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Dev tools · November 7, 2018

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Affinity.js – A simple view component library with store

with affinity you can make multiple apps (components eventually) and store (ala redux) - while a store can be shared through apps. This started as a case study and as a small reusable code for creating self contained dom elements with functionality - during the time of development, ideas and inspiration came from angular, react and vuejs. suggestions and feedback is mostly welcomed. The interesting challenges were finding ways for these topics: 1. create a component lib using dom and js only, without any 3rd party . 2. producing semantic html in dom . 3. allow template micro syntax (using…

Affinity.js – A simple view component library with store launched on November 7, 2018 with 33 votes, #785 of 2,709 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Affinity.js is a lightweight view component library that lets developers build multiple self-contained components and a shared store without external dependencies. It uses vanilla DOM and JavaScript to create semantic HTML, featuring a simple template syntax for event binding and custom element reuse. The store automatically re-renders connected components when data changes, similar to Redux, making it useful for developers wanting a minimal framework alternative.

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with affinity you can make multiple apps (components eventually) and store (ala redux) - while a store can be shared through apps. This started as a case study and as a small reusable code for creating self contained dom elements with functionality - during the time of development, ideas and inspiration came from…

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