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A standards-first web framework

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174 points tipiirai | 1 comments | 16 Jan 25 08:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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bitpush ◴[16 Jan 25 23:50 UTC] No.42732454[source]▶
Lots of big claims, including bashing React and this seems to be a framework to build static sites, like blog posts with little to no reactivity?

Also, kinda silly to "appeal to authority" by invoking Dieter Rams. I understand that the author was inspired by Rams work, but this is akin to saying "My new framework is Iron Maiden" because I happen to really like maiden.

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1. tipiirai ◴[17 Jan 25 01:53 UTC] No.42733228[source]▶
Nue is currently mostly just for static sites, but as the article states the development is building towards single-page applications too, keeping the idea of separation of concerns at core.

For reactivity, Nue's client-side library provides the same capabilities as React (components, loops, state updates) in just 2.5kb through HTML-based syntax. But crucially, this interactivity is added to semantic content rather than replacing it.

The critique of React is best explained in this document:

https://nuejs.org/docs/

Coupling content, styling and behavior into JavaScript components can easily turn into hard-to-read code that compounds over time. Nue proves you can build more sophisticated interfaces through web standards while keeping codebases lean and maintainable.