diff --git a/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md b/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
index 46ea9b81e9..0e129973d5 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ In general, `$effect` is best considered something of an escape hatch — useful
 
 If you're using an effect because you want to be able to reassign the derived value (to build an optimistic UI, for example) note that [deriveds can be directly overridden]($derived#Overriding-derived-values) as of Svelte 5.25.
 
-You might be tempted to do something convoluted with effects to link one value to another. The following example shows two inputs for "money spent" and "money left" that are connected to each other. If you update one, the other should update accordingly. Don't use effects for this ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAACpVRy26DMBD8FcvKgUhtoIdeHBwp31F6MGSJkBbHwksEQvx77aWQqooq9bgzOzP7mGTdIHipPiZJowOpGJAv0po2VmfnDv4OSBErjYdneHWzBJaCjcx91TWOToUtCIEE3cig0OIty44r5l1oDtjOkyFIsv3GINQ_CNYyGegd1DVUlCR7oU9iilDUcP8S8roYs9n8p2wdYNVFm4csTx872BxNCcjr5I11fdgonEkXsjP2CoUUZWMv6m6wBz2x7yxaM-iJvWeRsvSbSVeUy5i0uf8vKA78NIeJLSZWv1I8jQjLdyK4XuTSeIdmVKJGGI4LdjVOiezwDu1yG74My8PLCQaSiroe5s_5C2PHrkVGAgAA)):
+You might be tempted to do something convoluted with effects to link one value to another. The following example shows two inputs for "money spent" and "money left" that are connected to each other. If you update one, the other should update accordingly. Don't use effects for this ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE5WRTWrDMBCFryKGLBJoY3fRjWIHeoiu6i6UZBwEY0VE49TB-O6VxrFTSih0qe_Ne_OjHpxpEDS8O7ZMeIAnqC1hAP3RA1990hKI_Fb55v06XJA4sZ0J-IjvT47RcYyBIuzP1vO2chVHHFjxiQ2pUr3k-SZRQlbBx_LIFoEN4zJfzQph_UMQr4hRXmBd456Xy5Uqt6pPKHmkfmzyPAZL2PCnbRpg8qWYu63I7lu4gswOSRYqrPNt3CgeqqzgbNwRK1A76w76YqjFspfcQTWmK3vJHlQm1puSTVSeqdOc_r9GaeCHfUSY26TXry6Br4RSK3C6yMEGT-aqVU3YbUZ2NF6rfP2KzXgbuYzY46czdgyazy0On_FlLH3F-UDXhgIO35UGlA1rAgAA)):
 
 ```svelte
 <script>
-	let total = 100;
+	const total = 100;
 	let spent = $state(0);
 	let left = $state(total);
 
@@ -297,32 +297,26 @@ You might be tempted to do something convoluted with effects to link one value t
 </label>
 ```
 
-Instead, use `oninput` callbacks or — better still — [function bindings](bind#Function-bindings) where possible ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE51SsW6DMBT8FcvqABINdOhCIFKXTt06lg4GHpElYyz8iECIf69tcIIipo6-u3f3fPZMJWuBpvRzkBXyTpKSy5rLq6YRbbgATdOfmeKkrMgCBt9GPpQ66RsItFjJNBzhVScRJBobmumq5wovhSxQABLskAmSk7ckOXtMKyM22ItGhhAk4Z0R0OwIN-tIQzd-90HVhvy2HsGNiQFCMltBgd7XoecV2xzXNV7XaEcth7ZfRv7kujnsTX2Qd7USb5rFjwZkJlgJwpWRcakG04cpOS9oz-QVCuoeInXW-RyEJL-sG0b7Wy6kZWM-u7CFxM5tdrIl9qg72vB74H-y7T2iXROHyVb0CLanp1yNk4D1A1jQ91hzrQSbUtIIGLcir0ylJDm9Q7urz42bX4UwIk2xH2D5Xf4A7SeMcMQCAAA=)):
+Instead, use `oninput` callbacks or — better still — [function bindings](bind#Function-bindings) where possible ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE5VRvW7CMBB-FcvqECQK6dDFJEgsnfoGTQdDLsjSxVjxhYKivHvPBwFUsXS8774_nwftbQva6I_e78gdvNo6Xzu_j3quG4cQtfkaNJ1DIiWA8atkE8IiHgEpYVsb4Rm-O3gCT2yji7jrXKB15StiOJKiA1lUpXrL81VCEUjFwHTGXiJZgiyf3TYIjSxq6NwR6uyifr0ohMbEZnpHH2rWf7ImS8KZGtK6osl_UqelRIyVL5b3ir5AuwWUtoXzoee6fIWy0p31e6i0XMocLfZQDuI6qtaeykGcR7UU6XWznFAZU9LN_X9B2UyVayk9f3ji0-REugen6U9upDOCcAWcLlS7GNCejWoQTqsLtrfBqHzxDu3DrUTOf0xwIm2o62H85sk6_OHG2jQWI4y_3byXXGMCAAA=)):
 
 ```svelte
 <script>
-	let total = 100;
+	const total = 100;
 	let spent = $state(0);
-	let left = $state(total);
-
-	function updateSpent(value) {
-		spent = value;
-		left = total - spent;
-	}
+	let left = $derived(total - spent);
 
-	function updateLeft(value) {
-		left = value;
++++	function updateLeft(left) {
 		spent = total - left;
-	}
+	}+++
 </script>
 
 <label>
-	<input type="range" bind:value={() => spent, updateSpent} max={total} />
+	<input type="range" bind:value={spent} max={total} />
 	{spent}/{total} spent
 </label>
 
 <label>
-	<input type="range" bind:value={() => left, updateLeft} max={total} />
+	<input type="range" +++bind:value={() => left, updateLeft}+++ max={total} />
 	{left}/{total} left
 </label>
 ```