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Summary

A deep dive into AI-assisted development, modern web framework architecture, and emerging technologies like full-stack Solid signals and local-first databases.

Subtitle
A deep dive into AI-assisted development, modern web framework architecture, and emerging technologies like full-stack Solid signals and local-first databases.
Duration
00:45:12
Publishing date
2025-02-03 22:40
Link
https://egghead.io/full-stack-signals-in-solid-ai-development-and-the-future-of-web-frameworks~moysy
Contributors
  Dev Agrawal, Joel Hooks
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Enclosures
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Shownotes

In this episode of What's Good, Joel Hooks sits down with Dev Agrawal, a member of the SolidJS core team, to discuss the evolving landscape of web development, AI-assisted coding, and modern framework architecture.

Episode Highlights

SolidJS and Modern Framework Architecture

  • Detailed comparison between SolidJS and React, highlighting key advantages
  • Deep dive into Suspense implementation and reactive state management
  • Overview of Dev's work on cross-boundary reactivity in SolidJS
  • Discussion of his $7,000 Solid Hack competition winning project
  • Exploration of stateful server components with WebSocket updates

AI-Assisted Development

  • Discussion of AI agents managing tasks and grooming backlogs during meetings
  • Exploration of using AI tools like Cursor for development
  • Joel shares his experience building JoelFit, a full-stack application developed primarily through AI prompting
  • Analysis of AI's current limitations and the importance of human guidance in development

Emerging Technologies and Trends

  • Analysis of React Server Components and their impact on the ecosystem
  • Discussion of Cloudflare Durable Objects as individual compute units
  • Introduction to Zero Sync and its implications for local-first applications
  • Exploration of incremental view maintenance and its performance benefits
  • Overview of Vite 6's improvements for server components and meta frameworks

Featured Projects and Resources

Key Takeaways

  • SolidJS offers built-in support for async operations without React's bailout issues
  • The entire Solid ecosystem was built with suspense support from v1
  • Durable Objects are often misunderstood - they're individual compute units rather than just shared state
  • Zero Sync's incremental view maintenance pairs particularly well with Solid's architecture
  • React has moved away from traditional SPA towards full-stack architecture
  • Framework choices continue to evolve with different approaches to reactivity and state management

Connect with Dev

Note: This episode was recorded in January 2024 and discusses emerging technologies and trends in web development.