Frameworkless Front-End Development: Do You Control Your Dependencies or are They Controlling You?

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F. StrazzulloFrameworkless Front-End Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9351-5_1

1. The Definition of Framework

Francesco Strazzullo¹  

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TREVISO, Treviso, Italy

 

You don't need a framework. You need a painting, not a frame.

—Klaus Kinski

If you are reading this book, you are probably interested in learning how to develop complex applications without relying on—or without relying too much on—front-end frameworks.

It would not be smart to start exploring frameworkless solutions without first exploring the meaning of “framework.” Consider the first definition of framework by the Cambridge Dictionary:¹

A supporting structure around which something ...