Modern full-stack development often means massive JavaScript frameworks, complex build tooling, and increasingly fragile development environments. But what if building modern web apps could be simpler — and actually work better for developers collaborating with AI agents?

In this talk, we’ll explore the GoTH Stack: Go, Templ, HTMX and Tailwind — a lightweight architecture for building fast, maintainable full-stack applications with minimal complexity.

Using a reference implementation, we’ll walk through how each piece of the stack plays a specific role:
• Go provides a simple, fast backend with a powerful standard library and a single deployable binary
• Templ allows us to strongly type our HTML and validate it at build time
• HTMX enables rich interactions using “just HTML” without the overhead of a SPA framework
• Tailwind makes styling fast and predictable without fighting traditional CSS

Beyond simplicity, this stack has another advantage: it works exceptionally well in an AI-assisted development workflow. The architecture is explicit, file structures are easy to reason about, and the absence of heavy framework magic makes it easier for both humans and AI agents to generate correct code.

By the end of this talk, attendees will understand how to combine these tools into a cohesive stack that delivers:
• fast development loops
• minimal build complexity
• highly maintainable code
• and a developer experience that scales from solo projects to production services.

Sometimes the best stack isn’t the most complex one — it’s the one that gets out of your way.