In this episode of Syntax, Scott teaches Wes about Svelte and Sapper — general premise, best practices, and more!

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Show Notes

03:14 - General premise

Sapper compiles away, removing framework code from build
Component & Props based
Easy reactivity
Built-in tools like animation
Template-based

07:57 - Svelte 101

.svelte files
Files can include
```
   The answer is {answer}
  
```
20:08 - Template logic
- If statements
  {#if user._id}
  {/if}
- Loops
  {#each cats as kittens}
- Promise tags
```
 {#await promise}     ...waiting
 {:then number}     The number is {number}
 {:catch error}     {error.message}
 {/await}  
```
23:12 - Events
- On directive
- Functions can also be inline
- Modifiers
```
   
```
26:11 - Baked-in goodies
- Animation
- Dimensions
```
 {text}
  
```
- Lifecycle methods
- Advanced State Via Stores
  - A store is simply an object with a subscribe method that allows interested parties to be notified whenever the store value changes.
- import { writable } from ‘svelte/store’;
- export const count = writable(0);
- count.update(0)
- Slots
- React helmet like stuff, ie
36:39 - Sapper
- Similar to Next.js
- Folder routes
- Static export with all of the good stuff like service workers and preloading
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Scott Teaches Wes Svelte and Sapper

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