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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Supper Club × GraphQL as an Aggregation Layer with Filipe Ferreira of Sky TV

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, News, Technology

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Filipe Ferreira of Sky TV about the tech stack used to deliver streaming TV content, build Apple TV apps, host media, and more. Gatsby - Sponsor Today’s episode was sponsored by Gatsby, the fastest frontend for the headless web. Gatsby is the framework of choice for content-rich sites backed by a headless CMS as its GraphQL data layer makes it straightforward to source website content from anywhere. Gatsby’s opinionated, React-based framework makes the hardest parts of building a performant website simpler. Visit Gatsby.dev/Syntax to get your first Gatsby site up in minutes and experience the speed. ⚡️ Sponsorname - Sponsor Retool is the fast way to build internal tools. Visually design apps that interface with any database or API. Switch to code nearly anywhere to customize how your apps look and work. With Retool, you ship more apps and move your business forward—all in less time. retool.com/syntax Sponsorname - Sponsor Storyblok is a headless component-based CMS with a real-time visual editor. It offers the flexibility for developers to craft their perfect tech stack, but it also empowers content creators to make changes independently. The result is that every team has the freedom to quickly and easily create the ideal website with limitless extensibility. Other key features include robust Storyblok SDKs and APIs, powerful internationalization options, and an eCommerce-ready platform. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 02:15 Guest introduction fbritoferreira.com @SkyShowtime Peacock 04:13 What do the systems look like inside of Sky? GraphQL Redis Apollo GraphQL 06:26 Do you use federation? 07:50 How do you handle caching? 11:24 What’s the tech stack for the front end? 13:30 Do you cache on client side? 15:27 How long has Sky been serverless? 16:55 Sponsor: Gatsby 18:05 How was Sky’s Apple TV app built? 21:17 Where did you host media? AWS Streaming Mux 24:37 Supporting live events 28:03 Sponsor: Storyblok 30:05 What language are you writing the GraphQL layer? The Guild 32:22 How do you define your types? 36:40 Supper Club questions Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad 44:28 Sponsor: ReTool 45:22 AppWrite AppWrite 48:42 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Anker 733 Power Bank (GaNPrime PowerCore 65W) Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

Transcript

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0:00.0

I sure hope you're hungry!

0:02.4

Who I'm starving?

0:04.2

Wash those hands, pull up a chair, and secure that feedback.

0:08.1

Because it's time to listen to Scott Tolinsky and Wes Boss' attempt to use human language to converse with

0:14.2

and pick the brains of other developers.

0:16.8

I thought there was gonna be food.

0:18.7

So buckle up and grab that old f***ing handle.

0:21.7

Because this ride is going to get wild.

0:26.1

This is The Syntax Summer Club.

0:37.1

Welcome to Syntax.

0:39.3

This is a podcast with the tastiest web development treats out there.

0:42.4

Today we've got a really good one for you.

0:45.5

We've got Philippe Fiera on.

0:47.5

He works for Sky, which is big, like I'm sure most people know what that is,

0:53.7

but a big TV provider out in the UK as well as some stuff in the States now.

0:59.7

And we are going to talk about some GraphQL stuff as well as like I've got a million questions about working on a streaming platform and whatever else pops up.

1:10.7

So buckle up for that.

1:12.7

We are sponsored by three awesome companies today.

1:14.7

First one is Gatsby, the fastest headless website.

1:18.7

Retool, the fastest way to build internal tools on top of a database and story block of the headless CMS with limitless technology support to help you create the perfect project.

1:28.7

We'll talk about all of them partway through the episode.

1:32.7

But with me as always is Mr. Scott Delinsky and Philippe.

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