From The Changelog ([JS Party Ep. 182](https://changelog.com/jsparty/182)) to Svelte Radio (Episodes [29](https://share.transistor.fm/s/adc23e84) and [30](https://share.transistor.fm/s/6316622d)), it seems that folks couldn't help but talk about Svelte, this month! Also, shadow DOM support and a new export and await functionality are new in Svelte.
From The Changelog ([JS Party Ep. 182](https://changelog.com/jsparty/182)) to Svelte Radio (Episodes [29](https://share.transistor.fm/s/adc23e84) and [30](https://share.transistor.fm/s/6316622d)), it seems that folks couldn't help but talk about Svelte, this month! Also, shadow DOM support and new export and await functionality are new in Svelte.
## New in Svelte
- You can now specify a `ShadowRoot` as the `target` when creating a component - making it possible to render Svelte componetns inside the shadow DOM (**3.40.0**)
- You can now specify a `ShadowRoot` as the `target` when creating a component - making it possible to render Svelte components inside the shadow DOM (**3.40.0**)
- The `export { ... } from`, `export let { ... } =` and `{#await ... then/catch}` syntaxes are all now supported in Svelte components (**3.41.0**)
For a full list of features and bug fixes, check out the [Svelte changelog](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
## SvelteKit Updates
- More powerful and configurable rendering options are now available ([#2008](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/2008))
- esbuild's configuration is now exposed for use with SvelteKit adapaters ([#1914](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/1914))
- esbuild's configuration is now exposed for use with SvelteKit adapters ([#1914](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/1914))
- Error messages are friendlier now for common config errors ([#1910](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/1910))
- Cookies will only be passed through if the target host is the same as the SvelteKit application or a more specific subdomain of it ([#1847](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/1847))
- index.js exports will now be changed to directory exports when packaging - making for nicer imports ([#1905](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/1905))
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## Features & bug fixes from around svelte/*
- Language Tools now better supports the "Workplace Trust" functionality (used in VS Code)
- In svelte2tsk, ambient type declarations are now renamed to avoid conflicting declarations in the future. Users are now expected to provide the ambient type definitions themselves - fixing JS output
- Language Tools now better support the "Workplace Trust" functionality (used in VS Code)
- In svelte2tsx, ambient type declarations are now renamed to avoid conflicting declarations in the future. Users are now expected to provide the ambient type definitions themselves - fixing JS output
- Sapper released v0.29.2 which fixes regex routes, status codes when requesting a directory, and exports when a user has not provided a `base` tag ([changelog](https://github.com/sveltejs/sapper/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md))
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**Apps & Sites**
- [Parsnip](https://www.parsnip.ai/) is a mobile-first, progressive-web-app that helps you to learn to cook at home. Check out the [conversation on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/oearb9/learning_to_cook_at_home_with_parsnip_built/) for all the geeky details.
- [Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) tracker](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/) is a site that keeps track of how countries around the world are adopting digital currencies.
- [Svelte Commerce](https://github.com/itswadesh/svelte-commerce) is an advanced Frontend Platform for eCommerce based on Sveltekit.
- [Svelte Commerce](https://github.com/itswadesh/svelte-commerce) is an advanced frontend platform for eCommerce based on Sveltekit.
- [neovimcraft](https://neovimcraft.com/) is a SvelteKit site dedicated to neovim plugins
**Looking for a Svelte project to work on? Interested in helping make Svelte's presence on the web better?** Check out [the list of open issues](https://github.com/svelte-society/sveltesociety-2021/issues) if you'd like to contribute to the Svelte Society rewrite in SvelteKit.
Daniel Sandoval
5 years ago