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@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ This makes htmx attractive to people who don't want to write JavaScript, and the
wary of the complexity of Single Page Application frameworks. wary of the complexity of Single Page Application frameworks.
However, dunking on JavaScript is not the aim of the htmx project. However, dunking on JavaScript is not the aim of the htmx project.
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The goal of htmx is not less JavaScript, but more readable and hypermedia-friendly code. The goal of htmx is not less JavaScript, but less code, more readable and hypermedia-friendly code.
Scripting has been a massive force multiplier for the web. Using scripting, web application developers are not only able Scripting has been a massive force multiplier for the web. Using scripting, web application developers are not only able
to enhance their HTML websites, but also create full-fledged client-side applications that can often compete with to enhance their HTML websites, but also create full-fledged client-side applications that can often compete with
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ development of a new style and best practices for what we are calling Hypermedia
Unfortunately, simply listing "`best practices`" is rarely convincing or edifying. To be honest, it's boring. Unfortunately, simply listing "`best practices`" is rarely convincing or edifying. To be honest, it's boring.
Instead, we will demonstrate these best practices by implementing client-side features in Contact.app. To show different aspects of hypermedia-friendly scripting, we will Instead, we will demonstrate these best practices by implementing client-side features in Contact.app. To cover different aspects of hypermedia-friendly scripting, we will
implement three different features: implement three different features:
* An overflow menu to hold the _Edit_, _View_ and _Delete_ actions, to clean up visual clutter in our list of contacts. * An overflow menu to hold the _Edit_, _View_ and _Delete_ actions, to clean up visual clutter in our list of contacts.
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You can just start writing JavaScript in your web application, and it will simply work. You can just start writing JavaScript in your web application, and it will simply work.
That's the good news. The bad news is that, despite improvements over the last decade, JavaScript has some significant That's the good news. The bad news is that, despite improvements over the last decade, JavaScript has some significant
limitations as a scripting language that can make it a less than ideal as a stand-alone scripting technology for limitations as a scripting language that can make it less than ideal as a stand-alone scripting technology for
Hypermedia-Driven Applications: Hypermedia-Driven Applications:
* Being as established as it is, it has accreted a lot of features and warts. * Being as established as it is, it has accreted a lot of features and warts.