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throwaway7783 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Mesh: I tried Htmx, then ditched it

Do you think apps like this are not a good fit for HTMX? Drag drop interactivity?

recursivedoubts 10 months ago [–]

Well, I don't know. Reorder-style drag and drop works OK:

https://htmx.org/examples/sortable/

But if you really want a component-based system then htmx can be a battle.

I outline when I think htmx is a good fit here:

https://htmx.org/essays/when-to-use-hypermedia/

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