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		timw4mail on May 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: That people produce HTML with string templates is ... It would be a mess, as JSX is syntax that calls to a specific library function. There would likely need to be some new kind of syntax delimiter for it to be a native feature. E4X-style would conflict with JSX-type syntax.

vmfunction on May 30, 2023 [–]

for sure not suggesting using E4X as it is, JSX has evolved a lot from E4X. For example, as small implementation such as https://nanojsx.io would be a good start.

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