KBall and Chris dive into the current JavaScript trends towards smaller frameworks, compiled JavaScript, and why Chris believes “this time is different” with regards to developers caring about network speed and reducing JS sent over the wire.

KBall and Chris dive into the current JavaScript trends towards smaller frameworks, compiled JavaScript, and why Chris believes “this time is different” with regards to developers caring about network speed and reducing JS sent over the wire.

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Chris Ferdinandi – Twitter, WebsiteKevin Ball – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:



The Transitional Web
Preact
Petite-Vue
SolidJS
Astro
The spicy React debate show 🌶️
HTMX
JavaScript is the CO2 of the web
Qwik is a new kind of web framework
Chris’s resource list

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