In the noisy space of Javascript and Javascript Frameworks, this one is nice and quiet. The simplicity of this framework dragged me into it. This happens to me for a new framework which does the thing and keeps it simple. Same thing happened to me when React came in. Appart from its corporate backing, it did work for a couple of years. As usual slowly complexity built arround it. I am afraid Alpine might go that route. But till then let’s enjoy it.
There is no toolchain.
Biggest problem in today’s javascript frameworks is the toolchain arround it. Alpine just do not have it. Well one can use npm to install it, if the need be. But just include the script tag and we are ready with it.
Plain old fun days of Javascript.
At the same time, it brings all the reactivity of ReactJS and similar frameworks.
One can start coding in the same HTML page and use script tags to add Javascript into it. Then ship it like that.
The simplicity of Web and with today’s reactivity, all served. At first I ignored it for sometime. When I really found sometime to go a little deep and saw the things it is doing, I am impressed.
To build it from Github is also as simple as npm build and then serve it from your server.
Happy Coding.