If you really don’t want to touch JavaScript but still need to add some interactivity to your Django app, you’re in the right place. Django is awesome, no doubt, but those full-page reloads can make your app feel, well, a bit old-school. That’s where HTMX comes in.

HTMX is a lightweight library that lets you handle dynamic interactions directly from your server, avoiding the need for heavy JavaScript frameworks. It gives your app a modern, single-page-app vibe while still staying away from JS.

In this talk, I’ll walk you through how HTMX works, how to tackle common use cases in Django with it, and how to keep your code clean and maintainable so future-you doesn’t hate past-you.