Frontend developers don’t want to write HTML nor augmented HTML. They want to write code, and these days that means JS. Frontend developers want to make good mo

Frontend developers don’t want to write HTML nor augmented HTML. They want to write code, and these days that means JS. Frontend developers want to make good money (like those backend developers or even infrastructure developers who are working with data, servers, and cool programming languages), hence they need to work with complex libraries/frameworks (if you just write HTM?, you don’t get to earn much money because anyone can write HTM?). Hell, the term “frontend developer” exists only because they are writing JS! Tell them it’s better to write HTM?, and you are removing the “developer” from their titles! Same reason why backend developers use K8s. There’s little money on wiring together bash scripts. Now, if you’re working on your side project alone, then sure HTMX is nice.