Mark StoryFeb 9, 2024
Wrote a post about building my first htmx application, and replacing react.
http://mark-story.com/posts/view/building-my-first-htmx-application
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After updating docket to use htmx, I wanted to share my experience. First and most important, HTMX is more than just a client side framework. Instead of using a JavaScript library to render your application in the browser, you have incrementally load HTML as your application’s state changes.

Show threadRyan NickelFeb 9, 2024
@markstory the hype train caught you eh? I’ve been itching to try htmx myself
Show threadMark StoryFeb 9, 2024
@mrnickel I agree, htmx is getting its 15min right now. However, underneath the hype is a much simpler model to build interactive applications with. React server components have been in development for many years and still are complicated, and unpleasant to work with.
Show threadRyan NickelFeb 9, 2024

@markstory I’ve been working in react for years now. I feel the entire ecosystem has gotten far too complex. I yearn for the days when react was all about UI being a function of state.

I love the ideas that htmx put in and look forward to trying it out with my next project.

Show threadMark Story
@mrnickel Totally agree. I have been working with SPA frameworks for 8+ years. The complexity is in modern tools is too much for many projects.
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Show threadRyan NickelFeb 9, 2024

@markstory IMO, hooks were the beginning of the end for me.

Class components made sense with their life cycle callback in order to wire up functionality around FUNCTIONAL components.

It's also what turned me onto some of the functional principles which I now love.