Vanilla Javascript
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The 'Vanilla JavaScript' website showcases a tiny JavaScript framework, sparking discussion about its name and the perception of 'vanilla' JavaScript.
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I don't normally feel strongly one way or the other about stuff but this really rips my knitting!
Note: Credit to the creators for making something and puting it out there but man, that name :(
I tend not to use libraries for JS, preferring to write actual vanilla JavaScript, hence the reason the name rubs me up the wrong way :)
~2023 (38 points, 8 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34952741
~2022 (11 points, 10 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31335495
~2015 (31 points, 10 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8842118
2012 (208 points, 130 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4435547