</> htmx ~ Next.js to htmx — A Real World Example

Over 6 years ago, I created an open source URL shortener with Next.js and after years of working on it, I found Next.js to be much more of a burden than a help. Over the years, Next.js has changed, and so did my code so it can be compatible with those changes. My Next.js codebase grew bigger, and its complexity increased by greater size. I had dozens of components and a list of dependencies to manage. I ended up maintaining the code constantly just to keep it alive. Sure, Next.js helped here and there, but at what cost?.