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views-the-hard-way

Build fast, dependency-free JavaScript views without frameworks

Creates vanilla JavaScript view components using a strict, convention-driven pattern with zero dependencies. Eliminates framework lock-in, breaking upgrades, and bloated abstractions by using only native browser APIs. Enforces clear sections for state, DOM updates, and events so views stay maintainable, portable, and easy to debug.
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Create framework-free UI components with vanilla JavaScript and native DOM APIs.

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How to install Views the Hard Way?▼

Run `npx skills add matthewp/views-the-hard-way --all -g -y` in your terminal to install the skill globally.

What is the Views the Hard Way pattern?▼

It is a convention-based pattern for building UI views in plain JavaScript using templates, closures, and direct DOM updates instead of frameworks like React or Vue.

Why use vanilla JavaScript instead of React?▼

This pattern gives you maximum performance, zero dependencies, full browser support, and shallow stack traces, with no upgrade or breaking-change risk.

Does this skill support TypeScript?▼

Yes. The skill detects TypeScript projects and adds minimal explicit types for props, DOM queries, and exported view types.

Can I use these views inside other frameworks?▼

Yes. Views written this way are plain functions and DOM nodes, so they are fully portable into React, Vue, or any other framework.

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