In this episode of Syntax, Scott teaches Wes about Svelte and Sapper — general premise, best practices, and more!

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Show Notes 03:14 - General premise

• Sapper compiles away, removing framework code from build
• Component & Props based
• Easy reactivity
• Built-in tools like animation
• Template-based

07:57 - Svelte 101

• .svelte files
• Files can include ``` The answer is {answer}

``` 20:08 - Template logic

+ If statements  
 {#if user.\_id}  
 {/if}
+ Loops  
 {#each cats as kittens}
+ Promise tags

``` {#await promise} ...waiting

{:then number} The number is {number}

{:catch error} {error.message}

{/await}
``` 23:12 - Events

+ On directive
+ Functions can also be inline
+ Modifiers

Click me 26:11 - Baked-in goodies

+ Animation
+ Dimensions

{text}

+ Lifecycle methods
+ Advanced State Via Stores
    - A store is simply an object with a subscribe method that allows interested parties to be notified whenever the store value changes.
+ import { writable } from ‘svelte/store’;
+ export const count = writable(0);
+ count.update(0)
+ Slots
+ React helmet like stuff, ie 36:39 - Sapper


+ Similar to Next.js
+ Folder routes
+ Static export with all of the good stuff like service workers and preloading Links
+ Svelte
+ Sapper
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