I Switched from Htmx to Datastar

Re:I Switched from Htmx to Datastar by troupo on Friday October 10, 2025 @03:08PM (#45542590)

Yeah, yeah, they "literally add nothing" except these small things like "custom Javascript-like DSL" (datastar), custom DSL and custom HTTP-headers (htmx).

But it's "just html", so it's all fine

Edit: Oh, don't forget that " Especially datastar, which doesnt add any non-html-spec attributes" in reality ads two custom DSLs. One in the form of HTML attribbutes, and the other in the form of a JS-like DSL:

     <button data-on-click__window__debounce.500ms.leading="$foo = ''"></button>

But as long as it's superficially HTML-spec compliant, this is nothing.

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Re:I Switched from Htmx to Datastar by nchmy on Friday October 10, 2025 @04:07PM (#45543211)

the spec is literally just data-* (hence the name): you can add whatever you want to it and remain in spec. And they're meant to be read by javascript (like datastar)

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/How_to/Use...

At least you're living up to your profile! "Opinions on things I know nothing about"

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Re:I Switched from Htmx to Datastar by troupo on Friday October 10, 2025 @05:25PM (#45543949)

> At least you're living up to your profile! "Opinions on things I know nothing about"

I've had this pinned on my twitter profile for a few years now, for people like you: https://x.com/dmitriid/status/1860589623321280995

I never argued that those attributes weren't compatible with HTML.

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Re:I Switched from Htmx to Datastar by agos on Friday October 10, 2025 @05:31PM (#45544007)

Hey, that was a low blow, you can do better than insult another user!

On the topic: it might be in spec but it’s still a DSL inside an attribute

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Re:I Switched from Htmx to Datastar by nchmy on Saturday October 11, 2025 @04:24AM (#45547558)

Do you really not see how I was responding in-kind to them?

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