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		silverwind 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The time is right for a DOM templating API Virtual DOM is a useless abstraction, there are numerous libs that perform fine without it.

nine_k 8 months ago [–]

It's a useful abstraction: you just build the full DOM with every change, a bit like a game engine. It makes so many things simpler.

It's not a free abstraction though.

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