@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Welcome to the first edition of our "What's new in Svelte" series! We'll try to
2. `_` is now supported as a "numerical separator", similar to a `.` or `,` ([Example](https://svelte.dev/repl/844c39e91d1248649fe54af839fab570?version=3.26.0), **3.26.0**)
3. `import.meta` now works in template expressions ([Example](https://svelte.dev/repl/9630de41957a4c80a4fce264360a6bc7?version=3.26.0), **3.26.0**)
4. CSS Selectors with `~` and `+` combinators are now supported ([Example](https://svelte.dev/repl/91ad9257d2d1430185a504a18cc60172?version=3.29.0), **3.27.0**, with a compiler fix in **3.29.0**)
5. The `{#key}` block is now available to key arbitrary content on an expression. Whever the expression changes, the contents inside the `{#key}` block will be destroyed and recreated. For an in-depth explanation and to find out how it's implemented, check out the [new blog post](https://lihautan.com/contributing-to-svelte-implement-key-block/) of Svelte Team member Tan Li Hau. ([More info](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/1469), **3.29.0**)
5. The `{#key}` block is now available to key arbitrary content on an expression. Whenever the expression changes, the contents inside the `{#key}` block will be destroyed and recreated. For an in-depth explanation and to find out how it's implemented, check out the [new blog post](https://lihautan.com/contributing-to-svelte-implement-key-block/) of Svelte Team member Tan Li Hau. ([More info](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/1469), **3.29.0**)
6. Slots can now be forwarded through child components! This used to only be possible by adding extra wrapper `<div>`s ([More info](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/2079), **3.29.0**)
7. When using TypeScript, you can now type the `createEventDispatcher` method:
```html
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ For all the features and bugfixes see the CHANGELOG for [Svelte](https://github.
## Svelte Showcase
- [This CustomMenu example](https://svelte.dev/repl/3a33725c3adb4f57b46b597f9dade0c1?version=3.25.0) demos how to replace the OS right-click menu
- [Github Tetris](https://svelte.dev/repl/cc1eaa7c66964fedb5e70e3ecbbaa0e1?version=3.25.1) lets you play a Tetris-like game in a git commit history
- [GitHub Tetris](https://svelte.dev/repl/cc1eaa7c66964fedb5e70e3ecbbaa0e1?version=3.25.1) lets you play a Tetris-like game in a git commit history
- [Who are my representatives?](https://whoaremyrepresentatives.us/) is a website built with Svelte to help US residents get more info on their congressional representatives
- [Pick Palette](https://github.com/bluwy/pick-palette) is a color palette manager made with Svelte!
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ New changes to the Svelte Society website include [a new cheat sheet](https://sv
- [eleventy-plugin-embed-svelte](https://github.com/shalomscott/eleventy-plugin-embed-svelte) makes it easy to embed Svelte components into an 11ty site.
- [svelte-tailwind-extension-boilerplate](https://github.com/kyrelldixon/svelte-tailwind-extension-boilerplate) is a good foundation for a Chrome extension using either JavaScript or TypeScript, Svelte for the frontend, Tailwind CSS for styling, Jest for testing, and Rollup as the build system.
- [snowpack-ui](https://github.com/rajasegar/snowpack-ui) lets you run & manage Snowpack projects from the browser instead of the terminal
- [Svelte for Appwrite](https://dev.to/torstendittmann/svelte-for-appwrite-4fkg) explains how to integrate with Appwrite, a self-hosted Firebase alternative [Github Repo](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-for-svelte)
- [Svelte for Appwrite](https://dev.to/torstendittmann/svelte-for-appwrite-4fkg) explains how to integrate with Appwrite, a self-hosted Firebase alternative [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-for-svelte)
- [here-maps-svelte](https://github.com/peopledrivemecrazy/here-maps-svelte) makes it easy to include HERE maps in a Svelte app
- [p5-svelte](https://github.com/tonyketcham/p5-svelte) is an absolutely dead simple way of tossing the creative coding/sketching tool, p5, into a project
- [svelte-windicss-preprocess](https://github.com/voorjaar/svelte-windicss-preprocess) is a Svelte preprocessor to compile tailwindcss at build time based on windicss compiler
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ As the northern hemisphere heats up, Svelte has stayed cool with lots of perform
**Libraries, Tools & Components**
- [svelte-pipeline](https://github.com/novacbn/svelte-pipeline) provides custom Javascript contexts and the Svelte Compiler as Svelte Stores, for REPLs, Editors, etc.
- [svelte-pipeline](https://github.com/novacbn/svelte-pipeline) provides custom JavaScript contexts and the Svelte Compiler as Svelte Stores, for REPLs, Editors, etc.
- [Sveltotron](https://github.com/Salemmous/sveltotron) is an Electron-based app made to inspect your Svelte app
- [svelte-qr-reader-writer](https://github.com/pleasemarkdarkly/svelte-qr-reader-writer) is a Svelte component that helps read and write data from QR codes
- [svelte-stack-router](https://www.npmjs.com/package/svelte-stack-router) Aims to make Svelte apps feel more native by routing with Stacks
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ To see all updates to SvelteKit, check out the [SvelteKit changelog](https://git
- [How to Create a Blog with SvelteKit and Strapi](https://strapi.io/blog/how-to-create-a-blog-with-svelte-kit-strapi) is a step-by-step tutorial by Aarnav Pai from Strapi
- [Sveltekit Markdown Blog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKKgT0SEioI&list=PLm_Qt4aKpfKgonq1zwaCS6kOD-nbOKx7V) is a YouTube tutorial series by WebJeda.
- [Using Custom Elements in Svelte](https://css-tricks.com/using-custom-elements-in-svelte/) is a deep dive into custom elements by Geoff Rich.
- [learn / graphql / svelte](https://hasura.io/learn/graphql/svelte-apollo/introduction/) is a free 2-hour GraphQL course course from Hasura.
- [learn / graphql / svelte](https://hasura.io/learn/graphql/svelte-apollo/introduction/) is a free 2-hour GraphQL course from Hasura.
- [How to add Magic Link to a SvelteKit application](https://magic.link/posts/magic-svelte) is a guide to the popular password-less login pattern.
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ To see all updates to SvelteKit, check out the [SvelteKit changelog](https://git
**Looking for a Svelte project to work on? Interested in helping make Svelte's presence on the web better?** Check out [the list of open issues](https://github.com/svelte-society/sveltesociety-2021/issues) if you'd like to contribute to the Svelte Society rewrite in SvelteKit.
**Podcasts Featuring Svelte**
- [Syntax Podast: From React to SvelteKit](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-react-to-sveltekit/id1253186678?i=1000536276106) Scott talks with Wes about moving Level Up Tutorials from React to SvelteKit — why he did it, how, benefits, things to watch out for, and more!
- [Syntax Podcast: From React to SvelteKit](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-react-to-sveltekit/id1253186678?i=1000536276106) Scott talks with Wes about moving Level Up Tutorials from React to SvelteKit — why he did it, how, benefits, things to watch out for, and more!
- [Web Rush Podcast: Svelte Tools and Svelte Society](https://www.webrush.io/episodes/episode-150-svelte-tools-and-svelte-society) Kevin Åberg Kultalahti talks about what Svelte Society is, what he's excited about with Svelte, how important documentation is to any product, and much _much_ more
- [Svelte: The Compiled Future of Front End](https://www.arahansen.com/the-compiled-future-of-front-end/) details the history of component-based frontends and how a compiler changes everything
- [Svelte Radio: Contributing to Svelte with Martin 'Grygrflzr' Krisnanto Putra](https://share.transistor.fm/s/10aa305c) Grygrflzr shares his journey to becoming a maintainer and his views on React, Vite and a host of other things
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ To see all updates to Svelte and SvelteKit, check out the [Svelte](https://githu
- [DottoBit](https://dottobit.com/) is a multi-color 16-bit drawing program with URL sharing built-in
- [Former Fast Document for Print](https://github.com/zummon/former) is an invoice generator with beautiful designs, abilities for international languages and auto calculation
- [Helvetikon](https://github.com/noahsalvi/helvetikon) is a community maintained dictionary for the Swiss German language
- [Palitra App](https://palitra.app/) is a search-based color pallete generator
- [Palitra App](https://palitra.app/) is a search-based color palette generator
**Podcasts Featuring Svelte**
- [Svelte Radio](https://www.svelteradio.com/episodes/svelte-summit-is-coming-up-and-svelte-is-growing) dives into the tech behind the recently released Svelte Summit website and a bunch of other fun stuff!
- [Building an iOS app with Svelte, Capacitor and Firebase](https://harryherskowitz.com/2022/01/05/tapedrop-app.html) by Harry Herskowitz
- [Mutating Query Params in SvelteKit Without Page Reloads or Navigations](https://dev.to/mohamadharith/mutating-query-params-in-sveltekit-without-page-reloads-or-navigations-2i2b) and [Workaround for Bubbling Custom Events in Svelte](https://dev.to/mohamadharith/workaround-for-bubbling-custom-events-in-svelte-3khk) by Mohamad Harith
- [How to build a full stack serverless application with Svelte and GraphQL](https://dev.to/shadid12/how-to-build-a-full-stack-serverless-application-with-svelte-graphql-and-fauna-5427) by Shadid Haque
- [How to Deploy SvelteKit Apps to Github Pages](https://sveltesaas.com/articles/sveltekit-github-pages-guide/)
- [How to Deploy SvelteKit Apps to GitHub Pages](https://sveltesaas.com/articles/sveltekit-github-pages-guide/)
- [Creating a dApp with SvelteKit](https://anthonyriley.org/2021/12/31/creating-a-dapp-with-sveltekit/) by Anthony Riley
- [Comparing Svelte Reactivity Options](https://opendirective.net/2022/01/06/comparing-svelte-reactivity-options/) by Steve Lee
- Vite 2.9.9 was released as one of the last Vite 2 releases. The Svelte team has been hard at work contributing to the the Vite 3 release to make the integration between SvelteKit and Vite smoother than ever ([Vite 3.0 Milestone](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/milestone/5))
- Vite 2.9.9 was released as one of the last Vite 2 releases. The Svelte team has been hard at work contributing to the Vite 3 release to make the integration between SvelteKit and Vite smoother than ever ([Vite 3.0 Milestone](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/milestone/5))
- `config.kit.alias` lets you more easily declare a custom alias to replace values in `import` statements ([Docs](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/configuration#alias), [PR](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/4964))
- Pages marked for prerendering will now fail during SSR at runtime ([PR](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/4812))
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ We will also be utilizing OpenCollective funds to allow Svelte core maintainers
- Introduced `@sveltejs/kit/experimental/vite` which allows SvelteKit to interoperate with other tools in the Vite ecosystem like Vitest and Storybook ([#5094](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5094)). Please [leave feedback](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/5184) as to whether the feature works and is helpful as we consider taking it out of experimental and making `vite.config.js` required for all users
- Streaming in endpoints is now supported ([#3419](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/3419)). This was enabled by switching to the Undici `fetch` implementation ([#5117](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5117))
- Static assets can now be symlinked in development environments ([#5089](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5089))
- `server` and `prod` environment variables are now available as a correlary to `browser` and `dev` ([#5251](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5251))
- `server` and `prod` environment variables are now available as a corollary to `browser` and `dev` ([#5251](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5251))
---
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ _To Watch_
- [SvelteKit Page Endpoints](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRf2wmTu5w), [Named Layouts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHX9TJ0BxZY) and [Passing data from page component to layout component with $page.stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXaCstU5pcw) by lihautan
- [🍞 & 🧈: Magically load data with SvelteKit Endpoints](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6prqYlbTE4) by Johnny Magrippis
- [Svelte for React developers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsrwrx5HtQ) by frontendtier
- [Learn Svelte JS || Javascript Compiler for Building Front end Applications](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rKRarJJFrY&list=PLIGDNOJWiL1-7zCgdR7MKuho-tPC6Ra6C&index=1) by Code with tsksharma
- [Learn Svelte JS || JavaScript Compiler for Building Front end Applications](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rKRarJJFrY&list=PLIGDNOJWiL1-7zCgdR7MKuho-tPC6Ra6C&index=1) by Code with tsksharma
- [SvelteKit Authentication](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T935Ya4W5X0&list=PLA9WiRZ-IS_zKrDzhOhV5RGKKTHNIyTDO&index=1) by Joy of Code
- [Svelte + websockets: Build a real-time Auction app](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqgsWFrwQIU) by Evgeny Maksimov
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ _To Read_
- [Svelte Brick Gallery](https://github.com/anotherempty/svelte-brick-gallery) is a masonry-like image gallery component for Svelte
- [use-vest](https://github.com/enyo/use-vest) is a Svelte action for Vest - a library that makes it easy to validate forms and show errors when necessary
- [Svelidate](https://github.com/svelidate/svelidate) is a simple and lightweight form validation library for Svelte with no dependencies
- [Svve11](https://github.com/oslabs-beta/Svve11) is an "accessbility-first" component library for Svelte
- [Svve11](https://github.com/oslabs-beta/Svve11) is an "accessibility-first" component library for Svelte
- [Slidy](https://github.com/Valexr/Slidy) is a simple, configurable & reusable carousel sliding action script with templates & some useful plugins
- [Svelte Component Snippets](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=brysonbw.svelte-component-snippets) is a VS Code extension with access to common Svelte snippets
- [Svelte Confetti](https://github.com/Mitcheljager/svelte-confetti) adds a little bit of flair to your app with some confetti 🎊
- [How to add an Emoji Picker to Sveltekit](https://xvrc.net/) by Xavier Coiffard
- [Get Started with SvelteKit Headless WordPress](https://plus.rodneylab.com/tutorials/get-started-sveltekit-headless-wordpress) by Rodney Lab
- [Speed up SvelteKit Pages With a Redis Cache](https://www.captaincodeman.com/speed-up-sveltekit-pages-with-a-redis-cache) and [How to await Firebase Auth with SvelteKit](https://www.captaincodeman.com/how-to-await-firebase-auth-with-sveltekit) by Captain Codeman
- [Deploying SvelteKit with NodeJS to a Server Using Gitlab and PM2](https://abyteofcoding.com/blog/deploying-sveltekit-with-nodejs-pm2-to-server/) by A Byte of Coding
- [Deploying SvelteKit with NodeJS to a Server Using GitLab and PM2](https://abyteofcoding.com/blog/deploying-sveltekit-with-nodejs-pm2-to-server/) by A Byte of Coding
- [Quality of Life Tips when using SvelteKit in VS Code](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/xltgyp/quality_of_life_tips_when_using_sveltekit_in_vs/) by doa-doa
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