[rk06]

If I really needed to go without a bundler, my search would start and end with Vue. Other popular js frameworks (even some of newer ones) are heavily tied to a bundler. And why use less popular alternatives when vue comes with official router, state mgmt and devtools?

[btbuildem]

That has been my experience -- I've been able to leverage Vue and avoid bundlers, node, npm and all the other bloated nonsense.