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

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

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

• The Announcement (void.cloud)

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00:27 Laravel or Rails for JavaScript?

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01:38 What is this big announcement?

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04:36 It’s just Vercel for Cloudflare?

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07:09 Database options.

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09:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io (sentry.io/syntax).

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10:01 Type safety.

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12:09 What about RPC?

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15:41 Component Loaders over Page Loaders.

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18:23 Baked in authentication via Better Auth.

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22:57 Lock-in. Unapologetically Cloudflare

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Evan’s X Post (x.com/youyuxi/status/2032501581644497139).

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24:55 Is it lock-in?

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32:40 Self-Cloudflare your own Void apps?

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