Ask HN: Web Stack for Side Projects?
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Highly recommend https://htmx.org/. Makes it easy to create "good enough" UIs with minimal effort, and while spending most of your time writing backend code. Pair it with whatever the recommended C# web framework is. I'm using it for my own solo dev projects/startup and enjoying it a lot.
Thank you. Are there JS frameworks that help make HTMX shine?
Not really--the whole point of htmx is basically that it helps you get by without using a JS framework. It works great if you use it with a traditional server-side framework like rails, django etc.
> Most of my time as a developer was spent writing backend C#, but I have enough familiarity with Python and JS to be dangerous.
> My goals are: pickup marketable skills, scratch an itch, have as much fun as possible in the limited time I have to code.
Then try Wt: https://webtoolkit.eu
Here is what it is capable of: https://webtoolkit.eu/widgets
> My goals are: pickup marketable skills, scratch an itch, have as much fun as possible in the limited time I have to code.
Then try Wt: https://webtoolkit.eu
Here is what it is capable of: https://webtoolkit.eu/widgets
If you're familiar with the javascript ecosystem, I'd recommend looking at Remix or NextJS.
NextJS, tailwind and cloudflare workers
I <3 Django
However, I miss writing code and I have a few ideas for web apps that I want to try building this winter break.
Most of my time as a developer was spent writing backend C#, but I have enough familiarity with Python and JS to be dangerous.
What kind of tools should I try out to make these web apps? My goals are: pickup marketable skills, scratch an itch, have as much fun as possible in the limited time I have to code.