i'm the author and I think this article holds up pretty well, particularly the "Javascript: The Resistance" part
one thing that I didn't note in that section regarding edge computing is that if the data store isn't edge, then putting compute on the edge doesn't help that much, which vercel has started to admit (https://twitter.com/t3dotgg/status/1781881405397442947).
i'll state my position again: htmx makes hypermedia a more competitive approach for many web applications, but it isn't right for everything. i'm not puritanical about approaches and agree strongly w/ Rich's take on "transitional apps" where you use the right tool for the given job.
where i'd probably disagree w/ Rich is where the line is: i think w/ things like htmx (or unpoly or hotwire or datastar, etc.) the total space of problems that can be effectively addressed with hypermedia expands significantly
one thing that I didn't note in that section regarding edge computing is that if the data store isn't edge, then putting compute on the edge doesn't help that much, which vercel has started to admit (https://twitter.com/t3dotgg/status/1781881405397442947).
i'll state my position again: htmx makes hypermedia a more competitive approach for many web applications, but it isn't right for everything. i'm not puritanical about approaches and agree strongly w/ Rich's take on "transitional apps" where you use the right tool for the given job.
where i'd probably disagree w/ Rich is where the line is: i think w/ things like htmx (or unpoly or hotwire or datastar, etc.) the total space of problems that can be effectively addressed with hypermedia expands significantly