Every once in a while a new framework rises to popularity and gets the developer community buzzing. One of the frameworks with the most momentum right now is SolidJS. But what makes Solid so special?
Dan Jutan, Product Manager at Astro, Inc. and SolidJS core team member believes the frameworks that prioritize developer experience will always come out on top. Before he landed at Solid, Dan started his career using Vue 3. It didn’t take long before he was overwhelmed by the API surface and was searching for a framework that aligned with his values as a developer. Solid has a reputation as one of the fastest frameworks and also combines features from frameworks like React and Vue without any of the issues that bog them down.
In this episode, Dan talks to Chuck and Robbie about his journey exploring different frameworks early in his career, why the developer community loves SolidJS, and the connection between being a programmer and a musician.

Key Takeaways

[00:59] - An intro to Dan.

[02:55] - A whiskey review - Frey Ranch Bourban.

[09:01] - Dan explains Solid.

[14:27] - Why Dan prefers Solid over other frameworks.

[20:47] - Specific use cases for Solid.

[28:07] - How Dan connected Chuck and Robbie with Astro on Twitter.

[45:25] - Dan speaks about his music and Taylor Swift.


Quotes
[10:00] - “The special thing about Solid is that it combines something you might be used to from React, which is these functional JSX components, with something you might be used to in Vue 3 or even older frameworks.” ~ Dan Jutan
[14:00] - “With Solid I was just like, oh this simple thing from React without the annoying part of React. And with the simple thing from Vue, without the baggage from Vue.” ~ Dan Jutan
[24:28] - “If you're looking for a framework to run that interactive part of the page, Solid is a great choice because it’s super small and super fast.” ~ Dan Jutan

Links

Dan Jutan LinkedIn

Dan Jutan Twitter

Astro

Solid

Game of Thrones

Frey Ranch Bourbon

Vue

React

Knockout JS

Ember

RX JS

Preact


Svelte  

Codemirror

Next

Twitter

Remix

Solid Start

Ryan Florence

Kent C. Dodds

Nuxt

JavaScript

Paramore

Panic! At The Disco

Fall Out Boy

Justin Timberlake

Taylor Swift

Brendon Urie

MTV VMAs

Lizzo

Jay Z

2 Chainz

Outkast

Migos

Eminem

Soundcloud

The Pragmatic Programmer


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Chuck Carpenter

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