In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with James Mikrut about Payload, how Payload isn’t just a CMS, where Payload fits in a tech stack, why they picked Drizzle for an ORM, what Payload Cloud is, and where’s the Rails for JavaScript?

Show Notes

• 00:31 Welcome
• 02:00 Who is James Mikrut and what’s the idea behind Payload?
• 05:22 Payload isn’t just a CMS
• Payload
• Payload on GitHub
• Payload on Twitter
• Payload on YouTube
• 09:08 Where does Payload fit in the tech stack?
• KeystoneJS
• Supabase
• Retool
• 11:22 Is Payload using TypeScript?
• 13:44 Why did you pick Drizzle?
• Drizzle ORM
• 18:08 Do you have to maintain MongoDB and Drizzle?
• SvelteKit
• 26:31 Does Payload have visual editing elements?
• 30:34 Do you build a custom UI for users?
• 35:10 What is Payload Cloud?
• 38:12 Where is the Rails for JavaScript?
• Next.js by Vercel
• Laravel Spark
• Deploy your Laravel PHP application painlessly
• RedwoodJS: The App Framework for Startups | RedwoodJS.com
• 41:39 How do you manage contributions from open source?
• 43:46 GitHub + AI
• 48:18 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• Error Management Magic: Introducing the Sentry Plugin for Payload
• 50:26 Supper Club questions

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Payload on GitHub

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