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Huỳnh Nhân Quốc
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Kit JS – A JavaScript Framework Written by a Dreamer

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The Beginning — From Angular to a Simpler Dream

Today, I want to share the story of Kit JS, a tiny JavaScript framework I built by hand.It’s still in its experimental phase — plenty left to optimize, extend, and refine — but I’m sharing it now in the spirit of #buildinpublic and #opencoding.

I used to be an Angular Developer — back in the days of Angular 4 to 8.

I loved Angular deeply... until I realized how unfriendly it was for SEO.

That realization pushed me toward static websites — lightweight, pre-rendered, secure, and beautifully simple.

Then I discovered JAMstack — a fresh way of thinking about the web.

But the deeper I went, the louder one question became:

“Why do we need an entire ecosystem, complex builds, and tens of thousands of dependencies just to make a simple website?”
Meanwhile, in Golang, my current love language, I saw something different:

A web app could be just a few .html, .css, and .js files — rendered by templates, instantly understood by the browser.

Looking Back at the Age of All-Powerful JavaScript

Once, websites were simple — built with PHP, WordPress, or static files — and they worked perfectly fine.

Then came the age of “all-powerful” frameworks: React, Vue, Angular… each strong in its own way, yet often burdened by unnecessary complexity.

I began to wonder:

“Why can’t we go back to something simpler — like AngularJS (Angular 1)?

A lightweight framework for dynamic web pages — no build, no setup, just run.”
That’s when the idea of Dynamic Stack was born — “dynamic only where it truly needs to be.”

After years of experiments — from Vue to Web Components, then abandoning them all to write in vanilla JS — I finally returned with a new perspective.

More mature.

And, perhaps, more dreamy.

Kit JS — Pure, Simple, and Alive

Kit JS was built for one person first — me.

Its purpose is simple:

“Make JavaScript feel as easy as the first day we learned HTML — one <script> tag and a single line of code to make magic happen.”
No build.

No Node.

No complex configs.

Just simplicity — like the old days of jQuery, when you could drop a CDN link and start coding immediately.

Kit JS isn’t here to compete.

It doesn’t want to be the next “all-in-one framework.”

It’s just a small companion — to help you code faster, understand deeper, and bring your HTML to life.

Because I believe the best security still starts at the server.

That’s why Kit JS avoids dangerous patterns like eval or new Function, stays CSP-compliant, and works in any environment.

A Framework of Feelings, Not Just Technology

For me, Kit JS isn’t just code.

It’s a piece of a dream — a dream of those early web days when we’d open a .html file, write a few lines of JS, save, and watch it come alive.

No builds.

No terminals.

No pipelines.

Just code, a browser, and that quiet “wow” moment when creation breathes.

Whispers Across the Desert

Recently, I read a story about a “shark” from my hometown — and it reminded me of something someone once said:

“What you’re doing is just a grain of sand in the desert.

Don’t try to reinvent the wheel.”
Maybe they’re right.

But if no one dares to try, the desert will remain only sand.

And if I take a single step, at least there’ll be a footprint there — mine.

I’m not here to teach or preach.

I’m just a guy who loves code, loves the beauty of logic, and loves the feeling of building.

Even when the world is loud, even when people call you crazy — keep building. Keep dreaming.

Because only the one who drinks the water knows if it’s hot or cold.

Who Are You?

A builder? A developer?

Or maybe… just a dreamer?

Whoever you are — if you still have passion, if you still dare to begin — you’ve already succeeded.

Because success isn’t money or fame.

It’s the courage to begin your own journey.

Kit JS isn’t a revolution.

It’s just a small dream — written in JavaScript — by a developer who still believes in the magic of creating.

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