As JavaScript developers, we are aware of the fact that evolution takes place in tech at a faster rate and the libraries we use also change and get updated, giving rise to new and seamless ones.
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Svelte and React are both popular component-based JavaScript frameworks for building user interfaces. They share some similarities but also have some differences in terms of syntax, learning curve, popularity, scalability, and documentation. Here's a breakdown of the comparison between Svelte vs React:
Syntax and Learning Curve
Svelte has its templating language that's easy to grasp, while React uses JSX, which some developers find overly complex and difficult to learn.
Svelte code is much more easily read and has no unnecessary code. Svelte is truly reactive by default, which gives it an edge over React.
The learning curve of both technologies is considered fairly easy, but Svelte is slightly easier to learn than React.
Popularity
React is more popular than Svelte due to its longevity and being supported and maintained by Facebook. React is the most popular web framework tool as of State of JavaScript 2021.
Svelte is a new kid on the block, and its future isn't as clear-cut as React's. Svelte is being maintained by the community, but Svelte may inspire another new technology that will take its place.
Scalability and Extensibility
Both Svelte and React are scalable and stable production-oriented frameworks. React may have a little edge over Svelte in terms of extensibility due to its huge ecosystem and community.
There are tons of external libraries and tools made for React, which makes React more extensible than Svelte and its relatively small ecosystem
Library Size
Svelte is more lightweight, with its minified and GZipped version being only 1.7 KB. React, on the other hand, is almost 44.5 KB minified and GZipped (both React and ReactDOM combined).
Svelte is almost 22 times lighter than React, which also means that Svelte apps load faster than React apps by default
Documentation
Svelte outperforms React in terms of documentation. Svelte docs are some of the best standalone resources available for learning Svelte, and there's even an in-built interactive tutorial.
React has comparatively poor documentation, and what they do have is not interactive. However, the React team is working on releasing new docs, which are in beta now and will be made public very soon.
Dynamic Styling
- Both React and Svelte support dynamic styling, but React supports inline styling through JSX. In Svelte, we put the styles in separate <style></style> blocks in our components file.
In Conclusion, Both Svelte and React are excellent frameworks for building great user interfaces, depending on the use case. Svelte is slightly easier to learn and has better documentation, while React is more popular and has a larger ecosystem. Svelte is lightweight and loads faster than React, but React has better extensibility due to its huge ecosystem and community.
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