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What are the most common stumbling blocks for Svelte adoption Adopting Svelte and SvelteKit can be an exciting journey, but like with any technology, there are some common stumbling blocks that developers might encounter:

1. Understanding Reactivity: Svelte's reactivity model is unique. It relies on assignment to trigger updates, which is different from the explicit setState or the use of observables/hooks in other frameworks. This can initially be confusing for developers coming from other frameworks.

2. Integration with Existing Projects: Integrating Svelte into an existing non-Svelte project can be challenging, especially if the project is large and complex.

3. Ecosystem and Community Size: While growing rapidly, Svelte's community and ecosystem are smaller compared to giants like React or Angular. This means fewer third-party libraries, plugins, and learning resources.

4. SEO and Server-Side Rendering (SSR): Implementing SSR with SvelteKit for SEO purposes can be tricky for those not familiar with it. SSR is crucial for better search engine visibility and faster initial page loads.

5. State Management: While Svelte simplifies state management, there can be a learning curve for managing global states or states in large-scale applications.

6. Tooling and IDE Support: The tooling and IDE support for Svelte, while improving, is not as mature as for some other frameworks, which can affect developer experience.

7. Transitioning from Other Frameworks: Developers experienced in other frameworks might have to unlearn some practices and adapt to Svelte's way of handling things, like scoped CSS, reactivity, and stores.

8. Performance Optimization: Understanding how to optimize Svelte applications for performance, especially in terms of reactivity and component updates, is crucial but can be a bit challenging.

9. Typescript Support: While Svelte supports TypeScript, the integration is not as seamless as in some other frameworks, and there can be occasional hiccups.

10. Routing in SvelteKit: Getting used to SvelteKit's routing, especially for developers coming from frameworks with more traditional routing solutions, can be a bit of a learning curve.

To overcome these challenges, it's beneficial to actively engage with the community, utilize available resources, and build a few smaller projects to get comfortable with Svelte and SvelteKit's paradigms.

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