Marko: A Declarative HTML-Based Language for Building Web Applications
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Summary
Marko is a declarative, HTML-based programming language designed for building web applications with a focus on performance and developer experience. The article introduces Marko's features including its concise syntax, streaming capabilities, targeted compilation, fine-grained bundling, and reactivity system. It covers the language's fundamentals, components, styling, integration options, and TypeScript support. The content explains why Marko is fast through features like separation of concerns, controllable components, nested reactivity, and immutable state. It also discusses Marko Run for file-based routing and highlights that Marko powers high-traffic production websites.
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· 4 pulledA declarative, HTML‑based language that makes building web apps fun.
Why is Marko Fast? Streaming, Targeted Compilation, Fine-Grained Bundling, Separation of Concerns, Controllable Components, Nested Reactivity, Immutable State, Serializable State.
Marko Run: Getting Started, File-based Routing, TypeScript, Version, HTML, Concise, JS, TS.
Trusted: Powering high-traffic, production-grade websites.
The Marko programming language
