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I’m probably outing myself as an old fart, but I continue to be frustrated that we can’t have web sites that don’t rely so much on JavaScript. Beyond what used
by bshacklett 3y ago
I’m probably outing myself as an old fart, but I continue to be frustrated that we can’t have web sites that don’t rely so much on JavaScript. Beyond what used to be known as AJAX, I really don’t see the utility for the majority of the javascript that companies want me to run in my browser.
I really hope HTMX gives us a new opportunity to reduce our reliance on arbitrary code running in the browser. Maybe it’s time for “HTML 6” to standardize what HTMX is capable of and move control back to the user.
- mortallywounded 3y agoHTMX is an improvement over full on SPAs, but it's a far cry from the ideal. HTMX still relies on JavaScript and introduces a fair amount of complexity on its own.
- bshacklett 3y agoThat's my point, though. If we were to enable the most important functionality of HTMX at the browser level, we'd remove that reliance on JavaScript.
- perilunar 3y ago> I really don’t see the utility for the majority of the javascript that companies want me to run in my browser. It's not there for you; it's there for them: a large amount of it is advertising and tracking code.