Serverless, Deno and TypeScript with Brian Leroux

Dec. 16, 2020, 2 p.m. (4 years ago)

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In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Brian Leroux about severless, Deno, Typescript, and more!

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Brian Leroux

Show Notes

02:17 - What’s your background?

06:18 - What is serverless? Why is serverless so awesome?

14:07 - What changes from moving from an existing app to a new app?

16:15 - What is a cold start?

17:46 - What languages are suitable for serverless?

19:14 - What do you think about Deno?

24:23 - How does Architect work?

31:14 - What do you think about Typescript?

40:35 - Do you think websites should work without JavaScript?

44:51 - What about sharing code?

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