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For decades, the web had a simple contract: links take you somewhere, buttons do something. A new proposal to add navigation powers to buttons threatens to break that contract, undermining accessibility and user expectations. This article takes a hard stance: the web is a hypertext document system, not an app runtime. Stop trying to merge them.
The JavaScript ecosystem has turned web development into a nightmare of build tools and framework churn. FastHTML offers a radical alternative: build modern, interactive applications entirely in Python using server-side rendering and HTMX. No separate frontend, no 5MB bundles, no rewriting your codebase every six months. It’s a return to the web’s original hypermedia roots—and it just might save your sanity.
Tired of Apple and Google’s app store gatekeeping? This Go framework uses HTMX, TailwindCSS, and service workers to build offline-first mobile web apps that feel native—without a single review or 30% tax. Three polished apps later, I’m convinced the real moat isn’t technology; it’s control.