Re:Mesh: I tried Htmx, then ditched it
by causal on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @09:28AM
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I like that people are experimenting with HTMX, so please keep it up. But I don't think MESH is one I would pick up for my projects:
- For complex apps, I love JSX for its ability to distill complexity into simple, discrete components.
- For simple apps, I love HTMX ability to make plain the relationship between raw HTML and API response.
In the MESH examples I see a lot of verbose code that doesn't seem to achieve the simplicity of JSX nor the transparency of HTMX. That said, I certainly don't grok MESH yet so perhaps in a project it would click for me.
- For complex apps, I love JSX for its ability to distill complexity into simple, discrete components.
- For simple apps, I love HTMX ability to make plain the relationship between raw HTML and API response.
In the MESH examples I see a lot of verbose code that doesn't seem to achieve the simplicity of JSX nor the transparency of HTMX. That said, I certainly don't grok MESH yet so perhaps in a project it would click for me.