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

March 30 · 38 min
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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!
  • 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
  • 24:55 Is it lock-in?
  • 32:40 Self-Cloudflare your own Void apps?

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