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0 pointsmixmastamyk9mo ago0 comments

These examples are trivial and/or rare, especially in comparison to the monstrosity of a SPA framework. I picked up htmx in an hour or two.

I do think it is a bit overengineered however, though there are other implementations of the idea.

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troupo9mo ago· 1 in thread

> comparison to the monstrosity of a SPA

What you call "monstrosity" is just as trivial and rare.

See how this works?

You claimed that HTMX doesn't require learning new paradigms. When it's actually a new paradigm replete with multiple different requirements, custom DSLs, new behaviors etc.

mixmastamykOP9mo ago

It uses html’s paradigm, which is a masterstroke. You keep using the term DSL as if it’s appreciably different than “put a string in an attribute.”

Htmx is an order of magnitude easier to get started with for a person who already knows html, ask me how I know.

CooCooCaCha9mo ago

You don’t have to use an SPA framework. Hopefully you don’t think you need one to use react.

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