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Rich Harris - Rethinking reactivity

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Svelte creator Rich Harris explains moving reactivity into the compiler and language rather than tracking state at runtime, with a history of spreadsheets as reactive systems and comparisons to React.

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The most recommended introduction to Svelte, credited with sparking its adoption.

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