Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
995: Next.js Vendor Lock-in No More
1 hour 4 minutes Posted Apr 13, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Welcome to Syntax!
Introduction to Next.js and the Adapter Platform
The Adapters API: Features and Community Needs
Building and Testing the Adapters API
Infrastructure Requirements for Next.js Apps
Caching Strategies and Performance Optimization
The Role of Cache Components in Next.js
First Steps of Optimizations.
Blessed Adapters and Community Contributions
Future Directions and Runtime Support
Challenges with Different Runtimes and Debugging
Webpack vs. TurboPack: The Evolution of Next.js
Why Not Run on Vite?
Navigating Bundler Challenges
Building TurboPack: Lessons Learned
Incremental Compilation and Performance
Framework Comparisons and Performance Metrics
Exploring Future Directions for TurboPack
TurboPack’s Integration and API Development
Standardization in Bundler Tools
TurboPack’s Adoption and User Experience
Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
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Show notes
In this episode, Scott and Wes sit down with Tim Neutkens and Jimmi Lai from the Next.js team to dig into the new Adapters API, what it takes to run Next.js across platforms like Cloudflare and Netlify, and how caching and infrastructure choices affect performance. They also go deep on TurboPack’s internals, why Next.js doesn’t run on Vite, and the evolution of bundling in the framework.
Show Notes
Next.js Across Platforms
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Sick Picks
Tim: Acquired Podcast
Jimmy: Hydrangea Coffee
Shameless Plugs
Jimmy: nextjs-across-platforms
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