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Alpine.js

Lightweight reactivity, declared straight in the HTML.

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Tiny framework that adds reactivity and behavior to HTML with attributes, in the style of Vue and Tailwind, with no build step.

When to use

To add targeted interactivity (menus, modals) to server-rendered pages.

When to avoid

For large apps, where a full component framework organizes the code better.

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