Modern Web Podcast S12E33- The Journey To Making A New Framework: TanStack Start with Tanner Linsley

Danny Thompson, Director of Technology at This Dot Labs, talks with Tanner Linsley, Creator of TanStack, about his latest project, TanStack Start. They discuss the challenges of existing frameworks like Next.js and Remix, the development of TanStack Router, and the future of React Server Components. Tanner also explains how caching strategies and fine-grained invalidation can transform the user experience.

Chapters

1. Introduction & Tanner’s Background (00:00)

2. Going Full-Time on TanStack (01:00)

3. The Birth of TanStack Router (02:21)

4. Why Build Another Framework? (04:00)

5. React Server Components: Potential & Limitations (07:05)

6. Fine-Grained Cache Invalidation & UX (09:02)

7. Parallel Data Fetching in Routing (13:39)

8. TanStack Start: Alpha & Future Plans (16:41)

9. Where to Learn More About TanStack (18:48)

Find Tanner Linsley on Social Media

Twitter: https://x.com/tannerlinsley

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannerlinsley/

Github: https://github.com/tannerlinsley

TanStack: https://tanstack.com/