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Where Should You Host Your App? Hosting Providers Compared
Compares popular hosting providers like Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS services. Looks at features, pricing models, and opinions.
#hosting#javascript#webdev
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UI Elements - Basics, Best Practice, and Built Ins
Wes and Scott discuss browser native UI elements, issues with their lack of flexibility, and research into better customizable options via the Open UI community group.
#UI#Accessibility#Standards
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The Syntax Giveaway Site - Codes, Bots, Tech Stack and More!
Scott and Wes discuss building the Syntax merch giveaway site using SvelteKit, Prisma, and PlanetScale, handling heavy traffic, security considerations, and why it was an enjoyable developer experience.
#svelte#webdev#planetscale#prisma
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Potluck × Crypto × SEO × Status Pages × Learning Tools
Scott talks about his new Neumann MT48 audio interface and how it will improve his podcast audio setup.
#audio#gear#podcasting
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Can Vanilla CSS Replace Sass Yet?
Wes and Scott discuss whether vanilla CSS has all the features of Sass these days, going through variables, nesting, colors, looping, mixins, imports, math functions, custom functions, and BEM syntax.
#Sass#CSS#webdev
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600th Episode! Major Announcement and Swag Giveaway!
Scott and Wes announce that Syntax is joining Sentry. They discuss the partnership, how it started, and what it means for the future of the podcast.
#webdev#JavaScript#podcasts
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Stump’d Gameshow! Answering Coding Interview Questions from AI
Scott and Wes play a gameshow where ChatGPT asks them web development interview questions of increasing difficulty and obscurity on topics like JavaScript, CSS, GraphQL, TypeScript, Svelte, and Deno.
#JavaScript#CSS#TypeScript#Deno
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Potluck × Testing Animations × Tools for Learning × Coding Related Injuries
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer developer questions about freelancing tips, testing animations, choosing frameworks, writing small functions, learning strategies, and using CSS grid.
#freelancing#testing#frameworks#functions
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Potluck × Learning Web Dev × Video Streaming × Mono Repos
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes discuss topics like switching careers, writing code quickly, learning web development with limited time, improving web design skills, and whether you really need to use a single page application.
#career#productivity#webdev#design
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New Syntax Website Brainstorm! IRL!
In this fun IRL episode, Wes and Scott brainstorm creative ideas for improving the Syntax podcast website, including search, transcripts, video components, surfacing old content, and more.
#Podcasts#Brainstorming
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Fundamentals × What Makes a Website Slow?
Discussion on identifying performance issues that cause websites to be slow and potential solutions.
#Performance#Debugging#Optimization
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AI and Coding with ChatGPT
Scott and Wes discuss AI encoders like ChatGPT and image generators like Midjourney, including capabilities, limitations, implications, and how it will impact developers.
#ai#development#javascript
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Warp Terminal × Next Gen Terminals
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes provide an overview of the new Warp terminal for Mac, discussing its features, benefits over traditional terminals, and technology behind it.
#Warp#Terminals#Mac
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Potluck × Native Web Components × JS Class Mixins × Application Secrets
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer submitted listener questions on topics like setting up a smart home, using web components, JavaScript mixins, and more.
#javascript#webdev#smarthome
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Converting JS to TypeScript
Scott and Wes discuss their experiences installing smart switches and converting their JavaScript code bases to TypeScript. They talk through the wiring challenges, refactoring benefits, and how TypeScript helps catch bugs.
#JavaScript#TypeScript
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Node.js CJS → ESM
Discussion on moving from CommonJS modules to ECMAScript modules in Node.js - the benefits, challenges and steps for transitioning a project.
#ecmascript#esm#nodejs
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We React to State of JS 2022
Wes and Scott discuss the results of the State of JS 2022 survey, analyzing trends in frameworks, libraries, developer demographics, salaries, and more.
#State of JS#JavaScript
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Potluck × JS Modules × HTML Tags × Recession × Budgeting
Wes and Scott answer listener questions about HTML tags, recession impacts, budgeting, expensive cars, and the state of JS modules.
#HTML#Business#JavaScript
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2023 Goals × Learning and Doing
Wes and Scott discuss their goals for 2023 including code goals like using new technologies, improving courses, fitness goals like losing weight and doing more cardio, and podcast goals like conducting better interviews.
#Podcasting#Fitness#Goals
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Our Predictions for 2023
In this episode, Wes and Scott make predictions for trends and changes in web development during 2023.
#JavaScript#2023#Predictions#Trends
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Were We Wrong? 2022 Predictions Revisited
Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski review their 2022 web development predictions from last year's episode to see what they got right and wrong.
#javascript
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Potluck × Twitter Thoughts × Business Models × Senior Developer
Potluck Q&A show covering website improvements, managing notifications, JavaScript testing, routers, freelancing tips, smart home automation and more.
#productivity#javascript#career
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JavaScript in 2022
Scott and Wes discuss the JavaScript chapter of the Web Almanac, covering topics like framework usage, script loading, and JS payloads. Wes also shares about recovering from a nasty flu.
#webdev#javascript#webalmanac
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Code Styles × Readable Rules and Petty Preferences
Scott and Wes discuss their code style preferences, focusing on readability over being fancy. They also chat about prepping for a site launch.
#Code Style#JavaScript#Launch Prep
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Potluck × Twitter Following × TypeScript × Playwright
Wes and Scott answer listener questions about using Twitter, the difference between CRUD operations and real-time protocols like WebSockets, and share updates on projects they are working on.
#Twitter#WebSockets#Google
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Responsive Design Techniques
Discussion on different techniques for making websites responsive across devices like mobile, tablets, and desktop screens.
#website design
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CSS Trends Almanac for 2022 Part 2
Scott and Wes continue their analysis of CSS usage trends from the HTTP archive almanac, discussing topics like box model, columns, animations, blend modes, and responsive design.
#CSS#webdev#animation#responsive
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Potluck × Meeting IRL × SSG vs SSR × Domain Privacy
The Syntax podcast hosted by Scott Talinski and Wes Boss covers tasty web development topics.
#Podcasts#Tips & Tricks
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Spooky Web Dev Stories Part 2
Discussion of spooky web development stories involving accidents, bugs, and things gone wrong submitted by listeners.
#webdev#debugging#horror
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Spooky Web Dev Stories 2022
Scott and Wes share cringey, scary stories submitted by developers about mistakes they've made in production that caused big problems.
#Programming
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2022 CSS Trends and Usage Web Almanac
Scott and Wes discuss mobile vs desktop usage based on stats from the Web Almanac report, cleaning tips, sponsors, and more.
#Web Stats#Mobile#Cleaning
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Use The Platform!
Wes and Scott discuss using browser APIs and vanilla JavaScript instead of frameworks and libraries.
#javascript#webdev#api
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Potluck - Using Emoji in Naming × Project Estimates × Goal Planning
Wes and Scott answer listener questions about using emoji in CSS, estimating project timelines, going to football games, and more.
#css#sports
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Wes’ New Soundproof Office
Wes details building his new soundproof basement office from scratch including framing, wiring, soundproofing materials and tradeoffs.
#Office#DIY#Soundproofing
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The Productivity Episode
Scott and Wes discuss productivity techniques like the Getting Things Done system and Pomodoro technique, as well as tips for managing tasks, prioritizing work, and making time for creative exploration.
#productivity#organization
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How To Build an API in 2022
This podcast episode provides a comprehensive overview of building a web API, covering topics like the various layers and components involved, popular API types like REST and GraphQL, authentication and permissions, caching, database options, and more.
#API#Development#Programming
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Potluck - How to Pick a Tech Stack × useEffect × setTimeout × Staying Focused
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer questions on object creation performance, VSCode types, standing desks, and more.
#javascript#vscode#typescript
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Syntax Highlight
Wes and Scott discuss the first day of kindergarten, setting up Wes' new office, soundproofing with acoustic panels, and then transition to reviewing developer portfolios.
#Design#Education#Podcasting
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Fundamentals - Web Workers and Service Workers
In this episode, Wes and Scott discuss the differences between public and private schools in Denver and the challenges of getting kids into preferred schools. They then provide an overview of threads, concurrency and parallelism in programming languages and how JavaScript only has a single thread. They use examples like green screening webcams to demonstrate when you may need to offload work to other threads using web workers.
#Schools#Threads#Performance
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Job Types Agency, Tech, Startup, Entrepreneur VS Tech company VS In House
Scott and Wes discuss the pros and cons of different web development jobs like agencies, tech companies, startups and freelancing.
#jobs#career#webdev