882: Aaron Francis is putting PHP in Your JS Files

This podcast interviews Aaron Francis about Laravel Fusion, a library that allows embedding PHP code within Vue.js single-file components. The discussion covers Fusion's architecture, its build process (writing PHP to disk and injecting data into the Vue component), and how it handles state management and data synchronization between front-end and back-end. Francis explains that Fusion aims to bridge the gap between Laravel and JavaScript frameworks, offering a more streamlined development experience. The interview also touches upon database choices (SQLite, Postgres, MySQL), and the challenges and future directions of the project, including potential React.js integration. A specific example discussed is how Fusion handles data updates, using a reactive approach where changes on the front-end trigger back-end calls and subsequent UI updates.