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by Vinnl 2291 days ago
Ah, I mentioned it on Twitter [1] somewhat prompted by seeing this article, but before reading it, but:

> It's interesting that Svelte is positioned as a Javascript framework: it seems to be practically a different language, far more so than JS+JSX.

> The downside is that it's hard to integrate with much of the Javascript ecosystem, e.g. TypeScript.

> Yet at the same time, it doesn't fully embrace being a different language, so it does not add features like e.g. how Elm supports pattern matching.

> It does make it an easier sell, I suppose, which does certainly count for something. Am I missing something else?

After having read it, it does seem that the author does both consider it a separate language, but also still presents it as a JS framework. I wonder if the former isn't being underestimated?

[1] https://twitter.com/VincentTunru/status/1237422539128868865