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The HTML-First Approach: Why htmx and Lightweight Frameworks Are Revolutionizing Web Development
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The HTML-First Approach: Why htmx and Lightweight Frameworks Are Revolutionizing Web Development
After years of Single Page Application dominance, more and more teams are rediscovering the power of the HTML-first approach. With htmx and other server-driven frameworks, we return to the simplicity of the original web without sacrificing modern interactivity. Let's explore why this paradigm is winning over developers and companies.

#phpugmrn meetup on Dec 11th - save the date!
We have scheduled talks abot HTMX & PHP 8.5. Do not miss!
Sign up here: https://www.meetup.com/phpug-rhein-neckar/events/30547833…

PHPUGMRN 06/25, Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
**Agenda:** 19:00 CET - Doors open 19:30 CET - Intro 19:45 CET - Create reactive web applications with (almost) no JavaScript (HTMX), Thomas Bley 20:30 CET - Break 20:45 CE

https://htmx.org/essays/the-fetchening/
> So, eventually & reluctantly, I have changed my mind: there will be another major version of htmx.
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> However, in order to keep my word that there will not be a htmx 3.0, the next release will instead be htmx 4.0.
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Took a few minutes between meetings to upgrade my #htmx #aspnetcore sample demo of “12 days of HTMX-mas". If you're a #dotnet developer or someone interested in web development, it's a breez…

GitHub - khalidabuhakmeh/twelve-days-of-htmx-mas: 12 Days (demos) using Htmx with ASP.NET Core
12 Days (demos) using Htmx with ASP.NET Core. Contribute to khalidabuhakmeh/twelve-days-of-htmx-mas development by creating an account on GitHub.

🥳 New Kitten Release
https://kitten.small-web.org
You can now use the simple `on:` prefix instead of `hx-on:htmx:` to define inline event handlers for HTMX events¹.
Also, there are three new event shorthands for responding to your Kitten page’s connection lifecycle:
• on:connecting
• …

It's really depressing to see so many people and/or job ads talking about how they're using React so heavily for things that don't need React.
Why are we so committed to making things more complicated, and harder to learn, and having fewer skilled people?
And if you're talking about migrating JS frameworks on the front-end, at least *think* about HTMX/etc. for server-controlled rendering. Don't replace one bloat with another.

First talk of the day: @… introducing us to #HTMX for PHP developers

Yes, please just use a button:
https://gomakethings.com/just-use-a-button/
Because I have still not met a [React] dev who has a clue which key activates a button on which specific event:

Just use a button
One of the weirdest “debates” I seem to perpetually have with framework-enthusiastic developers is whether or not a

is “just as good” as a . Spoiler: it’s not. Let’s dig in. The problem Among the React crowd, and also among people who seem to enjoy HTMX, I see a lot this…

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