I had a SaaS project last year with massive HTMX code base. Code was big and pain was even bigger. A few months back I attempted to convert parts of it to DataStar but the introduction of premature "DataStar Pro" and putting pretty basic but essential utilities behind the paywall killed the vibe. I scrapped the idea and wouldn't go near it.
Having just watched the Vite documentary both HTMX and DataStar have a higher order mission to challenge dominant incumbent JS frameworks like React/NextJS. HTMX is struggling and in my opinion Datastar is DOA!
Win the adoption, win the narrative then figure out cashing in. People behind Vite won the JS bundling race, they now have a new company Void(0) and raised venture money. NextJS solved major React pain points, gave it away for free and built a multi-billion$ infrastructure to host it.
Having just watched the Vite documentary both HTMX and DataStar have a higher order mission to challenge dominant incumbent JS frameworks like React/NextJS. HTMX is struggling and in my opinion Datastar is DOA!
Win the adoption, win the narrative then figure out cashing in. People behind Vite won the JS bundling race, they now have a new company Void(0) and raised venture money. NextJS solved major React pain points, gave it away for free and built a multi-billion$ infrastructure to host it.