Ask HN: What's is your go to toolset for simple front end development?
Ignore any recommendation of React, TypeScript, Vite, or Tailwind. Here are some recommendations that don't require NPM/Node.<p>Pick a "classless" CSS library from a site like CSSBed[1]. These are kind of like Bootstrap, except you don't need to write any CSS or apply any CSS classes in your HTML for them to work. No tooling necessary; just include a <link> tag in your HTML document. If you'd like to try something similar to this "Tailwind" hotness everyone keeps talking about, try Basscss[2]. Again, no tooling, just need a <link> tag.<p>Once you start needing to add interactivity to your site, htmx[3] is nice and decently simple. If you really want something React-like, Mithril.js[4] is very similar but much simpler.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.cssbed.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cssbed.com/</a><p>[2] <a href="https://basscss.com/" rel="nofollow">https://basscss.com/</a><p>[3] <a href="https://htmx.org/" rel="nofollow">https://htmx.org/</a><p>[4] <a href="https://mithril.js.org/" rel="nofollow">https://mithril.js.org/</a>