[danbulant]

I'd add to try using sveltekit.

Typescript is already supported when you set it up using the documented "npm create svelte@next".

It has cool routing, backend etc but even if you don't care about any of it, you get free hot reloads. And with the new version, you can create it as if it was your average svelte app, just avoiding + in file names and using +page.svelte as your main entry point.

For styles, if you care about styling a bit more than default styles (mvp.css or bulma/bootstrap/similar), I'd recommend using tailwind's better clone windicss, which has great svelte integration (including editor extensions for autocomplete and highlight), and writing styles is quicker than using normal css.

You can also use scss/sass/similar in style blocks, you only need to install node-sass and set "scss"/"sass" as the lang of the style block.

[tekkk]

I love Svelte and SvelteKit but if you're just interested in building your app, please pick something else for now. It's still constantly changing and while it's good it's being developed rapidly, it's definitely not something you want to spend your limited time on migrating while you could just be productive with say React.

Okay sure, they have had big breaking changes in-between major versions as well, but before SvelteKit hits v1.0 you're better off using something more stable. Later you can certainly choose to migrate as the core logic probably is not that complex. If you're using rich-text editing capabilities however, React is more supported.

[ovao]

This is definitely worth noting. SveleteKit is probably close to 1.0, but the current versioning strategy is incrementing one number, and those changes are always expected to be breaking (even if they aren’t frequently breaking).

That said, if you start working on a given pre-release and only upgrade to 1.0, the migration shouldn’t be too painful.

[tobr]

SvelteKit 1.0.0 has a release candidate since Friday. There have been many breaking changes leading up to that, but we’re past those now so this is an excellent time to start using it.

[dceddia]

SvelteKit has indeed undergone a bunch of changes (and like others mentioned is now in the RC phase), but I just wanted to mention that Svelte itself has been very stable since v3 came out a few years ago.

[cpfohl]

Lets keep Svelte and SvelteKit straight! Kit is still changing, but Svelte is extremely stable and usable in prod.