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by eawgewag 529 days ago
> 1. If you consider yourself a "backend developer" only and want to write the minimum amount of JS/TS.

This is a great point and should be underscored more. I think generally the HTMX vs React/Vue/Svelte argument gets undercut when people don't express their innate bias on which part of the stack they want to give more control to. HTMX is great if you're pro-expanding the server; JS Frameworks if you're trying to expand it from the application layer.