Choosing a Back End Framework

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In this chapter of the podcast episode, they discuss choosing a back end framework for a project. They mention meta frameworks, which allow for both front end and back end development in a single repo and framework. They list some popular meta frameworks, including Remix, Felt Kit, and Astro, and also mention Gatsby and static site generators. They share their preferences for Spelt Kit and Astro, with one preferring Spelt Kit due to its integration with Svelt as the UI layer.

Join Wes and Scott for a 30,000 foot, ‘soup-to-nuts’ view of web development. From choosing design tools, website styling, and programming languages, to backend infrastructure, data management, and hosting.

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00:00 Welcome!
00:21 30,000 foot view of web development
02:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io
02:55 Starting with design tools.
06:10 Code Tooling
- 06:22 Text Editors
- 09:34 Terminal
- 14:28 Build Tools
- 16:07 Browser and dev tools
- 18:21 Formatter and linter.
21:43 CSS (how you style your website).
25:34 Programming languages.
27:14 Backend with metaframework.
29:36 Backend without metaframework.
32:20 Runtimes (JavaScript).
What is Bun? The New JS Runtime
The Deno Show
34:02 User interface libraries.
Shoelace.style
39:43 Data management: Databases
41:42 Data management: ORM
WTF is an ORM
You should learn Drizzle, the TypeScript SQL ORM
42:53 Other data management considerations.
43:33 Image pipelines.
45:52 Hosting, CDN, CI.
Where Should You Host Your App? Hosting Providers Compared
Hasty Treat WTF × SSR vs JamStack vs Serverless?
47:21 Hosting your site.
50:19 The finishing touches.
- 50:26 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 52:18 Captcha
55:03 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.