Episode 119: Redwood JS with Anthony Campolo

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Anythony Campolo talks with John, Ward, and Dan about Redwood JS. Is Redwood JS a framework or a library? Why would you use Redwood JS? What problems does it solve? Is it for beginners or experienced developers?

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Anthony Campolo @ajcwebdev

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Resources:

• Anthony on GitHub
• Anthony’s Blog
• RedwoodJS
• RedwoodJS Community Forum
• RedwoodJS Discord
• 12-part series "A First Look at RedwoodJS"
• RedwoodJS own tutorials
• Gesture library Hammer.js
• Tailwind CSS
• Chainsaw
• React
• Remix for React
• Lambda School bootcamp for full stack
• Remix for React
• Prisma js
• GraphQL
• Apollo for GraphQL
• Fauna DB
• Redwood File Structure
• CLI Commands
• Tom Preston Warner
• Tom Preston Warner on Twitter
• Gatsby
• Blitz
• Next.js
• Fullstack Jamstack Podcast
• Is it safe?

Timejumps

• 02:04 Guest intro
• 04:30 What are the use cases for Redwood?
• 05:41 Is it a framework or a library?
• 08:18 Why would I use Redwood?
• 10:31 Sponsor: Nrwl
• 11:15 Figuring out what problem you're solving
• 16:28 Databases and Redwood
• 19:58 Technologies in Redwood
• 34:29 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 35:37 Is Redwood for beginners or experienced developers?
• 46:44 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.