What if you could build reactive UIs without React? HTMX handles server interactions, Signals manage state. Here's the hypermedia architecture that actually scales.

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A practical guide to building reactive UIs using HTMX 2.x and the TC39 Signals polyfill instead of React. The architecture assigns server-side rendering (Go templates) for all routing and HTML generation, HTMX attributes for declarative server communication via HTML partials, and Signals for lightweight ephemeral client state like form validation and confirmation dialogs. A complete contact manager CRUD app is built step by step, covering pagination, inline editing, and delete confirmation. Performance benchmarks show the HTMX+Signals stack delivers 16.4KB of client JS vs 187KB for a React SPA, with Time to Interactive dropping from 3.8s to 0.7s on fast 3G. Limitations are addressed honestly: the approach is a poor fit for offline-first apps, complex drag-and-drop, or real-time collaborative editors.

HTMX and Signals: Modern Frontend Without JavaScript Frameworks

How to Build a Frontend with HTMX and Signals Instead of React

The Problem with the JavaScript-First Frontend

HTMX 2.x: What It Does and What It Doesn't

Signals: Lightweight Reactivity Without a Framework

Architecture Overview: HTMX + Signals + Go Backend

When This Architecture Breaks Down (And What to Do About It)

Performance and Developer Experience Compared