Comment by goddtriffin

I can't speak for the others, but when I use the terms 'vanilla JavaScript' and 'vanilla CSS', the distinction I'm trying to make is that I'm not using any libraries or frameworks.

There is a meme within the community about 'vanilla JavaScript' called VanillaJS:

http://vanilla-js.com/

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20435653/what-is-vanilla...