[uhryks]

If you really want to remove the compilation step you can use htm (also originally by the same author of the blog and Preact): https://github.com/developit/htm

[ratww]

I've used it in the past but haven't really adjusted to the syntax :( Maybe I should try again, I'd love not having to use a bundler.

I also tried DomZ, which is neat too [1]

[1] https://www.npmjs.com/package/domz