Scott and Wes break down SvelteKit’s new remote functions and why they finally solve the long-standing pain of page-level data in Svelte. They cover queries, forms, batching, caching, and all the clever RPC ergonomics that make Svelte’s approach feel surprisingly powerful and refreshingly simple.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:45 Lots of RPC library options.
01:22 Svelte’s Page-Level Data Always Felt Off
02:12 Progress on the new Syntax site.
03:47 Remote functions explained.
Svelte Remote Functions Docs.
04:15 Make a .remote.ts file.
05:07 Querying data.
07:52 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
08:17 Svelte’s leg up on React.
10:13 Query Arguments.
11:39 The benefits of Standard Schema.
13:13 Refreshing Queries.
13:29 query.batch
15:18 Form function.
21:13 Enhance.
22:31 Refresh.
23:16 Command query.
24:25 Prerender.
25:22 Caching.
27:44 My Local Cache Service Worker.
31:23 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
Scott: CoffeeSock ColdBrew Filter, Chemex Filter.
Wes: Bosch Dishwasher.
Shameless Plugs
Scott: Syntax on YouTube
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