Everything is node these days; while that may be great for people who like to stick knee-deep in JavaScript, I prefer small and simple solutions.

It's not that I wouldn't have tried. I even created a working browserified bundle.js from [svk's steem-rpc library](https://github.com/svk31/steem-rpc/), and now he also added a build in the repo for everyone to use. But I still wasn't happy. I guess I'll never get over my dislike for node.

It took me a couple of days and I had to learn some things I successfully avoided until now. But it was worth the time, I can now talk to steemit with a [handy 1kB library](https://github.com/pharesim/steemjs). I plan to add transaction signing later this or next week, other features when a need emerges.

If you want to see it live check out the [temporary non-interactive GUI](http://pharesim.github.io/steemdice/) for [steemdice](https://steemit.com/steem/@pharesim/gamble-with-steem) :)