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Products that do what I finished v5 of a JVM framework I've spent spent half a decade making does

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   Javalin 1.0 – A Kotlin/Java web framework▲271

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   RedwoodJS▲203

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4. 41K
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   2017 · javalin.io

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   I spent my vacation writing a modern JVM assembler▲218

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   Dagger.js – A buildless, runtime-only JavaScript micro-framework▲80

   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…

   Sep 2025 · daggerjs.org

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   WebJSX – A tiny Web Components and JSX library▲26

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    1kb JavaScript library for building front end applications▲187

    2017 · github.com

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    Next.js 13▲324

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    DisplayJS▲210

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13. 13JJ
    Jax-JS, array library in JavaScript targeting WebGPU▲84

    Jan 2026 · ss.ekzhang.com

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    2021 · skruv.io

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    GrapesJS▲163

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    2021 · 7guis.bradwoods.io

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    Quokka▲93

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    A C++ web/application framework I have been building for the last 12yrs▲29

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    2023 · github.com

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    JavaFactory – IntelliJ plugin to generate Java code▲44

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    2025 · github.com

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