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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