com-lihaoyi/scalatags

ScalaTags is a small XML/HTML construction library for Scala.

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	> JSX is a really elegant way to avoid templating, but we're back to templating with HTMX Not necessarily. There are libraries in all mainstream languages that let you embed HTML generation directly in your backend server itself, without using a templating engine. Some examples: Python:… on Dependency management fatigue, or why I ditched React for Go+HTMX+Templ	0	Dec 4, 2024
	Nowadays I highly recommend HTML embedding libraries directly in the programming language. E.g. ScalaTags https://com-lihaoyi.github.io/scalatags/ or (my own) https://github.com/yawaramin/dream-html Yes, you give up the ability of designers and frontend-only people to easily work with the HTML… on Second-Guessing the Modern Web (2020)	0	Sep 22, 2023
	> templating languages are horrible and stuck in 2005. An underrated pro of react [1] + typescript is that you get to write your UI logic in regular typescript, Yeah exactly, which is why I always recommend DSLs that embed HTML directly in the language. E.g. https://com-lihaoyi.github.io/scalatags/… on Second-Guessing the Modern Web (2020)	0	Sep 22, 2023

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Scalatags

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If you use Scalatags and like it, you will probably enjoy the following book by the Author:

Hands-on Scala Programming

Hands-on Scala has uses Scalatags extensively throughout the book, using the library to build static websites in Chapter 9: Self-Contained Scala Scripts and dynamic web servers in Chapter 14: Simple Web and API Servers. Hands-on Scala is a great way to level up your skills in Scala in general and Scalatags in particular.

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Josh Hagins

37 followers · starred Feb 2015

Sébastien Doeraene

521 followers · starred Feb 2014

Kraktus

61 followers · starred Jul 2021

Artem Pianykh

201 followers · starred Feb 2016

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