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OK, I'll respond in a bit more detail to this, now that it's closer to the top. I'll assume you are being serious as well (always hard to tell online.) I unde
by recursivedoubts 3y ago
OK, I'll respond in a bit more detail to this, now that it's closer to the top. I'll assume you are being serious as well (always hard to tell online.)
I understand where you are coming from, the @htmx_org twitter account is very silly. This can be a big turn off to some developers and companies. On the other hand, I do have a fair number of serious essays on the htmx website (https://htmx.org/essays https://htmx.org/essays) and a free book that is also serious (https://hypermedia.systems https://hypermedia.systems).
I view twitter as a tool for getting the word out about htmx and, therefore, use it in that manner. I don't think that medium supports super-nuanced discussions (although I've had some.) I try to not be negative on it, and frequently link to my essays for more in-depth discussions. I also enjoy being funny and making people laugh.
And, while I can understand and sympathize with people who dislike the general vibe of my account, you can't argue with the success of this approach.
It has recently passed 27k stars on github:
https://star-history.com/#bigskysoftware/htmx&Date https://star-history.com/#bigskysoftware/htmx&Date
And finished 2nd (!!!) in the js rising stars frameworks for 2023:
https://risingstars.js.org/2023/en#section-framework https://risingstars.js.org/2023/en#section-framework
Plus #10 overall. This is a library created by a one-person company that is trying to compete with the likes of Facebook, Google and Vercel when it comes to developer mindshare. While I would love to think it is the insightful essays, excellent coding ability and the quality of my book, there is no doubt that the twitter account has been a huge contributor to htmx's success.
- sodapopcan 3y agoI'm not OP, but I would like to think it's a joke. If they were actually turned off by your "lack of professionalism" they would like turn to Alpinejs before "React/NextJS coupled with MongoDB and Kubernetes" :) But who knows!