Ah, JavaScript, the language that backend developers love to hate.
While many have tried to eliminate it from the development equation, it keeps coming back — like a boomerang or a catchy song. Enter HTMX, the new star of the “Can we please get rid of JavaScript?” club. Before you jump on the bandwagon, let’s take a critical look at what HTMX has to offer, and what it might cost you in the long run.
HTMX make it possible
The Real Costs
Server Load and Bandwidth
HTMX promises a simpler frontend by moving its logic to the backend. But every rose has its thorns: increased server load, bandwidth usage, and storage requirements are among them. For example, displaying clocks for various timezones in an HTMX-based application would necessitate constant server requests, each with its own computational and data transfer costs.