Vanilla JavaScript, Libraries, And The Quest For Stateful DOM Rendering

It’s well-established that the web faces wide-ranging usability and performance issues, from user-hostile UI patterns and twisted search results to sluggish performance and battery-draining bloat. In this article, Frederik examines one small-but-significant aspect where developers take the reins: Painting pixels on the screen. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/02/vanilla-javascript-libraries-quest-stateful-dom-rendering/

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