One Man Svelte for NGOs with Ilja

Description

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