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+title: The Svelte paradox: loved by developers, ignored by employers
+description: TODO
+publishedDate: 2026-03-16
+---
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+Summary
+
+## Links
+
+- Rich Harris snippet: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qS_yDUKp_MQ
+
+## Timestamps
+
+```
+00:00 Introduction
+```
+
+## Transcript
+
+### The symptoms
+
+- https://sveltejobs.com/
+- https://sveltesociety.dev/job
+- If you are lucky, it's mentioned in a list of frameworks, meaning no harm done if you love Svelte.
+- On the Svelte Discord there are many dubious job offers, some obviously underpaying. And if there
+  is a real one, the poster will get flooded with applications.
+
+### Who uses Svelte?
+
+- Mature companies, meaning such that can provide a certain level of job security, made their
+  framework choices years ago.
+- Greenfield project can be an opportunity to advocate for Svelte, but don't ask your employer to
+  reqrite a mature codebase (There are exceptions to the rule:
+  https://strawberrybrowser.com/blog/react-to-svelte)
+- Freelancers use Svelte when the customer does not care about the framework.
+- Less mature companies and agenices use Svelte, too, but the downside are mediocre pay and job
+  security.
+
+  ### Conclusion
+
+  Don't expect miractles when it comes to Svelte adoption. Your best bet to work with Svelte is to
+  seize an opportunity at your current employer if the stars align.
+
+  You should be proficient in one of the other big frameworks. Which one dependes on the job market
+  you are targeting. Here in the Netherlands it's Ract and Vue and a little bit of Angular.
+
+  Don't underestimate the value of the ecosystems. Vue has built a very strong ecosystem and value
+  proposition for companies.