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htmx v4 alpha introduces major changes by switching from XMLHttpRequest to the native fetch() API, enabling streaming support and view transitions. The update includes explicit attribute inheritance, improved history storage without localStorage, and simplified internals. Other highlights include Safari 26.2 beta improvements, discussions on React performance optimization with atomic state, and insights on TypeScript's evolution in the AI era.

The htmx loophole

<p>Having barely survived the blood-soaked Angular vs React holy wars, my colleagues now eye me like I just denied the heliocentric model at an astrophysicist convention when I whisper ‘HTMX’.
Fine. I brought my donkey and lance; someone has to charge the windmill.</p>
