Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.

Website : https://syntax.fm

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Last Episode : May 26, 2023 6:00am

Last Scanned : 2.1 hours ago

Episodes

Episodes currently hosted on IPFS.

Supper Club × Bramus Van Damme on CSS
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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Bramus Van Damme all about CSS, what the CSS Working Group is, how he got good at blogging, setting custom property types in CSS, view transition API, and so much more.

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  • Meetups

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Published Friday
Potluck × JR Devs & Copilot × CSS Variable Limitations × SvelteKit
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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about not becoming dependent on Copilot, CSS variable limitations, finding Sick Picks, lodash hate, and more!

Show Notes

  • 00:11 Welcome
  • 00:55 Ice, ice baby
  • 02:01 Reactathon
  • Reactathon returns May 2-3, 2023
  • The edge cloud platform behind the best of the web | Fastly
  • 04:49 Submit your question for our next potluck
  • 05:24 How do you suggest adding form / database to Svelte?
  • Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps
  • Astro
  • 08:18 What can’t go into a CSS custom prop?
  • 12:42 Are there any really good certifications for Javascript or general full stack development?
  • 16:21 What is the most exciting thing about teaching programming for both of you?
  • 19:37 What is the most challenging thing you have ever overcome in this field?
  • 21:55 How can junior to mid-level devs make the most out of GitHub Copilot while avoiding getting dependent on it and hurting their abilities in the long run?
  • 26:23 Any tips on driving a culture of code quality in a team?
  • 30:28 How soon should Sentry be brought into a new project being built from scratch?
  • 33:11 Is there a place where I can search through all the Sick Picks?
  • Syntax Sick Picks
  • 34:40 Why is box-sizing: border-box; not the default?
  • 37:51 Is using lodash in a NextJS web application a terrible idea nowadays?
  • 40:42 What is the best practice for storing JWT token?
  • 43:53 Any tips on converting ajax requests to use Fetch API?
  • patch-package - npm
  • 45:11 Any suggestions for tips for updating a very dated React Native codebase?
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Published Wednesday
Why Is node_modules So Big?
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the reasons your node_modules folder gets so large, and what you can do to help keep the file size down.

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Published Monday
Supper Club × Adam Argyle on What's New in CSS
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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Adam Argyle about a ton of new CSS features that have arrived or are coming soon, as well as his new site Gradient.style.

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Published 05/19
Where Should You Host Your App? Hosting Providers Compared
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Published 05/17
WTF Are Signals And Why Is Everyone So Hot On Them All Of The Sudden?
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Signals - what are signals and why is everyone talking about them suddenly?

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Published 05/15
Supper Club × Dylan Jhaveri - Video for the Web and MUX
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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dylan Jhaveri about his work at Mux, how Mux ingests and spits out video, and where Mux fits in a tech stack for developers working with video and audio.

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Published 05/12
UI Elements - Basics, Best Practice, and Built Ins
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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about UI elements and best practices with UI elements, as well as UI elements that exist in browsers.

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Published 05/10
Bluesky + AT Protocol
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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk all things Bluesky, the AT Protocol it’s built in, the terminology of Bluesky, and how the API currently works.

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Published 05/08
Supper Club × Zach Lloyd from Warp
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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Zach Lloyd about how Google Sheets works, why Zach wanted to build Warp, why did they use Rust to write Warp in, is Warp going to come to Windows, and more!

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Published 05/05
The Syntax Giveaway Site - Codes, Bots, Tech Stack and More!
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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the tech stack they used to create the Syntax giveaway site for the Sentry + Syntax announcement week. What were the features of the site, how’d they generate proper codes, and how’d they stop developers from hacking the system?

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Published 05/03
RPC in JavaScript!
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about RPC, what it means, why are we talking about it now, tRPC, and will RPC take off?

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Published 05/01
Supper Club × Privacy, Cookie Banners, GDPR with Donata and Hans Skillrud
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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Donata and Hans Skillrud of Termageddon on GDPR, privacy policies, cookie pop ups, and the various legal and ethical reasons to implement them properly.

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Published 04/28
Potluck × Crypto × SEO × Status Pages × Learning Tools
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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about type guards vs type casting, crypto usage, feedback for Syntax, custom status pages, SEO and metadata, uploading images, home automation, and more!

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Published 04/26
CSS Color Functions
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS Color Functions, the benefits of dynamic css color, relative color syntax, color contrast, and color mix.

Show Notes

  • 00:26 Welcome
  • 00:49 Why we’re talking CSS Color Functions
  • 01:57 Benefits of dynamic CSS color
  • 03:14 Relative color syntax
  • 06:51 Color contrast
  • 09:26 Color mix

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Published 04/24