As a humble, new user of HTMX I don’t care what noun you choose for it (stereotyping by another word still smells the same). The facts as I have experienced them are a) it’s simple to do simple things; and b) it keeps difficult things possible. My highest praise. So, I’m using it. I’m a bit of a nut, and my backend is pure AWS Step Functions. Declarative web app, all the way down.

Yes, because of HTMX the backend is different than it would be with “plain” HTML or the JS framework du jour. But, the backend is very simple and clean, so I agree it has a nice influence whatever y’all decide to call it.