameworks.
    • Enhanced UI with design system features.
    • Introduced Theming for customizing the Storybook interface.

  4. Version 5.x (2019)

    • Major UI overhaul.
    • Component Story Format (CSF) introduced, simplifying story writing.
    • Improved developer experience with hot reloading and faster builds.
    • Support for TypeScript.

  5. Version 6.x (2020–2021)

    • Modern Storybook architecture with support for more frameworks (e.g., Svelte, Ember, Web Components).
    • Full TypeScript support.
    • Introduced Args Framework, enabling dynamic controls and reusable configurations.
    • Added Composition API for combining Storybooks from multiple projects.

  6. Version 7.x (2023)

    • Transitioned to a monorepo architecture for better performance and easier maintenance.
    • Improved compatibility with new frameworks like Next.js 13+ and React 18.
    • Built-in support for modern tools like Vite, ESM modules, and TurboRepo.
    • Enhanced Docs Mode, making it more suitable for professional documentation.
    • Continued improvements to performance, accessibility, and developer tooling.

Why Storybook’s Evolution Matters

  • Early versions focused only on React; now, Storybook supports nearly every popular UI framework.
  • It has grown from a basic development tool to a comprehensive ecosystem for building, documenting, and testing UI components in isolation.
  • With modern updates (like Vite support in v7), it remains a critical tool for cutting-edge development workflows.

For detailed release notes, you can always refer to the official Storybook changelog on GitHub.

Additional latest versions

  • 8.5.0-alpha.13 (November 29, 2024): Added support for multiple annotation notations from preview, upgraded react-docgen-typescript for Vite 6 support, and more.

  • 8.5.0-alpha.12 (November 27, 2024): Added config UI to Testing Module, tags property to GroupEntry objects, and support for @sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte v5.

  • 8.4.6 (November 27, 2024): Improved windows support, default standalone components in Angular v19, and Vite 6 support.

  • 7.6.4 (November 23, 2024): Latest stable release with various bug fixes and improvements.