862: Svelte 5 Is Here!

Is Svelte becoming React? Scott and Wes explore the exciting updates in Svelte 5, including Runes, Snippets, odd font choices, and performance benchmarks, while discussing custom event updates, migration tips, and potential performance gains. Show...

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

December 18, 20241h 0m

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Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- Scott’s Svelte5 Overview.
01:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
02:06 What’s new in Svelte 5?
- 02:13 Runes.
  - 04:47 $state
  - 07:00 $state.snapshot
  - 11:47 $derived
  - 12:46 $derived.by
  - 15:41 $effect
  - 17:24 $effect.pre
  - 18:05 $effect use cases.
  - 22:20 $props
  - 24:57 Binding state.
  - 27:15 $inspect
    - vsode-wrap-svelte.
  - 28:46 $inspect(…).with
- 30:42 Snippets.
- 34:22 Events now onclick instead of on:click.
- 36:09 Custom events now just props instead of createEventDispatcher.
36:31 Serif Font on website.
40:01 Performance.
- Benchmarks Doc.
- Benjamin McCann Tweet.
46:41 Is Svelte becoming React?
49:21 Migration.
51:41 What’s next and wish list for Svelte.
57:12 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: Dragon Quest 3.
Wes: Dresscode.dev.

Shameless Plugs

Scott: Syntax on YouTube.

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