Blitz.js: The Fullstack React Framework with Brandon Bayer

JavaScript Jam

Brandon Bayer, Creator of Blitz.js and Founder of Flightcontrol, walks us through the ideation and creation of the Blitz.js framework.

Show Notes

In this episode you'll learn how this frameworks stands out from competitors like RedwoodJS and Bison.

Outline

• 01:24 - How Brandon got started in software engineering
• 03:21 - How Blitz.js got started from Next.js, Prisma and Ruby on Rails
• 05:10 - Why Ruby on Rails is great for the JavaScript developer
• 07:00 - The "loose" opinions and libraries of Blitz.js
• 09:09 - Core contributors to the framework
• 10:35 - 7-minute demo of Blitz.js
• 22:07 - When is Blitz 1.0
• 23:39 - Biggest companies running with Blitz in prod today
• 25:20 - Challenges users may face in dev or prod pre-1.0
• 28:05 - Benefits of forking Next.js
• 34:33 - Fullstack framework competition and how Blitz stacks up
• 40:24 - How Blitz fits into the Jamstack space
• 42:06 - What is Flightcontrol
• 45:55 - Blitz.js post-1.0