Svelte 5 is not Javascript.
Svelte 5 as a case study in how abstractions aimed at simplifying concepts can actually make software development more complex.
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The key takeaway from the article:
Don’t choose tools that alienate you from your work. Choose tools that leverage the wisdom you’ve already accumulated, and which help you to cultivate a deeper understanding of the discipline.
And I think this explains the current frustrations with most frameworks: they are always hiding something. Something important.
Sometimes it seems a framework is the punishment you get for not knowing the fundamentals. And if you do know the fundamentals, then the framework is the punishment you get for being too smart 
