This book looks at using the htmx JavaScript library to add logic and server interaction to HTML. Mark Volkmann shows how it provides the effect of using a front-end SPA framework without writing front-end code, and lets developers use any server-side programming language and framework to build server applications with endpoints that simply return snippets of HTML.

The book looks at how to dynamically update portions of the current web page from HTTP responses, and add interactivity with JavaScript and libraries such Alpine and _hyperscript.

Author: Mark Volkmann
Publisher:  Pragmatic Bookshelf
Date: September 2024
Pages: 186
ISBN: 978-8888650769
Print: ‎ B0D9N35GKP
Kindle: B0DGZL98ZQ
Audience: JavaScript Web developers
Level: Intermediate
Category: Web design and development

Topics include:

• Rethink web application design; write code in any language that simply responds to requests with htmx snippets.
• Dynamically update portions of the current web page directly from the server.
• Implement common patterns such as lazy loading, input validation, CSS transitions, active search, optimistic updates, pagination, infinite scroll, polling, and click-to-edit.
• Add interactivity with JavaScript and libraries such as Alpine and _hyperscript.
• Use the htmx JavaScript API to simplify DOM operations.
• Make your web apps more secure: escape user-supplied content, use Subresource Integrity hashes, and enforce a Content Security Policy.
• Go beyond the basic HTTP request/response pattern with WebSockets and server-sent events.

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