Svelte is definitely much less verbose and requires less code. Performance is also way better but it might not matter for many use cases.

The drawback is that since Svelte is really a language[1] you now need a compiler and custom dev tools to make it all work. This requires some serious effort to maintain and evolve.

I love Svelte and have been using it almost daily for years... but the team really needs more resources to accomplish their vision and maintain it for the foreseeable future. It's amazing that huge companies like Apple are adopting Svelte (eg: Apple Music) and not investing in it.

[1] https://gist.github.com/Rich-Harris/0f910048478c2a6505d1c321...