Alpine.js just clicked. 🎯
Its declarative syntax—attributes on HTML tags—is perfect for simple UI logic. Most of the time, I don’t even need to touch JavaScript.
And when I do? I can write just a little bit, and it fits right in.
What’s even better? The declarative syntax aligns beautifully with HTMX. They share the same “keep it simple” philosophy, making them a perfect match for clean and intuitive UI development.
Using it with ASPNET Core Razor has been a dream. Clean, minimal, and it gets the job done.
I did hit one small snag, though. Both Alpine.js and ASPNET Core Razor were fighting for the same state of an input control. It took me a bit to figure out, but using the x-init attribute to tell Alpine.js to take the ASPNET Core init state from the server solved the issue beautifully.
What’s your favorite tool for simplifying UI logic? Have you tried Alpine.js yet?
