Shlomi Assaf built ngrid due to the need for a fully opensource, customizable grid after experiencing issues with nggrid in a project. He emphasizes the importance of community contributions to enhance the project's documentation and other areas.
Shlomi discusses the challenges faced while building ngrid, highlighting the limitations he encountered with the CDK, particularly in extending its capabilities easily. He mentions frustrations with implementing drag and drop features.
Shlomi compares ngrid to other grids by showcasing its features like templating, column creation, pagination, virtual scrolling, and flexible column width control. He stresses the incremental design approach that allowed for three years of development.
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