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?

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