Startups and developers today are obsessed with heavy client-side frameworks. But when I set out to build Orbit2x.com—a suite of 100+ developer utilities—I wanted something different: raw speed and zero bloat.
Most online tools (like JSON formatters or DNS lookups) are plagued by two things:
Loading spinners (downloading huge JS bundles just to format text).
Invasive tracking (harvesting your data for ads).
The Stack: Go + Templ + HTMX Instead of React or Next.js, I chose Go (Golang) for the backend and HTMX for the frontend interactions.
Server-Side Rendering: Every tool, from the PC Bottleneck Calculator to the Argon2 Hash Generator, renders instantly on the server.
HTMX: We swap HTML content dynamically. When you run a DNS Lookup, HTMX fetches just the result table—no full page reload, no hydration lag.
The Result Orbit2x now hosts over 115 tools, including interactive algorithm visualizations for Quick Sort and Binary Search. The site scores near-perfect Lighthouse metrics because we aren't shipping megabytes of JSON to the client.
Why Privacy Matters for Dev Tools We paste sensitive data into tools daily—JWTs, config files, SQL queries. Orbit2x is built on a "Privacy First" architecture. No accounts, no tracking pixels, no data harvesting.
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