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Coffee With Developers • Feb 9, 2026

NoLoJS - Avoiding JavaScript Cruft with HTML and CSS - Aaron T. Grogg

Aaron T. Grogg

Aaron T. Grogg challenges UI engineers to drop bloated NPM packages for basic components. Learn how native HTML and CSS can vastly shrink payloads and boost frontend resilience.

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