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Re:A modest critique of Htmx by fnordlord on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:22AM (#41787707)
Beware that backend has plenty of those declarative frameworks also... Kubernetes, terraform, most CI environments, CMake. (I'd add SQL but since it's the only one that doesn't drive me crazy, I don't like to think of it as declarative)

I don't know FE development enough to speak on it but I agree with your sentiment in general. When I see "declarative," I think "learn by memorization and trial and error rather than reason and intuition."

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Re:A modest critique of Htmx by mattgreenrocks on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:35AM (#41787817)
> Beware that backend has plenty of those declarative frameworks also

Thankfully, they don't take over your application code, though they eat a considerable amount of brainspace, especially in the collective discourse.

Discretion and focus remain key skills in tech these days.

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