add note to when-not-to-use-effect

sveltejs · Rich-Harris · Mar 21, 2025 · Mar 21, 2025 · Mar 21, 2025 · Mar 21, 2025
commit 9f5df6fa47e09180d3a2bc8814c990c5db3b3289
diff --git a/documentation/docs/02-runes/03-$derived.md b/documentation/docs/02-runes/03-$derived.md
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Derived expressions are recalculated when their dependencies change, but you can
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+> [!NOTE] Prior to Svelte 5.25, deriveds were read-only.
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 ## Update propagation
 
 Svelte uses something called _push-pull reactivity_ — when state is updated, everything that depends on the state (whether directly or indirectly) is immediately notified of the change (the 'push'), but derived values are not re-evaluated until they are actually read (the 'pull').

diff --git a/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md b/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ In general, `$effect` is best considered something of an escape hatch — useful
 
 > [!NOTE] For things that are more complicated than a simple expression like `count * 2`, you can also use `$derived.by`.
 
+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.
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 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)):
 
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