Databased Ep 1: The Edge, Hype vs. Reality
🎧 Heyo @everyone , We have a podcast! 📣
The Convex crew just released the inaugural episode of "The Databased Podcast," where we reflect on web dev, infra, and database stuff and drop our special brand of hot takes. If you like Convex, and you want to know what crazy people you're in cahoots with, give it a listen.
https://open.spotify.com/show/3UcRoUW5GKXEcA0hJc9hp6?si=719d17ebfe9c4f30
The first episode is "The Edge: Hype vs. Reality". We dive into the recent rise and fall of "the edge" as the next big thing. We also share our own advice for how to think about and leverage the edge.
Listen here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GNMvj1ZSxWfnclI60o45n?si=72cb745fa04a499f
Or, if you prefer your podcasts in video form 😅 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tU0U-sS6uc
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The Databased Podcast
Listen to The Databased Podcast on Spotify. ”Databased” is the essential podcast for web developers and technology leaders navigating the complexities of building scalable, high-performance applications in the modern startup landscape. Hosts Tom Redman, Jamie Turner, and James Cowling, known for their work building billion-dollar backend systems...
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The Edge: Hype vs. Reality
Listen to this episode from The Databased Podcast on Spotify. In this inaugural episode of Databased, Tom Redman speaks with Jamie Turner and James Cowling as they dive deep into the world of edge computing and its impact on modern web development. Key Topics Discussed: What is "the edge" in computing and why has it become a buzzword? The evolut...
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The Edge: Hype vs. Reality
In this inaugural episode of Databased, Tom Redman speaks with Jamie Turner and James Cowling, diving deep into the world of edge computing and its impact on modern web development.
Key Topics Discussed:
-What is "the edge" in computing, and why has it become a buzzword?
-The evolution of edge computing from useful technology to overhyped sol...
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What'd we get right/wrong?
i have officially turned off Master & Commander to watch this
love it, awesome cover art also
High praise! I cannot guarantee that @james is as commanding a screen presence as Russell Crowe, but it is a real possibility
For a start, he has the accent.
He really does, that's helping
Is there an RSS feed or is it exclusively on Spotify
It should be available everywhere:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-databased-podcast/id1753798315
Great first episode!
This was great. I liked James’ young picture at the start
Topic suggestion: can you say more about what we gain and lose by using Convex/typescript instead of SQL? I’m still trying to wrap my head around the database migration workflow
Like, I’m familiar with the alter table statement. But working more about Convex, I learned the problems that come with locking rows with an alter table statement
good suggestion! I think we're gonna do an ep on SQL soon (the second ep is already done), so we can include that idea in the mix
cc @Tom Redman
oh sweeeeeeeeet! adding it to my player right now! 😄
Haha stay away from building infrastructure, folks. Leads to rapid aging 🤣
Can’t find it on pocketcast
Is there an rss?
Listened. Have to say I think Convex is making me worse at system design interviews. I don’t think they just want me to say - just use Convex
Just Use Convex™