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Primer @ JSCONF 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHlyLEPtL9o

An htmx interview with Makinde Adeagbo
https://htmx.org/essays/interviews/makinde-adeagbo/

This is the lost promo for the full 3-part Hypermedia Wars series
Episode 1: Inflection 2010
Episode 2: Virtual DOMination
Episode 3: Hypermedia Strikes Back

The word software devs know in their soul but not in their vocabulary

What does AI mean for the future of Hypermedia?
1. React takes over in an AI feedback loop?
2. Frameworks don't matter -- back to basics?
3. Full-stack frameworks are everything?

Just some thoughts about preparing
while you are in a good space to prepare

Tony Ennis joins me to talk about how websites can be built with simplicity and power using new html and browser standards.

================== EPISODE LINKS
Tony on X: https://x.com/tonyennis
Html First: https://html-first.com
Mini JS: https://mini-js.com
Base Styles: https://base-styles.com
Tony's talk at big Sky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknX6xq8Vfg
Una at Google IO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCIStB6y8s

================== CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro to Tony
00:34 Tony's work at Really Good Software
02:17 "My whole thing though is ..."
05:03 The Platform and a Stylesheet talk
07:18 Html tag list
07:26 Una and the Chrome dev team making progress
09:10 Popovers
11:56 New UI Elements in Html 2023 vs 2025
12:34 Modal
15:48 select with selectedcontent tag
16:27 Multi-selects (they are still bad, but working on it)
16:50 datalist (autocomplete)
20:22 Async in HTML (replacing htmx?)
28:57 Where React is preferred
34:40 The Front-end spectrum -- Mini JS
45:52 Mini-js code example
50:43 Laz on why html is great at UI
52:30 Why a five-year-old can learn html
55:21 Building mobile apps with React Native and webviews
59:50 Server-driven web apps
1:05:45 Base styles (unreleased minimal CSS framework)
1:10:25 CSS Layers for siloing your libraries

Who are the big names in hypermedia, even if they don't know it?

Obviously: Carson Gross (Htmx, fixi), Delaney Gillilan (Datastar), Alex Petros (HTML triptych), Adam Stepinski (Hyperview)
BUT ALSO: Caleb Porzio, Aaron Francis, Levels io, and DHH??

Embrace the backend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQO4Xh1gMpY

with Jon-Michael Hartway

47:16 MY MIND IS BLOWN
Jon-Michael does something pretty crazy here. His entire 3D scene is static HTML. The 3d movement only comes from swapping out the style tag and the CSS!?!???!

===================== BIG SKY DEV CON TALK
Building things for Twitter Clout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQzpyIXdzcE

===================== 3D GAME
Demo: https://htmx-3d.deastl.com/
Github: https://github.com/DeaSTL/3d-htmx-game

===================== FLAPPY BIRD
Github: https://github.com/DeaSTL/flappybird-htmx
**** Includes video!

===================== Chapters (From AI)
00:00 Introduction to Jon-Michael Hartway
02:22 Development Background and Programming Journey
05:10 HTMX Experiments and Flappy Bird Game
07:35 Technical Insights on Game Development
10:09 Challenges and Server Management
12:47 Exploring Twitter Clout Projects
18:54 Rule #1: Viral
19:34 Rule #2: Ridiculous
20:56 Rule #3: The wrong tech
26:56 Rule #4: Low scope
29:42 Rule #5: Fun
29:50 Challenges of 3D Rendering in CSS
33:39 Understanding Gimbal Lock and Camera Mechanics
37:57 Implementing Multiplayer with WebSockets
41:18 Innovative Use of CSS for 3D Positioning
46:21 Future Projects and Learning Experiences