Lee Robinson, VP of Product at Vercel, discusses Vercel's AI SDK, the V0 AI tool, and the importance of the front-end in creating a product that customers love. They also explore how AI is revolutionizing front-end web development and the concept of adaptive UI. Additionally, they discuss the emerging AI tech stack and investments made by the company. Overall, they highlight Vercel's focus on developer experience and their goal to democratize the creation of rich interactive widgets.
Vercel's V0 AI tool uses generative AI to create React code from text prompts, utilizing open-source tools like Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.
Versel's AI-first approach to web development empowers developers to enhance product experiences, build dynamic front-end applications, and integrate AI technologies.
Deep dives
Versailles: A Cloud Platform for Web Projects and the Next.js Framework
Versailles is a cloud platform that offers rapid deployment for web projects, and they have developed the successful Next.js framework. The recent release of V0, a generative AI tool, has garnered attention. This tool uses open source tools like Tailwind CSS and Shad CNI to create React code from prompts. Lee Robinson, VP of Product at Versailles, discusses the company, their AI SDK that connects front-end code with LLMs, and the V0 AI tool on this podcast episode.
The Value of Developer Experience at Versailles
At Versailles, developer experience is a key focus, with the goal of creating great tools and products for developers. They prioritize making the front-end development experience smooth and efficient for their customers. Versailles offers a framework-defined infrastructure, where developers can write code in their preferred front-end framework and deploy it to Versailles, which takes care of the infrastructure adaptation. This approach has gained traction, particularly with hobby projects, small to medium-sized businesses, and startups, who appreciate the value of a front-end cloud and the ability to focus on building great products.
The Growing Importance of AI in Web Development
As AI technologies continue to evolve, they are becoming increasingly relevant in web development. Versailles has observed a rise in developers deploying AI applications to their platform. AI tools, like Versailles' AISDK, empower developers to enhance their product experiences and build dynamic, personalized front-end applications. With the advancements in natural language interfaces and large language models, developers can integrate AI into various aspects of their front-end, from query databases to user support. This AI-first approach to web development is transforming the industry.
V0: A Game-Changing AI Tool for UI Design
V0, a product developed by Versailles, offers an AI-first user experience for UI design. Users can simply enter their design requirements into V0, and it generates React components and HTML code using open source libraries like Tailwind CSS and Shad CNI. With V0, developers can quickly prototype UIs, optimize aesthetics, and increase design productivity. The tool leverages natural language inputs and can progressively display interactive UI components. V0 aims to streamline UI design workflows and simplify the process of creating aesthetically pleasing front-end experiences.
Vercel provides a cloud platform to rapidly deploy web projects, and they develop the highly successful Next.js framework. The company recently made headlines when they announced v0 which is a generative AI tool to create React code from text prompts. The generated code uses open-source tools like Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.
Lee Robinson is the VP of Product at Vercel. He helps lead the product teams and focuses on developer experience on the platform. He joins the show to talk about Vercel, their AI SDK to easily connect frontend code with LLMs, the v0 AI tool, and more.
Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information visualization to quantum computing. Currently, Sean is Head of Marketing and Developer Relations at Skyflow and host of the podcast Partially Redacted, a podcast about privacy and security engineering. You can connect with Sean on Twitter @seanfalconer .