This blog has been 99% generated by AI (MiniMax m2.5). You don't need React to build a great web app. Most web applications are fundamentally simple—display data, process forms, handle auth. Yet we're shipping megabytes of JavaScript and waiting for client-side hydration just to render a login form. There's a better way. Why Go + HTMX Beats NextJS Zero JavaScript Compilation HTMX sends HTML over the wire. That's it. No React, no virtual DOM, no hydration. You write your UI once on the server and the browser just displays it. The entire HTMX library is 14KB. Your NextJS bundle? Much, much larger. This isn't about going backwards. It's about using the right tool. For most web apps, the "progressive enhancement" approach is faster to build, faster to load, and easier to maintain. Real Go, No TypeScript With Go + HTMX, you write Go everywhere. Your backend is Go. Your templates are Go (via Templ). Your validation is Go. You don't need to switch contexts between Go, TypeScript, and SQL.…