HTMX, or the return of AJAX in Web development
summary
The talk presents HTMX, a lightweight JavaScript library (successor to Intercooler.js) that revives AJAX-style fetching of HTML fragments over HTTP so the server holds application state and the frontend only renders data. It contrasts HTMX’s minimalist, Unix-like approach with modern heavy frontend frameworks and describes a proof-of-concept combining HTMX, Web Components, and Rust to demonstrate this server-centric workflow.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:37Modern web dev critique
- 12:23HTMX overview
- 17:34Live demo with Rust
- 28:42Progressive enhancement
- 36:09Compatibility and alternatives
- 40:41Conclusion
- 43:36Q&A
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