Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Be curious and don't trust everything you read online."
Join our conversation with Matteo Collina, Co-Founder & CTO of Platformatic.dev and a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee. He created Fastify and Pino, with his open source modules downloaded over 17 billion times a year. A renowned international speaker and author, he focuses on making backend development faster and simpler.
The host is Medhat Dawoud, GDE and Public Speaker.
In this conversation with Matteo, we explore his journey into Node.js, the future of the runtime, and how new players like Bun and Deno fit in. Matteo shares key thoughts from his JSNation talk, advice for junior developers, and his perspective on AI’s impact on dev jobs. We also touch on open source, community, and why conferences like JSNation matter.
Timecodes:
0:00 — Intro
0:28 — Amsterdam impressions
1:18 — Who’s Matteo Collina?
2:18 — What brought you to Node.js?
4:16 — If starting out now, would you still pick JS?
6:34 — Are Bun and Deno helpers or threats for Node.js?
8:30 — The key takeaway from Matteo’s JSNation talk
12:14 — What’s next for Node.js?
15:23 — Is there any plan to get rid of the node_modules folder?
18:57 — Advice for junior devs
28:06 — Future of dev jobs with AI
34:24 — Why conferences like JSNation are worth attending
36:26 — What do you do in your free time?
37:47 — Can you become a great dev if you don’t really love coding?
Learn more about Matteo: https://nodeland.dev
Learn more about Medhat: linkedin.com/in/medhatdawoud
🎥 The interview was recorded at JSNation 2025, the biggest React conference worldwide. Watch the talk recordings: gitnation.com/events/jsnation-2025
🗽 Join us for JSNation US 2025: jsnation.us/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=matteocollina
❗ We’ve hidden a secret code for 10% off your JSNation US or React Summit US ticket — only for our most attentive viewers 🤫 You’ll find it inside the interview. Hope to see you there!👋
🎫 Check out all the upcoming GitNation events: gitnation.com/events?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=matteocollina
#GitNation #JSNation #NodeJS #GitNationHeroes #TechPodcast #GitNationInterviews #JSNation2025
"Be curious and don't trust everything you read online."
Join our conversation with Matteo Collina, Co-Founder & CTO of Platformatic.dev and a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee. He created Fastify and Pino, with his open source modules downloaded over 17 billion times a year. A renowned international speaker and author, he focuses on making backend development faster and simpler.
The host is Medhat Dawoud, GDE and Public Speaker.
In this conversation with Matteo, we explore his journey into Node.js, the future of the runtime, and how new players like Bun and Deno fit in. Matteo shares key thoughts from his JSNation talk, advice for junior developers, and his perspective on AI’s impact on dev jobs. We also touch on open source, community, and why conferences like JSNation matter.
Timecodes:
0:00 — Intro
0:28 — Amsterdam impressions
1:18 — Who’s Matteo Collina?
2:18 — What brought you to Node.js?
4:16 — If starting out now, would you still pick JS?
6:34 — Are Bun and Deno helpers or threats for Node.js?
8:30 — The key takeaway from Matteo’s JSNation talk
12:14 — What’s next for Node.js?
15:23 — Is there any plan to get rid of the node_modules folder?
18:57 — Advice for junior devs
28:06 — Future of dev jobs with AI
34:24 — Why conferences like JSNation are worth attending
36:26 — What do you do in your free time?
37:47 — Can you become a great dev if you don’t really love coding?
Learn more about Matteo: https://nodeland.dev
Learn more about Medhat: linkedin.com/in/medhatdawoud
🎥 The interview was recorded at JSNation 2025, the biggest React conference worldwide. Watch the talk recordings: gitnation.com/events/jsnation-2025
🗽 Join us for JSNation US 2025: jsnation.us/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=matteocollina
❗ We’ve hidden a secret code for 10% off your JSNation US or React Summit US ticket — only for our most attentive viewers 🤫 You’ll find it inside the interview. Hope to see you there!👋
🎫 Check out all the upcoming GitNation events: gitnation.com/events?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=matteocollina
#GitNation #JSNation #NodeJS #GitNationHeroes #TechPodcast #GitNationInterviews #JSNation2025
