I'm looking for excellent Svelte / SvelteKit contractors in the US with current availability. If that's you, send me a private reply or email me at ben.werdmuller@propublica.org.

Sometimes people ask me why I picked svelte...I put my thoughts in words here and no, it's not just a technical thing. This is my love letter to svelte 🧡

The Svelte Society Newsletter - Svelte Society There's a lot happening in the Svelte world and it's hard to keep track of it all. New libraries pop up, interesting blog posts get buried, and half the good...

sveltesociety.dev/announcement...

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I released a free Svelte course on YouTube if you're looking for something to do over the weekend in case you missed it

Great news!

It looks like Svelte remote functions got even better since the initial proposal and it's even easier to do optimistic UI updates when the actual PR lands.

Remix is breaking up with React.

In the early days of Remix they talked about having a framework agnostic solution so I'm curious to see where they go from here.

github.com/kayac-chang/...

If choosing something other than React helps clients ensure they won’t get pure AI slop, that seems like a point in favor of other frameworks.

Tomorrow is the day 😍

Here's a basic Svelte state machine example which accepts data and is able to update it and run some action when you enter a state.

Also did you know the collective noun for ghosts is a “chill”?

TypeScript! • Playground • Svelte Web development for the rest of us

you can now use .ts files in the playground:

svelte.dev/playground/7...

caveat: only supports erasable syntax (www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handboo...). under the hood this uses bloomberg.github.io/ts-blank-spa...

(note that typechecking/intellisense are TODO)

The landing page is a work of art

She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.

Svelte Kawaii Svelte Kawaii is a Svelte port of React Kawaii, offering cute SVG illustrations to add adorable characters to your Svelte applications. A simple way to bring some cuteness to your UI.

#svelte
I just published Svelte-Kawaii. Svelte Kawaii is a Svelte port of React Kawaii, offering cute SVG illustrations to add adorable characters to your Svelte applications. A simple way to bring some cuteness to your UI. svelte-kawaii.codewithshin.com

Migrating the 2nd largest furniture website in the world to Svelte wasn’t easy—but worth it. Bert B @bertbengtson.bsky.social and his team at Ashley Furniture share their journey. How did they do it? What challenges did they face? Find out at Svelte Summit Spring 2025!

👓 Unconventional Growth Secrets from PostHog: From Zero to Scale, the Open-Source Way Uncover how PostHog built a developer-focused analytics powerhouse through radical transparency, word-of-mouth growth, and unconventional pricing. Learn their unique approach to PLG success.

The PostHog growth story is wild 🤯

• Used open-source to build INSANE trust
• Marketed "we've decided to make less money"
• Built word-of-mouth through radical transparency
• Ignored enterprise (and still got Fortune 500 clients)

Check the deep dive:

www.plg.news/p/posthog-u...

Ninth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Ads-Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand - Technology & Marketing Law Blog This is a major ruling validating the legitimacy of competitive keyword advertising, which occurs when an advertiser purchases and displays ads triggered in response to third-party trademarks. Recentl...

The law firm Lerner & Rowe asks SCOTUS to review its resounding 9th Circuit defeat over competitive keyword advertising

Docket: www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...

Prior blog post: blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

This again, with the clocks?

Dear coffee:

I don't care how late in the day it is; I'mma drink you like it's 5 a.m.

I love you, girl.

The web is getting more invasive—how do we fix it? Andrey Sitnik @en.sitnik.ru (of PostCSS fame) will dive into privacy-first architecture, local-first alternatives, and real-world strategies at Svelte Summit Spring 2025.

Patricia Arquette is amazing. That is all. No spoilers #severance

Swearing is linked with increased pain tolerance and strength The science behind swearing and its impact on pain and strength is complex, but research has shown that it is linked with a number of positive effects.

In other news, I’m pleased to announce that I’m on the path to immortality.

[gift link]
wapo.st/4isT0aE

Brilliant. Peak 2025.

A new open-source data visualization framework is making its debut: SveltePlot. Gregor Aisch @driven-by-data.net will introduce its layered grammar of graphics approach and how it fits into the ecosystem at Svelte Summit Spring 2025!

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS...

I work with cool people who do cool things: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Maurice Hilleman - Wikipedia

I love that the guy who developed the measles vaccine cussed like a trooper, and his bosses tried to make him go to "charm school". He created something like 40 vaccines that save millions of lives each year, but hardly anyone recognizes his name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice...

These are some top-notch visualizations, carefully planned in advance and implemented using Svelte

Mutable<Thing> not being a built-in typescript utility type to mirror Readonly<Thing> is really a shame.