Ditching React for HTMX to Simplify Misago Forum Development
Removing React.js from the codebase and adapting Htmx for UI interactivity
I am removing React.js from the Misago codebase to solve issues like duplicated code, slow performance, and complex plugin development. Instead, I am adopting HTMX to handle UI interactivity directly through server-rendered HTML. This shift reduces JavaScript bundle sizes and simplifies the stack, allowing us to maintain a robust forum without the overhead of a full single-page application.
Internet forum software has plenty of interactivity, but this interactivity is isolated to specific places on the page, and all this stuff can be achieved without React.js.