Show Notes
Fixi: https://github.com/bigskysoftware/fixi Fixi is a new hyper-minimalist javascript library. At less than 4kb, it gives much of the power of similar hypermedia libraries like htmx, with a new stream-lined approach. Use attributes like fx-action, fx-method, fx-trigger, and fx-swap to perform ajax requests to work with html from your server. In this episode Lazarus talks to its creator, Jason Cross. Chapters (from AI) 00:00 Introduction to Hypermedia Frameworks 02:49 Exploring HTMX and HTMZ 05:58 The Philosophy Behind Fixi 09:03 The Lean Software Approach 11:59 Minimalism in Fixi 15:06 Attributes and Functionality of Fixi 17:55 Comparing Fixi and HTMX 21:03 Copy and Paste Philosophy in Development 23:51 Debugging and Size Considerations 26:57 Future of Fixi 29:45 The Philosophy of Open Source and Simplicity 31:33 View Transitions and User Experience 36:32 Design Decisions in Fixi vs HTMX 38:27 Collaboration and Maintenance of Open Source Projects 41:11 Attribute Inheritance and Locality of Behavior 42:07 Event Handling and Extensions in Fixi 46:32 JavaScript and the Future of Web Development
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With Stephen Mitchell Stephen Mitchell on X: https://x.com/scumitchell The game: https://swag.htmx.org/en-usd/products... GB Studio: https://www.gbstudio.dev/ 00:00 - Trailer 01:19 - How Stephen made this 04:44 - Htmx Lore 08:42 - Gameboy hardware 10:15 - htmx memes 12:09 - Djangocon 2025 & Withered technology 15:29 - Jerason Banes & gameboy cartridges 17:06 - "It would have only happened in person, it planted a seed" 18:15 - Big plans 19:30 - 16k limitations 22:10 - How is AI being used? 22:55 - GB Studio scene layout 27:25 - writing custom code for GB Studio 30:05 - Gameboy engine code 32:03 - AI was not that helpful 36:09 - Sprites & animation 42:48 - Writing "final" code 48:09 - Creating gameboy music 52:43 - Is there a secret level? 54:24 - The slop factory 59:03 - Why people don't get it's real 60:26 - How did you fit htmx source code? 66:50 - Going against the flow and having fun Modretro: https://x.com/modretro