HTMX 4.0: Hypermedia finds a new gear (opens in new tab)

HTMX has been considered feature-complete for some time. It is a successful project that achieves its ambitious goals and is widely hailed, not to mention widely deployed in production. HTMX 2.0 was considered the final word. The creator promised there would be no HTMX 3.0. So of course, being developers, the HTMX team decided to rip out the engine and replace it with a new one based on JavaScript’s Fetch API. They named the new version HTMX 4.0 to keep the promise. Here is a fascinating tale...