The latest articles on DEV Community by Belkacem Halim (@qlf296). https://dev.to/qlf296 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4020087%2F49fa3b68-217e-4f59-be89-9e07a2493287.png https://dev.to/qlf296 en Belkacem Halim Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:10:05 +0000 https://dev.to/qlf296/i-built-a-free-cv-builder-in-vanilla-js-no-frameworks-no-backend-1772 https://dev.to/qlf296/i-built-a-free-cv-builder-in-vanilla-js-no-frameworks-no-backend-1772 <p>I spent the last few months building ForgCV — a free CV and cover letter <br> builder that runs entirely in the browser.</p> <p>No React, no Vue, no npm. Pure HTML/CSS/JS.</p> <p>Why vanilla JS?</p> <ul> <li>Loads in under 1 second</li> <li>Zero dependencies to break</li> <li>Works on any device</li> </ul> <p>The hardest part wasn't the tech — it was the PDF generation. <br> jsPDF works, but getting pixel-perfect output from HTML took weeks of tuning.</p> <p>The product: forgcv.com</p> <ul> <li>6 ATS templates</li> <li>Cover letter generator (8 languages) </li> <li>Country guides (France, Germany, UK, Netherlands...)</li> <li>Zero data collected</li> </ul> <p>Happy to answer questions about the architecture.</p> career javascript showdev sideprojects