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mrinterweblast Thursday at 5:07 PM1 replyview on HN

HTML over the wire frameworks like HTMX, Hotwire (rails), LiveView (phoenix), Livewire (laravel), LiveView (django), etc. They all have the same basic idea with differences in how they achieve it. I feel this approach is overlooked, and it drives me crazy. There is a huge complexity cost attached with JS frontend app + backend that everyone seems to have accepted as reality. HTML over the wire (really need a catchy acronym maybe HotW) can greatly simplify and speed up development with pretty much the same end user experience as a react app.


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ChocolateGodlast Thursday at 5:13 PM

Using JSON over the wire means you can re-use your backend between multiple frontends (like with mobile apps).

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