World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Why HTMX is crushing React, Vue & Svelte.

Bene , Felix Eckhardt

Modern SPAs like React have become structural overkill. Learn how HTMX bypasses massive JavaScript bundles and complex state management by returning power to server-rendered HTML.

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#1 about 3 min

Questioning the default use of single page applications

Many developers feel constrained by the industry standard of defaulting to complex frontend frameworks for every project.

#2 about 4 min

Complexity and performance costs of modern frontend architectures

Heavy hydration requirements, serialization overhead, and constant dependency updates reduce team productivity and degrade web performance.

#3 about 3 min

Revisiting the traditional model view controller pattern

Returning HTML directly from the server eliminates client-side complexity while matching modern application requirements.

#4 about 3 min

How modern network protocols empower server-driven frameworks

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 streaming capabilities remove the need for complex state management and long polling.

#5 about 5 min

Setting up a backend project with Spring and HTMX

Integrating the Java Template Engine with spring boot and HTMX creates a simplified full-stack development environment.

#6 about 3 min

Building interactive components with core HTMX directives

Using HTMX attributes to trigger server requests simplifies returning user interface fragments instead of JSON data.

#7 about 6 min

Generating an ecommerce template and rendering backend data

Generating frontend markup with artificial intelligence enables the server template to map database repository items efficiently.

#8 about 4 min

Implementing conventional server-side search using query parameters

A traditional URL-based form submission provides progressive enhancement by working entirely without client-side JavaScript.

#9 about 4 min

Enhancing conventional forms with reactive HTMX search integration

Adding post requests and trigger delays transforms a standard HTML form into a fast, reactive client experience.

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4:30 min

Tracking open source community trends in JavaScript native frameworks

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2:19 min

Replacing client-side reactivity with HTMX and server rendering

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

4:15 min

Balancing server-side rendering and client-side interactivity

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57 sec

Identifying the ideal web applications for HTMX usage

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2:16 min

Extending native HTML capabilities using the HTMX library

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3:49 min

The evolution and complexity of the modern frontend stack

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