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      <title>Built 100 Vanilla JS Components Because I Was Tired of React</title>
      <dc:creator>CHAKIR</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/guardrailengine/built-100-vanilla-js-components-because-i-was-tired-of-react-oh2</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;I've been freelancing for agencies, and the same problem kept coming up: a client needs a modal or a dropdown in an old WordPress theme or a Django app. Bringing React for one component is insane.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So I hand-coded 100 components in pure HTML/CSS/JS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No React. No Vue. No Tailwind. No build step. No npm install.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Every component is one file. Copy it. Paste it. It works.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's inside (10 categories):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Navigation &amp;amp; Wayfinding&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Forms &amp;amp; Inputs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Motion &amp;amp; Interaction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Data Visualization (SVG + CSS)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Layout Systems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cards &amp;amp; Content&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Overlays &amp;amp; Feedback&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Loading &amp;amp; Progress&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Commerce Patterns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Product UIs (Kanban, Data Tables, Chat)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plus a real dashboard:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Live search across 100 components&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One-click copy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Favorites system&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dark/light mode&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fully responsive + ARIA-accessible&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Themeable via CSS variables&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Try it live:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://guardrailengine.github.io/Ultimate-Frontend-Library/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://guardrailengine.github.io/Ultimate-Frontend-Library/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Launch price: $5&lt;/strong&gt; for the first 50 buyers (regular $10). Full commercial license included.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;a href="https://simochakir.gumroad.com/l/szcvz" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://simochakir.gumroad.com/l/szcvz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're deep in React or Tailwind day to day, you don't need this. This is for everyone else.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy to answer any questions about the build, the tech, or why I chose zero dependencies over a framework.&lt;/p&gt;

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