Show Notes
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with James Mikrut about Payload, how Payload isn’t just a CMS, where Payload fits in a tech stack, why they picked Drizzle for an ORM, what Payload Cloud is, and where’s the Rails for JavaScript?
Show Notes- 00:31 Welcome
- 02:00 Who is James Mikrut and what’s the idea behind Payload?
- 05:22 Payload isn’t just a CMS
- Payload
- Payload on GitHub
- Payload on Twitter
- Payload on YouTube
- 09:08 Where does Payload fit in the tech stack?
- KeystoneJS
- Supabase
- Retool
- 11:22 Is Payload using TypeScript?
- 13:44 Why did you pick Drizzle?
- Drizzle ORM
- 18:08 Do you have to maintain MongoDB and Drizzle?
- SvelteKit
- 26:31 Does Payload have visual editing elements?
- 30:34 Do you build a custom UI for users?
- 35:10 What is Payload Cloud?
- 38:12 Where is the Rails for JavaScript?
- Next.js by Vercel
- Laravel Spark
- Deploy your Laravel PHP application painlessly
- RedwoodJS: The App Framework for Startups | RedwoodJS.com
- 41:39 How do you manage contributions from open source?
- 43:46 GitHub + AI
- 48:18 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
- Error Management Magic: Introducing the Sentry Plugin for Payload
- 50:26 Supper Club questions
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