Summary

In this episode, Simon Holthausen from the Svelte team joins to discuss remote functions and async Svelte, two

experimental features that are changing how developers interact with data in SvelteKit applications. Remote

functions offer a new RPC-like approach that provides better type safety, more granular data loading, and

improved developer experience compared to traditional load functions and form actions. The conversation

covers the technical implementation, design decisions, and future possibilities including caching, streaming, and

integration with Svelte's upcoming resource API. Simon also explains how async Svelte enables top-level await

in components with coordinated loading boundaries, making asynchronous work much easier to manage in both

SSR and SPA contexts.

Links

• Remote Functions Documentation
• Remote Functions Video by Simon
• Follow-up Video by Simon

Picks

• Simon: Elgato Wave Microphone
• Kevin: CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 Dock TS5 Plus