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 (https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/remote-fu...)
• Remote Functions Video by Simon ( • Introducing SvelteKit Remote Functions, by... )
• Follow-up Video by Simon ( • SvelteKit Remote Functions tips: Auth guar... )
Picks
• Simon: Elgato Wave Microphone (https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/wave-3...)
• Kevin: CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 Dock TS5 Plus (https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-...)
