With [something special](https://twitter.com/SvelteSociety/status/1539284972544180230?s=20&t=3Qoi371NrL9LP6xMOF63ag) dropping today along with faster SSR and a number of new language tools features, there's a lot to cover in this month's newsletter...
With [something special](https://twitter.com/SvelteSociety/status/1539284972544180230?s=20&t=3Qoi371NrL9LP6xMOF63ag) dropping today along with faster SSR and support for Vitest and Storybook in SvelteKit, there's a lot to cover in this month's newsletter...
So let's dive in!
So let's dive in!
## OpenCollective funding drives Svelte forward
Svelte supporters have donated approximately $80,000 to [the project on OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/svelte). We're happy to share that the funds are being drawn on to move Svelte forward in a meaningful way. [@gtm-nayan](https://github.com/gtm-nayan) has begun triaging and fixing SvelteKit issues this past month as a paid contributor to the project to help us get SvelteKit to a 1.0 level of stability! @gtm-nayan has been an active member of the Svelte community for quite some time and is well known for writing the bot that helps keep our Discord server running. We're happy that this funding has allowed Svelte to get much more of his time.
We will also be utilizing OpenCollective funds to allow Svelte core maintainers to attend Svelte Summit in person this fall.
## What's new in Svelte & Language Tools
## What's new in Svelte & Language Tools
- [learn.svelte.dev](https://learn.svelte.dev/) is a new way to learn Svelte and SvelteKit from the ground up!
- [learn.svelte.dev](https://learn.svelte.dev/) is a new way to learn Svelte and SvelteKit from the ground up that is currently in development!
- Faster SSR is coming in the next Svelte release. A PR two years in the making, resulting in up to 3.05x faster in some tests! ([PR](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/5701))
- Faster SSR is coming in the next Svelte release. A PR two years in the making, resulting in up to 3.05x faster in some tests! ([PR](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/5701))
- "Find File References" in the latest version of the Svelte extension shows where Svelte files have been imported ([0.14.29](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/releases/tag/language-server-0.14.29), [Demo](https://twitter.com/dummdidumm_/status/1532459709604716544/photo/1))
- "Find File References" in the latest version of the Svelte extension shows where Svelte files have been imported ([0.14.29](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/releases/tag/language-server-0.14.29), [Demo](https://twitter.com/dummdidumm_/status/1532459709604716544/photo/1))
- The Svelte extension now supports CSS path completion ([0.14.29](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/releases/tag/language-server-0.14.29))
- The Svelte extension now supports CSS path completion ([0.14.29](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/releases/tag/language-server-0.14.29))
## What's new in SvelteKit
## What's new in SvelteKit
- Introduced `@sveltejs/kit/experimental/vite` which allows SvelteKit to interoperate with other tools in the Vite ecosystem like Vitest and Storybook ([#5094](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5094)). Please [leave feedback](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/5184) as to whether the feature works and is helpful as we consider taking it out of experimental and making `vite.config.js` required for all users
- Switched to the Undici `fetch` implementation ([#5117](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5117)), which unblocks implementing streaming
- Static assets can now be symlinked in development environments ([#5089](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5089))
- Static assets can now be symlinked in development environments ([#5089](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5089))
- `server` and `prod` environment varaibles are now available as a correlary to `browser` and `dev` ([#5251](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5251))
- `server` and `prod` environment varaibles are now available as a correlary to `browser` and `dev` ([#5251](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/5251))
@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ So let's dive in!
- [Svelvet](https://github.com/open-source-labs/Svelvet) is a lightweight Svelte component library for building interactive node-based diagrams
- [Svelvet](https://github.com/open-source-labs/Svelvet) is a lightweight Svelte component library for building interactive node-based diagrams
- [publint](https://github.com/bluwy/publint) lints for packaging errors to ensure compatibility across environments
- [publint](https://github.com/bluwy/publint) lints for packaging errors to ensure compatibility across environments
- [Playlistr](https://github.com/alextana/spotify-playlist-creator) helps manage and create Spotify playlists
- [Playlistr](https://github.com/alextana/spotify-playlist-creator) helps manage and create Spotify playlists
- [Geoff Rich's page transitions demo](https://twitter.com/geoffrich_/status/1534980702785003520) shows how SvelteKit's beforeNavigate/afterNavigate hooks can make smooth document transitions in the latest Chrome Canary
- [Geoff Rich's page transitions demo](https://twitter.com/geoffrich_/status/1534980702785003520) shows how SvelteKit's `beforeNavigate`/`afterNavigate` hooks can make smooth document transitions in the latest Chrome Canary
- [Menger Sponge](https://twitter.com/a_warnes/status/1536215896078811137) is a fractal built with Threlte
- [Menger Sponge](https://twitter.com/a_warnes/status/1536215896078811137) is a fractal built with Threlte
Want to contribute to a site using the latest SvelteKit features? [Help build the Svelte Society site](https://github.com/svelte-society/sveltesociety.dev/issues)!
Want to contribute to a site using the latest SvelteKit features? [Help build the Svelte Society site](https://github.com/svelte-society/sveltesociety.dev/issues)!
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