Introduction (2 pages)Chapter 1: Getting Started - 20 pages
1. Setting up our development environment - Git, Git repository, Svelte, editor, etc
2. Exploring the basic principles of using Svelte - a primer only: enough to give beginners something to work on
3. Setting up the starting site for the book
4. Reviewing the changes made 5. Setting the background for this book
Chapter 2: Creating Components - 30 pages
1. Understanding the makeup of components
2. Creating some examples
3. Publishing examples 4. X
5. Adding functionality to the frontend demo
Chapter 3: Managing State and Data - 30 pages
1. Passing and setting values in code 2. Exploring the world of props
3. Creating and maintaining Svelte stores
4. X
5. Adding functionality to the frontend demo
Chapter 4: Controlling Logic - 30 pages
1. Creating if-else conditions
2. Working through some examples
3. X
4. X 5. Adding functionality to the frontend demo
Chapter 5: Managing Events - 35 pages
1. The theory of reactivity - updating the DOM
2. Different event types - which to choose?
3. X 4. X
5. Adding functionality to the frontend demo
Chapter 6: Binding Elements - 30 pages
1. Creating forms in Svelte 2. Binding and managing events
3. Catering for different form elements
4. Managing context
5. Adding functionality to the frontend demoChapter 7: Adding Styles - 20 pages
1. Understanding styling in Svelte
2. Inlining or external?
3. Taking it further - using a style preprocessor
4. Applying themes - using a plugin or manually 5. Adding functionality to the frontend demo
Chapter 8: Unit Testing and Svelte - 30 pages
1. Deciding our strategy
2. Setting up testing environment
3. Creating example tests 4. Assessing the outcome
5. Applying principles to our project
Chapter 9: Deploying Svelte - 30 pages
1. Debugging Svelte 2. Understanding the deployment process
3. Setting up the hosting provider
4. Deploying content to production
5. Bonus - applying a domain name
Chapter 10: Working with External Libraries - 30 pages
1. Exploring example libraries
2. Working c
About the Author:
Alex Libby is a frontend engineer and seasoned computer book author who hails from England. His passion for all things Open Source dates back to the days of his degree studies, where he first came across web development and has been hooked ever since. His daily work involves extensive use of React, NodeJS, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS; Alex enjoys tinkering with different open source libraries to see how they work. He has spent a stint maintaining the jQuery Tools library and enjoys writing about Open Source technologies, principally for front end UI development.
