Company
Date Published
Author
Fikayo Adepoju
Word count
1318
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The tutorial explores the innovative approach of Svelte, a JavaScript front-end framework that differs from others like React, Vue, and Angular by compiling efficient JavaScript code during the build process rather than using the Virtual DOM for browser updates. This guide details the steps to create an automated continuous deployment (CD) pipeline for deploying a Svelte app to Heroku, integrating with CircleCI for a complete continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) solution. The process involves setting up a Svelte project using SvelteKit, configuring Heroku with necessary buildpacks, and adapting the SvelteKit app for deployment with the Node adapter. The deployment to Heroku is automated through a CircleCI configuration that uses Git to push updates, requiring a Heroku account, a CircleCI account, and a GitHub account. The tutorial emphasizes the ease of deployment facilitated by CircleCI and provides the complete source code for reference on GitHub, demonstrating the automated deployment pipeline's effectiveness and efficiency.