The thing I like about Svelte the most is that it's closer to raw HTML. Rather than having to keep up with all the React developments if you're not using it all the time.
Is anyone hand-writing code anymore though in 2026? I don't think many people these days have to worry about "keeping up with all the React developments", because Claude/Codex handles all that now.
I handwrite plenty of code. I know what I want the thing to do, how I want it to behave, or how I want it to look; the LLM can't read my mind and doesn't get it all the way there.
To quote Mordin Solus: "Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong."
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To quote Mordin Solus: "Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong."