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Blitz.js puts React on Rails

Blitz.js creator Brandon Bayer joins Jerod to dive deep into the foundational principles of this fullstack React framework. We talk about its inspiration (Ruby on Rails), its differentiation (a “no-API” data layer), and its aspirations (built-in auth, plugins, recipes, and more).

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Featuring:

  • Brandon Bayer – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
  • Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

  • Bitzjs.com
  • The Blitz Manifesto
  • Why Blitz instead of Next.js?

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!