@github.awesome: This new project has just sparked a discussion on X and Reddit about the future of web development. For twenty years, we've let CSS handle text layout. But complex animations cause massive performance lag. Meet Pretext! It throws CSS completely out the window. It uses pure JavaScript and arithmetic to measure text, completely bypassing the DOM. The result? Insane sixty-frames-per-second fluid text animations with zero layout lag! #github #opensource

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brianv2
Brian :
if it bypasses the DOM, what about adhering to web standards? SEO? accessibility? besides that i've never heard of such complex animations that it causes performance issues, and if it's the case then probably CSS isn't the best choice for it
2026-03-29 18:43:40
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djsweetpotato
DjSWEETPOTATO :
Great, so now even text spikes the cpu thanks to java script🙄
2026-03-29 16:44:11
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katercuvqju
Katerina@ :
Why do you need text animation? is this so important?
2026-03-29 15:47:23
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diiapositive
Sndrdrx024 :
If it’s pure JavaScript there is no debate is a no 🤷‍♂️
2026-03-29 15:33:53
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ptrin85
ptrin85 :
As someone who’s been a web dev for 20 years, I have negative interest in this
2026-04-05 16:29:27
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kallegrad8
KalleGrad :
bypassing the dom?
2026-03-29 17:07:49
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addammelvin
Addam Melvin :
so it is svg for test?
2026-05-14 12:36:18
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lucianfundamentalists
Lucian :
what are the downsides
2026-03-30 14:21:25
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imtokkingit
ImTokkingIt :
Oh honey
2026-03-29 16:59:16
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r.e.d.glow
Mattia Belletti :
I'm sure jit compiled code will perform better than optimized transition built-in in the browser.
2026-04-10 20:27:56
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ultrafimusic
Ultra-Fi Music :
Had I wanted animation, I’d have turned on Nickelodeon. 🙄
2026-05-19 03:44:16
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jackfreak22
jackfreak :
Accessibility left the chat.
2026-04-07 05:49:28
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thespartannexus
👾SpartanNexus👾 :
As a developer hearing the several wrong statements here in morning as a wake up makes my ears hurt
2026-03-29 20:52:41
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joshpindjak
Josh Pindjak :
but i love css because its human readable
2026-03-29 21:46:26
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xaizko
xaizko :
Sooo doom in 60fps?
2026-03-30 15:52:14
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that_alexx
Ale :
JavaScript has always been the future of web development for the last 20+ years. This time for sure guys 🙄
2026-03-30 07:00:20
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eonyai
eonyai :
Hate it… we are making things unnecessarily complicated
2026-03-29 20:58:25
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alexcatdad
Alex :
A problem that no one should have 🤨
2026-03-29 16:12:30
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urbanonelabs
urbanonelabs :
JavaScript hides content from search crawlers
2026-04-01 00:28:36
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subtlegradient
Tom Aylott :
wish we had this in 2012
2026-03-31 22:59:38
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virtualuman_
virtualuman_ :
why all the hate, this looks amazing
2026-05-15 06:42:28
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jerrymeer
Jerry :
Yea. Thats just useless bs
2026-04-07 11:38:51
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jako.pako7
Sicholas Rage :
not to mention the memory strain this shit will produce
2026-04-08 18:22:37
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dry_shakam
Dry Shakam 🥓 :
It is not a general replacement for all CSS, but rather a solution for specific, high-performance text rendering challenges.
2026-04-01 12:36:14
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zerofsgvn
zerofs :
Back to DHTML?
2026-03-30 05:33:17
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