Why I Chose Datastar Over Alpine.js/HTMX For My Project
I chose Datastar over Alpine.js/HTMX for my project due to its lightweight & powerful approach, leveraging Server-Sent Events (SSE) for real-time updates & built-in helper methods like @toggleAll.
Why I Chose Datastar Over Alpine.js/HTMX For My Project In recent years, developers have been embracing a more old-school approach to building websites, focusing on hypermedia-driven applications. This shift has brought some fantastic tools into the spotlight, and two that stand out are HTMX and Datastar. HTMX makes server-side rendering more powerful by allowing you to send HTML fragments over the wire, reducing the need for complex JavaScript frameworks. Many developers pair HTMX with Alpine.js for client-side interactions, but after testing this stack myself, I found it wasn’t quite what I...