# TL;DR If you just wanna get straight into what I put in my Web Tech Toolbox this year, here it is: - **Front-End:** - Svelte 5 w/ SvelteKit (JS/TS Framework) - Skeleton UI ("Next" version) - Bits UI ("Next" version) - UnoCSS (TailwindCSS alternative w/ compatibility) - **Back-End:** - Directus (Self-hosted, Database/Auth/CMS) - PocketBase (Self-hosted, Database/Auth/CMS) - **VPS Services:** - Linode (~$5 USD/mo starting) - Hetzner (~$5 USD/mo starting) # Ending the Year Strong Despite having lots of ups and downs with technology this year, we are ending it with an absolute bang! Let's dive into what I've been up to this year, and see why I put these things on top! # Front-End: ### Svelte 5 Svelte, Svelte, Svelte... lots of love-- and contention from the front-end community. I personally sit in the camp of "I don't really like writing JSX/TSX", not that I have anything against React, itself. Svelte just feels more like you're writing native web code, because you basically are, but with enhancements! If you're already familiar with HTML/CSS/JS, you have pretty much everything you need to start with Svelte. SvelteKit supports components, but you absolutely do not have to use them. You also have the **choice** to create separate CSS/JS files and import them, or write them directly in your `.svelte` file with `

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