Htmx is a great front-end library, but its x account is full of memes

Re:Htmx is a great front-end library, but its x account is f... by recursivedoubts on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @09:14PM (#39283647)

i don't trust my code either, but I do trust my test suite:

https://htmx.org/test/

re: downstream users, I'm extremely concerned w/backwards compatibility (htmx 1.x is IE11 compatible and will be supported in perpetuity, as is intercooler.js, its predecessor), the library is dependency free, it works with any kind of back-end you'd like and doesn't demand any particular type of build system.

The library is BSD-0 licensed to maximize its usefulness and I do a deep dive on the implementation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=javGxN-h9VQ

I've written a book on htmx and the broader ideas of hypermedia you can read for free here:

https://hypermedia.systems

and I have a series of essays on hypermedia and related topics here:

https://htmx.org/essays

I also wrote this:

https://grugbrain.dev

it is, unfortunately, silly

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Re:Htmx is a great front-end library, but its x account is f... by fl0ki on Saturday February 17, 2024 @10:56AM (#39410596)

When any new tech gets hyped enough, some people instinctively drag it, if not for technical reasons then for aesthetic and social ones. If the worst thing people can say about HTMX is that its creator posts memes, the tech itself must be doing pretty well.

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