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 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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