Towards Declarative Frontend Development

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A prototype system treats UI code as an explicit specification that tools can query so intent is recovered instead of just executed. It analyzes components (React included) and asks framework where data comes from, answers questions like which pages show the admin name, and traces why a value is 42. The claim is that once intent is captured the rendering backend can be swapped and the same spec reused, letting developers switch rendering frameworks without changing intent.

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