In this podcast episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower speaks with Carson Gross, creator of htmx, about simplifying web development with hypermedia-based design. Carson shares the story behind htmx, a JavaScript library that enhances HTML for interactivity without the need for complex JavaScript frameworks. Tune in to learn how htmx can help you simplify your web development through its easy-to-use extensions to HTML that power AJAX-driven interactions. Guest Bio: Carson Gross is a software developer, educator, and author with a passion for web development and hypermedia. He is the Principal at Big Sky Software and teaches Computer Science at Montana State University. Carson is co-author of the book Hypermedia Systems, which explores building distributed applications with hypermedia, using tools like htmx.