For what it's worth: to me Svelte is, for the lack of a better word, "better" React. It's another evolutionary step in the same direction. I wouldn't compare i

For what it's worth: to me Svelte is, for the lack of a better word, "better" React. It's another evolutionary step in the same direction. I wouldn't compare it to Angular. Svelte is both easier to use (productivity) and generates faster code. To me React is 2 things: components (reusable pieces that combine state with rendering logic in JavaScript / HTML / CSS) and reactivity (rebuilding UI from state). Virtual DOM is an implementation detail that makes rebuilding UI from state fast enough in React. Svelte also provides components and reactivity but with less typing (for me, the programmer). While I know some people complain about more magic, my experience is opposite: Svelte maps more intuitively to the final JavaScript / HTML / CSS than React. And it has CSS that is scoped by default to the component which removes the need for CSS-in-JS solutions.