Why does this library exist? #38

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1. Mike-Logit commented on Jun 21, 2023

   

   Mike-Logit

   on Jun 21, 2023

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   I agree. It would be good to explain in the README if there are reasons I'm unaware of. I'm using typescript files to convert to individual javascript files for an MVC app with no React and wanted to use this plugin in my gulp/webpack setup, but then I thought to just use template strings instead.
2. zuisong commented on Jul 13, 2023

   

   zuisong

   on Jul 13, 2023

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   For me, one reason is that template strings lack strong type.

   For example:

   function myComponent(props) {
     return `<div>${props.name}</di>`  // <-- Here is a spelling mistake, but it is not easily noticeable.
   }

   jsx

   function myComponent(props) {
     return <div>{props.name}</di>  // <-- When using jsx , it will raise an error.
   }
3. eldoy commented on Jul 15, 2023

   

   eldoy

   on Jul 15, 2023

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   @zuisong Some kind of linter in your editor can tell you that, no need for JSX or Babel or any other garbage like that.
4. catdevnull commented on Aug 3, 2023

   

   catdevnull

   on Aug 3, 2023

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   it sanitizes text.
5. jcubic commented on Dec 30, 2023

   

   jcubic

   on Dec 30, 2023

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   You can have components and create really complex HTML with it. With template literal you only can create simple examples.
6. jcubic commented on Mar 23, 2024

   

   jcubic

   on Mar 23, 2024

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   It's also great for debugging JSX libraries (if it would work correctly).
7. devingfx commented on Nov 6, 2024

   

   devingfx

   on Nov 6, 2024

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   You use JSX syntax and helpers that you can't use with template literals...
   Like binding event handlers, or attributes as object.
   This is a matter of choice, sugar vs vanilla...

   You can not say that this library is useless! It permit to use JSX syntax but not along with p?react or any other Rube Goldberg machine...
   JSX became used everywhere nowadays (some newbies front devs don't know that HTML in js is not a standard 😂)

   Note this vhtml library can also be used with template literals along with htm that kindof brings some JSX shothands to template literals ;)