HTMX Sucks

"HTML is over thirty years old now." The wheel enters the room.

If you spend any time with the Document Object Model, and you know anything about BDSM, you will realise that the fact that it's acronym is DOM, is not a coincidence. In this case, however, there is no safe word.

JQuery for the gen z

I hate hate HATE frameworks that promise "Build Google using a single import", and then they require you to install a package manager to install the dependency manager to install some sort of moon language with 73 dependencies, to push code you have to run in a homebuilt build process that uses md5 hashes rather than timestamps to detect changes, and it only works if you serve it using their custom reverse proxy that needs a Reddit (EDIT: Redis, sigh) cluster for caching. Which, of course, is far too complicated, so here's a Docker script to make it easy. Instead, just MAKE IT EASY by removing things.

I find myself starved for nuanced, unbiased takes in software. The answer to most questions is boring: "it depends". It requires discovery, requirements gathering and a lot of thought, but this binary and click-bait world has devolved us into this monkey-brained "there is only 1 right answer". I wish someone would step forward in this community and be this type of representative.

HTMX + Templ feels like VueJS

It honestly took me a minute to realize this actually was Carson writing. He does an excellent job of coming out the gate sounding like somebody who is about to tear him a new one, but he's tearing himself a new one while simultaneously backhanding the haters. The layers to this are amazing.

I've come across websites who had client-side-only validation. For example, they thought they could apply a limit to my text field or disable the submit button for failing to meet some requirement.

The front/back split is bad for our brains. We should have to understand each other for both our health. The user's experience is generated by the flow of the data. The flow of the data is generated by the user and the experience they're having. We are one. Unite us.

This is why being in cybersecurity was so helpful. You can quite literally find the areas where the engineers are disputing methodologies, frameworks, and access methods.....and feast. Trends and evangelism = hackable by teenagers. Love your drama though. Been an outside observer for years and I can't get enough. No notes there 😂