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

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