HTMX fits into the middle ground: websites that are too dynamic to be made with a SSG or CMS, but not dynamic enough to be a SPA.

I don’t work on enough things that fit into that category to justify learning an entire new framework. I’d rather just write React or even use plain JS.

HTMX obviously can’t be used to build a SPA, so even if it were incredible I would still have to keep my React skills up. I’d also worry that if I build something in HTMX and it increases in scope, I’d end up rewriting it in React or maintaining a bird’s nest. It’s easy for me to tell the difference between webthings that “need to be SSG’d” and “needs React”, if I insert HTMX in the middle then I’d be second guessing if I made the right choice.

As for Golang, again I’m just not the target market for it. It took them so long to decide to add generics. For me generics are a basic feature not a nice to have. I don’t agree with the goals of the language, so there’s no point in me learning it.