842: There's Python in my JavaScript! with Andrea Giammarchi

Scott and Wes talk with Andrea Giammarchi (aka WebReflection) about his projects, including LinkDOM and PyScript, and the exciting future of running Python in the browser via WebAssembly.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 01:04 Andrea’s background and early work
  • LinkDOM
• 07:25 Brought to you by Sentry.io
• 09:56 Pyscript
• 14:31 Why run Python in the browser?
• 20:17 Using WebAssembly to run different languages in JS
• 23:33 The advantages of WebAssembly
• 25:55 What excites Andrea about WASM
  • Proposal: ESX as core JS feature
• 31:10 What is WASI?
• 32:21 Andrea’s experience with IOT and microcontrollers
• 35:35 How can the JS ecosystem be improved?
• 38:07 Should we have reactivity in the browser?
  • Signals
• 41:06 Andrea’s thoughts on server-side APIs
• 43:43 Andrea’s thoughts on TypeScript
• 49:13 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

• Andrea: ESP32

Shameless Plugs

• Andrea: Andrea’s X / Twitter

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