Carson Gross, creator of HTMX, discusses how REST was originally defined, how the industry ended up calling JSON over HTTP “REST”, and why he thinks returning HTML from the server is closer to the original idea.
The discussion also covers HTMX 4, when you actually do need a SPA, and how AI changes the tradeoff between simple and clever code.
Full episode: https://youtu.be/9xs0oZN2rs4
4’ video on the history of REST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbNvpiJ9gTs
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