docs: "What's new in Svelte" February newsletter (#10323)

Author: DreaminDani

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+title: "What's new in Svelte: February 2024"
+description: 'New in Kit: `reroute`, `emulate` and more!'
+author: Dani Sandoval
+authorURL: https://dreamindani.com
+---
+
+Since SvelteKit 2.0 released late last year, there's been a bunch of new features to make the Kit dev experience even better! Meanwhile the Svelte team has been hard at work making Svelte 5 a reality.
+
+In case you missed it, Rich also posted [Tenets](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/discussions/10085#discussion-6029409), "an attempt to articulate the Svelte philosophy — our bedrock principles, that guide our design decisions."
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+So let's dive in to check out what's new and see what the rest of the community has been up to...
+
+## What's new in SvelteKit
+
+- The client router is now tree shakeable (**2.1.0**, [#11340](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/11340))
+- `$env/static/public` is now exposed in service workers (**2.2.0**, [Docs](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/modules#env-static-public), [#10994](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/10994))
+- `style-src-elem` is now supported in environments with a Content Security Policy (**2.2.1**, [Docs](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/types#private-types-cspdirectives), [#11562](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/11562))
+- The new `reroute` hook allows you to change how URLs are translated into routes (**2.3.0**, [Docs](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/hooks#universal-hooks-reroute), [#11537](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/11537))
+- The `read` function is now available in the `$app/server` module - allowing you to read assets from the filesystem (**2.4.0**, [Docs](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/modules#app-server-read), [#11649](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/11649))
+- Adapters can now `emulate` the prod environment for dev and preview servers by implementing the corresponding functions. This is useful for providing access to e.g. KV namespaces in development (**2.5.0**, [Docs](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/writing-adapters), [#11730](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/11730))
+
+
+## What's new in Svelte
+
+In case you missed it, [Svelte 5 is in preview](https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/introduction). In the meantime, Svelte 4 (`@latest`) has had one bugfix release. There's just one new feature to highlight from the Svelte 5 changelog:
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+- Snippets can now take multiple arguments (**5.0.0-next.42**, [Docs](https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/snippets), [#9988](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/9988))
+
+For all the bug fixes, chores and underlying work required to get Svelte 5 to release-ready, check out [the CHANGELOG on main](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/blob/main/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md).
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+
+---
+
+## Community Showcase
+
+**Apps & Sites built with Svelte**
+
+- [Sprite Fusion](https://www.spritefusion.com/) is a free level design tool to craft beautiful 2D tilemaps right in your browser using any tileset
+- [TypeMeUp](https://github.com/bskdany/typemeup) a typing website that teaches you how to type faster
+- [Pathfinding Algorithm Visualizer](https://github.com/baterson/pathfinding-visualizer) is an interactive pathfinding algorithm visualizer with player functionality
+- [Roch Dog](https://rochdog.com/en) ranks businesses and hotels based on how dog-friendly they are
+- [highlight.cool](https://highlight.cool/) is a free, customizable, and real-time highlighting tool for your blog
+- [Nola Devs](https://www.noladevs.org/) is a vibrant and inclusive software developers group nestled in the heart of New Orleans. This site aggregates all their events across groups
+- [Startup Funding Simulator](https://www.fundingsimulator.com/) is a tool to help founders understand how modern fundraising (with safes) works, and how much dilution you can expect when raising money.
+
+**Learning Resources**
+
+_Featuring Svelte Contributors and Ambassadors_
+- [New SvelteKit feature: `import { read } from '$app/server'`](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4G-6dyF1MU) by Rich Harris
+- [Reading assets on the server in SvelteKit](https://geoffrich.net/posts/sveltekit-read/) by Geoff Rich
+- [Tan Li Hau's new book](https://packt.link/Z4hXD), _Real-World Svelte_ is out now
+- [Svelte Society San Diego - January 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH7XFAKh6W8): Attila covers the latest updates on Svelte 5 and also SvelteKit.
+- [Svelte London - January 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eswNQiq4T2w): featuring talks from both Rich Harris and pngwn
+- [Svelte 5: Speed, Simplicity & Size](https://syntax.fm/show/723/svelte-5-speed-simplicity-and-size) by Syntax.FM
+- This Week in Svelte:
+  - [12 Jan 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86NNiIG_ncU): A deep dive into the SvelteKit Changelog
+  - [19 Jan 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWL_xCPT-5Q): Showcasing a new library from Paolo Ricciuti
+  - [26 Jan 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SraKYKkQAc): Featuring "Cells" - a functional and reactive programming library
+
+_To Read_
+
+- [Customise font in TailwindCSS with SvelteKit](https://www.launchnow.pro/blog/customise-font-tailwindcss-sveltekit) by Launchnow
+- [Svelte from the perspective of an Angular developer (for Svelte devs)](https://kylenazario.com/blog/svelte-from-angular-perspective-for-svelte) and [How to create a sitemap for your SvelteKit blog](https://kylenazario.com/blog/sveltekit-blog-sitemap) by Kyle Nazario
+- [Get Up and Running with Svelte on the Internet Computer](https://blog.icacademy.at/blog/svelte-ic-starter) by Roland BOLE
+- [SvelteKit + Socket.io server deployed on deno](https://devr.me/socket-io-deno) by Devr
+
+
+**Libraries, Tools & Components**
+
+- [Lucia](https://github.com/lucia-auth/lucia/discussions/1361) - an auth library written in TypeScript that abstracts away the complexity of handling sessions - has just released its 3.0 version
+- [Paraglide JS Adapter SvelteKit](https://inlang.com/m/dxnzrydw/library-inlang-paraglideJsAdapterSvelteKit) is a SvelteKit integration for ParaglideJS - a tool for i18n routing
+
+
+That's it for this month! Feel free to let us know if we missed anything on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/svelte).
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+See ya next month!