Glad to see you here swyx. I think the issue you outlined is acknowledged by the htmx's authors and addressed in the Morph Swaps documentation: https://htmx.org/docs/#morphing
What is ironic though, is that the morphing algorithms are similar to what modern SPA frameworks do, except that it can be addressed without introducing new concepts such as vdom, zones, signal etc.
I agree that the island architecture is limiting when it comes to large scale application with state shared across multiple areas in the UI. I'd be curious to hear others finding success in building apps.
What is ironic though, is that the morphing algorithms are similar to what modern SPA frameworks do, except that it can be addressed without introducing new concepts such as vdom, zones, signal etc.
I agree that the island architecture is limiting when it comes to large scale application with state shared across multiple areas in the UI. I'd be curious to hear others finding success in building apps.
p.s. I appreciate the smol island :)