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Supper Club × Next.js on AWS + Serverless with Dax Raad

Mar 17, 2023

Dax Raad, an open-source developer renowned for his contributions to SST and Open Next.js, dives into the intricacies of serverless infrastructure. He discusses the challenges of building on AWS, contrasting it with more user-friendly alternatives. The conversation highlights the evolution and integration of Next.js with AWS services, along with the benefits of using tools like SST for local development. Dax also shares insights on managing serverless costs and offers advice for newcomers to AWS development.

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Intro

4min

Navigating AWS Challenges in Serverless Deployments

20min

Integrating Next.js with Serverless AWS

16min

Streamlining Serverless Deployments and Database Choices

3min

Navigating AWS: Challenges and Solutions in the Developer Experience

5min

Exploring Coding Preferences and Entry Points

2min

Exploring Terminal Emulators and the Future of Cloud Technology

3min

Exploring Cloudflare and the Future of Developer Engagement

4min

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dax Raad about building on serverless infrastructure, Next.js, and SST.

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Show Notes

00:36 Welcome
01:05 Sponsor: Sentry
02:05 Who is Dax Raad?
Dax on Twitter
thdxr.com
Tomorrow.fm Podcast
SST.dev
04:22 Why doesn’t AWS have a simple way to build on top of it?
07:46 What is Open Next?
Vercel
Next.js
Open-Next.js
10:25 How many people are involved in building Open Next?
11:14 Mapping Next.js to Amazon products
14:25 What is the edge?
18:56 Pricing in serverless
23:33 What about image assets?
25:02 Is the CDK a layer on top of something Amazon is doing?
Amazon CDK
27:23 What is terraform?
Terraform
28:50 What is SST and why SST?
30:54 Do I build with SST or on top of SST?
32:06 How do you do local development with SST?
37:01 What about databases with SST?
40:12 What about build pipelines?
42:28 What is Seed?
Seed
43:52 Any advice for someone learning AWS?
SST on YouTube
46:05 Supper Club questions
Neovim
Toyko Night theme
Nerd Fonts
Astro
TypeScript
Alacritty
i3
Cloudflare
Inside the Meteoric Rise—and More Epic Flop—of HQ Trivia
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