955: SvelteKit has solved data loading

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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