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@Rich-Harris
Rich-Harris / what-is-svelte.md
Last active March 20, 2025 20:49
The truth about Svelte

I've been deceiving you all. I had you believe that Svelte was a UI framework — unlike React and Vue etc, because it shifts work out of the client and into the compiler, but a framework nonetheless.

But that's not exactly accurate. In my defense, I didn't realise it myself until very recently. But with Svelte 3 around the corner, it's time to come clean about what Svelte really is.

Svelte is a language.

Specifically, Svelte is an attempt to answer a question that many people have asked, and a few have answered: what would it look like if we had a language for describing reactive user interfaces?

A few projects that have answered this question:

@OliverJAsh
OliverJAsh / foo.ts
Last active January 27, 2025 18:24
Records and dictionaries in TypeScript
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In JavaScript, objects can be used to serve various purposes.
To maximise our usage of the type system, we should assign different types to our objects depending
on the desired purpose.
In this blog post I will clarify two common purposes for objects known as records and dictionaries
(aka maps), and how they can both be used with regards to the type system.
@joncardasis
joncardasis / Storing-Images-On-Github.md
Last active April 29, 2025 07:03
Storing Images and Demos in your Repo

Storing Images and Demos in your Repo

In this quick walkthough you'll learn how to create a separate branch in your repo to house your screenshots and demo gifs for use in your master's readme.

How to

1. Clone a fresh copy of your repo

In order to prevent any loss of work it is best to clone the repo in a separate location to complete this task.

2. Create a new branch

Create a new branch in your repo by using git checkout --orphan assets