Creating a Modern Modal Component in Phoenix LiveView

The content is a detailed guide by Mykolas Mankevicius on how to create a modal component in Phoenix LiveView that leverages the HTML <dialog> element for its functionality and rendering. The tutorial highlights the advantages of the <dialog> element including top-level positioning, focus management, and light dismissal functionality. It also walks through the JavaScript and Elixir code necessary to implement a headless modal component which can be styled and controlled as per requirement. The author improves upon the basic modal by adding attributes for control, showing and hiding the modal, and handling outside clicks. Finally, the author discusses ways to style the modal and animate it efficiently.