Guest
Ilja - Berlin-based developer specializing in building websites and data visualizations for NGOs. Svelte Ambassador.
Topics Discussed
- Working with NGOs vs. traditional businesses
- Budget constraints and project-based funding
- The AfroZensus project
- Svelte 5 migration
- Berlin Svelte Meetup announcement
Berlin Svelte Meetup
- Date: December 9th (Tuesday)
- Venue: Datawrapper's office in Berlin
- Talks: Peter from XYFlow presenting SvelteFlow, plus more
- Registration: https://svelte-berlin.de/
Links Mentioned
Tools & Libraries
- svelte-render-scan (Visual debugging tool by Stanislav Khromov): https://github.com/khromov/svelte-render-scan
- svelte-inspect-value (Value inspector component): https://github.com/ampled/svelte-inspect-value
- SvelteFlow (Node-based UI library): https://svelteflow.dev/
- Friendly Captcha (GDPR-compliant captcha): https://friendlycaptcha.com/
- SparklePost (Native-feeling PWA demo): https://sparklepost.vercel.app/
- @component documentation: https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/basic-markup
Companies & Organizations
- Datawrapper: https://www.datawrapper.de/
- GitButler: https://gitbutler.com/
- XYFlow: https://xyflow.com/
Projects
- Academic Freedom Index: https://academic-freedom-index.net/
- AfroZensus: https://afrozensus.de/
- AfroZensus Dashboard: https://data.afrozensus.de/
Courses
- Practical Accessibility by Sara Soueidan: https://practical-accessibility.today/
Unpopular Opinions
- Kevin: More people should self-host
- Brittney: Lost free Copilot access
- Antony: Store states, not effects
- Ilya: JSDoc is superior to TypeScript
Picks
- Kevin: SparklePost, "You can just do things", The Hierarchy book series by James Islington
- Brittney: @component documentation
- Antony: Friendly Captcha
- Ilya: svelte-render-scan, svelte-inspect-value, Practical Accessibility course