Seems neat. I wouldn't use it for personal stuff because I'd be afraid of getting locked into a framework that might not exist next year.
Once this project is about a year old, if it still has any commits, then I'd consider it.
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Why I built it Modern stacks are powerful but often heavy: bundlers, compile steps, framework DSLs, local CLIs. For internal tools, small apps, and edge/serverless deployments, I wanted something you can view-source, paste into a page, and ship.
What it is:
Runtime-only: no build or VDOM compile; hydrate behaviors directly on HTML. HTML directives: e.g. +click, lifecycle +load / +loaded / +unload / +unloaded. Zero APIs: dagger.js works in pure declarative mode, modules and directives provide everything you need to build your application. Web-Components-first: works alongside Custom Elements; keep concerns local. Distributed modules: load small, focused script modules via CDN. Progressive enhancement: the page renders without a build step.
Use cases:
Admin panels & dashboards that don’t warrant a full toolchain Embed widgets, docs-sites with interactive bits Edge/serverless apps where cold start and simplicity matter
Links
GitHub: https://github.com/dagger8224/dagger.js Docs/Guide: https://daggerjs.org Examples: https://codepen.io/dagger8224/pens
I’d love feedback on edge-cases, and where it breaks. Happy to answer tough questions here.
Once this project is about a year old, if it still has any commits, then I'd consider it.
The nice thing about Dagger.js is that it’s intentionally very small and HTML-first. If the project disappeared tomorrow, your markup is still just plain HTML + attributes, and your components are still standard Web Components. There’s very little “lock-in” compared to bigger frameworks with proprietary syntax or build pipelines.
That said, I do intend to keep it alive — it’s under active development on GitHub, MIT licensed, and easy for others to fork or extend. If a year from now it still looks useful, I’d be glad for you (and others) to take another look.:)