htmx

tool 5 connections

JavaScript library that enables AJAX, CSS transitions, WebSockets and SSE directly from HTML attributes, popular as a non-Rails server-side-rendering front-end approach. Mentioned in Yaroslav Shmarov's wroclove.rb 2022 talk as an alternative to Hotwire in a world without it.

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library

talk 18 months of using hotwire and viewcomponent in production

about

htmx tool

Listed as a non-Rails server-side-rendering alternative to Hotwire.

talk No-build Utopia: Modern User Experiences with Rails & Web Standards

about

htmx tool

Discussed in Q&A as a Hotwire alternative Ryan likes.

question What about HTMX?

about

htmx tool

Direct question about HTMX as a Hotwire alternative.

person Ryan Townsend

recommends

htmx tool

In Q&A called HTMX 'a great little library' that works well with Rails.

tool Datastar

related_to

htmx tool

Ismael compares Datastar to HTMX — does more with a smaller API.

Provenance

Created in: 18 months of Hotwire and ViewComponent in production 2026-04-17 21:53
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