[bohlenlabs]

After several React projects, I recently went “back to the roots” and created an app with server-generated HTML using the ages-old Mustache templates.

For interactivity, I added a bit of HTMX, and to have beautiful forms, I added the web components from Shoelace, all wrapped up in a Vite build.

And I must say that this was a relaxing experience: No complicated React stuff anymore, and the Typescript-based server components on AWS Lambda render the pages within 30 msecs each. AWS DynamoDB powers the data layer.

Feels like 1997 again, but I am Happy with the new stack!