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Elide Runs TypeScript Faster Than Node Runs JavaScript | Sam Gammon | Ep 47B


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Sam Gammon joins the two fools to talk about Elide, a batteries-included multi-language runtime. What if you could import Python modules from TypeScript... or Ruby, or Kotlin, or Rust? What if you could consolidate multiple backends to just one that ran all your code end-to-end with a unified DX? And what if doing all that was just as fast (or faster) than your existing backend? That's what we talk about in this episode!

Resources

  • Elide on GitHub
  • Elide docs
  • Join the Elide Discord server

Where to Follow the Team

  • Sam on GitHub
  • Sam on X

Chapters

  • (00:00) - Introducing Elide, a Multi-language Runtime Built on GraalVM
  • (03:51) - Why Support Multiple Languages?
  • (07:42) - What is GraalVM, anyway?
  • (09:43) - What are the Languages Elide Supports Today?
  • (10:53) - How Does Elide Interop Between Languages?
  • (14:03) - What Magic Allows TypeScript to Import a Python Module?
  • (16:12) - How Does Elide's API Compare to Other Runtimes?
  • (18:26) - Elide's Embedded Inference Engine and API
  • (20:11) - How Does Elide Handle Idioms Like Promises?
  • (22:39) - What About Single- vs. Multi-threading?
  • (24:41) - What About Concurrency and Isolation?
  • (28:33) - Does Elide Help with Serverless Cold Starts?
  • (29:25) - Can Elide Compile Single-file Executables?
  • (31:06) - How is TypeScript So Fast in Elide?
  • (33:34) - Can We Start Building with Elide?
  • (35:14) - How Do You Debug Across Multiple Languages?
  • (38:13) - Where Does Elide Really Shine?
  • (40:56) - How is Elide Planning to Win?
  • (42:53) - Could Elide Support a Native Runtime Type System?
  • (45:26) - Takeaways and Where to Learn More

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