Snabbdom

Snabbdom is a lightweight, high-performance virtual DOM library for JavaScript, primarily used to build user interfaces in web applications. It focuses on minimalism and speed, providing a simple API for creating and updating DOM elements efficiently by comparing virtual DOM trees. It is often used as the core rendering engine in frameworks like Vue.js 2.x.

Also known as: snabbdom.js, Snabbdom library, Snabbdom virtual DOM, Snabb, SnabbdomJS

Why learn Snabbdom?

Developers should learn Snabbdom when building custom UI libraries or frameworks that require a fast, minimal virtual DOM implementation without the overhead of larger solutions. It is ideal for performance-critical applications, educational purposes to understand virtual DOM concepts, or as a foundation for lightweight front-end tools where control over rendering is essential.

Learning Resources

• docs: Snabbdom Official Documentation
• video: Snabbdom Tutorial on YouTube
• course: Building a UI Library with Snabbdom - Egghead Course
• tutorial: Snabbdom Introduction on CSS-Tricks