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.
- 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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