SPA vs. Hypermedia: Real-World Performance Under Load(zweiundeins.gmbh)
16 pointsby todsacerdoti8 hours ago2 comments
  • nchmy2 hours ago
    It's a nice article about a topic I care a lot about (the need for rediscovering hypermedia, and about the magnificent Datastar library/framework).

    But I fear that the comparison is less SPA vs Hypermedia than a specific nextjs app on vercel versus a specific php app on a vps. And that people will justifiably give people reason to dismiss the whole thing outright.

    If anyone is inclined to do that, I really urge you to look at Datastar's website and examples to see what it is capable of.

    Also to read infrequently.org for far more about spa (especially react) vs hypermedia + progressive enhancement.

    • nickphx2 hours ago
      The underlying architecture matters little when the SPA requires several seconds of main thread work after downloading various "blobs" of minified java script..
  • scuff3dan hour ago
    Was expecting to see HTMX, cool to see Datastar in the wild.

    Seems like people are finally rediscovering how much they can do with a lot less. Hope the push for simplicity continues