What I learnt building a web app with Go and HTMX

As a backend engineer, I always found myself struggling to build a full-stack web application on my own. I seemed to always get lost, in the JavaScript ecosystem. Or even simple things like how to structure a more complicated application.

So when I learnt about HTMX, I decided to give it a go (no pun intended ;) ). So I tried to build a Web app without needing to write any (or very little JavaScript) and see how far I could get.

In the end, I had a joyful developer experience building an app with Go, HTMX, templ, tailwindcss and Postgres, KISS - keep it simple stupid.

LEVEL: Introductory and Overview

Place
Michelangelo
Length
45 min
When
October 6th, 2025
11:30

Abstract

As a backend engineer, I always found myself struggling to build a full-stack web application on my own. I seemed to always get lost, in the JavaScript ecosystem. Or even simple things like how to structure a more complicated application.

So when I learnt about HTMX, I decided to give it a go (no pun intended ;) ). So I tried to build a Web app without needing to write any (or very little JavaScript) and see how far I could get.

In the end, I had a joyful developer experience building an app with Go, HTMX, templ, tailwindcss and Postgres, KISS - keep it simple stupid.

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