Paul Everitt: Python’s Web Story: Now and Next (Talk at Python Web Conference 2022)

UI is in the browser – What does it mean?

• until 2010 Javascript only for decoration
• all logic, state, rendering etc. from server (e.g. Python)

What’s next?

• back to server-first architectures
• JS everywhere
• everyone prepares for JS everywhere

innovation in Python

• Python needs a compiler for the web!
• HTMX for Python

app web vs. doc web

• some people believe: difference between app web (UX focused) and doc web
• UX gained and still gains more importance

React + Typescript (componend-driven development)

• aimed for developers
• entire generation believes that React is the one way to develop web apps

alternatives to JS

• HTMX and Hyperscript
• REST web model
• Django-HTMX
  • integrates HTMX in Django templates
  • don’t need to rerender the entire screen
• developers are going back to HTML
• HTMX+Alpine

conclusion – takeaways

• web matters
• mozilla matters
• open web matters

Therefore we should be careful about what is the web:

• anything that makes a better UX?🤔