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Here to bust your assumptions. I skew backend but love CSS, and am one of the better UX engineers I know of. I also dislike javascript a lot, and find that the htmx approach cuts a significant amount of complexity out of your app (e.g. your views can talk directly to your daos.)

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I’ve met enough people that aren’t like you that your lived experience, real as it may be, doesn’t really change my opinion much.

For every one of you who isn’t scared of CSS there are like 40 people into HTMX that make bad UXs even by the standards of internal company tooling.

Similarly for every React/$oftheday dev who creates a snappy, race condition free, spinner free, app that feels almost as snappy as the web prior to React/$oftheday, there are 40 who create sluggish, unmaintainable tyre fires.

What literature exists on UI and UX that isn't condescending or clueless in tone?

Interfaces are as unique as humans are. There's a reason we have emacs, vim, and Notepad.

Refactoring UI fits those constraints. While it's by the creators of tailwind, it doesn't make assumptions about the css you use to achieve your desired UI.

https://www.refactoringui.com/

Thanks for giving me something interesting to consider! This looks like an earnest product that could help me at least understand where others are coming from on design, and could probably add flavor to my own UI focus (gamedev).

I don't often have a positive reaction to something like this, will definitely revisit it when I have the spare cash.

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