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Comment by arxpoetica | Hacker News Reader

We certainly debated this one over in the Discord channel...

Just to bikeshed some more, why not recall the definition of svelte? Something along the lines of "the attractively thin (web app|UI) framework".

I didn't even think it was an English word before I watched Rich's (great) talk.

What about "Faster web apps with less code?"

or "Faster, smaller, web apps?"

They seem to be the main benefits for using Svelte.

"Less code" implies less authored code, which may be a benefit of Svelte (is it? I haven't been able to use it much but it's on my radar) but doesn't necessarily map to its technical goals (less built code, less runtime processing).

(Quick example: the countless hello world projects that result in >100KB bundles)

Authoring less code is definitely an explicit goal: https://svelte.dev/blog/write-less-code

Obligatory fanboy comment: it seems that every project you create moves web dev in a better direction, and you don't seem like a bad chap either!

Thank you, that means a lot!

You're not just moving web dev in a better direction, but also fact and data based journalism and visualization! I first learned of Svelt and Rollup (and became your fan) when I asked how you made that great NYT article, The Follower Factory! I'm glad you've kept working on Svelt, and I can't wait to see what you do next.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/so...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16247571

Ryan Tomayko would agree that's a noble goal!

http://lesscode.org/

Deliciously edible fully organic packaging?

Ouroboros: the tail recursive self devouring snake!

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