One of the weirdest “debates” I seem to perpetually have with framework-enthusiastic developers is whether or not a is “just as good” as a . Spoiler: it’s not. Let’s dig in. The problem Among the React crowd, and also among people who seem to enjoy HTMX, I see a lot this… Open Modal function showSignIn () { // Code to show the sign-in modal. // The details of what happens here vary by stack.