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The time is right for a DOM templating API

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218 points mdhb | 3 comments | 26 Jun 25 19:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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aatd86 ◴[27 Jun 25 08:35 UTC] No.44394976[source]▶
I don't quite understand. The DOM is/needs a functional API. Why bolt another DSL on top?

Now you have to find a way for javascript to interact with your template language.

While functions are sufficient. That doesn't look like orthogonal language design.

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1. troupo ◴[27 Jun 25 11:02 UTC] No.44395759[source]▶
> I don't quite understand. The DOM is/needs a functional API. Why bolt another DSL on top?

There are no parts of DOM APIs that are functional. It's all 90s-era Java OOP-style.

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2. aatd86 ◴[27 Jun 25 12:03 UTC] No.44396109[source]▶
functional in the sense that it uses method calls on objects and javascript has higher order functions. It is a spectrum. I know DOM nodes are objects that use inheritance but I also know javascript is not deemed a "traditional" functional PL of course.
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3. troupo ◴[27 Jun 25 14:07 UTC] No.44396914[source]▶
Javascript being a decent functional language does not make DOM API functional.

DOM API is 90-s era OOP