84 | Building a SvelteKit Wordle Clone

In this episode, James talks about his experience using SvelteKit to re-create the famous guessing game, Wordle.SponsorsZEALZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.For more information visit codingzeal.comVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comDatoCMSDatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."For more information, visit datocms.comShow Notes00:00:00 - Intro00:03:57 - Svelte vs SvelteKit and Wordle00:10:29 - Sponsor: Vercel00:11:36 - How Wordle Works00:15:51 - SvelteKit Stores for Game State00:19:01 - Sponsor: Zeal00:19:53 - More on Game State00:21:33 - Working with LocalStorage00:27:43 - Creating the Keyboard00:29:53- Game Logic for Guessing Letter00:31:12 - Sponsor: DatoCMS00:32:05 - Color-coded Feedback On Guesses00:36:46 - Adding Transitions on Guessed Letters00:38:19 - Custom Overlay and Alert Components00:47:17 - Grab Bag Questions00:50:20 - Picks and PlugsLinksSource Code - https://github.com/jamesqquick/sveltekit-wordle-cloneWordle Game - https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html(Amy Plug) Advent of CSS - https://adventofcss.com/(Amy Plug #2) Advent of JS - https://adventofcss.com/(James Pick) - https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Charging-Case-Compatible-Microphones/dp/B09C1G9Z1D(James Plug) - https://www.youtube.com/c/jamesqquick