Svelte 5

This “blog post” is just a collection of resources for learning Svelte 5. I’m posting this because I usually can find good learning resources for technologies, but Svelte 5 is so new that I’ve been scrounging for good learning resources, aside from Svelte’s excellent website, which includes: a tutorial a playground, and docs So I hope some might find this page useful. I’ll try to update it as I find new materials....

June 17, 2025

JavaScript: The Evolutionary Language

“If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.” – Stephen Stills song, “Love the One You’re With” JavaScript is the cockroach language of The Internet Age. JavaScript’s a survivor… but NOT because it has always been good. JavaScript survives because it was the first way anyone could create dynamic websites – thanks, Netscape Navigator!!! – and its privileged position within web browsers quickly became entrenched....

June 12, 2025

Corporations & Complexity Blocking Internet Innovation

Wasn’t The Internet Supposed to Unleash an Innovation Explosion? “One of the things that really separates us from the high primates is that we’re tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation....

December 12, 2020 · James Lavin