#DEVDiscuss: HTMX
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Erin Bensinger

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#DEVDiscuss: HTMX

Publish Date: May 9 '23
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Time for #DEVDiscuss — right here on DEV 😎

Inspired by @quii's Top 7 post, tonight’s topic is...HTMX!

quii

HTMX is the future

Chris James ・ May 5 '23

#htmx #webdev

Unlike SPAs, HTMX doesn't throw away the architectural approach of REST; it augments the browser, improving its hypermedia capabilities and making it simpler to deliver a rich client experience without having to write much JavaScript if any at all.

Questions:

  • Do you think HTMX is the future? Why or why not?
  • Have you had a chance to implement HTMX yet? What did you think?
  • If you haven't used HTMX...why not?
  • Any triumphs, fails, or other stories you'd like to share on this topic?

Comments 7 total

  • Paweł Świątkowski
    Paweł ŚwiątkowskiMay 9, 2023

    I must have missed something, but why is HTMX coming up everywhere just now? Yes, I used it. It was like 2 or 3 years ago.

    Is it the future? Nothing so far pointed to it, so unless something really changed recently, probably not.

  • auct
    auctMay 10, 2023

    Two years ago I tried to use it, but syntax is meh.
    So I built uajax (this one even published on github) and js-ajax-button.

    I don't think any of these is the future.

    If you need a lot of js - use spa framework.
    If you need sprinkle of js - write some functions or use uajax or similar.

  • Fyodor
    FyodorMay 10, 2023

    Just a tool, there are many other tools…

  • konung
    konungMay 10, 2023

    I’ve used htmx for 2hobby projects

    It’s best compared to Alpine.js and Stimulus.

    Personally I don’t like overblown SPA sites . They have their place for some use-cases - but are overblown out of proportion, and often misused, creating unwieldy and unmaintanable software .

    IMHO 95% of SPA apps would be better off as server-rendered apps with some sprinkle of js . HTMX helps bring interactivity in those cases .

    It could be also a great companion tool together with Hyperscript to something like Elixir’s Liveview , making that bit of interactivity on the page that needs to be client based - easier and faster to implement .

    I’ve used Htmx in a Rails app as well as Hanami app . Really liked it

  • NotFound404
    NotFound404May 11, 2023

    htmx's ideas can be integrated into new versions of HTML.
    Not a future of HTML.

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