Re: Using htmx to make OFbiz more dynamic - FYI

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Hi Eugen,

This seems to confirm what you said:
https://htmx.org/essays/a-real-world-react-to-htmx-port/

Thanks

Jacques

Le 08/08/2022 à 22:30, Eugen Stan a écrit :
> Hello,
>
>
> I recently came across htmx (and _hyperscript).
> I am currently evaluating it - no real experience yet.
> What I tested so far has impressed me.
>
> I think htmx can bring a lot of value to a project like OFBiz .
>
> It can provide a way to have a dynamic pages - that load fast and a good upgrade path:
>
> * You still get to have pages rendered on server
> * You add attributes to markup and these call in a service
> * The service will reply with the bits of HTML that will replace an element in the page.
>
>
> What I like about it is:
> * Very small footprint (10k gzipped JS)
> * Works with "normal" http
> * Simple to reason about
> * Content is generated on the back-end - so under all security rules
> * Easy (IMO) to adopt to OFBiz UI - progressive enhancement
>
> I do have some mixed feelings about _hyperscript - but that is optional.
> I will try it though in a personal project and see how it goes.
>
> Please try it out:  https://htmx.org/ .
>
> Their tag line is:
> (Haiku)
> javascript fatigue:
> longing for a hypertext
> already in hand
>
>