no-virtual-dom

A list of JavaScript frameworks or rendering libraries that don't use a virtual DOM.

Frameworks

• Choo - A 4kb framework for creating sturdy frontend applications
• Radi - Micro-rendering view framework
• Surplus - High performance JSX web views for S.js applications
• Svelte - Cybernetically enhanced web apps

Libraries

• hui - Generic UI component class
• LitElement - A simple base class for creating fast, lightweight web components
• LitHtml - An efficient, expressive, extensible HTML templating library for JavaScript
• nanohtml - HTML template strings for the Browser with support for Server Side Rendering in Node.
• Solid - A declarative JavaScript library for creating user interfaces.
• Sprae – A tiny library for DOM hydration via : attributes.
• Tonic - A low profile component framework.

Why not use a virtual DOM?

• Virtual DOM is pure overhead

What even is a virtual DOM?

• Understanding the Virtual DOM
• Virtual DOM Explained
• What is the Virtual DOM

Contribute

Any contributions to this repo are encouraged! Add to the existing sections or add a new section if you think it's appropriate to. The only thing I suggest when adding to the list(s) is to maintain alphabetical order, just so it's easier to navigate :)