> JSX is JavaScript JSX is decidedly not JavaScript, it is an extension to JavaScript. > I do not have to learn a new language to iterate over an array. Sinc

> JSX is JavaScript JSX is decidedly not JavaScript, it is an extension to JavaScript. > I do not have to learn a new language to iterate over an array. Since you have to use map() and can't use a simple for-loop, not sure how knowing the language itself helps or not. Either way, loops and conditional are really the basics, you pick it up in a day or two for any template syntax. > I can interact with it using whatever JS libraries I prefer. Fair enough, but this prevents many optimizations because the render method can produce virtually anything. > JSX components are functions or classes which are trivially composable. This doesn't mean something else isn't as equally composable. Components are composable, doesn't mean they have to be classes or functions. > I can type functions and classes with typescript unlike string templates. What does this have to do with JSX ? I guess this is more valid claim for TSX. In any case, since svelte is a compiler, it should be possible to type-check components as well. And it doesn't even depend on typescript, so you can get the same static checks with vanilla javascript.