Qwik has just the right amount of magic

A deep dive into Qwik, how it makes your apps fast by default, and the carefully calibrated amount of “magic” that makes it uniquely powerful.

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Featuring:

• Miško Hevery – Twitter, GitHub
• Kevin Ball – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:

• Qwik is a new kind of web framework
• Qwik
• Qwik Discord
• Stackblitz Qwik Trial

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Timestamps:

(00:00) - It's party time, y'all
(00:55) - Welcoming Misko back to the pod
(01:47) - A quick recap on Qwik
(04:09) - App framework vs content framework
(06:45) - The problem with React
(10:01) - Qwik Listeners
(13:15) - What makes Qwik City unique
(17:40) - Sponsor: Changelog++
(18:35) - Qwik is black magic
(25:40) - $ function magic
(26:41) - Optimizer magic
(28:33) - Loader magic
(29:53) - Qwik City vs Remix
(32:38) - Not too much magic tho
(34:22) - Serializing framework state vs app state
(40:04) - Implications of serialization
(42:44) - Challenges when adopting Qwik
(46:35) - Qwik's solution to memory leaks
(48:03) - How to get started
(48:57) - The real value of Qwik
(51:41) - Wrapping Up
(52:31) - Outro