In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the tech stack they use to manage their course websites.
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Show Notes 00:10 Welcome
02:50 CSS Redesign of LevelUpTuts
03:56 Overview of our platforms
06:06 The API
ExpressJS
MongoDB
GraphQL
Fastify
Mercurius
Mongoose
15:13 Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico
17:07 Customer dashboard
Svelte Kit
21:21 Viewing experience
React
GitHub
VideoJS
Mux
Vimeo
30:53 Hosting
35:51 Sponsor: LogRocket
36:45 Admin tooling
Flexbox
Postmark
Drip
Pancake Charts
47:37 Authentication
PassportJS
50:30 Transactional Email
Nodemailer
Pug
Inky
mjml
52:36 Checkout
Stripe
Stripe Checkouts
Stripe Elements
Braintree
Paypal
55:58 Hosting
Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean Platform
Render
Cloudflare
57:48 Sponsor: .TECH
59:39 Other parts
××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set
Wes: Vissles v84 Keyboard
Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials - Svelte 3D Course
Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials
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