Django + Alpine.js + htmx Ups & Downs with Karen Tracey

A few years ago we started to hear about the toolkits htmx and Alpine.js as a powerful combination that could be used with Django to enable development of web applications that offer user experience akin to a single page application without the overhead of adopting a heavyweight front-end framework such as React. We were excited by the promise and adopted these tools in a few projects. In this talk we'll cover:

The promise we saw in this tool combination The upside: examples of exciting wins in ways of using these tools that we recommend continuing The downside: some rough edges and areas of concern where we recommend caution Our overall assessment and plans regarding continued use of this combination

This talk was presented at: https://2024.djangocon.us/talks/django-alpine-js-htmx-ups-downs/

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