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It makes sense this is happening. In my opinion, the barrier to entry for using Svelte is lower that for React or Vue, yet it still achieves equal -- and in so

It makes sense this is happening. In my opinion, the barrier to entry for using Svelte is lower that for React or Vue, yet it still achieves equal -- and in some ways better -- results. To me, it provides what was promised by Web Components, but was never delivered on. From what I've seen, Rich is pretty open about discussing the good and bad of Svelte, and he seems committed to continuing it's improvement for years to come. Thanks Rich, Svelte gets my vote, and I look forward to using SvelteKit...already having "Great Success!" with svelte/sapper.

rk06 6y ago
Or because svelte is not mainstream, it is used only by those who like it. while react, vue and angular being mainstream, they are also being used by folks who may not be fully satisfied, but can't switch away to other tech
- yen223 6y ago
  I wonder if this effect can be quantified. I do see this happening with niche programming languages
- Aldo_MX 6y ago
  But React Scored 2nd and it's mainstream
  - horsawlarway 6y ago
    To be fair to React, I think that's because it's actually a really nice library. It certainly has its fair share of warts and gotchas, but I've been around long enough to have used several of the contenders in a prod env - Backbone & Marionette, Angular (both the original AngularJS as well as Angular 7 more recently), Ember, all the way back to just native js and jquery back in the day. React with styled-components and typescript is the happiest I've been on the front-end in a long time. I've been meaning to do a dive into Svelte, but I haven't found the time over the past few months - Would love to try using it for a small production tool to get a feel for it.
  - rk06 6y ago
    and vue was 3rd. but that's besides the point. my point is svelte has an advantage in such metrics as anyone who is slightly less than enthusiastic would ignore it and move on. as such, it won't remain constant as svelte community grows

rk06 6y ago

Or because svelte is not mainstream, it is used only by those who like it. while react, vue and angular being mainstream, they are also being used by folks who may not be fully satisfied, but can't switch away to other tech

yen223 6y ago
I wonder if this effect can be quantified. I do see this happening with niche programming languages
Aldo_MX 6y ago
But React Scored 2nd and it's mainstream
- horsawlarway 6y ago
  To be fair to React, I think that's because it's actually a really nice library. It certainly has its fair share of warts and gotchas, but I've been around long enough to have used several of the contenders in a prod env - Backbone & Marionette, Angular (both the original AngularJS as well as Angular 7 more recently), Ember, all the way back to just native js and jquery back in the day. React with styled-components and typescript is the happiest I've been on the front-end in a long time. I've been meaning to do a dive into Svelte, but I haven't found the time over the past few months - Would love to try using it for a small production tool to get a feel for it.
- rk06 6y ago
  and vue was 3rd. but that's besides the point. my point is svelte has an advantage in such metrics as anyone who is slightly less than enthusiastic would ignore it and move on. as such, it won't remain constant as svelte community grows