Frontend First

Client apps, server apps, and the real reason DX matters

Episode Summary

Sam and Ryan chat about Remix and the differences between data fetching and mutations on the client vs. the server. They also talk about whether a framework’s APIs or the actual apps it enables developers to build are more important when choosing which tool to use.

Episode Notes

Sam and Ryan chat about Remix and the differences between data fetching and mutations on the client vs. the server. They also talk about whether a framework’s APIs or the actual apps it enables developers to build are more important when choosing which tool to use.

Topics include:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:17 - What matters more to developers when choosing a framework: their experience using the APIs, or what they can build with it?
• 18:38 - Remix and data fetching on the client vs. the server
• 36:36 - Does running code on the edge really matter for day-to-day developers?

Links:

• Ryan Florence’s tweet on speakers vs. music
• Sam’s video on building an iOS scaled background modal effect