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Htmx 4.0.0 Released

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Htmx, the JavaScript library that enables dynamic web interactions via HTML attributes, has released version 4.0.0. The announcement was made on August 28, 2026, on the official htmx website. This marks a major version milestone for the project, which is widely used for building modern web interfaces without heavy JavaScript frameworks. The release was noted on Hacker News, where it attracted early community attention.

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