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Plain Vanilla Web


An explainer for doing web development using only vanilla techniques.

However, this rich functionality comes at the cost of framework and tooling complexity, and the resulting projects often require regular maintenance to keep secure and up to date. The plain vanilla style of web development makes a different choice, trading off a few short term comforts for long term benefits like simplicity and being effectively zero-maintenance. This approach is made possible by today's browser landscape, which offers excellent web standards support.

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