Building Large Front-End Applications Without JavaScript Frameworks
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thepianodan
7mo ago· 2 min readenInsight
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Summary
The article discusses building large front-end applications without using JavaScript frameworks like React, using Obsidian as a case study. The author expresses surprise that Obsidian was built without any frontend framework and explores the benefits of this approach, particularly for long-term projects where framework breaking changes can be problematic. The discussion focuses on the advantages of sticking to web standards and avoiding framework dependency for more stable, maintainable applications.
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JS frameworks move really quickly, and when we're working on a large, long-term project, it sucks when big breaking changes are introduced after only a couple of years.
Sticking to slow-moving web standards...
I had a mind-blown-moment when I learnt that Obsidian was built without any frontend JS framework. ( https://forum.obsidian.md/t/what-framework-did-the-developer-use-to-create-obsidian-desktop-application/30724/11 )
