# Buildless JavaScript

The title didn't catch my interest the first time I looked at it. I'm not working on any JavaScript project at the moment after all. But the second time made me curious. And I'm glad I clicked on the [link](https://blog.6nok.org/buildless-javascript/).

So it talks about using [JavaScript without any build system](https://lobste.rs/s/0jzgzb/writing_javascript_without_build_system). Aaah, a topic that is close to my heart. Ever remembered the days when you can just add some `<script src="..."` tag in your HTML and call it a day?

I'll just list a few things that are interesting to me here:-

* Julia's Vue [project template](https://github.com/jvns/vue3-tiny-template) - it just index.html + script.js
    
* [Twind](https://twind.dev/) - I'm excited about this one. Always wish I can just use tailwindcss by simply adding the `<script src=` tag. This makes it possible. It's a compiler that will compile tailwind utility class into CSS on the fly.
    
* Fresh - Deno web framework. TIL that Deno is not fond of a build system.
    
* Supabase - ok, this one is not really related to the topic but I saw it on the Fresh chat demo. It claims to be an open-source Firebase alternative. Basically, it gave you hosted PostgreSQL database with a nice Firebase-like API to access it.
    
* [HTMX](https://htmx.org/essays/no-build-step/) no build step.