My Evaluation of SvelteKit for Full-Stack Web App Development

A hands-on evaluation of SvelteKit (early 2022, pre-1.0) by an experienced React developer. Covers the framework's architecture including its use of Vite, esbuild, and polka under the hood, build performance (notably fast), ecosystem maturity concerns, and practical notes from building a full-stack todo app with SQLite. Highlights include excellent DX for TypeScript, HMR, and Sass, while noting pain points around source maps, image preprocessing, transpilation configuration discoverability, and the low adoption of supporting libraries. Concludes with a positive recommendation for personal projects while advising caution for production use until 1.0.