Next.js to Htmx – A Real World Example
a year ago
- #Next.js
- #web-development
- #htmx
- The author initially used Next.js for an open-source URL shortener but found it increasingly burdensome over time.
- Next.js required constant maintenance as the codebase grew in complexity with numerous components and dependencies.
- Questioning the need for complex JavaScript, the author switched to plain HTML and htmx for simplicity and efficiency.
- Transitioning to htmx involved replacing components with HTML elements, resulting in a more reliable and faster website.
- The move eliminated build steps, reduced dependencies, and centralized logic on the server side.
- Compared to Next.js, htmx provided a more intuitive development experience and better performance.
- The author concluded that htmx improved both user and developer experience significantly.