Wes talks with Peter Pistorius about RedwoodSDK, a new React framework built natively for Cloudflare. They dive into real-time React, server components, zero-cost infrastructure, and why RedwoodSDK empowers developers to ship faster with fewer tradeoffs and more control.Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!00:52 What is RedwoodSDK?04:49 Choosing openness over abstraction08:46 More setup, more control12:20 Why RedwoodSDK only runs on Cloudflare14:25 What the database setup looks like16:15 Durable Objects explained – Ep 879: Fullstack Cloudflare
18:14 Middleware and request flow23:14 No built-in client-side router?24:07 Integrating routers with defineApp26:04 React Server Components and real-time updates29:53 What happened to RedwoodJS?31:14 Why do opinionated frameworks struggle to catch on?34:35 The problem with Lambdas36:16 Cloudflare’s JavaScript runtime compatibility40:04 Brought to you by Sentry.io
41:44 The vision behind RedwoodSDKHit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsWes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsScott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsRandy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
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