Hello Dev.to 👋 I'm building small tools with Flask and HTMX

Peter Deacon — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:09:06 +0000

Hi everyone!

I’ve just joined Dev.to so I thought I’d introduce myself.

I’m a hobby developer from the UK who enjoys building small web tools and experimenting with lightweight stacks. Recently I’ve been trying to keep things simple and focus on server-side rendering instead of heavy frontend frameworks.

My current favourite stack is:

Python / Flask
HTMX
PostgreSQL
Server-rendered templates

I really enjoy how HTMX lets you build interactive interfaces without needing a full SPA framework. It feels a lot closer to traditional web development, just with nicer interactions.

What I’m working on

My current project is called JotSpot.

It’s a small tool for creating quick shareable Markdown pages.

The goal is to keep it extremely lightweight:

open the page
start typing
get a shareable link

No complicated setup or heavy UI.

One feature I’ve been experimenting with recently is a CLI API, so you can create notes directly from the terminal.

Example:

echo "Hello world" | curl https://jotspot.io/api/v1/jots/text --data-binary @-

That instantly creates a draft jot.

You can also fetch raw text versions like:

https://jotspot.io/j/<slug>.txt

What I like building

I’m especially interested in:

small web tools
developer utilities
simple architectures
server-side rendering
avoiding unnecessary complexity

I’m always experimenting and learning new things, so I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone here is building too.

Thanks for reading, and hello Dev.to 👋

DEV Community: Peter Deacon

Hello Dev.to 👋 I'm building small tools with Flask and HTMX

What I’m working on

What I like building