November 17th, 2025 × #Svelte#SvelteKit#RPC#WebDev
SvelteKit has solved data loading
Scott and Wes dive into SvelteKit's new remote functions and explain why query, form, batch, and friends might be the best RPC story out there. Plus a homemade service worker cache, a fancy dishwasher, and cold brew done right.
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Scott Tolinski Host
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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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