“VanillaJS is a name to refer to using plain JavaScript without any additional libraries like jQuery back in the days . People use it as a joke to remind other developers that many things can be done nowadays without the need for additional JavaScript libraries.” Or, in our case, without new, fancy frameworks.
Read moreWhy Vanilla JS is better than React?
React requires you to break your UI into components, but plain JS apps can be structured in any way you see fit. Data for plain JS apps are stored in the DOM itself and has to be found from the DOM before it can be used. React apps store data in regular JavaScript variables.
Read moreIs Vanilla JS still used?
Short answer: Yes, vanilla JavaScript is still being used .
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