In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ryan Dahl about Deno 2.0, its new features and use of web standards, and how it seamlessly integrates with popular frameworks like Next.js. Ryan shares insights on the motivations behind Deno’s creation, its emphasis on simplicity and security, and offers his take on the evolving JavaScript ecosystem.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:34 What is Deno?
05:08 Deno 2.0
07:49 NPM compatibility
09:40 What parts of Node aren’t doable in Deno?
11:22 Do we need a hard break from Require?
13:51 Package management
16:25 Security and performance benefits of Deno
20:57 Brought to you by Sentry.io
20:57 Thoughts on Bun and Node additions
26:25 Ryan’s favorite Deno projects
- Lume
- Fresh
- webgpu-examples
- gpucraft minecraft clone + deno + webgpu
- gpucraft example
- Shaderplay
- Orillusion
28:42 Will we ever see a unified file system API?
31:49 Typescript
36:12 Jupyter Notebooks with Deno
- Polars
39:11 AI and WASM in JavaScript
42:01 Deno 2.0 features and future
43:08 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Ryan: McCarren Park

Shameless Plugs

Ryan: https://deno.com/enterprise

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