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

Shameless Plugs

Payload on GitHub

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