Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Cample.js – Framework Without VDOM
One of the fastest frameworks without a virtual DOM on the Internet! - Cample.js/README.md at main · Camplejs/Cample.js
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cample.js – Framework Without VDOM launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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One of the fastest frameworks without a virtual DOM on the Internet! - Cample.js/README.md at main · Camplejs/Cample.js
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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One of the fastest frameworks without a virtual DOM on the Internet! - Cample.js/src at main · Camplejs/Cample.js
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Faster user-land reimplementations for several common builtin native JavaScript functions. - codemix/fast.js
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I recently dug up an old project in an attempt to improve on it. It's a code sandbox for playing around with HTMX in the browser, that runs a mock server within the sandbox iframe. The server "framework" is loosely based on Django, so if you're familiar with Django, you'll immediately understand what's going on. I recommend clicking through the examples. Github repo: https://github.com/lassebomh/htmx-playground Probably my favorite part is the lack of HTMX specific code. It's designed to mimic the client and server, but really nothing else. In principle, this means that…
2024 · lassebomh.github.io · its alternatives →
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Grid.js▲322Free and open-source HTML table plugin that works everywhere
2020 · gridjs.io · its alternatives →
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1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Learn how to write webapps without a framework in Go. - thewhitetulip/web-dev-golang-anti-textbook
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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TL;DR: dagger.js is a buildless, runtime-only micro-framework that plays nicely with native Web Components. It uses HTML-first directives (e.g. +click, +load) so you can ship a page by dropping a single from a CDN—no bundlers, no compile step. Why I built it Modern stacks are powerful but often heavy: bundlers, compile steps, framework DSLs, local CLIs. For internal tools, small apps, and edge/serverless deployments, I wanted something you can view-source, paste into a page, and ship. What it is: Runtime-only: no build or VDOM compile; hydrate behaviors directly on HTML. HTML…
2025 · daggerjs.org · its alternatives →
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I built µJS because I wanted AJAX navigation without the verbosity of HTMX or the overhead of Turbo. It intercepts links and form submissions, fetches pages via AJAX, and swaps fragments of the DOM. Single tag, one call to `mu.init()`. No build step, no dependencies. Key features: patch mode (update multiple fragments in one request), SSE support, DOM morphing via idiomorph, View Transitions, prefetch on hover, polling, and full HTTP verb support on any element. At ~5KB gzipped, it's smaller than HTMX (16KB) and Turbo (25KB), and works with any backend: PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, whatever.…
Mar 2026 · mujs.org · its alternatives →
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(spoiler: its XSLT) I've been working on a little demo for how to avoid copy-pasting header/footer boilerplate on a simple static webpage. My goal is to approximate the experience of Jekyll/Hugo but eliminate the need for a build step before publishing. This demo shows how to get basic templating features with XSL so you could write a blog post which looks like My Article some content hello hello Some properties which set this approach apart from other methods: - no build step (no need to setup Jekyll on the client or configure Github/Gitlab actions) - works on any webserver…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm 13, from Nigeria, and I just released PrinceJS — the fastest web framework for Bun right now. • 19,200 req/s (beats Hono/Elysia/Express) • 2.8 kB gzipped • Tree-shakable (cache, AI, email, cron, SSE, queue, test, static...) • Zero deps. Zero config. Built in < 1 week. No team. Just me and Bun. Try it: `bun add princejs` GitHub: https://github.com/MatthewTheCoder1218/princejs Docs: https://princejs.vercel.app Brutal feedback welcome. What's missing? – @Lil_Prince_1218
Nov 2025 · princejs.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Full reactivity JS/TS framework. Lightweight replacement of React + MobX + React Router. Very small and fast !! - PxyUp/Revact
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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faster.js is a Babel plugin that compiles idiomatic Javascript to faster, micro-optimized Javascript. - vzhou842/faster.js
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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fasterDOM.js - faster DOM manipulation. Contribute to bndr/fasterDOM.js development by creating an account on GitHub.
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'd love to seek your insights on a fullstack web framework that employs a different approach: no build. It's not a new concept. The folks as Preact mentioned it: https://preactjs.com/guide/v10/no-build-workflows/ However, in the Web Framework market, I've yet to find many that support both "no build" and "SSR". There's always some sorts of "client mount" and "server mount" and either has (or both have) to go through a build (bundling) process. With the build process, there comes additional maintenance efforts and cognitive load. I've enjoyed wrestling…
2025 · jsr.io · its alternatives →
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Optimizing compiler for React. Contribute to aidenybai/million development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The world's fastest framework for building websites
2019 · gohugo.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’d like to share with you my project: JSDB. Two months ago I had this thought while reviewing a PR on a web application. What if I didn’t have to write code to communicate with my backend or database? It would be fun to just use arrays and objects like you normally do in javascript and have things magically save. That weekend I hacked together something that used proxies and classes to ‘magically’ send data to your backend when you assign or access properties in an object or array. Using the same API you already know. This means you can save data like this: items[x] = {a:2,b:false}…
2022 · javascriptdb.com · its alternatives →
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🗿 Mini jQuery alternative. Dependency-free animations. Locality of Behavior. Use one element or arrays transparently. Pairs with htmx. Vanilla querySelector() but better! - gnat/surreal
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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🌟 DataFormsJS 🌟 A minimal JavaScript Framework, standalone React and Web Components, and JSX Compiler for rapid development of high quality websites and single page applications. - dataformsjs/docs/jsx-loader.md at master · dataformsjs/dataformsjs
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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World's most performant DOM-based web table. Try it! fast-grid.vercel.app/ - gabrielpetersson/fast-grid
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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