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@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ HTML-Centric Development builds on the original model of the web, as outlined in
[Roy Fielding's PhD dissertation](https://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm), describing the web
architecture. In particular, by embracing HTML as a hypertext, you get the benefits of
[REST and HATEOAS](https://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/rest_arch_style.htm), all without needing to
be an expert in either of those topics. (Recall, Roy was *describing* the web architecture, so the original web was
be an expert in either of those topics.
(Recall, Roy was *describing* the web architecture, so the original web was
largely REST-ful, without any particular effort on the part of the original participants)
By picking HTML-Centric Development, you accrue many benefits:
@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ By picking HTML-Centric Development, you accrue many benefits:
#### HTML: The Bad Parts
With all these benefits of the HTML-Centric model, one may wonder why it has been abandoned (and is often mocked) by
many web developers. At a high level, the answer is: *HTML-Centric applications have historically offered a limited
many web developers. At a high level, the answer is:
*HTML-Centric applications have historically offered a limited
amount of interactivity when compared with javascript-based applications*.
This is in large part because HTML is a limited hypertext. In particular:
@ -70,12 +74,12 @@ This is in large part because HTML is a limited hypertext. In particular:
* Only GET & POST [HTTP Methods](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods) are widely available
* A request must replace the entire screen, leading to a clunkly and sometimes jarring user experience
Of course, none of the constraints are inherent in the concept of a hypertext, and [htmx](https://htmx.org) aims to
remove each of them.
Of course, none of the constraints are inherent in the concept of a hypertext, and the goal of [htmx](https://htmx.org)
is to remove each of them.
By removing these constraints & completing HTML as a fully-functional, high-powered hypertext, HTML-Centric
By removing these constraints and completing HTML as a fully-functional and high-powered hypertext, HTML-Centric
applications can compete with SPAs in many application domains, while at the same time accruing the technical
and complexity benefits discussed above.
and complexity benefits mentioned above.
### Being Brave, Technically
@ -103,4 +107,4 @@ efforts on what your application does, rather than on how it does it.
From the [htmx developer's starter kit](https://twitter.com/htmx_org/status/1306234341056344065):
![What if?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiCtJYuVoAIK5be?format=png&name=small)
![What if?](/img/what_if.png)