Hypermedia Systems

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1. recursivedoubtsAug 2026
   htmx is based on the ideas of hypermedia, you can read the first chapter in our book on the topic here:

   https://hypermedia.systems/hypermedia-a-reintroduction/

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2. xmcqdpt2May 2026
   After reading

   https://hypermedia.systems/

   I came to the conclusion that the best frontend is no frontend.

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3. recursivedoubtsJan 2026
   Hello all again, not sure why htmx is on HN right now, but happy to answer questions.

   You might be interested in our essays on hypermedia:

   https://htmx.org/essays

   or our book (free to read online):

   https://hypermedia.systems

   Also we are working on a version 4 for release later this year:

   https://four.htmx.org

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4. yawaraminDec 2025
   Htmx is not a framework. It doesn't dictate a 'right way' to do anything. If you are interested in idioms that work well in practice, refer to the book that the htmx people wrote: https://hypermedia.systems/
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5. nchmyOct 2025
   Its interesting, and telling, that that's the only part of my comment that you replied to...

   Anyway, browsers are built specifically to render HTML. And html/hypermedia is specifically meant to manage and transfer state. The web has lost its way. If you want to read more about this, this free book is a great start: https://hypermedia.systems/book/contents/

   Or the essays at HTMX https://htmx.org/essays/

   Good luck to you

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6. rodolphoarrudaOct 2025
   Lot of mentions of HTMX along the comments. If you are interested and have the time, read the the first chapters of this book[1]. Very well written and a bit nostalgic I should say, at least to some of us who had lived the web 1.0 days.

   [1] https://hypermedia.systems/

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