htmx: Writing JavaScript to Avoid Writing JavaScript
summary
Argues that a small JavaScript library lets developers implement rich UI patterns without writing custom JS by extending HTML with htmx attributes; shows a live active-search built with hx-post hx-trigger hx-target that debounces keystrokes 500ms, issues POSTs, and inserts returned fragments into a table. Library expects HTML not JSON, supports inline editing, lazy loading and infinite scroll, and demonstrates working examples where only server-rendered HTML is exchanged.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:10A brief history of web dev
- 6:47JavaScript: origins
- 8:05The modern age
- 8:45Back to hypermedia
- 11:06What is htmx
- 13:12htmx demo
- 15:55Back to JavaScript
- 17:47Conclusion
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