Two reasons really: I wrote it before htmx appeared, so it already existed and a few projects were using it in production. And second one - I really hate attribute inheritance, and it’s everywhere in htmx…

The blog post hints at the first point, but I didn't know about the latter, so thanks for the details !

> now as a developer I need to again check if I need to port over a new framework or not

Why do you "need to"? Use what works for you. Glance over new stuff and dig deeper if some aspect of it appeals to you. And if the churn stresses you out then don't.