Supper Club × Edge Functions and Deno with Eduardo Bouças of Netlify
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk edge functions and Deno with Eduardo Bouças of Netlify.
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Show Notes
- 00:36 Welcome
- 02:31 Who is Eduardo?
- EduardoBoucas.com
- @eduardoboucas
- 04:29 What is a serverless function?
- 06:42 What is the edge and an edge function?
- Edge Functions Explained
- Deno
- 08:41 Sponsor: Hasura
- 09:18 The internet is global, and server locations matter
- 17:09 Chaining multiple edge functions
- 20:18 Sponsor: WP Mail SMTP
- 21:18 Why use Deno?
- 25:06 What are the limitations of using Deno?
- 28:12 Why not run NodeJS servers on the edge?
- 30:02 Do you see a future where people are writing packages that work anywhere?
- 32:00 Sponsor: Postlight Podcast
- 32:53 What about databases and serverless functions?
- Planetscale
- 38:14 What language does Netlify use to write apps in?
- Netlify Edge Handlers
- 44:08 Supper Club questions
- Warp
- S Town Podcast
Shameless Plugs
- Scott: LevelUp Tutorials
- Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials
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