React: - had a 3 year head start on Svetle (2013 vs. 2016) - has major engineering orgs behind it. Facebook started it. Microsoft makes it work with Typescrip

React: - had a 3 year head start on Svetle (2013 vs. 2016) - has major engineering orgs behind it. Facebook started it. Microsoft makes it work with Typescript. - is easier to get started with. While JS-compilation is common, it's required for Svetle. Svelte isn't free of pain points. Like any form of magic, it has edge cases. It's better but not "better enough" to de-throne React.