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> HTMX doesn't require Django - you can use it with any web framework you like

I agree, but that wasn't the point I was making. My point was to question why a simpler build system should be the deciding factor for your tech stack. You could've used Go for your backend if that was the case. But you chose Django because it offers an ecosystem of tools. So does React.

> server side rendering should be fundamental knowledge that anybody working in the web-space should understand.

I'd invite you to question why that's the case. This "X should know Y even if few actually use it" type of thinking is very prevalent in the developer community.

I'm really not sure why you keep comparing React to Django? My original point was that HTMX is easier to learn than React.

As for your second point, I think I must be missing something or misunderstanding where you're coming from. It seems fairly fundamental that developers should understand that web servers can render web pages. Even the JSON files that flow into React applications are rendered on a server and served with a web server.