--- title: Please Just Fucking Try HTMX | daily.dev description: HTMX offers a middle ground between raw HTML limitations and JavaScript framework complexity. By adding HTML attributes that trigger server requests and swap... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/please-just-fucking-try-htmx-ncu8zbk1v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Please Just Fucking Try HTMX | daily.dev og:description: HTMX offers a middle ground between raw HTML limitations and JavaScript framework complexity. By adding HTML attributes that trigger server requests and swap... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/please-just-fucking-try-htmx-ncu8zbk1v og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nCu8ZBK1V.png og:image:alt: Please Just Fucking Try HTMX og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Please Just Fucking Try HTMX **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 6 min read · 21 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary HTMX offers a middle ground between raw HTML limitations and JavaScript framework complexity. By adding HTML attributes that trigger server requests and swap in HTML responses, you can build interactive web apps without bundlers, state management, or massive dependencies. A case study shows a company reduced their codebase by 67% and improved performance by switching from React to HTMX. The approach works best for typical CRUD apps, dashboards, and forms—not highly interactive applications like Google Docs. The core idea: let the server return HTML fragments and use hypermedia architecture as originally intended. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@andradei** · 1 upvotes > Not a fan of the title. But the content is awesome! > HTMX provides a lot for how simple and small it is and for how little it actually abstracts over. **@yaireo** · 0 upvotes > How can I try something which has zero eco-system? Where would I even begin to find suitable components for my needs? I am talking complex charts & tables and what not. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Please Just Fucking Try HTMX](https://daily.dev/posts/please-just-fucking-try-htmx-1mpfjamcy) · Hacker News · 253 upvotes · 45 comments - [HTMX Is So Cool I Rolled My Own\!](https://daily.dev/posts/htmx-is-so-cool-i-rolled-my-own--ocvhcvgx1) · Lobsters · 28 upvotes · 4 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#frontend](https://daily.dev/tags/frontend), [#html](https://daily.dev/tags/html), [#htmx](https://daily.dev/tags/htmx) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/please-just-fucking-try-htmx-ncu8zbk1v) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Please Just Fucking Try HTMX","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/please-just-fucking-try-htmx-ncu8zbk1v","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/please-just-fucking-try-htmx-ncu8zbk1v"},"datePublished":"2025-12-19T00:22:30.192Z","dateModified":"2025-12-19T00:22:52.268Z","description":"HTMX offers a middle ground between raw HTML limitations and JavaScript framework complexity. 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