Editing React components that never rendered
Summary
CrossUI Studio explains the value of static AST analysis for editing React components that fail to render, arguing that runtime introspection tools only work after code runs. The article details how a static AST approach enables editing isolated AST nodes (even inside maps) using mock data, cross-file navigation, and a structure-first view of code. It argues that this approach provides unconditional availability when runtime rendering is not possible and demonstrates how the Visual IDE uses the AST as the single source of truth.