asayer·4yExploring HTMX: building dynamic web apps without JavaScript
HTMX library allows you to add modern browser features without using Javascript. It gives you access to CSS Transitions, AJAX, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events directly in HTML. In this tutorial, we will learn how to send Ajax requests, upload files, validate input, and trigger CSS transitions without writing JavaScript code.
Hacker News·4yHow I fell in love with low-js
A few years ago I was working on a project written in style still common for today: python backend serving a REST API (public btw) using framework-of-the-day. It was horrible. We ended up using something very fringe - there were real performance and complexity problems. And to this day I believe all our problems stemmed from the base architecture.
Hashnode·4yReimagining front-end web development with htmx and hyperscript
Htmx and hyperscript are two open-source toolkits developed by Big Sky Software and collaborators. They provide a host of HTML attributes to deal with AJAX requests, partial DOM updates, CSS transitions, event handling, Server-Sent Events and WebSockets. In this article, I show you how I used them in my current project, which is a simple membership/subscription tracking site made with Django.