991: Vite’s bet on Cloudflare (VOID Framework)

About this episode

The episode discusses Vite's new Void framework and its implications for JavaScript development on Cloudflare's infrastructure.

Vite just launched Void, a fullstack JavaScript framework and cloud platform that bundles together routing, SSR, auth, an ORM, and nearly everything you’d expect from a modern meta-framework — all built on top of Cloudflare’s infrastructure. Scott, Wes, and CJ dig into whether Void is the Rails moment JavaScript has been waiting for, or just shiny Cloudflare lock-in with a bow on it. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! The Announcement 00:27 Laravel or Rails for JavaScript? 01:38 What is this big announcement? 04:36 It’s just Vercel for Cloudflare? 07:09 Database options. 09:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 10:01 Type safety. 12:09 What about RPC? 15:41 Component Loaders over Page Loaders. 18:23 Baked in authentication via Better Auth. 22:57 Lock-in. Unapologetically Cloudflare Evan’s X Post. 24:55 Is it lock-in? 32:40 Self-Cloudflare your own Void apps? Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Tolinski, Wes Bos

Guest: CJ

Topics covered

• Vite
• Cloudflare
• JavaScript framework
• SSR
• authentication
• ORM
• lock-in

Keywords

• Void
• fullstack framework
• JavaScript
• Cloudflare
• routing
• SSR
• auth
• ORM

Sponsors

Sentry.io

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cloudflare, Vite, Rails, Vercel, Better Auth

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