Yes, using htmx to build a web application means you will write less overall JavaScript for your web application. No, this does not make htmx anti-JavaScript. While there are certainly htmx enthusiasts who hate JavaScript, nonetheless, htmx can be looked at from a pro-JavaScript angle: by relieving JavaScript from having to be everything for your web application, you can focus on using it where it was designed to be used. And, in doing so, rediscover the joy of JavaScript!
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