Gal Schlezinger and Edge Functions - JSJ 536

Today we talk with Gal working on developer tooling for the last decade. Previously working at WIX, and now working at Vercel, he has created an open source FNM fast node version manager within that operates within Rust. We talk about Vercel’s Edge Functions, which allows users to insert routing strategies with user code without having performance hits. Sponsors Top End Devs (https://topenddevs.com/) Coaching | Top End Devs (https://topenddevs.com/coaching) Links Develop. Preview. Ship. For the best frontend teams - Vercel (http://vercel.com/) Edge Functions - Vercel (https://vercel.com/features/edge-functions) Bun - fast JavaScript & CSS bundler (https://bun.sh/) fnm (https://github.com/schniz/fnm) solving puzzles using TypeScript types (https://gal.hagever.com/posts/typing-the-technical-interview-in-typescript) Gal Schlezinger (https://gal.hagever.com/) Twitter: @galstar (https://twitter.com/galstar) Picks AJ - None Dare Call It Conspiracy (https://www.amazon.com/None-Dare-Call-Conspiracy-Allen/dp/1939438071) AJ - WHO KILLED BITCOIN? - Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eafzIW52Rgc) Dan - How To Use Google CrUX To Analyze And Compare The Performance Of JS Frameworks (https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/05/google-crux-analysis-comparison-performance-javascript-frameworks/) Dan - A deep dive into optimizing LCP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWoI9DXmpdk) Dan - War in Ukraine Gal - Raycast (https://www.raycast.com/) Gal - Working with smarter people Steve - Podcast from syntax.fm (http://syntax.fm/) Steve - Dad Jokes Special Guest: Gal Schlezinger .