htmx Is Not a Framework — It Is a Better Way to Build Web Apps

JavaScript Frameworks Solved a Problem Most Apps Do Not Have Most web apps are CRUD. Forms, lists, dashboards. You do not need React for that. htmx lets you build interactive web apps using HTML attributes instead of JavaScript. Before htmx (React) // UserList.jsx - 50 lines function UserList () { const [ users , setUsers ] = useState ([]); const [ loading , setLoading ] = useState ( true ); useEffect (() => { fetch ( " /api/users " ). then ( r => r . json ()). then ( data => { setUsers ( data ); setLoading ( false ); }); }, []); if ( loading ) return < div > Loading... </ div >; return < ul > { users . map ( u => < li key = { u . id } > { u . name } </ li >) } </ ul >; } After htmx (HTML) <div hx-get= "/api/users" hx-trigger= "load" hx-indicator= "#spinner" > <div id= "spinner" class= "htmx-indicator" > Loading... </div> </div> Server returns HTML, not JSON. No state management. No build step. No node_modules. Common Patterns Click to Load More <button hx-get= "/api/users?page=2" hx-t