At work, we really like the basic simple idea of Htmx. Based on using Htmx in a non-trivial user interface, across a team, we’ve found that the following cases are actually not simple and are quite complicated.
Hypermedia Systems
The revolutionary ideas that empowered the Web. A simpler approach to building applications on the Web and beyond with htmx and Hyperview. Enhancing web applications without using SPA frameworks.
BFTML/docs/motivations.md at main · npetrangelo/BFTML
Blazingly Fast Text Markup Language. Standards designed for web apps. Browser implementation in Rust. - npetrangelo/BFTML
developit/htm
Hyperscript Tagged Markup: JSX alternative using standard tagged templates, with compiler support.
BFTML/docs/notes.md at main · npetrangelo/BFTML
Blazingly Fast Text Markup Language. Standards designed for web apps. Browser implementation in Rust. - npetrangelo/BFTML
HTML papers on arXiv -- why it is important, and how we made it happen
In October 2023, arXiv made HTML formatted papers available to readers. This was the exciting outcome of over a year of accessibility research and development with the scientific community. Currently, only 2.4% of research outputs meet accessibility guidelines. Informed by scientists who rely on assistive technology, our analysis demonstrates that offering HTML is the most impactful step arXiv can take. Scientists need HTML now, and emphasize to not let perfect be the enemy of good enough. In this paper we share with you how arXiv is achieving HTML conversions from LaTeX now, and our plans for future improvements.
Jekyll • Simple, blog-aware, static sites
Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs
Handling Buttons and Links | Web Browser Engineering
Our browser is still missing the key insight of hypertext: documents linked together by hyperlinks. It lets us watch the waves, but not surf the web. So in this chapter, we’ll implement hyperlinks, an address bar, and the rest of the browser interface—the part of the browser that decides which page we are looking at.
</> htmx ~ When Should You Use Hypermedia?
This essay by Carson Gross explores when to use hypermedia in web development, highlighting its advantages and trade-offs. Carson discusses scenarios where hypermedia is a good fit, such as text and image-heavy UIs, CRUD applications, and nested UIs with well-defined areas. He also addresses when hypermedia may not be ideal, including situations with frequent UI state updates, offline requirements, or dynamic interdependencies. Using a 'Transitional' approach (as suggested by Rich Harris), Carson advocates for combining hypermedia with other strategies to optimize web application development, emphasizing its practical benefits and alignment with the web's architecture.
A few HTML tips – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
A while ago I wrote an article with some CSS tips, now it’s time to give some polish to our HTML! In this article I’ll share some tips and advice ...
Why I love working with the web
> Easy is boring. That's why I love the web and browsers …] — [me I love that my code can run anywhere for anyone. Indeed that's the challenge. The web is a hu…
Dead Simple Sites — Minimal Web Design Inspiration & Gallery
A curated gallery of the most minimal, clean websites on the internet. No animations, no scroll jacking — just pure, simple web design inspiration. Updated weekly.
It's Time to Make Code More Tinker-Friendly
The web needs a simple on ramp to encourage curious coders.
Laying Out Pages | Web Browser Engineering
So far, layout has been a linear process that handles open tags and close tags independently. But web pages are trees, and look like them: borders and backgrounds visually nest inside one another. To support that, this chapter switches to tree-based layout, where the tree of elements is transformed into a tree of layout objects before drawing. In the process, we’ll make web pages more colorful with backgrounds.
Close to the metal: web design and the browser
Websites have evolved over the years, but in the name of evolution, there seems to be mistaken thinking that the process of building a website needs to get more complex, using Javascript frameworks and modern backend systems; when at the end of the day, browsers still only need static HTML content to interpret.