HTMX vs Nomini: Clash of Titans
I spent a weekend exploring whether to swap HTMX for Nomini in this blog. Here's why I'm staying put—and when Nomini might actually make sense.
Modern Development Blog
I spent a weekend exploring whether to swap HTMX for Nomini in this blog. Here's why I'm staying put—and when Nomini might actually make sense.
What if the DOM itself managed your app state? No hydration, no megabyte bundles, instant interactivity. Here's what happens when you treat the browser as a platform instead of a rendering target.
Frontend complexity exploded over two decades—build tools, state management, framework-specific patterns. HTMX flips this by extending HTML with AJAX, WebSockets, and real-time updates through simple attributes. No build step, no virtual DOM, just HTML doing what it should have done all along.
Building web apps means juggling type safety, state management, and server-side rendering across multiple libraries. Mixon combines end-to-end TypeScript safety, workflow engine, and HTMX support in one lightweight package for Deno.