React VS Svelte - Which one should you choose in 2024? ft Rich Harris

You’re starting a new web project and you’re hesitating between Svelte and React? We've got you covered! We brought Rich Harris, the creator of Svelte, to the Prismic studio to give you a full evaluation of those options.

Spoiler: Rich knows more about React than you might imagine 🤯

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[macieksitkowski]

"(...) a proper, unbiased evaluation of the two. I'm here with Rich Harris" XD

[kedzior-io]

I already like Svelte for its simplicity and pragmatism, but listening to Rich Harris talk about it makes me appreciate it even more.

[mbokil]

I've used both React and Vue on projects but when I saw Svelte 5 with Runes I realized it was going to be cool. Super clean developer experience.

[DoctorMandible]

I use Svelte professionally to create production apps. I converted from React.

Very glad to hear Rich talk about upgrading the lazy data loading in Svelte. It's my biggest pain point.

I was surprised to hear Rich say that React has an ecosystem advantage. One of the reasons I switched to svelte is that I can use any vanilla js library with zero fuss.

[hiimunranked]

what a greate guy, humble and no bs straight up... just started using svelte v5 and I'm loving it

[apeegg]

Rich is too humble.

Svelte beats React on almost every front(end)!

The thing React has going for it is its big community and pool of pre-built libraries. That being said most things are "built to fit React". JSX is very much something that's forced onto web dev and should long term be frowned upon.

Don't get me wrong. React when it bloomed brought fresh air and a certain way of thinking building frontend applications that's really good and healthy. But in all honesty the virtual DOM is just added bloat and many new additions to React are things to patch up React's lackluster performance.

I've spent way more time in React-land than Svelte. But I feel though whenever I get to build and ship Svelte applications I write a third of the code in a third of the intended time period to complete the project and press release. There is simply less stuff you need to maintain and consider working with Svelte which is undeniably a big strength.

[TrostCodes]

Really wonderful questions from Sam in this, I love the follow ups.

[TrostCodes]

This is excellent, Rich can do no wrong.

[jboxy]

React for 6 years, and svelte is what I'm leaning towards its so clean

[tbloom]

Rich is always so well spoken and on point with philosophical aspects. Such a great conversation.

[tim_t]

9:58 this is exactly why I use Tailwind in React. I find that other styling approach compromises the “deletability”.

I have no issues using vanilla CSS in SFCs like in Vue and Svelte.

[danvictorlofranco]

We can't deny rich diff influenced react to do compiling

[lelilimon]

24:50 Subscribe button glittered in rainbows on a phrase "subscribe to the Svelte philosophy". ♥

[AxelRock]

Nice talk, the interview is well done, and Rich's voice so crisp on this mic. Loved every second of it. Thanks Prismic for the quality content, and Rich for everything 🧡

[avi]

Which one to choose in 2024:
If you want to stay sane, choose Svelte
If you want to find a job quickly, choose React

[bigrigmediaLLC]

Fantastic interview, you asked thoughtful probing questions and challenged him in interesting ways. Great job by both of you guys.

[Necessarius]

I choose the slowest to ensure the client have the worst experience in a single aplication

[amdbest]

Bro i believe you, but you cant say unbiased and the first thing you do is bringing rich harris lol.

[robotempire]

Really good interview execution by the interviewer. You pressed for clarity at the moments you needed to press, when I think a lot of interviewers wouldn't have.

[daleryanaldover]

I'm already adopting svelte 5 in my codebase. Pretty neat