Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats - Winamp (2024)

Font Awesome is back with Web Awesome, an open source library of web components that will work with any framework because it’s based on standards. Today on Syntax we have Konnor Rogers and Cory LaViska here to talk all things Web Awesome. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:47 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:49 What is Shoelace? 07:21 What is Font Awesome? 08:07 Font Awesome is getting into Web Components? 11:35 What is Shoelace’s relationship with Web Awesome? 13:33 Is the idea to make it quick to get up and running? 15:46 What is the autoloader? 16:29 Where does Web Awesome fit in the ecosystem? 18:13 What does the styling game look like? 20:33 What is Part in CSS? CSS Part mdn web docs 22:06 The reason we’re so stoked with Web Components. 23:32 Custom elements are a natural progression. 24:51 What are your thoughts on Open UI initiatives? Floating UI Close Watcher Can I Use 27:40 Wes’ escape key conundrum. 30:21 A bug on the Syntax site. 31:19 Let’s talk about Kickstarter. 35:24 Do you know what premium inputs will be available in Web Awesome? 36:12 Rich text editor. 40:18 Setting goals. 41:48 Kickstarter giveaways. 42:47 Have you tried drag and drop? Pragmatic Drag and Drop 44:57 The layout component. 48:50 What are your favorite components? 50:29 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Konnor: Enhance.dev, Extism.org Cory: Lit.dev Shameless Plugs Cory: Kickstarter Konnor: Everyone involved in open UI Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/19/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 7 seconds

Scott and Wes serve up answers to community questions, from navigating Light DOM vs. Shadow DOM to diving into tools for data extraction. Plus, they dish out insights on Gatsby in 2024, utilizing JavaScript ‘wheel events’, and explore the possibilities of hosting a website at home. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:51 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:17 When should I use Light DOM or Shadow DOM? 03:43 Do you know of any good tools for extracting data/content from Markup/HTML? LinkeDOM on GitHub 08:29 Wanted to ask you guys your opinion on the state of Gatsby in 2024. LocalFirst.fm MeteorJS UI Updates 15:05 Please get the Goodhertz creator on the pod! Would be a great show. Goodhertz Audio Software 16:34 Effects that involve the JavaScript ‘wheel’ event. Runway.com GSAP Animate Anything CSS Scroll-Driven Animations 23:15 Best tool for rapidly creating UI from the ground up. Episode 751 Thinkmill.com 27:44 Wes, what’s with your frame rate? Frame Rate Testing Results on X 32:31 Is there any way to host a whole website setting on my PC at home? CJ and Self-Host 101 Hetzner.com Cloudflare Docs Create a Tunnel 36:52 Offline functionality like saving data and syncing data to database? Episode 739 Local-First Web Development Syntax Side Dish Explainer Playlist 39:41 Creating a GPT-like tool that can listen to long audio files. OpenAI Speech to Text Insanely Fast Whisper Deepgram 43:51 Sick Picks. Sick Picks Scott: Hair Powder Wes: Mini Grease Gun Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/17/2024 • 48 minutes, 42 seconds

Scott and Wes chomp through CSS Mixins and Functions, discussing the latest features making their way into CSS. From Tailwind-like classes to fluid typography, join us as we explore the possibilities and practical applications of these new tools. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:24 Brought to you by Sentry.io 03:00 CSS Is getting Functions and Mixins! CSS Mixins and Functions Explainer CSS Working Group Discussion 06:19 Functions and mixins, how are they different? 07:26 Don’t get hung up on the syntax, or maybe do. 09:12 CSS Functions. 12:02 Some use-cases. 15:58 CSS Mixins. 16:31 Tailwind-like classes. 17:53 Tailwind-like arbitrary syntax. 20:08 Fluid typography. 21:13 Let’s talk about logic. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/15/2024 • 25 minutes, 41 seconds

We were wrong, Manifest V3 is a big deal. Scott and Wes sit down with Oliver Dunk from Google to dive into the intricate world of Chrome Extensions development. From dissecting Manifest V3 to exploring the evolving landscape of browser security and extension reviews, this conversation covers the present and future of browser customization. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:32 Who is Oliver Dunk? 02:00 Brought to you by Sentry. 03:17 Manifest V3. 08:59 How many rules can you add? 09:56 What even is a rule? 10:52 Is Google trying to kill ad blockers? 13:56 What are the bad guys doing with Chrome extensions? 15:17 Can a browser extension access HTTP-only cookies? 16:06 Is Chrome reviewing all of these extensions? 19:06 Is there a way to side-step Google’s review process? Reddit Thread, The real threat of Manifest V3 20:32 Do you see the negative chatter? 21:18 Service workers - how do do you access the DOM? 23:32 Do you think we’ll see more DOM APIs in service workers? 25:58 Do you have a favorite Chrome extension? 28:33 Has Google ever explored something comparable to Boost? SidePanel 33:09 Let’s talk about the development stack. 35:54 1Password and Chrome. 38:39 What is the best way to debug an extension? YouTube Chrome for Developers 40:33 Manifest V3 and the web request blocking API. 41:57 Known tracking payloads. 44:04 Do you think there is a path forward that makes ad-block developers happy? 44:45 Do you run an ad blocker? 45:20 Whitelisting and opt-ins. 46:38 What’s your tech setup? 47:18 What do you do to stay up to date? 47:51 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. 51:47 Wait, is Safari adopting V3 as well? Sick Picks Oliver: Defunctland YouTube, LEMMiNO YouTube Shameless Plugs Oliver: Chrome Extensions Getting Started, WebExtension Playground Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/12/2024 • 54 minutes, 4 seconds

Ready to level up your career in web development? Join Wes and Scott as they discuss techniques and best practices for advancing in the field. From mastering technical skills to navigating workplace dynamics, this episode offers actionable advice to help you thrive in your career. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:17 How can a front-end developer advance in their career? 01:10 Brought to you by Sentry. 01:30 Syntax newsletter. Snack Pack 02:02 How do you get better at being a developer? 02:22 Asking questions. 08:09 Get your hands dirty. Hot Tips, Cool Treats 14:07 Share what you know. 17:35 Target your skills for what is needed. Ryan Carniato Tweet Episode 577 Justin fa*gnani Tweet Episode 595 21:12 Get out of your comfort zone. 26:55 Getting a better job. 27:27 Understand the stakeholders. 29:18 Find the metric the business cares about and do that. 30:01 Make an impression as being the person that gets things done fast and reliably. 31:47 Improve communications. 35:04 Be the person they want to have in meetings. 37:44 Use systems and tools to help your deficiencies. 39:01 Dress to impress. 39:32 Care. 39:40 Cut the cynicism. Energy Vampire 42:16 Don’t put bad stuff out into the world publicly. 44:29 Get your camera + mic dialed in. 46:23 Leveling up at life. 46:32 Take care of your sh*t. 47:40 Exercise. Episode 748 47:57 Eat well. 48:22 Sleep as much as you can. 48:26 Clean your workspace. 49:17 Learn new skills. 49:31 Take care of yourself. Habit Path 54:09 Sick Picks. Sick Picks Scott: Zeiss Lens Care Pack Wes: Woosh Screen Cleaner Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/10/2024 • 57 minutes, 17 seconds

Scott and Wes dive into the cache problem, tackling user-specific data and caching security. From marketing A/B testing to content negotiation, they explore various challenges and solutions, including different URL/query parameters, edge logic, and client-side caching. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:22 Syntax is on YouTube. 02:16 Let’s talk about the cache problem. 03:33 User-specific data and caching security. 06:27 Why might this pop up? 06:29 Marketing A/B testing - cookie based. 06:55 User-selected features - such as themes. 06:58 Language or geo-based items - accept language. 07:11 Images - WebP for some browsers, jpg for others. 07:45 JSON/HTML based on accept header. 08:17 Different encoding. 08:26 Content negotiation. 08:54 The solutions. 09:04 Provide different URLs/Query parameter. 11:19 Don’t cache the page, cache the data based on query. 15:01 Implement a “Cache Key” - one render for every option. Netlify Fastly Cloudflare 18:17 Use edge logic. 19:52 Just do it client-side. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/8/2024 • 24 minutes, 7 seconds

Which framework is best? Join Scott and Wes as they chat with Corbin Crutchley, author of the “Framework Field Guide”, diving into the world of frameworks, metaframeworks, and tips to stay up-to-date on the latest trends in web development. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:48 Who is Corbin Crutchley? 02:08 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:32 Hilton, like the hotel? 05:57 What is the best framework? 07:23 How do you compare these frameworks? 10:00 Do you feel like the metaframeworks are comparable? 11:02 Exciting announcements from ng-conf? 11:42 Are Wiz and Angular merging? 14:17 Angular signals and Vue comparison. PreactJS Signals 17:53 Adding signals to vanilla JavaScript and browsers. 21:02 What is derived state? 23:11 How can we store state within these different frameworks? 24:37 Passing children. 26:40 Which has the best implementation for passing children? 28:52 What’s the approach for building framework agnostic components? TanStack Store 30:31 How much of it is framework specific? 31:35 Headless or DOM-based? 32:48 What are the best practices for writing this? 35:28 What’s the biggest framework pain point? 36:21 Is there a language that requires significantly more code? 38:52 What about Web Components? 39:58 Your book is free? Framework Field Guide Shout-out Eduardo Pratti and Kevin Aguilar. 42:42 What’s the process of writing a book like this? 45:44 Not a physical book? 46:17 Walk us through the tech stack. 48:27 Supper Club Questions. 48:33 What text editor, theme and font do you use? 49:53 What terminal and shell do you use? 50:19 How do you stay up to date? 53:39 Do you have advice for beginners? 55:26 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Corbin: Shiki Syntax Highlighter Shameless Plugs Corbin: Framework Field Guide Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/5/2024 • 57 minutes, 37 seconds

Scott and Wes explore UI Components, discussing functionality, styling, accessibility, and theming. From headless components to styled starters, they share valuable insights to elevate your UI game. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 02:39 We’re on YouTube. 03:14 The four categories of UI libraries or frameworks. 03:46 What does a UI component need to do? 04:14 Must be functional. 06:20 They must fit styling. 06:33 They must be accessible. 08:09 “Internationalizationable.” 09:29 They must handle theming and variants. 10:05 A few common UI components. 10:14 Date Pickers. 12:10 Dropdowns. 13:21 Toast message. Svelte French Toast 15:11 Some honorable mentions. 16:10 Headless components. 18:54 React Aria. Behavior, Accessibility, Internationalization 19:34 Radix UI Primitives. 20:16 Downshift JS. 21:29 Tanstack Table and Forms. 26:00 Unstyled components. 28:04 Shoelace. 32:47 React Aria Components. 33:00 Headless UI. 33:04 Radix UI. 37:12 Base UI. 38:23 What’s up with Google’s design? 40:22 Styled Starters. React Aria Components Starter ShadCN Tailwind Catalyst MeltUI 47:50 What is the process for overriding with custom elements. 51:10 UI Kits and Design Systems. 53:06 Some things to consider. JS Nation 55:41 A few more options to consider. Pigment CSS Base UI Shoelace BaseLayer JollyUI DraftUI Radix UI PenguinUI Tailwind CSS TailwindUI VerveUI DaisyUI ChakraUI Flowbite FloatingUI Downshift JS Mantine 59:02 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Wes: Battery Daddy Scott: Lazy Susan, Rechargeable Batteries, Charger Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/3/2024 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 2 seconds

Get stoked, jQuery 1.2 is here! Join Scott and Wes as they discuss jQuery Mobile, slicing PSD files, CSS rounded corners, CoffeeScript features, WordPress 2.3, and the rise of Skeuomorphism, shaping the landscape of web development this year. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:17 jQuery 1.2 released! 07:38 jQuery Mobile. 09:34 Skeuomorphism. 10:25 How do you slice up your .PSDs? Slicy By MacRabbit 12:34 Cufon, new font method. 14:06 CSS rounded corners. CSS3Please 15:17 Coda Tip. 16:48 Top 5 CoffeeScript Features. 18:44 Conference Talks to Spotlight. BatmanJS, your new favorite JavaScript superhero 20:35 WordPress 2.3! 21:15 PHP 5.2.0 PHP 5.2.0 Release Announcement 21:53 Sponsored by Media Temple. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

4/1/2024 • 24 minutes, 24 seconds

Scott and Wes are joined by special guests Trudy MacNabb and Anne Thomas from Design Packs, diving into the nitty-gritty of Shopify design. Tune in as they dissect the pros and cons, challenges, and unveil their daily toolkit for crafting stunning Shopify websites. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:59 Who is Anne Thomas? 02:30 Who is Trudy MacNabb? 04:06 Shopify themes, how does one build a theme? 05:34 Do you have enough control with LiquidJS? 07:52 Changing components of a liquid template. 08:58 LiquidJS improving their dev tools. 09:29 LiquidJS email marketing. 10:32 Can you make your own LiquidJS methods? Too Many Tabs 11:34 How would you create a theme from scratch using modern tools? 13:30 What about local dev and live reload? Shopify Tools CLI 15:17 Is Shopify improving? 17:13 What do you hate about Shopify themes? Shopify Tools Theme Kit 18:59 Have you used Hydrogen? Shopify Hydrogen 20:09 Headless has sacrifices. 22:02 Are people building full websites in Shopify? 23:56 Apps and integrations. 25:56 Are people creating businesses around these integrations? 29:16 What are design packs? 31:26 Do you run your own servers? 31:57 How does billing work with clients? 33:18 Apps being ‘Sherlocked’. ‘Sherlocking’ Explained 35:21 Where is the data stored? 36:35 Can you make a custom UI? 38:40 What are the downsides of building apps on Shopify? 39:17 Are you expected to maintain versions? 40:46 Do you manage all the support independently? 42:01 How do you match with their existing themes? 43:54 What are the most popular blocks? 45:17 Does Shopify provide bundlers or compilers? 46:47 Shopify moving to blocks. 47:38 Living as a digital nomad. Syntax Episode 586 on Nomad Developing 49:48 A new app Anne and Trudy launched. 51:35 Limited by block size. 54:08 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Trudy: Bar of Shampoo Anne: Alie Ward Ologies Podcast Shameless Plugs Trudy: 25% off using SYNTAX25 at Design Packs Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/29/2024 • 58 minutes, 16 seconds

Level up your coding game -and your gains! Today, Scott and Wes weigh in on the importance of physical fitness for developers, covering motivation, diet, lifting basics, routines, and swole-inducing supplements. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:14 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:10 A very quick disclaimer. 03:32 A brief view of our fitness history. 06:19 Why is fitness important for developers? 09:12 Setting your goals. 13:06 Getting started with fitness. 13:13 Body-weight. 13:58 Stretching. 16:47 Fun activities that don’t feel like workouts. 17:48 Lifting weights. Stronglifts StartingStrength 25:47 Home gym gear. Rogue Stall Bar 37:14 Fitness programs. 40:53 I guess we have to talk about diet. MacroFactorApp 46:37 Motivation. 47:42 Supplements. BulkSupplements.com Creatine 51:23 Sick Picks. Sick Picks Wes: Wikday Pull Up Bands Scott: Booty Bands Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/27/2024 • 55 minutes, 21 seconds

Join Wes and Scott for a hasty episode of Syntax as they unpack the power of middleware for developers, covering caching, authentication, A/B testing, error handling, and user redirection in a quick, punchy rundown to supercharge your backend skills! Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:41 Syntax on YouTube. 01:28 What is middleware? 05:04 Some real-world examples of middleware. 05:10 Authentication. 07:44 Redirecting users to a specific instance. 08:28 Logging + statistics. 09:41 Debugging. 10:00 Timers. 10:46 A/B testing. 11:59 Error handling + logging. 12:23 Caching. 13:02 Multi-tenant applications. 15:08 Where does it run? 18:07 What are the limitations? 21:52 Next.js middleware is one file only. NextJS Middleware 23:35 Sveltekit solution. Sveltekit Hooks 24:31 Connect style. Fastify Express Fastify Middle 25:28 One last thing, NPM Installing. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/25/2024 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds

Deploy your own tech stack: Wes and Scott are joined by Kubernetes expert David Flanagan to be schooled on how Kubernetes, Docker and even WASM containers work. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:55 Should developers know how to run their own servers? 04:57 What is “bare metal”? 11:49 What the hell is Kubernetes? 12:25 Why would somebody need Kubernetes? 15:37 Using Kubernetes to spin up different instances on cloud providers. etcd 16:43 Kubernetes managing traffic spikes. 18:46 How much downtime can you handle? 22:11 What exactly is a container? 24:06 What containers do you prefer? Docker Containerd 25:28 Some additional terminology. OCI Open Container Initiative 26:43 What about WASM? WASM WebAssembly 29:31 Building a Docker container. 31:11 Why would someone want to use a WebAssembly container? 32:12 Are people shipping this technology? 33:36 What functions would you put in WASM? 36:57 How does someone make a WASM image? 39:22 A little more about Spin. Fermyon Spin 39:56 What type of processors are used in these servers? 42:27 What are home servers running on? Turning Pi 2 Daniel Mangum Universal Blue 46:40 How should someone get started with Kubernetes? Kubernetes.io Rawkode YouTube Kubesimplify Learnk8s 48:51 Infrastructure as code. CDK for Terraform GraalVM 55:19 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks David: Golem.cloud Restate.dev Shameless Plugs David: Rawkode YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/22/2024 • 59 minutes, 8 seconds

Wes and Scott dive deep into the world of JavaScript toolchains, exploring everything from linters and compilers to transpilers and formatters. Tune in as they shed light on cutting-edge technologies like Biome, UnJS, and Ezno that are shaping the future for developers. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:37 Syntax is on YouTube. 02:09 Do we really need tooling? 04:02 Popular tools are predominantly plug and play. 06:15 What can tooling do for us? 07:16 The tools in today’s workflow. 07:21 Linters. 11:29 Compilers and transpilers. 13:30 Formatters. 16:18 Tokenizers and Parsers. 16:46 Bundlers. 17:59 Macros. 20:26 The new tools in the space. 20:47 Biome, one toolchain for your web project. 28:27 Oxc, the JavaScript oxidation compiler. 33:01 Deno, code formatting. 34:13 ESBuild, an extremely fast bundler for the web. 34:37 Rolldown, fast Rust-based bundler for JavaScript. 38:34 Ezno, TypeScript type checker. 40:24 UnJS, Unleash JavaScript’s Potential. 41:45 Lightning CSS, CSS parser, transformer, bundler, and minifier. 42:31 Is JavaScript good enough to handle these tools? 43:26 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Shinobi-Geddon: The 1980s Ninja Craze Wes: Bachans Japanese Barbecue Sauce Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/20/2024 • 47 minutes, 52 seconds

Join Scott and CJ on a rapid-fire journey through Docker. From unraveling containerization to practical advice on incorporating Docker into your workflow, this quick-paced episode has everything you need to navigate the world of container technology. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:19 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:20 Easily reproducible environments. 02:57 Containerization technology. Containerization OS-level Virtualization 04:42 Docker is brand name containerization, there are others. Podman Containerd Buildah LXD 05:26 Why would a web developer want to use Docker? 08:19 How do you get started with Docker? Download Docker Desktop Start With Docs Docker 101 09:14 How does Docker work? Docker Sentry Docker Registry Docker Layers 16:46 Adding Docker to an existing project. SvelteKit Dockerfile Node.js / Express CLI Runner Twitchbot Development PHP / Mongodb Dockerfile 21:37 What is Docker Compose? Docker Compose 22:50 What are some ‘gotchas’ or things to look out for when setting up a project? Coding Garden Example Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads CJ: X Instagram Tiktok TwitchTV YouTube Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/18/2024 • 25 minutes, 43 seconds

Wes and Scott welcome Cameron McEfee, a seasoned creative director whose journey spans GitHub, Sentry.io, and the innovative realm of JavaScript plugins with his creation, GuideGuide. Cameron explores plugin building, iterating on the iconic Octocat for GitHub, and shedding light on the multifaceted roles of a creative director. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:06 Who is Cameron McEfee? 03:00 What does a Creative Director do? 09:47 In a creative and collaborative field, how do you deal with hurt feelings? 12:32 Experiences at GitHub (404/500 pages). 15:35 Who is responsible for all the Octocat variations? GitHub Octodex 17:18 Did you ever get in trouble for using famous IP? 21:07 Working at Sentry.io. 25:08 What is your illustration process? 27:04 What is GuideGuide? GuideGuide Moo Tokenizer/Lexer 33:13 Grid Notation. 36:10 Can ‘good colors’ be calculated, can good design be math’d? 40:46 What was the process of building your own plugin? 43:37 Adding guides with JavaScript APIs. 44:44 Recreating application UIs within plugins. GoodHertz 50:22 How are you architecting these plugins? 52:44 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Cameron: Ember Mug Waterparks Spotify Execute Program Shameless Plugs Cameron: GuideGuide 50% off Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/15/2024 • 56 minutes, 43 seconds

Scott and CJ dive into a potluck of developer queries, from their favorite tech reads to essential web dev fundamentals. Tune in as they dish out expert advice on migrating React projects to TypeScript, crafting precise timers for countdown apps, and navigating the world of free-tier plans. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:20 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:16 What book changed your life? Whatever you think, think the opposite It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be Crucial Conversations thanks @benvinegar 04:58 What are the web development fundamentals for beginners? Command Line Power User 08:39 What are your thoughts on Chris Coyer’s post on his sale of CSS-Tricks? Chris Coyer’s Post 11:51 Advice for migrating an existing React project to TypeScript. 20:38 Countdown apps, performance vs accuracy. 25:19 Are you listening to podcasts? Which ones? 31:46 With AI on the rise, will free-tier plans become a thing of the past? Coolify Syntax 730: Own Your Own Paas 35:59 What is SemVer anyway? semver.org npmjs TypeScript on Semantic Versioning 40:14 A question on ergonomics, home office aesthetics and productivity. 47:59 Do you ever stop to consider VueJS in 2024? Why or why not? unjs.io 52:12 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Ellenos Yogurt CJ: Flat Iron Pepper Shameless Plugs Syntax.fm YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/13/2024 • 56 minutes, 32 seconds

Wes and Scott tackle TypeScript trivia, from combining string literal types to unraveling the mystery of d.ts files. Join them as they challenge each other on conditional types, interfaces, triple-slash directives, and TypeScript records. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! TypeScript 01:05 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:20 How do you combine string literal types? Template Literal Types 06:34 What is a TypeScript Generic and why would you use one? TypeScript Generics 08:12 How do you write a conditional type? TypeScript Conditional Types 09:58 Generating TypeScript type from a function. Stricter Generators 14:09 How do d.ts files work? Module .d.ts 16:25 Name one difference between a type and an interface. Types vs Interfaces 19:15 What is a tripple-slash directive and why would you use them? Tripple-Slash Directives 20:52 What is a TypeScript record and what is it used for? Utility Types Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/11/2024 • 25 minutes, 19 seconds

Scott and Wes are joined by special guest Xenova to explore local AI models in JavaScript. From Hugging Face to Transformers.js and practical applications like real-time speech recognition and object detection, this episode dives deep into the world of machine learning. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:41 Brought to you by Sentry.io 01:05 Who is Xenova? 02:08 What is Hugging Face? 03:29 What is Transformers.js? 06:16 How was the library developed? SponsorBlock 09:04 How is it able to run? 10:09 Do they have to run in Python and how does Onnx work? Onnx.ai Hugging Face Optimum 14:19 What are some things you can do with this tech? 16:15 Vision tools. 17:38 This is actually running locally. 18:35 Doodle Dash 21:09 They currently run on CPU, what is required to make it run on GPU? 24:44 Can you run in JavaScript? 28:32 How it works with image vectors. 34:23 Why would people want to run it in another language? 35:55 Resizing images in the browser instead of on the server. 38:55 Applications distributed on the web vs running locally. 43:54 Electron has Node and Chrome, where would you run Transformers.js? 44:32 The API of Transformers.js 46:30 Object Detection. Semantic Image Search Client Real-Time Object Detection Background Removal Tool 48:33 What is the easiest way to get started? 51:26 Real-time speech recognition on the horizon? 52:08 Will we ever be able to run Stable Diffusion via JavaScript? 56:10 The Web LLM. 57:22 Practical applications for YouTube. 59:39 What we want to build for Syntax.fm. 01:06:43 Mean pooling, why it’s necessary. 01:09:30 Stopping YouTube spam comments. 01:10:34 K-Means Clustering. Text Clustering 01:13:49 Quantization. 01:17:35 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Xeonva: WebGPU Shameless Plugs Xenova: Xenova on X Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/8/2024 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 37 seconds

Join Wes and Scott as they explore LoFi (local first) web development, delving into CRDT, Websockets, IndexedDB, SQLite, and more. Discover when Local-First shines and when it’s better to steer clear in this episode packed with practical insights. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 03:18 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 04:08 What is LoFi? localfirst.dev 05:02 The Seven Ideals for Local-first. 05:29 1: No Spinners. 06:48 2: Your work is not trapped on one device. 07:56 3: The network is optional. 08:50 4: Seamless collaboration with your colleagues. 09:35 Oops, we for got to read 5: The Long Now. 09:37 6: Security and privacy by default. 09:45 7: You retain ultimate ownership and control. Actual Budget Finance App Ink & Switch 13:01 Sounds great, let’s go! Not so fast, this stuff is hard. 14:07 The technology involved. 14:30 CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types). Wikipedia Definition James Long dotJS 2019 dotconfrences 17:48 How does it prioritize conflict resolutions? 19:36 Websockets. 20:17 IndexedDB + SQLite. 21:23 Service Workers. 22:16 The software involved. 22:24 Replicache. 24:48 YJS. 25:06 Electric SQL. 25:51 The most basic LoFi application. 31:26 Some bigger concepts. 32:34 Answering some common questions. 35:19 Some real-world examples of LoFi. Habit Path by Scott Tolinski 37:18 What about Apple PWA nonsense? 38:20 This seems similar to real-time software and multiplayer. 38:47 Sounds like too much work. Triplit Fullstack Database Electric SQL Evolu 40:46 Some useful links. Local-First Web Development Local-First Lo.fi YouTube Local-First Ink & Switch Local-First Reddit Syntax GitHub Local-First 43:30 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Wes: Dresscode.dev Scott: Monarch Money Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/6/2024 • 52 minutes, 10 seconds

Process is important. This show is dedicated to examples of non-developer tasks that can be improved by coding scripts. Join Scott and Wes for a deep dive into automation magic. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 02:11 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:02 FFmpeg, a tool for video producers. FFmpeg FFprobe 06:35 Markdown validation. Syntax Markdown Validation 09:21 AI timestamps for inform editing process. Episode 456 Transcript 12:19 Generating clips for social media. 13:31 YouTube find and replace tool. YouTube Find & Replace - work in progress 15:03 What other scripts can you create? 16:17 Packaging a tool for a non-developer to use. 16:54 Apple Scripts 17:45 Stand-alone website. 19:25 Script Kit: Shortcut to Everything 20:19 Other ways to run scripts. ZX Dax 22:05 Get in touch with your tips. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/4/2024 • 23 minutes, 22 seconds

Get ready to learn all about the JSR package registry with Wes, Scott, and special guest Luca Casonato of Deno, as they discuss its benefits, share insights on when to use it, and teasing some secret features that promise to enhance your coding journey. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:37 Brought to you by sentry.io. 00:51 Who is Luca Casonato? 01:18 Why do we need another package registry? Wes Bos Tweet 04:35 Is it ESM only? 06:08 What exactly is JSR? 07:22 How do you install things from this registry? 09:38 NPM specifier in NodeJS? 12:18 Why can’t we just fix NPM? 14:28 When you make things easier, people make cooler stuff. 17:49 A little bit about auto-documentation. 21:18 Auto-Types. 22:33 Can’t you just put TypeScript files on an NPM? 24:04 Package Provenance. NPM Package Provenance 25:14 Does JSR have any plans for scanning dependencies? 27:56 GitHub action integration. 30:08 Does JSR replace url imports in Deno? Import Maps, Ep.596 32:15 What about publishing JSX, TSX, CSS, WASM, etc? 34:16 What are Slow Types? 36:34 Do you think we’ll ever see another implementation of a TypeScript type checker? 38:23 Types as comments or adding types to JavaScript. 40:10 What is the anticipated timeline? 41:52 Are there any parts of TypeScript that you don’t like? 43:32 What about when TypeScript breaks? 46:20 JSR community funding. 49:39 Are you planning on pre-registering popular names? 52:26 Super secret new features! 56:39 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Luca: Hono Shameless Plugs Luca: jsr.io Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

3/1/2024 • 58 minutes, 49 seconds

Scott and Wes introduce Syntax’s new Senior Content Producer, CJ Reynolds, who will be creating video deep-dives and companion content for topics covered on the podcast. CJ, also known as the host of Coding Garden, shares his passions for web development, teaching and experimenting with new technologies. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:06 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 04:39 What got you into web development? 09:23 Does a degree in computer sciences help you in your day to day as a web developer? Bell Curve Meme 11:39 Wes downloads every single .com domain name. 15:19 What was your very first web development job? 18:12 How did you go from C# to websites? 21:12 What is the worst thing you’ve had to do as a developer? 22:31 What are some of your favorite projects? Is It New Years Day Dung Hero 26:32 What tech are you into right now? What inspires you? 27:52 Why do you like experimenting with new technologies? 29:39 Hono v4.0.5. 30:29 HTMZ 31:44 If you were to build a startup today, what would your stack be? 32:39 What’s your tech setup? Coding Garden GitHub RK Royal Kludge Keyboard 37:51 What got you into live-streaming? 40:13 Why do you use a blue screen? 41:19 What’s your philosophy on teaching? Bloom’s Taxonomy 43:56 What are your non-developer hobbies? CJ Skateboarding with Syntax deck CJ’s floofy doggo, Pig Sony VX10000 Sony Mavica 51:00 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks CJ: Ergonomics, More on Ergonomics Scott: Project Farm YouTube trash bag comparison Wes: Kitchy Pizza Cutter Wheel Shameless Plugs CJ: Coding Garden Scott: Syntax on YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/28/2024 • 56 minutes, 49 seconds

Wes shares the story of how the Taliban stole his .af domain. Scott and Wes discuss top-level domain (TLD) best practices, how to find unique custom domain names for your website, and how to avoid having yours stolen. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io 01:11 The story of how the Taliban stole my domain. 05:10 When you purchase a domain, does that country receive the registration fee? Country Code Top-Level Domain Infrastructure Top-Level Domain Generic Top-Level Domain Sponsored Top-Level Domain 07:29 Notion lost their .so domain. Notion 09:18 .ai domain names. 09:53 Other popular TLD options. tolin.ski wes.io 12:05 What are the best TLDs? 13:18 iwantmyname Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/26/2024 • 15 minutes, 21 seconds

Scott and Wes welcome HTMX creator Carson Gross to discuss the versatile applications and optimal scenarios for using HTMX, alongside insights into its creation and evolution. Join us as we explore the future prospects and improvements as we look towards HTMX 2.0. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:52 Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:22 Who is Carson Gross? BigSkySoftware GitHub BigSkySoftware 03:53 What exactly is HTMX? htmx.org htmx.org/examples 07:04 What made you want to create something like HTMX? intercooler.js 10:01 Would HTML look more like HTMX if we were to rebuild it today? 12:54 Isn’t HTMX a step backward into old-school AJAX? 16:09 When would you avoid using HTMX? 17:56 Does HTMX put an unnecessary load on the server? 21:46 What are your thoughts on rendering everything on the server? 26:29 What is your favorite stack? 28:49 Things that are lost moving to the JavaScript framework world. 30:16 HTMX coupling your front end and back end. 32:28 How do you feel about web components? 33:40 What are the big templating engines and your top pick? HTMX Essays 36:33 Object-oriented HTML. 37:38 Is there an offline story or a “local-first” story for HTMX? 38:44 What does the future of HTMX look like given its rise in popularity? 40:03 HTMX and X (Twitter). Syntax Show 726 HTMX on X 42:30 The Microsoft story. 45:26 Carson’s thoughts on de-escalating the language around HTMX. 47:44 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Carson: AlpineJS, Datastar Shameless Plugs Carson: Hypermedia Systems, HTMX Swag Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/23/2024 • 52 minutes, 1 second

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott discuss egress, scraping, Safari EU changes, and answer questions on updating dependencies and SetInterval. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:35 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:49 I have over 100,000 user images on Cloudinary. How do I migrate to another service? Cloudflare-Cloudinary Proxy 07:27 Switching from Mac to PC. Figma, DaVinci Resolve 12:32 What’s your take on the Safari 17.4 PWA removal debacle for EU users? Bug Report Fullscreen API Bug Report 19:45 Is there any clear front-runner when it comes to monorepo tools? 23:44 Some big web apps have a div relatively high in the DOM with a class like “scroll-container” or “cursor-events”, why is that? 32:15 Is ChatGPT Plus worth it? I’m trying to avoid death by 1000 subscriptions. ElevenLabs 37:47 Performance vs accuracy when working with timers. 40:37 How do you update the dependencies to work with a current version of Node? Also, if you are building from scratch, how do you determine what dependencies to use? Syntax show 425: Updating Project Dependencies 45:52 Clarification on the browser blocking. Mozilla’s vision for Firefox MV3 49:19 Problems when working with JavaScript’s new Date(). 54:27 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: LED Flashlight Shameless Plugs Wes: Syntax YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/21/2024 • 59 minutes, 13 seconds

Wes and Scott explore the web standards and email authentication methods that keep your email from going to spam; DMARC, SPF and DKIM. If you send email via a custom domain name, you need to listen to this! Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:06 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:08 What exactly are SPF, DKIM, and DMARC? 02:53 Different ways that you may want to send email. 03:23 Transactional emails. Resend, email for developers 05:07 Email marketing. 05:47 Anything else that sends email on your behalf. 07:13 SPF (Sender Policy Framework). Postmark defines SPF Postmark SPF in 5 Minutes 08:34 You can only have one SPF record. 10:18 DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail). Postmark defines DKIM 13:39 DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance). Convertkit 16:38 RUA Reporting. 18:03 How to set up reporting. 21:08 Does emails marked as spam hurt the IP that sends them? 22:18 Other things to consider. Special thanks to David Flanagan for the help on this! @rawkode Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/19/2024 • 26 minutes, 22 seconds

Scott and Wes are joined by security expert, Alex Sexton of Stripe to cover all things: client security, XSS, attack vectors, and CSP (content security policy). Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:31 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 00:57 Who is Alex Sexton? 04:44 Stripe dashboard is a work of art. 05:08 Tell us about the design system. React Aria 08:59 Who develops the iOS app? 09:50 Stripe’s CSP (content security policy). 12:50 What even is a content security policy? Content Security Policy explanation 13:57 Douglas Crockford of Yahoo on security. Douglas on GitHub 15:13 Security philosophy. 16:59 What about inline styles and inline JavaScript? 19:41 How do we safely set inline styles from JS? 20:20 Setting up with meta tags. 22:52 What are common situations that require security exceptions? 26:24 Potential damage with inline style tags. 32:45 Looping vulnerabilities. 36:32 What about JavaScript injection? 37:09 Myspace Samy Worm. Myspace Samy Worm Wiki Sentry.io Security Policy Reporting 42:02 Does a CSP stop code from running in the console? 43:28 What are some general security best practices? 46:35 Strategies for rolling out a CSP. 51:49 Final tip, Strict Dynamic. Strict Dynamic 56:36 Where does the CSP live within Stripe? Original Black Friday story 59:35 One last story. 01:01:20 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Alex: Wes Bos’ Instagram Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/16/2024 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 12 seconds

Scott and Wes talk about the benefits of owning your own PaaS (platform as a service), the main alternatives in the space, and ways to make passion projects more financially viable. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:12 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:56 What is a PaaS? NGINX 04:21 Challenges with payment structures. Render 07:02 What is Kubernetes? Kubernetes 07:51 What are the differences between Kubernetes and Docker? Docker Swarm 09:15 Reasons to own your own PaaS. Nelify Bluehost 15:05 “Pokémon or Web Service” Original 150 Pokémon Characters 16:49 The players and their pros and cons. 18:51 Where can you host these services? 19:47 Kubero. Kubero 21:50 Coolify. Coolify Coolify pricing 28:15 Caprover. Caprover 29:03 Dokku. Dokku Shokku Ledokku Atlas Nixpacks 32:53 Piku. Piku 33:24 Cuber. Cuber 34:13 Acorn. Acorn Coolify creator, Andras Bacsai on X 36:44 The challenges of hosting your own PaaS. 38:46 Jekyll ran on a PC under a desk. Jekyll 39:36 Sometimes less is, in fact, more. 40:09 Final thoughts. 45:03 Scott got Bun to work on Coolify. 51:01 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Wes: GripStic Chip Bag Sealer Amazon, GripStic Chip Bag Sealer Aliexpress Scott: Caseta Diva Smart Dimmer Shameless Plugs Wes: Syntax YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/14/2024 • 57 minutes, 58 seconds

In this very hasty treat, Wes and Scott cover CSS Native @scope, the implementation of this tool, and some of its limitations. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:00 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:33 Why scope your CSS? 03:21 Scott’s hot take. 05:43 How does @scope CSS work? 07:31 Similar to a component-based workflow. 08:00 Not having to specify a selector for your scope. 09:52 Pseudo inline hover styles. 11:31 Donut scope. 13:01 “Inverted donut-hole scope” 14:50 Browser support + limitations. Mozilla @scope The Style Element Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/12/2024 • 18 minutes, 9 seconds

In this supper club, Scott and Wes welcome Kevin Hou, Head of Product Engineering at Codeium, a blazing fast AI-powered code completion and chat tool for developers. Show Notes 00:00Welcome to Syntax! 05:31An introduction to Codeium. 07:56What information are you sending the AI to get such good completions? Codeium compliance 09:15Codeium runs a 'Language Server'. 11:15Crawling dependency tree and abstract syntax tree. 12:07Using Codeium Live. 12:34How big of a codebase can you run this on? 14:39Sending select amounts of data to AI. 16:06Does Codeium maintain codebase preferences and styling (ie. snake case)? 17:39Will Codeium scan the dependency? 19:23AI UI, have we found the best format? 21:55Crazy ideas in tech. 22:53Additional AI UI inputs. 24:14How do you make an AI model? 28:42How does Codeium manage the product roadmap? 32:09Do AI models get worse over time? How does Codeium validate that it's not? Open AI Evals 35:39How is Codeium THAT fast? 36:49What programming langauges does Codeium use? 38:55Codeium Playground. Codeium Playground 39:15Caching as a performance improvement. 39:58What is the pipe between Codeium and editor? 40:17Codeium chat service. 41:44A WebSocket system allowing push and pull communication. 43:13Closed Beta for GPT 4.0. 46:12The dreaded closing quote bug. 48:26Sometimes bugs bug Wes. 49:49Supper Club Questions 51:40Perplexity.ai 52:35What editor does Kevin use? 55:31Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Kevin:Lapse.com Shameless Plugs Kevin:Codeium.com Hit us up on Socials! Syntax:XInstagramTiktokLinkedInThreads Wes:XInstagramTiktokLinkedInThreads Scott:XInstagramTiktokLinkedInThreads Randy:XInstagramYouTubeThreads

2/9/2024 • 58 minutes, 34 seconds

Join Wes and Scott for a 30,000 foot, 'soup-to-nuts' view of web development. From choosing design tools, website styling, and programming languages, to backend infrastructure, data management, and hosting. Show Notes 00:00Welcome! 00:2130,000 foot view of web development 02:37Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:55Starting with design tools. 06:10Code Tooling 06:22Text Editors 09:34Terminal 14:28Build Tools 16:07Browser and dev tools 18:21Formatter and linter. 21:43CSS (how you style your website). 25:34Programming languages. 27:14Backend with metaframework. 29:36Backend without metaframework. 32:20Runtimes (JavaScript). What is Bun? The New JS Runtime The Deno Show 34:02User interface libraries. Shoelace.style 39:43Data management: Databases 41:42Data management: ORM WTF is an ORM You should learn Drizzle, the TypeScript SQL ORM 42:53Other data management considerations. 43:33Image pipelines. 45:52Hosting, CDN, CI. Where Should You Host Your App? Hosting Providers Compared Hasty Treat WTF × SSR vs JamStack vs Serverless? 47:21Hosting your site. 50:19The finishing touches. 50:26Brought to you by Sentry.io 52:18Captcha 55:03Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott:GreatScottLab,Show #594 Wes:AliExpress Board,Wes' Demo Shameless Plugs Scott:Syntax on YouTube Wes:Syntax on YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax:XInstagramTiktokLinkedInThreads Wes:XInstagramTiktokLinkedInThreads Scott:XInstagramTiktokLinkedInThreads Randy:XInstagramYouTubeThreads

2/7/2024 • 59 minutes, 37 seconds

Scott and Wes unravel the mysteries of HTMX, exploring the essentials for getting started, its powerful capabilities, limitations, and possible stacks for building primarily server rendered applications. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 02:07 Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:53 What exactly is HTMX? 04:30 What you need to know before working in HTMX. 04:35 You need a server. 05:35 You’ll most likely need a templating engine. 06:42 You most likely do not need as much client-side JS. 08:33 You don’t work in JSON 11:15 Not something you can swap out your UI with in a SPA. 11:48 Brings back AJAX 13:32 So, what can it do? 15:20 And what it doesn’t do. 18:25 It doesn’t do server-side responses. 19:09 What about animations? 19:20 What about CSS? 19:57 What about Web Components? 20:06 What about third-party client-side JS? 20:18 What about WebSockets and SSE? HTMX WebSockets 20:30 What about extensions? HTMX Extensions 21:00 Wes’ “bomb” question. 24:16 What Scott likes about HTMX. 25:45 What Scott doesn’t like about HTMX. HTMX Multi-Swap 30:33 Hype, Meta Framework. Hype Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

2/5/2024 • 32 minutes, 15 seconds

Wes and Scott talk with Jen Simmons about the latest updates to Safari, reporting bugs to Apple, understanding color in CSS, new CSS switch controls, and testing your websites in Vision Pro hardware. Show Notes 00:30 Welcome to Syntax! 01:26 Sponsor: Sentry 01:53 Who is Jen Simmons? 04:07 Safari has been killing it lately 11:07 Wes’ cOnSpirACy about Apple and APIs 18:49 Where is the best place to report bugs to Apple? 21:11 What’s happening with CSS Color gamuts and models? 34:32 Is contrast color ever going to to land? 36:55 Where is the CSS Grid and Masonry proposal at? 44:44 Will we be able to target a specific row in a grid? 46:41 What are CSS switch controls? 49:00 How can web devs view their websites in Vision Pro devices? 54:55 In what ways are HTML / CSS / JavaScript running where we don’t realize it? 59:06 Sick Picks Bugs.Webkit.org Web Compat Feedback Assistant at Apple Sessions - WWDC23 - Apple Developer Apple Vision Pro Running your app in Simulator or on a device Safari Release Notes WebKit Features in Safari 17.0 WebKit Features in Safari 17.1 WebKit Features in Safari 17.2 webkit.org Webkit Standards Positions Safari Technology Preview Safari Technology Preview Release Notes What’s new in CSS at WWDC23 Rediscover Safari developer features at WWDC23 What’s new in Web Apps at WWDC23 Meet Safari for spatial computing at WWDC23 Sick Picks Shameless Plugs Guest: Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

2/2/2024 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 21 seconds

Is the Virtual DOM Bad? Are keyboard shortcuts important? What is S3 storage? In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions. Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:27 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:45 Welcome Randy, our new Producer! Randy’s YouTube 04:14 A ‘Canadian Podcast’ 04:43 Is Alpine JS or HTMX a replacement for pug or other templating libraries? 08:21 What powers the “in-app” browsers and how can we test our sites on it? Inject tracking code Tauri 13:16 A deep dive on generators and iterators. An Insight into Iteration Protocol through Infinite Scroll in Angular 15:25 Video podcast observations 17:18 PROBLEM I need a way of managing state. 22:34 Why is Virtual Dom (a la React) suddenly bad? 28:31 In a recent episode (659), Wes mentioned he updated the OG image cards, and noticed a higher click through rate. 29:07 Updated logo and monster truck intro. 30:19 Back to OG Images. 31:51 Are “import * as X” exports build stripped? 36:46 What is the difference between S3 storage and a CDN. Backblaze CDN 45:00 How important are keyboard shortcuts or extensions? Are they necessary to be a good developer? 50:04 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: Perplexity.ai, Serversideup Wes: Zojirushi Rice Cooker Shameless Plugs Wes: Wes Bos Courses Scott: Sentry Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: YouTube Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/31/2024 • 57 minutes, 10 seconds

Unveiling Svelte 5! delving into its latest features. From the impressive speed and simplicity to its compact size, discover what makes this new release so exciting. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:39 Syntax Is A Video Podcast! @syntaxfm on YouTube 01:52 Brought To You By Sentry.io 02:42 Svelte 5 Introduction Svelte 5 Intro 05:45 What Are Runes? 06:21 $state() 11:49 $props() Class as a rest prop 16:41 $effect() 21:17 $inspect() 23:03 What Are Snippets? 27:33 What Are Events? 30:02 Built In Functions 32:42 Smaller Output Reddit example 33:31 Speed Benchmarks 35:00 Anticipated Release Try it today Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/29/2024 • 37 minutes, 55 seconds

Thomas Steiner talks with us about Project Fugu, an effort from Google to enable new classes of applications to run on the web. What is Project Fugu? What are some of Thomas’ favorite APIs to use? What is an IWA vs a PWA? And more! Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:52 Who is Thomas Steiner? 02:57 What is the overall goal of Project Fugu? 08:17 When might we see these APIs come to all browsers? 14:10 Do you have examples of companies pushing for an API? 18:53 What happens with the face detection API? 28:33 What is an IWA? 35:17 What is the web transport API for? 37:11 What is MIDI? 41:20 Nintendo Joycon hack 45:28 File handlers in a PWA 50:38 File System Observer API coming soon 56:26 Sick Picks Onnx HuggingFace Chrome for Developers Fugu API Tracker Google I/O 2023 LEGO Education SPIKE Igalia CapCut Descript Better Touch Tool Sick Picks Laser printers Shameless Plugs HowFuguIsMyBrowser Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/26/2024 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 22 seconds

We’re doing a Tasty overview of Drizzle in this episode. What is Drizzle? What are different types of databases? How do you host databases? What have we built with Drizzle? And how does Drizzle handle relational data, TypeScript, querying, selects, transactions, and more! Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:52 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:50 What is Drizzle? 09:11 Different types of databases 17:58 Why pay for SQLite hosting? 20:36 Defining your data structures 24:27 What we’ve built using Drizzle 28:28 Relational data 36:17 TypesScript and Drizzle 40:53 Querying + Selects with Drizzle 46:23 Transactions 47:09 Syntax Drizzle Studio theme 48:27 Sick Picks Drizzle ORM Drizzle ORM - Overview Meet Drizzle Studio Benchmarks Sequel Pro TablePlus phpMyAdmin Cloudflare D1 Bun habitpath.io Chartable Neon Answer Overflow Drizzle Studio Themes Sick Picks Scott: BlackBerry - Apple TV (CA) Wes: Candle Warmer Lamp Shameless Plugs Syntax Tiktok Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/24/2024 • 54 minutes, 6 seconds

It is time. Wes and Scott attempt to blow your minds by talking about time, who’s tracking time, where does time come from, what time is it in your browser vs someone else’s server, and standards around time. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:55 Thanks to Chris Enns LemonProductions.ca Chris Enns on Twitter Podcast tutorials by Chris Enns on YouTube 03:14 What is time in the browser? 06:27 What are atomic clocks? Atomic Clocks and Cloudflare 08:22 Network time 09:35 Device time 11:11 Why is time so important? 14:35 Epoch time Syntax epoch convertor 16:58 ISO 8601 standard ISO 8601 19:20 RFC 3339 RFC3339 20:35 Time zone support 21:59 The Temporal API Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/22/2024 • 27 minutes, 25 seconds

Wes and Scott talk with Brian LeRoux about not using a bundler, handling TypeScript, live reloading, Enhance being a meta framework, how Enhance handles CSS, his experience at AWS: Reinvent, and the state of JavaScript run times in 2024. Show Notes 00:31 Welcome 01:00 Introducing Brian Leroux 01:32 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:54 You can’t fix bugs you can’t see 03:14 Not using a bundler 05:48 Downsides of not using a bundler 11:13 What about TypeScript? 13:58 Is there a waterfall of imports? 18:29 What happens to live reloading? 22:12 The browser upgrade path 26:39 Is Enhance a meta framework? 29:02 What are you doing about SSR web components? 33:24 Can you refresh part of the application? 36:22 What about state management and Enhance? 42:52 How does Enhance handle CSS? 48:26 How was AWS: Reinvent? 54:47 What’s happening with the Begin CLI? 55:55 Any thoughts on new JavaScript run times? 59:51 Sick Picks brian.io Quickstart - Architect documentation Enhance aws-lite Sick Picks Analogue Pocket Shameless Plugs Begin — The Cloud Platform for Functional Web Apps Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/19/2024 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 7 seconds

Wes and Scott talk through server components, the difference between server components and client components, reasons to run something server side, how server components work, using forms and buttons, what they like and don’t like about it, and tips to learn more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:52 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:39 New Heights with Scott and Wes 04:33 What are React Server Components? 10:52 The difference between server components and client components Tweet: "React Server + Client Components Visualized There is a bit of a learning curve to learn new patterns, but the ease of going between client and server will be worth it. 11:37 Why would you want to run something server side? 15:22 Components are server rendered by default 16:40 What is JS sprinkles? 17:29 How do server components work? 18:51 Moving an existing site to React server components take a while 20:27 The rules 27:12 Form Actions + Server Actions 32:07 Buttons can have actions 36:32 React Suspense 39:13 What we like Ryan Florence thread 41:54 What we don’t like 47:13 Design patterns 47:35 Other things RSC Devtools Introducing Waku Mux 49:22 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: ASUS ZenDrive V1M External DVD Drive Wes: Leatherman Arc Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax YouTube Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/17/2024 • 56 minutes, 11 seconds

We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about productivity tips we’re using to stay focused, to do apps, calendars, focus states, and customizing our code editor. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:46 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:11 Welcome to 2024 Anxiety and Uncertainty with Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Syntax #670 01:42 Getting systems in place 03:30 Examining your current habits 08:14 Tracking habits 12:16 Neural Pathway Chain Breakers habitpath.io/waitlist STREAKS A Passwordless Future Passkeys with Anna Pobletts - Syntax #710 Clerk 14:26 Todos Stronglifts app Getting Things Done Things Height 20:14 The calendar as the ultimate tool Cron Calendar 23:52 Using Focus states Focus App 29:09 Customizing VS Code with an extension Apc Customize UI++ - Visual Studio Marketplace 31:14 Momentum Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/15/2024 • 32 minutes, 48 seconds

Yagiz Nizipli talks about his involvement with Node.js, implementing .env, how he finds areas to improve in performance, the happy path vs the hot path, and new features coming to Node.js. Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:01 Introducing Yagiz Nizipli 02:21 What is your involvement in Node.js? 03:27 Implementing .env 07:03 Why was 20,000 lines of C required? 11:00 How do you begin to find performance issues? 15:17 How do you measure improvements? 26:27 The happy path vs the hot path 27:36 Is Rspack ready for prime time? RSpack 28:47 Bundle Size VS runtime perf? Whats more important? 30:51 What’s it like working on a large project like Node? 38:26 Will Node ever get TypeScript support? 40:22 What are loaders? 44:24 Node.js is getting a config file? 51:37 Sick Picks Sick Picks Oxc @Boshen_c Shameless Plugs @yagiznizipli Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/12/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 8 seconds

Wes and Scott answer your questions about duopoly in tech, tech stacks for creating content, switching from frontend to full stack, DSA knowledge, email HTML, and more! Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 02:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:31 Are you concerned about duopolistic companies taking over the web? 11:29 What stack do you you use for videos and sharing content? 15:02 How do you know once your ready to officially make the switch from frontend to full stack? 17:58 As someone new to tech and looking to apply for junior front end positions, how much should i know about DSA’s? Friends that work at big tech companies - did you need Data Structures and Algorithms to get hired? I get an lots of messages from new devs asking how to learn these things. Many of them say the need it to work at FAANG type companies 21:59 Which tools would you recommend for crafting HTML emails from scratch? Foundation MJML React Email 25:03 Hey are you guys setting up your own CI/CD like github action or gitlab CI? Netlify Vercel 28:25 What do you think about unstyled component libs. Eg: Ark? Ark UI 31:47 Do I need to have every single feature on mobile as I do on a desktop? Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking Missive ‐ Team Email, Chat & Tasks 39:15 How can I get better at planning my code? shaky.github.bushong.net Monodraw for macOS — Helftone Octopus.do, Visual Sitemap Tool, Website Planner, Architecture Mermaid | Diagramming and charting tool 42:32 What exactly makes it so that a piece of logic is client/frontend logic vs backend logic? 46:17 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: Sleeping Queens Card Game, 79 Cards : Toys & Games Wes: Package drop box Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax Newsletter Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/10/2024 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds

CSS :has() is out in all browsers and Wes and Scott have got the top 10 reasons you should start using :has() now. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 02:28 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:02 Overview of :has 07:09 The anywhere selector 09:41 Previous element 12:59 Layout targetting 15:45 Form validation styling 17:51 All siblings 21:07 Quantity queries 24:19 Empty children 24:56 Nested dropdown navs 26:36 Attribute matching Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/8/2024 • 30 minutes, 28 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Eric Meyer about his start on the web, the early days of CSS, where CSS is headed, are we going to lose a browser, and more! Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:26 Who is Eric Meyer? 05:44 In the earliest days, what browsers supported CSS? 10:23 The current web platform test suite web-platform-tests 17:59 Are CSS features shipping faster these days? 20:45 CSS learning from preprocessors 26:24 What do you think about Tailwind and inline CSS? 33:26 Alternative spaces where CSS may be used CSS Speech Module Level 1 The World Wide Web Consortium Issues CSS2 as a W3C Recommendation 37:17 Do companies push CSS forward for a business use case? 44:06 Trying to keep up with all the things is difficult 48:19 What’s on Eric Meyer’s CSS wishlist? 54:35 Supper Club Questions Bruce Lawson Firefox Nightly desktop, Android and iOS. SerenityOS The Ladybird browser project Thunderbird — Free Your Inbox. — Thunderbird Arc from The Browser Company Mozilla Foundation - Homepage 01:58 Sick Picks Sick Picks Polypane Shameless Plugs Igalia - Open Source Consultancy and Development meyerweb.com Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/5/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 29 seconds

Wes and Scott give their predictions for 2024 in JavaScript, frameworks, server-side JS, tooling, CSS, developer ecosystem, and AI tooling. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:00 Types in JS will have real movement 05:10 Temporal API will ship in 1 browser 06:38 Perf tooling gets easy for everyone to understand 07:32 CSS continues to get better where you need less JS 08:35 The year of the server in frameworks 10:32 Svelte v5 is very fast SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined 12:04 Astro is going to have a good year Astro 4 Web Devs, 1 App Idea (Salma Alam-Naylor, Scott Tolinski, Eve Porcello) 14:22 React server components dai-shi/waku: ⛩️ The minimal React framework Waku 19:45 Remix moves away from page-based loaders, to component loaders 20:52 Hono will become more ubiquitous Hono - Ultrafast web framework for the Edges 23:23 Node will introduce TypeScript support via loaders 24:48 We will see a route matching Proposal move ahead URL Pattern Standard 26:34 Bun releases full node compat 27:34 We will see a new Linter + formatter entirely replace Language support | Biome HTML support · Issue #1326 · oxc-project/oxc Prettier · Opinionated Code Formatter 31:44 New TypeScript typechecker 32:42 Lightning CSS pops - or does it? 34:37 You’ll hear more about Rspack and Turbopack 35:55 Vite isn’t going to release anything big in 2024 Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling 36:55 CSS contrast-color will land in chrome 37:27 Relative color will land in all major browsers 37:48 Scroll animation landing in 2 browsers 38:40 The year of CSS discovery 41:20 Safari will Ship 3 missing PWA Support 44:10 Firefox usage will continue to slip 47:43 Paid Arc features 47:55 More XR web experiences as Apple releases in Vision Pro 49:07 AI Tooling Galileo AI v0 by Vercel Transformers.js 51:07 Small Models that run in the browser 52:08 Apps get sherlocked by OpenAI 53:24 On prem corporate AI 54:15 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: ISO100 protein power, Weekend at Bernie’s Wes: Roborock S8 Pro Ultra Vaccum + Mop Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax Newsletter Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/3/2024 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 8 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about things to consider when printing something from your website or app including loading CSS only for printing, using units in CSS, CSS counters, creating a PDF, naming pages when printing, and more. Show Notes 00:25:15 Welcome 01:27:04 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:52:00 Examples of how Wes uses print CSS 03:42:16 Using it for invoices or receipts 05:08:24 Delivering a book as a PDF 05:42:16 How do you load CSS only for printing? 10:41:08 Using units in CSS 11:29:15 CSS Counters MDN: CSS Counters body { counter-reset: chapter; /* create a chapter counter scope */ } h1:before { content: "Section " counter(chapter) " "; counter-increment: chapter; /* add 1 to chapter */ } h1 { counter-reset: subchapter; /* set section to 0 */ } h2:before { content: counter(chapter) "." counter(subchapter) " "; counter-increment: subchapter; } h2 { counter-reset: section; font-size: 23px; } 14:31:10 Named Pages @page title { @top { /* no header for title pages */ content: “”; } } @page chapter { @top { content: “This is a chapter page”; } } 15:27:09 Margins, Headers + footers, Page Numbers 18:01:18 Debugging Print CSS 19:57:18 Getting into a PDF Docraptor Playwright Puppeteer JSPdf 24:45:04 Other Things to consider Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

1/1/2024 • 32 minutes, 13 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Anna Pobletts of Passage about passkeys, how passkeys work, how to implement passkeys on your website or app, what the recommended UI is for passkeys, what happens to your passkey if you lose your phone, and more. Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:36 Why do we need something like Passkeys? 03:34 What are Passkeys for? 10:04 What took us so long to get to Passkeys? 11:07 Where’s the two factor part of Passkeys? 13:08 How are Passkeys phishing resistant? 14:44 What happens to your Passkey if you lose your phone? 18:40 What’s the password recovery workflow like with Passkeys? 23:08 Having a backup device helps a lot with Passkeys 24:58 Why companies should use two factor or Passkeys 29:26 What are the standards and tech behind Passkeys? 32:38 What kinds of companies are implementing Passkeys? 34:34 What is the recommended UI for telling users about Passkeys? 39:17 How do you implement Passkeys on your app or website? 41:47 1Password open sourced low level libraries 47:34 What does the future look like for Passkeys? 51:07 Supper Club questions 53:44 Sick Picks 1Password Have I Been Pwned 1Password Watchtower Passkeys.directory passkeys.dev FIDO Alliance - Open Authentication Standards More Secure than Passwords Sick Picks Cascadia Shameless Plugs Passage by 1Password Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/29/2023 • 55 minutes, 34 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about naming things in programming, use case for generators, CSS @Layers follow up, database prefixes, generalist vs specialist, where’s the sick pick page, and more! Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:20 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:48 How much of programming is genuine advanced technical stuff vs just fancy complex sounding names for things? 05:10 I found a non-trivial use case for GENERATORS! 11:05 CSS @Layers follow up from 668 Hacking the Tonal - Proxying, Intercepting + Debugging Traffic? - Syntax #668 Allow authors to apply new css features (like cascade layers) while linking stylesheets · Issue #7540 · whatwg/html 15:37 On a previous episode, what did you mention regarding database-prefix? 18:20 Is it better to be a generalist or specialist as a front end dev? 23:20 I can’t find the sick picks page on the new site. Any plans to bring that back? Filtering and Discovery Notes · Issue #935 · syntaxfm/website 24:25 Can you guys give some advice about how to grow and improve as developers while struggling with ADHD? Supper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Syntax #532 29:55 Any chance you could make an embeddable player? 31:32 Could you have the people behind Cards Against Humanity on a future supper club episode? Cards Against Humanity Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger Cards Against Humanity 99% Sale Warehouse | Blackbox Yowza 34:50 What are some of the differences between being a professional developer in Canada versus the United States? 40:58 Is HTML Over The Wire awesome, or super awesome? 42:52 How can I develop locally with a postgres database and Prisma / Vercel for hosting? Env Variables and Modes | Vite 46:23 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: Mother In Law’s Gochujang Fermented Chile Sauce, MIL Kimchi Gochujang and Gochugaru Wes: SEOUL SISTERS Korean Kimchi Powder Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/27/2023 • 52 minutes, 59 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the ways they improved performance on the Syntax.fm website, how they knew it was slow to begin with, and the various changes they made to caching, and loading transcripts to improve the speed of the site. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:32 Adding a database requires queries 03:32 How did we know the site was slow? 04:25 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 07:45 Changing the way transcripts are being loaded 13:41 Caching 21:16 Caching Headers Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/25/2023 • 27 minutes, 36 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott review their 2023 predictions and see how they did on ideas like Deno getting hotter, new JS APIs, WASM, Houdini, CSS Container Queries, and more! Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:18 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:05 SSR JS sites more the norm solidjs.com Remix - Build Better Websites Next.js by Vercel - The React Framework SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined Astro 04:14 TypeScript Inferred becomes hot 05:20 Types In JS? ECMAScript proposal for type syntax that is erased - Stage 1 07:55 Deno gets hotter 11:12 JS runtimes mature htmx 11:50 We will see a new TS Type Checker written in Rust 14:06 New JS APIs What’s the status of this project? · Issue #1101 · dudykr/stc Wes Bos on X: "Pretty excited about the new JavaScript non-mutating array methods. Currently in stage 3 tc39/proposals: Tracking ECMAScript Proposals JS Fundamentals - Decorators - Syntax #653 16:29 Writing towards Winter CG Spec Popular. WinterCG 17:09 Edge Rendering More Common Prettier on X: "We setup a $20k bounty for a rust-based compatible printer with prettier. $20k Bounty was Claimed! · Prettier 18:09 A new JS framework 19:05 Page Transitions API 19:51 Rust becomes more popular 24:00 More WASM Supper Club × WASM, Fastly Edge, and Polyfill.io with Jake Champion - Syntax #643 FFmpeg Fastly 25:11 React Beta Docs launch after 5 year dev cycle 26:47 We start to see CSS Container Queries in production 29:05 CanIUse issues? 31:20 CSS Subgrid 32:56 More AI 34:06 Tooling Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling Announcing Biome | Biome Lightning CSS Rspack Turbopack 36:08 People sour on React 36:47 People sour on eslint 37:16 Houdini does nothing CSS Houdini| MDN Is Houdini Ready Yet? 39:57 How’d we do? 40:40 Sick picks Sick Picks Scott: Super Mario Bros.™ Wonder Wes: Tineco Pure ONE S11 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/20/2023 • 47 minutes, 45 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about understanding the integration of different components in AI models, the choice between traditional models and Language Learning Models (LLM), the relevance of the Hugging Face library, demystify Llama, discuss spaces in AI, and highlight available services. Show Notes 00:25:20 Welcome 00:55:00 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:17:00 Understanding how the pieces fit together 02:31:18 Models or LLM? 04:43:22 What about Hugging Face? 08:05:18 What’s Llama? 08:51:15 What are spaces? 09:29:06 Services available to you 12:26:16 What are tokens in AI? 17:38:18 What is temperature with AI? 20:33:08 Using top_p 21:06:00 Using fine-tuning to extend existing models 22:11:19 Prompts are what you send to the model 23:17:00 Streaming 24:48:17 Embeddings 27:34:17 OpenAI maintains Evals 28:40:14 Different libraries for working with AI Hugging Face Creator of Swift, Tesla Autopilot & Tensorflow. New AI language Mojo with Chris Lattner LLaMA Spaces - Hugging Face OpenAI Anthropic \ Introducing Claude Replicate Fireworks Console gpt-tokenizer playground openai/tiktoken: tiktoken is a fast BPE tokeniser for use with OpenAI’s models. Supper Club × OpenAI, Future of programming, LLMs, and Math with Andrey Mishchenko Raycast Pro Amazon SageMaker (AMS SSPS) openai/evals LangChain PyTorch TensorFlow ai - npm Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/18/2023 • 33 minutes, 2 seconds

In this Supper Club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Feross Aboukhadijeh about his work on Socket which helps to make sure the code you get from npm is safe and secure. They also touch on his work on Wormhole and Web Torrent. Show Notes 00:30 Welcome 00:57 Who is Feross Aboukhadijeh? 01:33 What is Socket? [Socket.dev](https://socket.dev dominictarr (Dominic Tarr) pull-stream/pull-stream: minimal streams 03:59 Introducing AI package summaries Example of the AI summaries Introducing AI Package Summaries 07:04 Is Socket’s focus on visibility of a open source project? 10:01 What was the inspiration for Socket? Introducing “safe npm”, a Socket npm Wrapper - Socket 16:22 How does Socket detect possible security issues? Removed packages event-source-polyfill protestware attack john wick spam attack 18:55 How many projects are you injesting for Socket to scan? 26:00 What kinds of things are people trying to inject in code? CS253 Web Security 29:54 How do I hook Socket up to my project or GitHub? 32:08 Do we still need to use shrink wrap? 36:34 How did you implement the torrent spec in JavaScript for WebTorrent? WebTorrent Desktop WebTorrent FAQ 43:11 Why did you build Wormhole? Wormhole 47:33 How expensive is it to maintain Wormhole? Riverside.fm - Record Podcasts And Videos From Anywhere 50:37 What do you think of decentralized code repos? Radicle Project Fugu Fugu Tracker 54:29 Understanding passkeys 56:15 Supper Club questions GitHub Theme - Visual Studio Marketplace Web Serial API - Web APIs | MDN 01:03:04 Sick Picks Sick Picks Harry Potter audio books Shameless Plugs ChatGPT Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/15/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 17 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott try to stump each other with JavaScript and CSS interview style questions including CSS contain, naming the 7 parts of Houdini, what ARIA stands for, 5 limitations of serverless, and more. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:31 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:01 Explain CSS Contain and why it exists? 07:27 In CSS Grid, how would I make a grid of 3 equal columns with 20 pixels between them? Wes Bos on X: 🔥 A visual guide to getting equal width columns in CSS Grid / X 10:31 Which of the following elements are fake? 13:00 Which of the following HTML tags are deprecated? 16:38 What is the samp element? 17:27 Name the 7 parts of CSS Houdini 21:07 In JavaScript for loop with 10 items, how can you exit a loop early? 22:34 What is the difference between a pseudo element and a pseudo class? 25:59 How could you implement CSS :has with JavaScript? 27:56 What are two attributes that would make an SVG more accessible? 29:43 How can you stop your process from exiting if you have an unhandled rejection? 32:27 How do you prevent flex children from getting squished? 34:40 In TypeScript, what does using keyof and typeof together do? 37:19 What does ARIA stand for? 37:39 Name 5 limitations that a serverless or edge function have over tradtional long running server? 40:38 Write an item using Flex code, not grow to fill it’s container, or shrink, and the item will take up only the space based on it’s content size. 42:03 If I’m building an application that needs to announce a change to the user, how would I do that? 43:46 Name the 5 different Git elements methods on a document? 45:39 What does the CSS prospective property do? 48:23 Sick picks Sick Picks Scott: Pushpin hangers Wes: Niimbot Label Maker, Bearclaw Screws) Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/13/2023 • 57 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott give a high level overview of the observer pattern, what is the observer, what are downsides to too many observers, and more. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:42 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:16 High level overview Syntax 694: What’s Up With Angular with Mark Techson Godot Engine 03:36 What might you observe in game development? 06:50 What is the observer? 08:11 What are some downsides to too many observers? 10:17 IntersectionObserver, MutationObserver, and PerformanceObserver 12:25 ResizeObserver 13:04 What about addEventListener? @BenLesh on Callbacks being faster than observables 16:13 Signals are becoming a big thing Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/11/2023 • 19 minutes, 23 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through new and proposed JavaScript APIs including ones related to regex, sourcemaps, structured clone, temporal, JSON modules, and more! Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:26 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:55 RegExp Escaping Proposal tc39/proposal-regex-escaping: Proposal for investigating RegExp escaping for the ECMAScript standard 05:25 Intl.DurationFormat tc39/proposal-intl-duration-format 07:55 Standardized Sourcemaps tc39/source-map-rfc: RFCs for the source map debug format. 10:43 Structured Clone structuredClone() global function - Web APIs | MDN 12:54 Temporal Hasty Treat - Temporal Date Objects in JavaScript Tracking issue for syncing with IETF standardization work (req’d before implementers can ship unflagged) · Issue #1450 · tc39/proposal-temporal 20:59 FindLast and findLastIndex tc39/proposal-array-find-from-last: Proposal for Array.prototype.findLast and Array.prototype.findLastIndex. 22:27 JSON modules tc39/proposal-json-modules: Proposal to import JSON files as modules 24:46 Regex Modifiers RegExp Modifiers - June 2022.pptx - Microsoft PowerPoint Online 26:50 Array Grouping tc39/proposal-array-grouping: A proposal to make grouping of array items easier 30:48 Array Methods tc39/proposal-change-array-by-copy: Provides additional methods on Array.prototype and TypedArray.prototype to enable changes on the array by returning a new copy of it with the change. 6 or so New Approved and Proposed JavaScript APIs 32:12 Promise.withResolvers 35:08 Function.prototype.memo tc39/proposal-function-memo: A TC39 proposal for function memoization in the JavaScript language. 37:48 Node has a Proposed ESM Detection flag 39:54 Node has navigator.userAgent 41:29 Built in .env support 42:52 Permissions model & test runner continues to be worked on 44:06 HTML Web charts Proposal: Web Charts · Issue #9295 · whatwg/html 45:39 autopause Add autopause attribute to media elements to allow automatic pausing of media · Issue #9793 · whatwg/html 46:30 Meta Tag for AI generated content Proposal: Meta Tag for AI Generated Content · Issue #9479 · whatwg/html Schema.org - Schema.org Syntax × Sentry Swag Store – Syntax × Sentry Shop Syntax - A Tasty Treats Podcast for Web Developers. 50:13 Poster frame HTML Video Element: Proposal for adding [srcset] + [posterset] + [sizes] on video element as well [posterset] on source elements · Issue #9812 · whatwg/html 50:57 Popover invoker Popover does not know what triggered it · Issue #9111 · whatwg/html 51:25 Autocomplete on ‘contenteditable’ Elements Autocomplete on ‘contenteditable’ Elements · Issue #9065 · whatwg/html 52:17 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: Escaping Twin Flames cult documentary Wes: Lao Gan Ma spicy Chili Oil Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/6/2023 • 55 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott explain ARIA, aria-label, Roles, and the overall importance of accessibility in your web projects. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:18 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:44 What is ARIA? WAI-ARIA Roles | MDN An in-depth guide to ARIA roles - The A11Y Project 02:48 What is aria-label? // A button with an ARIA role and label 06:36 What’s the difference between a title and aria-label on a button? 08:34 Are you really going to get sued if your website isn’t accessible? 11:53 What are Roles for? 16:33 6 different types of Roles 21:25 What is aria-labelledby? I agree to the Terms and Conditions. 23:13 Checking your code for accessibility eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y - npm WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools Polypane 24:31 Feedback and future show ideas Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/4/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with James Mikrut about Payload, how Payload isn’t just a CMS, where Payload fits in a tech stack, why they picked Drizzle for an ORM, what Payload Cloud is, and where’s the Rails for JavaScript? Show Notes 00:31 Welcome 02:00 Who is James Mikrut and what’s the idea behind Payload? 05:22 Payload isn’t just a CMS Payload Payload on GitHub Payload on Twitter Payload on YouTube 09:08 Where does Payload fit in the tech stack? KeystoneJS Supabase Retool 11:22 Is Payload using TypeScript? 13:44 Why did you pick Drizzle? Drizzle ORM 18:08 Do you have to maintain MongoDB and Drizzle? SvelteKit 26:31 Does Payload have visual editing elements? 30:34 Do you build a custom UI for users? 35:10 What is Payload Cloud? 38:12 Where is the Rails for JavaScript? Next.js by Vercel Laravel Spark Deploy your Laravel PHP application painlessly RedwoodJS: The App Framework for Startups | RedwoodJS.com 41:39 How do you manage contributions from open source? 43:46 GitHub + AI 48:18 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry Error Management Magic: Introducing the Sentry Plugin for Payload 50:26 Supper Club questions Shameless Plugs Payload on GitHub Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

12/1/2023 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions, including: Will TypeScript ever go away? Should I write canvas-rendered web apps? How can I execute untrusted JS code in node? How can I use continuous integration with WordPress? Any advice for learning Rust? Show Notes 00:09 Welcome 01:16 How to ask questions for potluck episodes Ask a question for Syntax potluck episodes 02:19 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 04:34 Will TypeScript ever go away? Migrating millions of lines of code to TypeScript 08:12 What is your opinion on entirely canvas-rendered web apps, such as those built with Flutter? Flutter on the Web Flutter Gallery html2canvas - Screenshots with JavaScript 13:43 Tailscale VPN is cool Tailscale · Best VPN Service for Secure Networks Tunnel | Zero Trust App Connector | Cloudflare 16:36 What is Bandcamp? Bandcamp Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud 18:56 How can I execute untrusted JS code with node? WebAssembly Cloudflare Workers® Deno, The next-generation JavaScript runtime Fastly 23:46 I’d love to get your thoughts on modern devops and continuous integration for building out WordPress websites. Supper Club × Fabian Kägy - Modern WordPress - Blocks, Page builders, Headless, Custom Fields Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling Alpine.js 30:39 How do I orchestrate color adapting icons for use inline and in background images? svg.wesbos.com svg.wesbos.com/cat.svg 35:53 Are there any publicly available libraries for web components? Shoelace: A forward-thinking library of web components. Open UI 40:20 What’s a good project idea for learning Rust? Tauri Apps 45:17 Do you ever plan to do more podcasts with Scott’s wife or another psychologist / psychiatrist? 47:02 Have you tried MongoDB vector search for AI embeddings? Atlas Vector Search | MongoDB Vector Database for Vector Search | Pinecone Xata 49:44 Syntax highlighting in VS Code Comment tagged templates - Visual Studio Marketplace 52:38 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: The Spider-Man of Paris (2023) - IMDb Wes: Amazon.ca : instant read digital thermometer Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/29/2023 • 56 minutes, 47 seconds

What are @Layers in CSS, when and where should you be using them, how do you write them, and who’s using them already? Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:49 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:55 Where is this supported? 07:21 How do we write layers? 10:47 How do you write your CSS? 16:20 Nesting 20:35 Who else is using @Layer? Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/27/2023 • 26 minutes, 23 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Salma Alam-Naylor all about her role in DevRel, what’s involved in working in DevRel, avoiding burnout, which platforms to focus on, and so much more. Show Notes 00:31 Welcome 01:07 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:52 New jobs and onboarding 03:34 What is Devrel? 11:34 How much of devrel is using your own product? Dogfooding the service? 14:49 What are things devrel people do? 20:32 Devrel burnout issues 24:53 Once you put a number on something, you’re measuring that number 29:31 Is there any way to know if devrel is working? 33:47 How could someone get into devrel? 37:37 What platforms should you focus on? 44:12 What’s something devrel gets wrong? 47:50 What do you think about speaking at conferences? 51:58 What do you use to stay up on with tech? 53:59 Sick picks Sick Picks Wikipedia on Hell.com Web Archive of Hell.com Fffffound https://twitter.com/webdesignmuseum Shameless Plugs Follow Salma on Twitch Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/24/2023 • 59 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer a listener’s question about their process for building a website in 2023. Do you start with design? With code? How do you decide on which CMS or if you need a CMS? How do you choose a backend framework? And where do you host it? Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 02:12 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:06 How do you build a website? 04:57 Start with the design Figma Design Systems with Brad Frost 11:12 Choose a Frontend / Components Pug EJS React Svelte Remix Storybook 25:16 Real data or fake data? Polypane DrizzleORM 29:34 Do you need a CMS or not? Statamic Syntax 254: Headless CMS Break Down & Roundup WordPress.org Astro 35:16 Choosing a backend language or framework 39:56 Testing 44:50 Where do you host your website? Vercel Netlify Drop Glitch CodePen 50:04 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: Chip clips Wes: Soft close used toilet seat Amazon Warehouse Deals Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/22/2023 • 55 minutes, 4 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about 5 new CSS features :nth-child(4 of .neat), CSS Motion Path, Scroll Snap, Scroll Driven Animations, and Margin Trim. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:10 :nth-child(4 of .neat) selector list argument of :nth-child and :nth-last-child CSS pseudo-classes | Can I use 06:43 CSS Motion Path 10:38 Scroll Snap Practical CSS Scroll Snapping 14:36 Scroll Driven Animations Scroll-driven Animations Supper Club × Bramus Van Damme on CSS 16:58 Margin Trim Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/20/2023 • 24 minutes, 30 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Mark Techson about the recent Angular announcements and updates. How did Angular implement signals? What’s new in Angular 17? How does Angular handle CSS or UI component libraries? Show Notes 00:30 Welcome 01:11 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:39 What’s changing with Angular? Special Angular Event Angular 03:19 What happened to Angular.js, and what’s happening now? StackBlitz Analog | Analog Supper Club × Self Hosted Backend-as-a-service with Brandon Roberts 08:19 What makes Angular special? 13:21 How did Angular implement signals? 17:17 What is a computed value? 18:54 What’s new in Angular 17? 25:10 What’s the meta framework story with Angular? Angular Material UI component library CDK | Angular Material Angular - Angular elements overview 27:40 Adding close to the metal if statements 31:03 View transitions 32:34 How does Angular handle CSS? 39:31 How does Angular integrate with UI component libraries? 41:07 What are headless components? 41:45 Does Angular work well with web components? 42:43 Supper Club Questions Accessibility in Visual Studio Code Technology Radar Thoughtworks RedMonk – The developer-focused analyst firm Mermaid | Diagramming and charting tool 49:38 Sick Picks Sick Picks Godot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine Shameless Plugs #goodmorningwithmark on Twitter #goodmorningwithmark on YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/17/2023 • 55 minutes, 36 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the lessons they learned while launching the new Syntax website including launching now, transcription bugs, error monitoring, black text on black backgrounds, and more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome to Syntax 01:41 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:43 Don’t wait. Launch! 04:28 Transcript bug Most Powerful Speech-to-Text API | Deepgram 09:01 Error monitoring is a must 12:36 Timestamp error 16:20 Black text on black background might hide things 17:33 WASM Vercel file system 21:18 Things have gotten easier to launch PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform — PlanetScale 23:36 Switching from OpenAI to Anthropic Claude and AI Responses aren’t always JSON 25:34 Local dev is fast Navigation API 31:37 Mind your payloads 32:41 GitHub Milestones 33:57 Almost forgot the Robots.txt 36:17 Chron job timeout Inngest 40:06 TypeScript errors don’t need to be zero to launch 42:25 GitHub Actions pipeline bug 43:23 Basic testing will do Playwright 44:56 Have a designer to work with Airbase 52:07 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: Dog Poop Bags With Dispenser Wes: Resistance band Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Courses Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/15/2023 • 56 minutes, 55 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott explain what Stale While Revalidate is, why you should use it, and explore whether you should use it all the time on all the things. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:05 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:34 What is Stale While Revalidate? 03:13 Why is caching important? Max age calculator Can I Use 05:09 Where does a cache live? 07:05 Limit how often an API is being hit 11:51 What about Stale while Revalidate? 18:30 Why wouldn’t you just use Stale While Invalidate on everything? Syntax 484: Cache Control Headers Explained Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/13/2023 • 22 minutes, 29 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Rita Kozlov And Brendan Irvine-Broque about Cloudflare Workers, Cloudflare AI, browser rendering API, Cloudflare’s D1 database, WinterCG, miniflare, and more! Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:53 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:20 What are Cloudflare Workers? Announcing WinterJS Cloudflare Workers® Puppeteer | Puppeteer 06:23 How long did Workers take to ship? 07:31 Can you run your entire business on Cloudflare Workers? 10:52 Interesting use cases for Cloudflare Workers 12:33 What makes the edge important? 18:05 Managing GDPR compliance 19:02 What are the tradeoffs of building with Cloudflare Workers? Cloudflare Queues 20:22 How does Workers pricing work? 26:54 What are situations where you might need longer times? 28:50 Browser rendering API Browser Rendering docs 29:43 What is Cloudflare D1 database product? Cloudflare D1 31:05 Cloudflare Hyperdrive Hyperdrive “Serverless” Databases 34:27 Cloudflare Workers don’t use a Node.js runtime Introducing workerd: the Open Source Workers runtime 37:13 What is WinterCG? WinterCG 45:09 Will we ever see a standard for server routing? TCP sockets · Cloudflare Workers docs 49:30 What is miniflare? 🔥 Miniflare · Miniflare 54:05 Can I run Python on Cloudflare? 55:49 Cloudflare AI Partnering with Hugging Face to make deploying AI easier Cloudflare + AI WebGPU API Cache · Cloudflare Workers docs 57:04 Supper Club questions 59:38 Sick Picks Sick Picks Get a bench scrape Shameless Plugs Cloudflare Discord Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/10/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the process they are using for extending the Syntax website with themes, including a dark mode and secret custom themes. They also talk about issues encountered with theming and CSS, including flashes of un-themed content. Show Notes 00:00 Syntax + Sentry Announcement! 01:35 Welcome 02:23 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:16 How to implement a theme 10:27 Writing the CSS 11:38 Glasses wearers protip 13:02 Class on the body and server side rendering issue 14:02 CSS Variables 15:05 Color variables in CSS 21:07 Working in half pixel sizes 22:40 Variable usage 25:23 Naming variables after what they style 30:42 Component level variables 33:27 Using zones 38:41 Themes should be defined as light or dark 39:20 Issues: Moving from light to dark 42:29 Issues: Drop shadow in dark mode 44:00 Issues: Flash of unthemed content 44:40 Issues: Opacity values 49:45 Issues: SVG need change color 55:56 Help is on the way! 59:57 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× website/src/styles/themes/level-up.css at v2 The 2023 State of CSS Survey Part 2 × CSS Frameworks × Tooling × Browser Usage “color-contrast” | Can I use… Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc The Future of CSS: Easy Light-Dark Mode Color Switching with light-dark() – Bram.us ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Kala (@engineer.everything) Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/8/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 55 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about why you should be using JavaScript maps sets, whether you can access them directly, what makes them great, and what weak versions of both are. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:34 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:54 What makes Maps a spicy buffalo object? 07:46 API of Map 08:51 Looping over items in a Map 09:27 Can you change the size of a map after it’s been created? 10:07 Can you access properties directly? 12:13 Where have we used a map as a cache? 13:32 What makes a set an array honey garlic array? 17:28 When should you be using sets instead of an array? Proposed Highlight API is built on Sets 21:47 Can you spread sets like an array? 22:40 Weak versions of map and set WeakMap and Garbage collection Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/6/2023 • 28 minutes, 17 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Darcy Clarke about his career path in tech, working with Wes back in the day, why he decided to build vlt volt, and the biggest sick pick list yet! Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:38 Building a tweet wall back in the day 08:54 How did you land at npm? npm 19:40 Why do we need another package manager and registry? 22:11 What is vlt volt? vlt: a new home for open source vlt /vōlt/ (@vltpkg) / X Shipping ESM with Mark Erikson Bun Yarn Nx 27:18 Do you see a future where we don’t pre-compile before shipping? 29:32 Why would pnpm be faster than npm? 31:14 What are the problems with symlinking? 33:08 What’s happening with Yarn? Verdaccio Cloudsmith jfrong Sonatype socket.dev Snyk.io Dependency Confusion 37:42 What do you think about config files? antfu Config of File Nesting for VS Code The massive bug at the heart of the npm ecosystem WebTorrent 41:02 VS Code tip - file nesting patterns 41:59 How does on-prem registry work? 47:29 Where does Socket.dev and Snyk security fit? 52:46 Sick Picks 04:41 How did you get vlt.sh? 05:30 How did you get @Darcy? Sick Picks Flat Coat Goldendoodle Scientific American Nespresso BlackBerry (2023) - IMDb BlackBerry (2023) Letterboxd Matthias Wandel Blink-182 Official Site Moneen Bring Me The Horizon Shameless Plugs vlt: a new home for open source Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

11/3/2023 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 44 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about hosting NextJS, spicy sidedishes, putting forms in modern websites, why is everyone abandoning TypeScript, CSS Survey follow up, do devs need to be into CSS, and more! Show Notes 00:10 How to submit a question to Syntax Syntax Potluck Listener Questions 00:45 Syntax meet up in Toronto 02:11 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:36 Vendor lock in with NextJS? Next.js by Vercel Vercel SST Supper Club × Next.js on AWS + Serverless with Dax Raad — Syntax Podcast 589 Cloudflare Pages Netlify Open source Next.js serverless adapter 09:48 🌶️ Spicy Sidedish: Stop calling Firefox the new IE Jen Simmons 16:40 Can you compare Database as a service and provide your recommendation and suggestions? “Serverless” Databases — Syntax Podcast 551 PlanetScale Firebase 20:00 How do I do native forms outside of CMS like WordPress? Builder.io 28:01 Why have Svelte and Turbo abandoned Typescript? 32:17 Why are companies hesitant to migrate to Next? 33:36 Is React Native dead? 38:33 Do I use the keyword “new” when throwing an Error or not? 41:59 touch-action use case Announcing Quina Quina - Menu Announcing Hondo Hondo - a word game in 100 words or less 42:57 Subgrid and the :has selector usage 46:02 Is it okay to be a front end developer and not be as interested in CSS? Tool Academy (American TV series) 51:12 Could you explain what are workers, processes, jobs, tasks, and deamons? 56:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Infamous International: The Pink Panthers Story Wes: PowerBlock Adjustable Dumbbells For Home Gym & Commercial Use Syntax episode 3 Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on TikTok Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

11/1/2023 • 1 hour, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the secret sauce that’s going into the creation of the new Syntax.fm website including the styling, search, tooling, database, hosting, and more. Show Notes 00:21:15 Welcome 01:10:11 Where did the name “Secret Sauce” come from? 03:16:00 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 04:32:11 What Syntax.fm is built in? SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined muxinc/media-chrome: Custom elements (web components) for making audio and video player controls that look great in your website or app. Media Chrome Docs 07:24:01 How we’re doing search flexsearch - npm 12:22:20 Styling Prettier · Opinionated Code Formatter PostCSS - a tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript 16:00:05 Tooling Fast, disk space efficient package manager | pnpm 18:55:11 Database Prisma | Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript 21:11:11 Services Deepgram OpenAI Anthropic \ Introducing Claude 24:34:11 Hosting Vercel: Develop. Preview. Ship. For the best frontend teams PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform — PlanetScale Cloudflare - The Web Performance & Security Company | Cloudflare 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/30/2023 • 28 minutes, 25 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jason Lengstorf about his journey in video creation, live streaming, and tech education. What’s up with Jason’s new studio? How does he prep for a live stream? Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 02:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:39 Who is Jason Lengstorf? 05:43 Why did you decide to go full time on Learn with Jason? 10:04 Jason’s new YouTube series idea 13:36 Jason gets a special delivery 14:30 What’s in Jason’s new studio? 20:14 What’s the ideal medium for content in 2023? 24:28 Treat decisions as forever, for now. 26:01 Is live streaming as difficult to get into as it seems? 29:21 How do you prepare for a live stream? 32:58 How do you decide what to create? 38:23 How do you feel about React? 40:21 What are your thoughts on AI? 49:08 Supper Club questions 56:25 Sick Picks Sarah Drasner’s Site Animation With Svelte (with Scott Tolinski) — Learn With Jason Gatsby Netlify Jessica Kobeissi ANDREW HUANG Theo Browne Cassidy Williams Bytes - The Best JavaScript Newsletter ZSA Moonlander: ErgoDox EZ Operator Fonts Night Owl SyntaxFM by SyntaxFM MD IO ILME-FX3 | Interchangeable-lens Cameras FE 24-70 mm F2.8 GM Sick Picks Synergy - Share one mouse & keyboard across computers Shameless Plugs LearnWithJason.dev: Learn. Build. Grow. Together. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads

10/27/2023 • 58 minutes, 28 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott relate even more spooky listener submitted coding horrors including crypto copy paste, Big Brother bug, losing $50,000, 2,000 SMS, a $20,000 hour, and more. Show Notes 00:09 Velcome to Synax 01:09 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:36 Stories are anonymous! 01:57 Crypto copy + paste 03:48 Big Brother Bug 07:00 One of 6 laptops that can fix npm 07:57 Auto-submitting payments 09:42 40,000 orders shipped and refunded 11:16 Dropping the analytics database 11:40 dev was actually production 12:40 Updating the DNS 13:40 Losing ~$50,000 15:30 Clearing 80 million records 16:21 Web chat DDoS 18:00 URL Shortener #$@%# Ontario’s rejected licence plates for 2022 | CP24.com Boonta Vista: A “political” podcast for “smart” people 21:12 Sending an email to 20,000 users 21:42 Moving code to GitHub 23:32 “Lorem sale” 26:08 2,000 SMS messages 27:00 International shipment of kiosks 28:19 Crashing production Slow DB Queries | Sentry Documentation 31:01 Hitting customers credit card limit 32:01 Infinite redirect loop 32:53 My first commit 33:23 Augmented reality game prize mistakes 35:15 A $20,000 hour 35:57 Site went down for 3 days 37:42 Accidentally truncated the prod database 38:48 Off by one error 40:05 Exposing database credentials 42:08 Delete a temp directory on prod 44:51 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Race to the Summit Wes: 100LBS Strong Magnetic Hooks Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/25/2023 • 50 minutes, 30 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes relate some spooky listener submitted coding horrors including updates for a large furniture retailer, pull request oversights, disallowing everything in a robots.txt, massive email fail, and more. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 01:22 Whetting your whistle 01:52 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:13 Site updates for one of the largest furniture retailers in my country 04:18 The Embarrassing Test Page Incident 05:54 The Pull Request Oversight 08:02 Making changes to a JSON file 13:11 Deploying a “disallow everything” robots.txt 14:45 GDPR Deletion 16:11 Dropping the backing disk for the production postgres 17:05 Accidentally pushing staging code as an update 18:34 Email fail 19:25 Hot mobile app prayers 22:28 Bogus ACH info 23:51 Wiring money error 26:44 Payment gateway test not production 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/23/2023 • 31 minutes, 53 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Brad Frost about how to implement design systems in small and large scale projects, best practices around naming things, keeping everything in sync across different codebases, and how design systems help projects. Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:02 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:34 Introducing Brad Frost Brad Frost.com Atomic Design by Brad Frost Brad (@brad_frost) on Twitter Brad on LinkedIn Brad on Mastodon Brad on YouTube Brad on GitHub Brad Frost on CodePen Big Medium | Design for What’s Next 06:43 What is a design system? 12:12 How do you keep design and code in sync? Material Design Shopify Polaris Carbon Design System The Design System Ecosystem | Brad Frost 16:13 How do you use Shopify, WordPress, React, etc. through a design system? 19:41 How is CSS handled? 25:40 What’s the benefit of going all in on web components? 29:13 Do small startups need to worry about design systems? 33:03 How do design tokens work? 38:17 How do you deal with pushback on design systems? 41:46 How do you go outside the guidelines? 45:24 What system do you use for naming things? 49:34 How do you best document your language choices? 51:09 Supper Club questions Thinking in Systems: International Bestseller: Donella H. Meadows, Diana Wright: 9781603580557: Amazon.com: Books Miriam Eric Suzanne Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design - Famous for stating the obvious. 57:54 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Rubblebucket Shameless Plugs Frostapalooza! | Brad Frost FROSTAPALOOZA - A Concert Party Happening On August 17th 2024 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/20/2023 • 59 minutes, 44 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through recent developments in AI and how they might be useful for developers, whether AI is still worthy of the hype, and whether developer jobs are at risk from AI. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 03:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:49 v0.dev v0 by Vercel 09:28 Anthropic and Claude Claude Syntax Listener Survey 18:02 Facebook’s Meta AI AI at Meta 18:48 Cloudflare AI Large language model (LLM) Speech to text Translation Sentiment Analysis Image classification Embedding 27:24 AI Hardware announced Rewind 29:39 Cloudflare Hugging face Hugging Face – The AI community building the future. StarCoder: A State-of-the-Art LLM for Code Vectorize: a vector database for shipping AI-powered applications 36:28 OpenAI Function calling Function calling and other API updates 38:55 GPT-4V GPT-4V(ision) system card 42:36 GitHub CoPilot 44:03 Are we still on the AI hype train? 48:27 Are our jobs at risk as developers? 52:24 Spotify DJ AI Spotify Debuts a New AI DJ 53:29 ChatGPT plugins ChatGPT plugins 55:19 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Coding App for Kids | codeSpark Academy Wes: Peter Santenello, Roblox Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/18/2023 • 1 hour, 33 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about all the libraries we don’t need to use anymore thanks to their features being built into the browsers now. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:55 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:17 Why did people use jQuery? jQuery lukeed/polka: A micro web server so fast, it’ll make you dance! 05:12 Writing our own jQuery plugins 07:23 AJAX requests jQuery.ajax() 08:29 Express Migrating to Express 5 14:58 Underscore.JS Underscore.js 19:27 Require.js RequireJS 21:06 LeftPad Coder unpublished 17 lines of JavaScript and “broke the Internet” | Ars Technica 23:13 Grid systems 960 Grid System Susy | OddBird 26:24 Sass, Less, etc. Can Vanilla CSS Replace Sass Yet? — Syntax Podcast 603 26:58 Sockets.io Socket.IO 29:50 What else is going to get jQuery’d? 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/16/2023 • 32 minutes, 16 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Chris Lattner about Mojo, a new programming language for AI developers. Should developers learn Python? Where does Mojo run? What is Chris excited about in AI’s future? Show Notes 00:31 Welcome 01:05 Introducing Chris Lattner Chris Lattner’s Homepage Chris Lattner on Wikipedia Chris Lattner on GitHub Chris Lattner on Twitter Modular (@Modular_AI) / X Modular: AI development starts here Swift.org - Welcome to Swift.org 03:50 What’s the history behind the hardware? 08:10 What’s the difference between a compiled language vs an interpreted language? 12:13 Is Mojo a programming language? Mojo 🔥: Programming language for all of AI 15:12 Are Python libraries compatible with Mojo? 15:26 Why did you choose Python? 16:49 Why is AI so Python focused? 19:19 Should web developers learn Python? 21:40 Where does Mojo run? 25:05 How did you use the flame emoji for the Mojo file extension? 29:05 How does machine learning actually work? 37:36 Will Mojo be open source in some way? 39:16 How do you start developing a new programming language? 43:14 What is the future of developer jobs? 45:30 What are you excited about with AI in the future? 47:24 Supper Club questions Welcome to a World of OCaml 52:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Exercise Shameless Plugs Mojo 🔥: Programming language for all of AI 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/13/2023 • 55 minutes, 33 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, it’s part 2 of Wes and Scott’s reactions to the 2023 State of CSS survey including CSS frameworks, tooling, browser usage, SVG and CSS, and the CSS Awards. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome Reacting to State of CSS Survey — Syntax Podcast 672 State of CSS 2023 01:15 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:29 CSS Frameworks Bootstrap · The most popular HTML, CSS, and JS library in the world. Open Props: sub-atomic styles Lightning CSS 10:57 How happy are you with CSS frameworks? 17:21 Other tools CSS Analytics - Project Wallace 19:34 Top utilities in use 24:48 Browser usage 29:01 CSS usage 33:25 Browser incompatibilities 36:42 SVG and CSS 44:28 Resources for learning CSS Kevin Powell | CSS Evangelist Fireship - Learn to Code Faster LeveUp Tutorials 46:55 Awards Panda CSS - Build modern websites using build time and type-safe CSS-in-JS 50:48 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: A Timeline of the 1970s Heavyweight Boxing Division (Boxing Documentary) / Full Boxing Timelines Wes: NEIKO 10181A Step Drill Bit Set Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/11/2023 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through tips for upping your home office vibe, including cable management, lighting, ergonomics, and even roller blade wheels. Show Notes 00:18 Welcome 00:46 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:13 Creating a great home office Scott’s New Office × The Levelup Lodge — Syntax Podcast 461 Wes’ New Soundproof Office — Syntax Podcast 516 03:22 Lighting 06:08 Clutter and cords Alex Tech 25ft - 1/2 inch Cord Protector Wire D-Line CC-1 Light Duty Floor Cord Cover/Cable Protector Cable Clips WireRun Under Desk Cable Manager 14" 10:33 Clean 13:42 Sound absorption Bose QuietComfort 35 II review Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones 19:26 Ergonomics VIVO Single Monitor Height Adjustable Counterbalance Pneumatic Arm Desk Mount Stand 23:17 Roller blade wheels for your chair Office Owl Caster Wheels 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/9/2023 • 26 minutes, 50 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with David East about Google’s new cloud based full-stack, multiplatform app development workflow, Project IDX. Show Notes 00:22 Welcome 01:31 Browser in the car 02:16 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:24 Who is David East? David East David East David East (@_davideast) / X Learn from David East’s courses | Frontend Masters Firebase | Google’s Mobile and Web App Development Platform 04:32 What is IDX? Project IDX Flutter - Build apps for any screen Welcome to nix.dev — nix.dev documentation 13:15 What’s the experience of IDX? Nx: Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System 16:42 IDX isn’t just a toy - it’s a dev machine 20:29 What’s the offline mode like? 23:30 How are VS Code extensions handled? 27:03 Is multiplayer or project sharing on the road map? 28:45 How is latency taken care of? 31:43 This could be faster than local dev environment 36:18 Portability of your projects 42:25 What do you think about iPad coding? 44:28 Phone testing with IDX Firebase Test Lab 46:59 How is AI being integrated? 50:23 Supper Club questions Introducing Operator | Fonts by Hoefler&Co. MD IO by Mass-Driver - Future Fonts 55:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× CSS Shameless Plugs The Bad At Css Podcast 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/6/2023 • 58 minutes, 49 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about Bun, using custom auth headers, the difference between trpc, REST, or GraphQL, documenting your code, why learn Rust, and more! Show Notes Take the Syntax Survey Attend the Syntax Meetup Oct 10th in Toronto 00:00 Syntax Survey 00:24 Syntax Meetup 01:02 Welcome 01:24 Scott’s macOS bug Tauri Apps 02:19 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:40 What are your thoughts on Bun? Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime Zig Programming Language Deno, The next-generation JavaScript runtime Cloudflare Workers Netlify Connect Storybook Histoire 11:25 How can I add custom auth header for image requests done by the browser? 17:32 What are the differences between trpc, REST, and graphql? 24:48 What kind of teams would use trpc, REST, or graphql? 27:12 Are there any podcast guest opportunities on Syntax? 32:21 With no initial documentation, how do you suggest we document our intricate code, business logic, and integrations? 38:53 Rust didn’t invent this, they’re common paradigms in languages 41:05 Why Rust? Rust Programming Language 43:52 Is Scott still using his Tonal? Tonal 44:42 What did I do to make Fetch rebel against me? Proxyman 50:40 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Glow Up Wes: SendCutSend Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on TikTok Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/4/2023 • 56 minutes, 51 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about headings on your website, why you should care, how to structure your headings, and what tooling is there for testing your website? Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:41 Why do we care about Headings? How-to: Accessible heading structure - The A11Y Project 03:12 Heading design provides an outline for your website 08:45 Using H1 classes? 10:28 Is the logo an H1? 13:03 Giving an ARIA level 17:14 Can headings be visually hidden? 21:00 Benefits of good heading design 22:27 Tooling Heading outlines - ADG HTML Standard Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers HeadingsMap - Chrome Web Store HeadingsMap – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US) 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

10/2/2023 • 28 minutes, 7 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Desseyn about his work as a job recruiter, how hiring has changed over the last few years, what soft and tech skills developers need, what not to do when applying, and how AI is affecting the hiring process. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:35 Who is Taylor Desseyn? taylor desseyn (/tdesseyn) Taylor Desseyn on LinkedIn World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io taylor desseyn (@tdesseyn) / X Taylor Desseyn 03:49 Why are recruiters just sending emails? 05:26 How much does a recruiter make? 06:44 How have things changed in the last couple of years? 09:22 How can developers stand out when applying? 13:52 What do developers do that cost them jobs? 28:46 What soft skills are employers looking for? 32:01 What tech skills are showing up in job postings? 34:57 Are resumes dead? 40:16 How does Gun.io vet people? World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io 43:15 How is AI changing hiring? 46:03 What’s working on social media marketing in hiring? 48:33 Supper Club questions 53:39 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Group Chat - Dee Murthy - Watch Painkiller | Netflix Official Site Shameless Plugs Guidance Counselor 2.0 | Podcast on Spotify The Unicorn Finders | Podcast on Spotify 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/29/2023 • 56 minutes, 19 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the building desktop apps using Electron vs Tauri. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 00:55 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:15 Check my hair app Tauri Apps Electron Hand Mirror on the Mac App Store SoFriendly/2fhey 04:19 What is Tauri? 08:23 The experience of writing apps in Electron vs Tauri 16:17 Electron Forge 20:02 Building the same app in Electron vs Tauri 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/25/2023 • 28 minutes, 46 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about signs and symptoms of anxiety, what the long term effects are of anxiety, how to know if you need help, and what kinds of things you can do to deal with anxiety and uncertainty. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:11 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:23 Introducing Dr. Courtney Tolinski Mental Health and Dev ft Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Depression, Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Focus, Motivation, Burnout — Syntax Podcast 236 Supper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney Tolinski — Syntax Podcast 532 04:13 What is anxiety? 06:44 Is there a difference between anxiety and just not wanting to do something? 08:58 What kinds of physical symptoms are there? 15:43 What are the longer term effects of anxiety? 17:34 How do you know if you need help with anxiety? 21:05 What can I do to solve my anxiety? Psychology Today Canada: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking How We Feel Apple Reveals More iOS 17 Features Not Available Until Later This Year - MacRumors Meditation and Sleep Made Simple - Headspace Bearable Symptom Tracker, Mood Journal, & Health App BreathingApp — Personal breathing trainer for a better health 30:15 How can we recognize anxiety triggers? 33:26 What advice do you have for dealing with uncertainty? 37:54 How can I deal with keeping up with everything and feeling like I’m falling behind? 43:02 Navigating big life decisions 51:39 Supper Club questions Being Well Podcast with Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily on Apple Podcasts Criminality 58:01 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Fullstar Compact Vegetable Chopper - Vegetable Cutter, Food Chopper, Veggie Chopper, Onion Chopper, Vegetable Chopper With Container, Vegetable Slicer, Vegetable Cutter, Mandoline Slicer (6 Inserts): Home & Kitchen Shameless Plugs Learning Differently (@learning.differently) • Instagram photos and videos Zarlengo Foundation Learning Evaluation Center| Denver, Colorado 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/22/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes reviews his experience building with Svelte and SvelteKit including templating, data fetching, actions, managing state, request handlers, and more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:12 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:11 What is Svelte vs SvelteKit From React To SvelteKit — Syntax Podcast 390 Hasty Treat - Wes & Scott Look At Svelte 3 — Syntax Podcast 173 Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined 05:59 Templating in Svelte 18:20 Data fetching in SvelteKit 25:23 Actions 28:58 State 32:41 Binding values 36:18 Hooks 37:25 Request handlers Special elements • Docs • Svelte website/src/actions/anchor.ts at v2 · syntaxfm/website website/src/actions/click_outside.ts at v2 · syntaxfm/website 39:23 Svelte Actions 42:26 Popover API 45:33 Routing 47:22 Layouts 50:08 Styling 57:09 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Aqara Smart Lock U100 Wes: Headphones Replacement Ear Pads,Compatible for Bose Quietcomfort QC15 QC25 QC35 35 ii-(Black Floral) Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/20/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 39 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott go over some of the results the State of CSS survey for 2023, including drop-shadow, subgrid, logical properties, media range, and more! Show Notes 00:25:21 Welcome 01:31:22 Soccer update 03:52:05 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 04:03:18 StateOfCSS.com State of CSS 2023 04:21:11 Top 5 Most Used Features 09:13:09 Drop-shadow 13:00:11 Subgrid 18:31:21 Logical properties 20:11:20 Media range 20:52:11 Object view box 23:10:14 Anchor positioning 28:21:09 Intrinsic sizing keywords 29:32:00 View Transitions API Can I use… Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc Astro Supper Club × Astro 2.0 with Fred Schott — Syntax Podcast 580 31:43:18 Updates to colors in CSS 35:07:05 Accent color, current color 36:36:11 Scroll snap and overscroll behaviour 39:04:22 Touch action 40:16:01 Line clamp or variable font Variable Fonts 45:28:11 Accessibility features 48:33:12 :Has has jumped 49:32:11 @Property 53:52:13 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Kodiak Cakes Strawberries & Cream Oatmeal Packets (Pack of 6) Wes: Food Storage Containers, Baby Food Storage Containers with Lid, Baby Food and Toddler Snack Containers Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax Podcast (@syntaxfm) | TikTok Wes: Web Unleashed 2023 - FITC 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/20/2023 • 1 hour, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how you can intercept and debug traffic going out from your computer or other internet connected devices in your home, or your garage! Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:55 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:17 Scott’s story of wanting to intercept data Tonal 06:36 Other examples 08:38 Different types of traffic 14:52 TCP vs UDP 16:07 Why would you want to run a proxy? 24:20 Applications to use Charles Web Debugging Proxy • HTTP Monitor / HTTP Proxy / HTTPS & SSL Proxy / Reverse Proxy Proxyman · Native, Modern Web Debugging Proxy · Inspect network traffic from Mac, iOS, Android devices with ease Intercept, debug & mock HTTP with HTTP Toolkit mitmproxy - an interactive HTTPS proxy Wireshark · Go Deep Little Snitch Capturing Modes - Fiddler Everywhere Hacksore on Twitter How I Hacked my Car :: Programming With Style 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/18/2023 • 35 minutes, 32 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Stuart Bloxham about how he learned to code, what his interview process was like when applying for a job, how he found the time to make it all work, and his thoughts on bootcamps and ways to learn. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome Stuart Bloxham on GitHub Stuart Bloxham on LinkedIn 02:09 How did you decide to be a web developer? 08:22 Did you have clarity when your kid was born? 10:20 What was the interview process like? 18:25 What and how did you learn? 20:28 What’s the state of bootcamps in 2023? 22:03 How important have soft skills been? 25:14 How do you know when you’re ready to apply for a job? 35:24 Do you like coding? 37:49 How did you find the time to make it all work? 41:42 How did you deal with burnout? 43:06 Supper Club questions 45:34 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Flowerhorn cichlid Shameless Plugs Stuart Bloxham’s Portfolio 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/15/2023 • 48 minutes, 27 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott review the projects they built during Sentry’s Hackweek: a realtime Markdown multiplayer editor, and a hardware recording button. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 00:57 What is a hack week? 01:55 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:42 Scott’s project: a multiplayer editor Liveblocks | Collaborative experiences in days, not months PartyKit | Everything is better with friends BlockNote - Javascript Block-Based text editor | BlockNote Dev toolkit for building collaborative editors – Tiptap microsoft/monaco-editor: A browser based code editor syntaxfm/hackweek-md-multiplayer-editor: Sentry.io Hackweek Submisison - A multiplayer editor for .md files that comits directly to GitHub Convex | The fullstack TypeScript development platform The Everything App 13:57 Multiplayer is so much easier 19:56 Wes’ project: A recording button Oracle VM VirtualBox Run Windows on Mac – Parallels Desktop 19 Virtual Machine for Mac Karabiner-Elements folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Home Assistant The World’s Leading 2D and 3D Platform | Unity Pro Free Trial SendCutSend | Online Laser Cutting and Waterjet Cutting blender.org - Home of the Blender project - Free and Open 3D Creation Software 42:31 Learning to skateboard 43:59 F1 documentary follow up 45:30 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: BetterDisplay: Unlock your displays on your Mac! Wes: LOVIMAG Magnetic Hooks Heavy Duty Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on TikTok Wes: @WesBos on X.com 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/13/2023 • 51 minutes, 26 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the arrival of CSS nesting. What is CSS nesting? How does CSS nesting work? And does it work in all browsers? Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 02:31 What’s up with CSS nesting? "CSS Nesting just landed in Firefox 117 which puts it at 100% browser support! You can start using it today — here are 11 examples on how it works 👇 04:10 How does CSS nesting work? 09:23 What the ampersand does in nesting 21:05 It works with media queries 25:29 How does it work on all the browsers? 29:32 Lightning CSS Lightning CSS 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/11/2023 • 31 minutes, 7 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Fred Schott all things Astro with the announcement of Astro version 3, marketing open source projects, Starlight docs, keeping up to date, and making major version numbers less scary. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 3x guest Fred Schott! Supper Club × Astro 2.0 with Fred Schott — Syntax Podcast 580 Pika Pkg — Syntax Podcast 212 05:11 What is Astro? 07:37 What’s new in Astro v3? Astro 3.0 | Astro 14:18 Behind the scenes improvements in Astro v3 18:17 HMR Enhancements 20:10 What’s the hosting partner deal with Vercel? Vercel: Our Official Hosting Partner | Astro 28:04 Docs template Starlight announcement Starlight 🌟 Build documentation sites with Astro 31:28 How often do you release updates? 33:47 Marketing open source Time to suit up | Astro Shop SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined 36:18 Making major version numbers less scary 40:04 Does Astro use Vite? Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling 42:01 Is it different working on a framework than a tool like Snowpack? 43:53 Thoughts on cloud text editors Project IDX 47:02 How do you keep up to date? 48:43 Do you write in TypeScript? 51:31 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Factorio Shameless Plugs Astro (@astrodotbuild) 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/8/2023 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about learning soft skills, using release notes, headless CMS, dealing with web components and scripts, what inet is, better ways to use ChatGPT, and more! Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 01:42 Scott’s butt pincher Affenpinscher 06:08 You keep missing my favorite thing about Civet Civet 07:31 What soft skills can I learn to help me in my career? HTML, CSS and JS in an ADD, OCD, Bi-Polar, Dyslexic and Autistic World | CSS-Tricks - CSS-Tricks 12:42 Have you thought about release notes or a what’s new section? Conventional Commits How to generate Changelog using Conventional Commits | by Riccardo Canella | Jobtome Engineering | Medium 15:57 Can you explain headless CMS and what the use-cases/implementations are? 19:24 Any suggestions for dealing with web components and the client’s tracking scripts How to Read Flamegraphs 🔥 Chromium F12 Profiler: The Main Thread Pane Agent Creation has a large CPU time · Issue #915 · bluesky-social/atproto 25:27 Why do we need .d.ts files in TypeScript? 30:15 What is inset in CSS? inset - CSS: Cascading Style Sheets | MDN 35:06 Is there a way to use AI/chat gpt to more quickly and easily understand technical documentation? Anthropic \ Home Getting Started 🚀 Astro Documentation ChatGPT Plugin - AskTheCode | GPTStore.ai ChatGPT Plugin - Scraper | GPTStore.ai Overview | TanStack Query Docs Custom instructions for ChatGPT 40:59 why is the following true: the string “undefined”.includes(undefined)? 43:27 How do you organize your code directories? 48:50 Is there any good reason in 2023 why we should still be loading JS files with all our script tags at the bottom of the body element? 54:32 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Surge power bar Wes: Little Hippo Alarm Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/6/2023 • 1 hour, 29 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about concerts, getting tired because of being old, landscaping, spinning on your head, gym updates, awful search engines and awful ethics for YouTubers, rewiring old engines, and what’s being streamed. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:49 Being tired The Strokes & Weyes Blood Tickets | 14th August | Red Rocks Amphitheatre 05:08 Landscaping 10:53 Gym updates 23:01 House projects 28:39 Why are search engines so awful these days? 39:20 Internet routing 45:17 Linus Tech Tips ethics and issues 48:29 Rewiring a kid’s ATV 50:49 What we’re watching The Stronger By Science Podcast Watch Full Swing | Netflix Official Site Break Point | Official Trailer | Netflix Watch Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Netflix Official Site 58:37 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Wes: Steam cleaner Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/4/2023 • 24 minutes, 18 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Mark Erikson about his work in helping others understand shipping ESM, how to deal with permutations, whether default imports are helpful, whether TypeScript has made it easier, and what Mark’s tool stack is for building. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:45 Introducing Shipping ESM with Mark Erikson Mark Erikson (@acemarke) Wes Bos on Twitter: “publishing packages that work in esm and cjs is such a nightmare. I’ve run into so many issues today and took forever to get the proper package.json exports. I can’t wait until we’re 100% esm. I think I have every single combo covered.” Mark’s Dev Blog Blogged Answers: My Experience Modernizing Packages to ESM Greatest Hits: The Most Popular and Most Useful Posts I’ve Written arethetypeswrong.github.io: Tool for analyzing TypeScript types of npm packages publint 07:01 How did we get to this space in modules? 16:30 How do you deal with permutations? 22:13 Do bundlers get in the way or helping? 26:16 Are default imports useful? 30:35 Are the types wrong errors 33:41 Has TypeScript made this easier? 37:56 What’s your tool stack for building? 39:32 How do you test? 41:35 Will we ever stop bundling? 48:03 What about source maps? 52:32 Supper Club Questions What is Windows Subsystem for Linux Eagle Oceanic Next DroidSansMono NF Font 55:18 React Types has more downloads than React? 59:42 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shirley Wu—Taking up space (Keynote, Outlier 2023) Shameless Plugs Replay (@replayio) Replay - The time-travel debugger from the future. 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

9/1/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 44 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about concerts, getting tired because of being old, landscaping, spinning on your head, gym updates, awful search engines and awful ethics for YouTubers, rewiring old engines, and what’s being streamed. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:49 Being tired The Strokes & Weyes Blood Tickets | 14th August | Red Rocks Amphitheatre 05:08 Landscaping 10:53 Gym updates 23:01 House projects 28:39 Why are search engines so awful these days? 39:20 Internet routing 45:17 Linus Tech Tips ethics and issues 48:29 Rewiring a kid’s ATV 50:49 What we’re watching The Stronger By Science Podcast Watch Full Swing | Netflix Official Site Break Point | Official Trailer | Netflix Watch Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Netflix Official Site 58:37 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Wes: Steam cleaner Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/30/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about OG images, interesting ways you can work with them, and ways you can work dynamically with them. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 02:18 What are OG images? 06:19 Testing OG images Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers Meta Tags — Preview, Edit and Generate Sharing Debugger - Meta for Developers Card Validator | Twitter Developers 08:27 Creating an OG image vercel/satori: Enlightened library to convert HTML and CSS to SVG Open Graph (OG) Image Generation | Vercel Docs Introducing OG Image Generation: Fast, dynamic social card images at the Edge – Vercel 09:41 Dynamically generating OG images wesbos.com/thumbnail/?thumbnail=%2Fstatic%2F0005c028a536c87975eb84ae3d32ae57%2Faeron.jpg&title=Uses&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwesbos.com%2Fuses 21:16 Using Puppeteer Puppeteer | Puppeteer Puppeteer · Browser Rendering docs Cloudinary - Image and Video Upload, Store ad Monetization Fast and reliable end-to-end testing for modern web apps | Playwright 28:47 Canva API Build The Tools Behind Great Design | Canva Developers 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/28/2023 • 29 minutes, 49 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Aiden Bai about his work on Million.js that aims to make React a lot faster. How does Million.js make React faster? And most importantly: has Aiden ever used a VCR? Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 00:57 Introducing Aiden Bai Aiden Bai aidenybai on GitHub @aidenybai on Twitter Aiden Bai on YouTube Million.js 01:57 What is Million.js? 03:20 How does React do rendering now? 04:31 How does Million.js make it faster? 07:37 What goes into creating a compiler? 08:24 How do you go from learning JavaScript to writing compilers? 11:05 Wyze WebRTC stream work 13:13 What are you using to benchmark and test? solidjs.com js-framework-benchmark xkcd: Compiling 18:19 What does a slowly rendering site look like? 23:54 How do you handle find on page with large amounts of code? 25:32 What does 70% faster with Million.js mean? Hyper™ Warp: Your terminal, reimagined 26:44 Why are maps slow? Supper Club × WASM, Fastly Edge, and Polyfill.io with Jake Champion — Syntax Podcast 643 28:19 Benefits of the Macro API 31:12 Does Million.js work across the board? 33:03 Does it ever break projects? How do you test Million.js? 35:35 How do you keep up on your GitHub issues? 37:40 What other areas of tech are you interested in working on? partytown 39:32 What was the inspiration for your website? 43:52 Supper Club questions Gruvbox with Material Palette iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Barbie (2023) directed by Greta Gerwig • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) directed by Jeff Rowe • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Shameless Plugs Million Kitchen Sink 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/25/2023 • 50 minutes, 7 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott jump into part 2 of their look at Rust for JavaScript developers, including variables in Rust, type systems in Rust, signed and unsigned integers, and more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:43 Audio issue bugs 03:17 Building decks 06:06 Variables in Rust Syntax 647: Rust for JavaScript Developers - Node vs Rust Concepts let x = 5; // x is immutable let mut x = 5; // x is mutable const MAX_POINTS: u32 = 100_000; // must be defined at compile time 10:42 Type System in Rust 15:52 Types in Rust 19:06 Why does Rust have signed and unsigned integers? 23:35 Slicing strings with &str 27:35 enum 27:55 struct 28:19 Vec 29:33 HashMap and HashSet 33:00 Converting Signed to Unsigned Numbers let unsigned_value: u8 = 200; let signed_value: i8 = unsigned_value as i8; 36:12 What’s up with &str? 43:31 Rust error messages 45:28 What is a Struct? struct User { username: String, email: String, sign_in_count: u64, active: bool, } // You can create an instance of a struct like this: let user1 = User { email: String::from("[emailprotected]"), username: String::from("someusername123"), active: true, sign_in_count: 1, }; impl User { fn login(&mut self) { self.login_count += 1; } } 49:17 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Thermacell Patio Shield Wes: Magnet Phone Mount Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/23/2023 • 56 minutes, 1 second

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about 8 tricks to try when using the Fetch() API. Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 02:14 1) Stream The Result // Create a new TextDecoder instance const decoder = new TextDecoder(); // Make the fetch request fetch('https://api.example.com/streaming-data') .then(response => { // Check if the response is valid if (!response.ok) { throw new Error('Network response was not ok'); } // Stream the response data using a TextDecoder const reader = response.body.getReader(); // Function to read the streamed chunks function read() { return reader.read().then(({ done, value }) => { // Check if the streaming is complete if (done) { console.log('Streaming complete'); return; } // Decode and process the streamed data const decodedData = decoder.decode(value, { stream: true }); console.log(decodedData); // Continue reading the next chunk return read(); }); } // Start reading the chunks return read(); }) .catch(error => { // Handle errors console.log('Error:', error); }); 06:05 2) Download Progress Download progress example 09:40 3) Cancel Streams - Abort Controller // Create an AbortController instance const controller = new AbortController(); // Set a timeout to abort the request after 5 seconds const timeout = setTimeout(() => { controller.abort(); }, 5000); // Fetch request with the AbortController fetch('https://api.example.com/data', { signal: controller.signal }) 11:32 4) Testing if JSON is returned 13:18 5) async + await + catch const data = await fetch().catch(err => console.log(err)); 14:42 6) to awaited - return error and data at top level const [err, data] = collect(fetch()) if(err) // .... await-to-js - npm 16:58 7) Dev tools - Copy as fetch 17:54 8) You can programatically create a Request, Response and Headers objects const myRequest = new Request('https://traffic.libsyn.com/syntax/Syntax_-_641.mp3', { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain', } }); fetch(myRequest)

8/21/2023 • 19 minutes, 39 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Andrew Lisowski about working on Descript, web streams vs local storage, using state machines, writing CSS with Radix, monorepos, and more. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:07 What is Descript? Descript | All-in-one video & podcast editing, easy as a doc. Work — Sandwich 02:21 Who is Andrew Lisowski? Andrew Lisowski (@HipsterSmoothie) / X hipstersmoothie.com Descript (@DescriptApp) / X devtools.fm 04:51 How does Descript interact with the webcam? 08:52 Web streams vs local first Web Streams Explained — Syntax Podcast 587 10:06 How are you exporting video? GitHub - Yahweasel/libav.js: This is a compilation of the libraries associated with handling audio and video in ffmpeg—libavformat, libavcodec, libavfilter, libavutil, libswresample, and libswscale—for emscripten, and thus the web. Riverside.fm - Record Podcasts And Videos From Anywhere 14:40 How does Descript deal with recording fails? 17:17 How does Descript design and build the UI? 19:37 What did you like about state machines? XState - JavaScript State Machines and Statecharts 24:12 How are you writing your CSS with Radix? Themes – Radix UI Home | Open UI 30:30 How does the marketing site’s tech stack compare? 31:44 Playwright vs Cypress Fast and reliable end-to-end testing for modern web apps | Playwright JavaScript Component Testing and E2E Testing Framework | Cypress 36:26 What tech do you use for monorepos? 37:01 What’s your build tool? Workspaces | Yarn - Package Manager Turbo webpack 40:18 Moving to the web means moving things to the backend 41:37 Descript focuses AI tools on helping creators Eye Contact: AI Video Effect | Descript 50:50 Supper Club questions Topre Switch Mechanical Keyboards REALFORCE | Premium Keyboard, PBT, Capacitive Key Switch Iosevka Github Dark High Contrast - Visual Studio Marketplace 56:21 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Lexical shadcn/ui Shameless Plugs devtools.fm 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/18/2023 • 1 hour, 53 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about new approved and proposed JavaScript API changes including Promise.withResolvers, .at(), Immutable Array Methods, Array.fromAsync, and more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 04:55 What are we going to cover? 06:10 Promise.withResolvers 09:40 .at() You probably knew about JavaScript’s new .at() method for accessing array items. Did you know it works for strings too? @IAmAndrewLuca 15:59 Immutable Array Methods Wes Bos: "🔥 Pretty excited about the new JavaScript non-mutating array methods. Currently in stage 3. .toReversed() .toSorted() .toSpliced() - remove items .with() - replace items 21:48 Array.fromAsync Proposal for array.fromAsync 27:15 Array Grouping Proposal for Array grouping 31:04 Observable Events? Observable Events? 35:28 Import Attributes 39:21 v.emplace method 41:15 Decorators Proposal for Pattern Matching 45:42 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Artifact.news Wes: LED lights for bikes Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/16/2023 • 53 minutes, 59 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about whether decorators are finally here, what the uses cases are for decorators, how to define a decorator, and what auto accessor is. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:00 Are decorators finally here? TC39 proposal How this compares to other versions of decorators 06:47 What are use cases for decorators? 10:55 How do you define a decorator? 14:20 Auto Accessor on classes @loggged class C {} on fields class C { @logged x = 1; } Auto Accessor class C { accessor x = 1; } sugar for below class C { #x = 1; // # means private get x() { return this.#x; } set x(val) { this.#x = val; } } Can be decorated and decorator can return new get and set and init functions function logged(value, { kind, name }) { if (kind === "accessor") { let { get, set } = value; return { get() { console.log(`getting ${name}`); return get.call(this); }, set(val) { console.log(`setting ${name} to ${val}`); return set.call(this, val); }, init(initialValue) { console.log(`initializing ${name} with value ${initialValue}`); return initialValue; } }; } // ... } 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/14/2023 • 22 minutes, 28 seconds

Can you have a Vercel like experience on your own AWS? Scott and Wes talk with Brandon Bayer about Flightcontrol - what it is, how to use it on your app, pricing, and more. Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:28 Who is Brandon Bayer? Brandon 🚀 Flightcontrol (@flybayer) / X Flightcontrol (@Flightcontrolhq) / X Blitz.js - The Missing Fullstack Toolkit for Next.js Flightcontrol — AWS Without Pain Tailwind Connect 2023 | Tailwind CSS Live Event 03:00 How do you fly? 06:10 What is Flightcontrol? 10:00 Why doesn’t Amazon make it easier? 11:34 Which parts of the AWS stack should I use? 15:08 Creating the infrastructure 19:01 Ongoing deployment 20:05 What languages does Flightcontrol support? 23:35 How are events or cron handled? 25:24 What is Temporal? Open Source Durable Execution Platform | Temporal Technologies 29:05 What are Nixpacks? GitHub - railwayapp/nixpacks: App source + Nix packages + Docker = Image 35:50 How is Flightcontrol priced? How To Get Free AWS Credits - Flightcontrol 44:44 How does Flightcontrol help with scaling? Serverless Compute Engine – AWS Fargate – AWS 46:11 What are your thoughts on ReactJS, Server components? 49:57 Supper Club questions Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Version 2) Learn to Code - for Free | Codecademy 57:20 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Fly-In & Convention Ko Tao Ko Lanta Yai Shameless Plugs Flightcontrol — AWS Without Pain 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/11/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about TypeScript just being fancy duct tape, dealing with back pain while coding, rate limits on cloud services, what to use for email provider, is Firebase a legit platform, and more! Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 03:11 The Sunday scaries 06:03 Is TypeSctipt just a bunch of fancy Duck Tape? Is TypeScript saving us? 12:29 How do you go years into programming without back pain? Hasty Treat - Stretching For Developers with Scott — Syntax Podcast 293 23:51 Why don’t cloud services provide an option to shut off services when a spending limit is reached? DigitalOcean | Cloud Hosting for Builders Vercel: Develop. Preview. Ship. For the best frontend teams 28:41 How do you choose a CSS library for any project? The most advanced responsive front-end framework in the world. | Foundation 960 Grid System 38:26 What’s happening to Level Up Tuts? Level Up Tutorials - Learn modern web development Wheels - Skateboard Wheels - 60mm Cali Roll - Shark Wheel 43:43 Not a sponsored Yeti spot 45:16 What do you do for email hosting? Google Workspace TechSoup Canada Proton Mail: Get a private, secure, and encrypted email account Outlook Microsoft 365 Plans Scheduling Software Everyone Will Love · SavvyCal Synology Photos 50:34 Is Firebase ok to run an app long term with? Firebase 58:57 Am I wrong to not do productive work intensely? 01:34 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: MagSafe Charger, Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wes: 6amLifestyle Headphone Hanger Stand Under Desk Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/9/2023 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 36 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about why Threads, Instagram, and all things Facebook have what seems like really messy HTML and CSS? Show Notes 00:10 Welcome Scott on Threads Wes on Threads 00:35 Threads has got divs 02:42 Tight scoping 09:44 Avoids specificity 10:37 Dealing with ad blockers and scraping 15:45 Divs are free, what’s the big deal? 20:19 Facebook is tracking everything 27:57 React Native Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/7/2023 • 29 minutes, 45 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ryan Florence about Remix, working at Shopify, the history of licensing and pricing, quitting Twitter, the state of React Server components, and more. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome Ryan Florence Ryan Florence (@ryanflorence) / X React Training React Router Docs Moved ryanflorence (Ryan Florence) · GitHub 01:42 Collarbone update 06:47 What is Remix? Remix.run 11:43 Server actions 15:33 What was the history around licensing? 20:30 Open source is weird now 22:21 Working with Shopify and Hydrogen Remixing Shopify | Remix CSS Zen Garden: The Beauty of CSS Design The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web: Shea, Dave, Holzschlag, Molly E.: 9780321303479: Amazon.com: Books 28:04 On quitting Twitter 35:33 What’s coming up with v2 of Remix? 40:30 The reality of breaking changes 44:18 What’s the status of React Server components? 49:46 Will Remix ever have React Server components in it? 50:55 How should we be fetching our data? 53:04 Do you have a wishlist for JSX? 58:45 Supper Club questions Strapi - Open source Node.js Headless CMS 🚀 Sidekiq GitHub - i-tu/Hasklig: Hasklig - a code font with monospaced ligatures GitHub - sindresorhus/terminal-snazzy: Elegant Terminal theme with bright colors 08:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Minivans Shameless Plugs Shopify 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/4/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 13 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about JavaScript runtimes available to use, what to consider, and packages to use. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:00 Scott’s glasses 03:46 All the runtimes Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime Edge Functions Supabase Docs Edge Functions Netlify Docs Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript Fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js | Fastify What Is Edge Computing? Alibaba 05:15 A note for anyone new to JavaScript 08:40 Winter CG WinterCG 11:05 Fetch sindresorhus/ky: JavaScript HTTP client based on the browser Fetch API website/src/routes/shows/+page.svelte 14:53 URL 20:02 addEVentListener whatwg/fs · Issue #5 · wintercg/proposal-common-minimum-api · GitHub 22:53 Web streams Web Streams Explained — Syntax Podcast 587 26:03 Structured Clone Structured JSON | Worker Tools 33:43 What does JSON 5 do? 34:48 Markdown flavors 36:46 File 40:32 AbortController and AbortSignal DOM Standard DOM Standard 42:45 Packages for building linkedom - npm 44:05 Honking the Hono.dev Itty Router Itty Dev Hono.dev 55:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Macro Factor Wes: CRP Products Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

8/2/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 19 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Rust, and how the concepts might translate for JavaScript developers looking to try writing in Rust. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:08 Wes’ big beer bottle and Red Green RedGreenTV on YouTube 05:03 Thrift store finds 06:19 Rust in JavaScript TOML: Tom’s Obvious Minimal Language 11:07 Documentation Docs.rs Practice.rs 16:46 Memory safety 17:43 What about promises in Rust? 19:24 Error handling in Rust 27:39 What’s with the double colon? 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/31/2023 • 33 minutes, 13 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Andris Reinman about his work on all things email - spam, DMARC, SPF, why there’s no good CSS in email, and his current project: Email Engine. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:56 Introducing Andris Reinman Andris Reinman on GitHub Andris Reinman (@andrisreinman) Nodemailer :: Nodemailer 04:34 Why is email so difficult? Free DMARC Monitoring from Postmark ConvertKit: The creator marketing platform 09:48 What has changed in email? 10:52 What are DMARK, SPF and BIMI? 18:48 Is Mailtrain an open source alternative to Mailchimp? Mailtrain-org/mailtrain: Self hosted newsletter app 22:52 Why can’t we use CSS in email? 29:05 Why is email so expensive? 32:39 How do you keep your emails out of the spam folder? 35:42 What is Email Engine? EmailEngine Email API 40:16 Is Email Engine self hosted? 41:01 How does Ethereal email work? Ethereal Email 46:16 What email client do you use? 49:44 Are any email clients harder to send to? 55:23 Supper Club questions iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement 59:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Programming Internet Email: Mastering Internet Messaging Systems: Wood, David: 9781565924796: Books - Amazon.ca Shameless Plugs EmailEngine Email 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/28/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about what polyfills, transpiling, and monkey patching mean, how and when to do it, and libraries that can help you out. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:07 Toast follow up 02:45 What are transpiling, ponyfill, polyfill, and monkey patching TC39 Proposals Pretty excited about the new JavaScript non-mutating array methods. Currently in stage 3 11:18 Transpiling unsupported CSS 15:11 Polyfills Popover polyfill 19:22 Polyfilling CSS 21:06 HTML polyfills 27:47 How to transpile and polyfill Babel TypeScript: JavaScript With Syntax For Types CoffeeScript Civet cronn/jsxtransformer: Pipeline for transforming JSX files using Babel.js and Uglify.js Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps Polyfill.io core-js - npm 35:46 Shiv and shims Shim vs Shiv 38:16 Monkey patching 49:08 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Cable sleeve Wes: Air Purifier AliExpress Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/26/2023 • 58 minutes, 53 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about toast messages for validation, errors, confirmations, and more. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:04 Why use these types of notifications 03:34 Old school checking stories 05:35 What kinds of toast messages are there? 10:02 Why toast? 11:38 Best practices for toast messages 17:09 Timeouts and manual close auto close 19:38 Multiple messages stacking on top of each other 22:56 Using a toast library Building a toast component react-hot-toast - The Best React Notifications in Town Real-time notification system for products | MagicBell 28:29 Form validation Form validation with HTML5 and JavaScript 33:36 HTML inputs 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/24/2023 • 37 minutes, 54 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jake Champion about his work with Fastly and Polyfill, the difference between WASY and WASM, what Winter CG is, and what makes Fastly different. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 02:06 Who is Jake Champion? Jake (@JakeDChampion) JakeChampion on GitHub 04:31 How long as Polyfill been around? 06:11 What is Fastly? Fastly Polyfill WASMTime SpiderMonkey JavaScript/WebAssembly Engine 12:09 What are people running on the edge with Fastly? 16:29 What is Winter CG compliance? Winter CG proposal 17:55 What about node API’s being in platforms 21:18 What is WASY vs WASM? 24:37 Who is Web Assembly for? 31:34 Is there anything WASM is not good for? 41:39 What makes the Fastly runtime different from others Hono Smashing Mag - Web Workers Worker Tools 47:07 Supper Club questions iTerm2 Zsh for Humans 50:26 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Luther TV Series Forrest Gump Shameless Plugs Fiddle on Fastly js-compute 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/21/2023 • 54 minutes, 20 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about Prisma, CSS variables in React components, JS notebooks, transcribing podcasts, keeping up with dev skills, selling a domain, and more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:42 Harassed by a big truck 03:20 Corrections and omissions Syntax 627 - Electronics for Beginners 05:57 Should I be using $executeRawUnsafe with Prisma? 09:48 unset and initial 11:54 true and false outside ARIA attributes 14:56 Is there a way to modify the CSS variables from the React component? 18:58 How do you feel about the JS notebooks landscape? Jupyter yunabe/tslab: Interactive JavaScript and TypeScript programming with Jupyter Val Town The notes app for your working memory - Stashpad Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking Light Table 27:39 Is it possible to transcribe your podcasts? World’s Most Powerful Speech-to-Text API | Deepgram 29:05 Any tips for keeping my developer skills up without burning out? 36:35 Any advice for selling a domain? Escrow.com | Never buy or sell online without using Escrow.com. 42:13 How do you update and future-proof project dependencies? Syntax 425 - Updating Project Dependencies 47:14 When I write TypeScript code, I always wonder if it’s a generally good practice to use Type-Only import when importing types? 53:54 How would you go about conditional wrapper tags in Astro, Svelte or React? 56:07 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Ancient Architects Wes: Small Rig Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/19/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to get help for a bug or error you’re getting in someone else’s code. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:54 Building a reproduction of the error 03:55 Creating a gist Gist 04:48 Be responsive. Be ready. 08:03 Where do you go first for support? 09:44 Search for your issue first GitHub Issues 10:53 Be nice 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/17/2023 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Steve Krouse about val.town, what it is, his philosophies on teaching people to code, the tech stack for val.town, and the benefits of inspiring kids to learn to code. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:27 Who is Steve Krouse? Steve Krouse Future of Coding stevekrouse (Steve Krouse) · GitHub Steve Krouse (@stevekrouse) on Twitter Coding Classes for Kids & Teens | Coding for Kids | The Coding Space 03:06 What is Val.town? Val Town 08:35 Where did the inspiration for social dev environments come from? 12:52 WYSIWYG code vs being code first 16:30 How does val.town inspire people? 20:26 How do you prevent people abusing val.town? 24:57 What’s the UI story for snippets on val.town? 27:31 Do you plan to support express? 29:03 What’s the tech stack behind the front end of val.town? 30:35 What’s the tech stack for the back end of val.town? 34:37 How do you measure for pricing? 37:07 Who is using val.town? 42:00 What’s your methodology for teaching kids to code? 47:44 Supper Club questions GitHub - pomdtr/sunbeam: Generate powerful TUIs from simple scripts written in any language. Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript A Small Matter of Programming The Unison language CodeMirror A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing Stripe Press — Ideas for progress pomdtr/sunbeam: Generate powerful TUIs from simple scripts written in any language. Seymour Papert woofjs.com Bret Victor Welcome | Future of Coding Tom MacWright (@tmcw) 55:54 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× SwitchBot Wi-Fi Smart Lock Shameless Plugs Val Town 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/14/2023 • 58 minutes, 23 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott try to stump each other with questions about JavaScript, HTTP status error codes, memory safety, and a bit of web history thrown in. Show Notes 00:11:07 Welcome Displaced Gamers 00:46:00 In which year was JavaScript introduced? 02:59:16 What status code is returned by server when a resource isn’t found? 03:32:00 Which http status code indicates the client must authenticate itself? 04:34:17 What is a pseudo class and give an example? 05:15:11 What JavaScript function allows you to delay the execution of a function? 06:02:06 Who first proposed using separate style sheet language for the web? 08:08:14 Which of the following statements about JavaScript strict are true? 08:50:11 What is event driven programming in Node.js? 10:26:08 In GraphQL, how do you mark a field as deprecated? 10:47:24 How does xHTML differ from HTML? 11:48:21 Which of the following statements is true about objects in JavaScript? 13:20:19 What is a type erase in TypeScript? 14:21:23 In TypeScript which syntax can be used to define a user defined type guard? 16:02:12 What is a closure in JavaScript? 17:40:00 Which node.js module provides asynchronus file I/O? 18:54:08 What does memory safety mean? 21:57:11 What does http2 introduce to improve speed? 23:58:05 What are strategies for optimizing HTML5 video? 26:28:11 Which of the following is not a correct way to create a new object? 28:13:20 What is the difference between function declaration and function expression? 30:49:11 What is the value of this inside an arrow function defined in a non-arrow function? 31:22:11 What is a type guard? 33:03:11 What is the order of execution in JavaScript? 35:11:01 Which version of ecmascript was scrapped? 39:41:00 What is the result of the following comparison in JavaScript? 41:37:21 What were the major criticisms of CSS in it’s early days? 46:48:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Projector Wes: USB plug Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/12/2023 • 53 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about various AI tools for developers that are available. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:36 AI creeping into real life 04:03 Cody AI Cody - Business AI Employee Trained on Your Knowledge Base Sourcegraph 06:24 How AI coding help works 09:57 Amazon Code Whisper AI Code Generator - Amazon CodeWhisperer - AWS Amazon Code Whisperer VS Github Copilot 10:44 Copilot Labs GitHub Next GitHub Next | GitHub Copilot Labs 14:25 LintRule Lintrule 18:06 Open Commit di-sukharev/opencommit: Auto-generate impressive commits with AI in 1 second 24:03 Code Geex CodeGeeX - A Multilingual Code Generation Tool - CodeGeeX Ghostwriter - Code faster with AI - Replit Meaningful Code Tests for Busy Devs | CodiumAI 30:20 Tab9 and Kite AI assistant for software developers | Tabnine Potluck - Web components × Gear × Docker × Web Dev Frameworks × Golden Handcuffs × Browser Testing × SSR React × Code Prediction × More! — Syntax Podcast 364 33:06 Sloppy prompt example 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/10/2023 • 36 minutes, 16 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Colby Fayock about Cloudinary’s new AI tools, media flow, removing backgrounds, using AI for video templates, and Colby’s stack for creating YouTube content. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:11 Who is Colby Fayock? ColbyFayock.com Colby Fayock (@colbyfayock)on Twitter ColbyFayock - Twitch colbyfayock on GitHub Colby Fayock (@colbyfayock) • Instagram 01:57 What is Cloudinary? Image and Video Upload, Storage, Optimization and CDN 03:03 What’s with the space jellyfish? 03:52 How is Cloudinary using AI for the web? Developer resources for using images and videos in your apps 09:54 What is media flow? 13:00 Who is the target audience for AI tools from Cloudinary? 17:03 Removing backgrounds Remove Background from Image for Free – remove.bg iPhone Messages stickers: How to make and use them - 9to5Mac 21:14 Cloudinary’s Video API ascorbic/unpic-img: Multi-framework responsive image component 22:44 Function calling in OpenAI 26:22 How do you deal with the random generation of AI? 29:00 What are the community SDKs for Cloudinary? 37:04 What’s your process for creating content for YouTube? 42:49 Supper Club Questions Open Broadcaster Software | OBS Facecam Pro – Elgato Recut — Automatic Video Editor Night Owl - Visual Studio Marketplace iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement Oh My Zsh - a delightful & open source framework for Zsh 51:40 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Ready To Drink Cold Brew Coffee | Trader Joe’s Shameless Plugs Colby Fayock on YouTube 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/7/2023 • 54 minutes, 12 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about what headless components are, the why and when to use headless components, and how to best implement them. Show Notes 00:07 Welcome 02:33 Tailwind Connect Tailwind Connect 2023 | Tailwind CSS Live Event 04:37 Headless component overview Downshift Headless UI 06:57 A country dropdown component 12:52 Possibly like Svelte actions? 18:46 What do headless components provide? 19:13 Examples of headless component projects Microsoft Edge Demo 24:24 How does this compare to web components? Tanstack Table Tanstack Virtual 26:29 Checking out Shoelace Shoelace 28:42 Figma announcements What’s New in Figma 31:21 What does headless mean? 36:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 41:20 AI Voices ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Hacker News Recap /Hacker News Recap on Apple Podcasts Wes: Calipers Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/5/2023 • 47 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about what Lightning CSS is, how it works, and why you should consider using it in your projects. Show Notes 00:25:22 Welcome 01:04:11 Overview of Lightning CSS Lightning CSS Devon Govett (@devongovett) Parcel 04:56:11 What’s in Lightning CSS? OKLCH 21:39:11 CSS Layers 24:57:14 Text decoration 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

7/3/2023 • 29 minutes, 12 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Armin Ronacher about his contributions to open source, queues and messaging in apps, scaling up a queue, and how it all works at Sentry. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:49 Who is Armin Ronacher? Armin Ronacher mitsuhiko (Armin Ronacher) Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) Armin Ronacher Armin Ronacher Apache Kafka 04:11 What are queues and what are they used for? 08:02 Do you listen or poll for updates in the queue? 12:49 Does this help when a provider goes down? 18:31 How do you architect a queue? 20:20 How does it scale up? 27:05 How does Sentry manage all the data flowing in from events? Redis Message Broker | Redis Enterprise Messaging that just works — RabbitMQ Using RabbitMQ — Celery 5.3.1 documentation 33:45 How do you visualize the data? 37:15 Edge case that Sentry had to fix 40:22 How are you using Rust? Rust Programming Language 43:32 Why is Python so popular in the AI space? 45:17 What do you think about JavaScript on the server? 48:02 Supper Club questions 50:44 How do you stay motivated with programming? ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Bilderbuch Bilderbuch on Spotify Shameless Plugs Rye - An Experimental Package Management Solution for Python 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/30/2023 • 59 minutes, 8 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the benefits and potential drawbacks of using an ORM on your next project, as well as what some of the popular ORMs are. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:39 Dental cleanings 03:00 What’s an ORM? 05:51 Benefits of using an ORM 12:54 Validation in ORM 19:18 What about Types? 23:44 Popular ORMs Prisma Sequelize Objection.js Knex.js DrizzleORM - next gen TypeScript ORM Mongoose ODM v7.3.1 TypeORM waterline.js 42:41 Potential downsides to using an ORM 45:53 Database schemas 52:30 Hooks or events 55:27 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Wes: Wise, Formerly TransferWise: Online Money Transfers Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/28/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about where you should register a domain name, explain DNS, and the process for moving a domain from one registrar to another. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 02:04 Domain name registration vs DNS 03:58 Domain name flattening 05:07 Domain name privacy 05:31 Proxy registrations 06:44 Bait and switch registrars 11:56 Domain registrars we found 13:09 NameCheap and Spaceship Namecheap Spaceship 17:42 GoDaddy GoDaddy 19:26 Ghandi Gandi.net 21:16 Porkbun Porkbun 22:18 Hover Hover.com 24:24 Name Name.com 26:24 Cloudflare Cloudflare 28:04 What’s the process for moving d iwantmyname DNSimpleomains to a new registrar? 30:38 I Want My Name and DNS Simple 33:05 Finding domain names 37:28 What would you pick to register a domain today? 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/26/2023 • 42 minutes, 14 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dustin Schau about Netlify Connect, Gatsby, GraphQL, and more. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:20 Who is Dustin Schau? Dustin Schau (@SchauDustin) Develop and deploy websites and apps in record time | Netlify 02:49 Is Valhalla from Gatsby? How to Source Content from a Headless CMS | Gatsby Valhalla Content Hub | Gatsby Netlify Connect Brings All Content Sources & CMS Apps Together 05:41 Valhalla is now Netlify Connect 09:32 How often should you scrape or cache from another API? 10:36 What about auth? 13:41 Will Netlify Connect be open source or paid? 18:48 Is GraphQL it? Overview | urql Documentation GQty 22:35 What odd data sources are you trying to connect? 26:06 How does Gatsby send out to APIs? 29:00 What CMS should people use? The Markdown CMS | Tina The platform to bring your best ideas to life | Contentful The Composable Content Cloud - Sanity.io 31:22 What do you think of component based CMS? SEO Enterprise Rank Tracker - A Keyword Rank Tracking Tool Like No Other | Nozzle.io 35:36 What are your thoughts on the React ecosystem? 43:33 What’s the future for Gatsby? 46:14 Supper Club questions folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software Dank Mono: The coding typeface for aesthetes DSchau/dotfiles: :wrench: .files, including ~/.macos — sensible defaults for macOS development (catered to Node.js) Deploy app servers close to your users · Fly Hono - Ultrafast web framework for the Edges Stream Movies & TV Shows | Plex The Free Software Media System | Jellyfin 56:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Arc Browser Resend React Email Shameless Plugs Netlify Netlify Connect 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/23/2023 • 59 minutes, 48 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about rate-limiting an API, using Wasp, Enums in TypeScript, styling React projects, using Edge functions, and more. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 01:53 Connecting at conferences JSNation – the main JavaScript conference of 2023 RenderATL 2023 | May 31 - June 2, 2023. | 80+ Speakers 04:10 What technique do you use for consuming a rate-limited API? 07:58 Is Wasp-lang.dev ticking all the boxes for an awesome full-stack JavaScript framework? Wasp 14:36 How do you guys feel about skeleton UIs? Skeleton | Open UI 19:10 How can i forward my http only auth cookies to my backend API? 22:28 What’s your opinion on using Enums in TypeScript? 29:46 How much off the clock time away from coding related activities do you have in a typical week? 37:10 What’s the best approach for styling React projects? 42:49 Donut scoping Scope donuts | Stubbornella 45:21 How do I add user registration and content uploading features to a website? Next.js by Vercel - The React Framework Laravel - The PHP Framework For Web Artisans Image and Video Upload, Storage, Optimization and CDN RedwoodJS: The App Framework for Startups | RedwoodJS.com SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined Learn Node — The best way to learn Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Friends AdonisJS - A fully featured web framework for Node.js 53:25 Do you see any benefits in using edge functions if your audience is local? 59:20 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: * BOJACK 37 Values 480 Pcs Electronics Component Fun Kit with Power Supply Module, Jumper Wire,Precision Potentiometer,830 tie-Points Breadboard Compatible with STM32,Raspberry Pi,Arduino : Electronics Wes: * Local and regional eSIMs for travellers - Airalo Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/21/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about AsyncLocalStorage, why more frameworks aren’t using it yet, some examples, as well as some footguns. Show Notes 00:22 Welcome 01:44 What is AsyncLocalStorage? 03:14 What is context? 07:49 Why aren’t more frameworks using AsyncLocalStorage for context for middleware? 10:16 Examples of usage 14:20 Footguns 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/19/2023 • 17 minutes, 30 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Nick Hehr about the fun ways to get started with micro controllers, writing JavaScript for hardware, and ideas for projects to build involving hardware and software. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome to Syntax 01:04 Introducing Nick Hehr Nick Hehr (@hipsterbrown) HipsterBrown (@[emailprotected]) - Toot Café HipsterBrown HipsterBrown (Nick Hehr) Nick Hehr on CodePen 03:58 Running JavaScript on microcontrollers 06:20 What was your first project that got you into this? 12:12 Is the ESP32 the most popular controller? 14:12 Where do you buy hardware? Arduino - Home Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits AliExpress - Online Shopping for Popular Electronics, Fashion, Home & Garden, Toys & Sports, Automobiles and More products - AliExpress SparkFun Electronics Introduction 🚀 xs-dev Documentation Welcome to Robo Wizard | Robo Wizard 16:52 What are people building with boards? 18:30 What does the JavaScript look like? 22:16 Can you make a Fetch request? 25:45 What about Arduino? 31:54 What’s a good starter project? Johnny-Five: The JavaScript Robotics & IoT Platform meganetaaan/stack-chan: A JavaScript-driven M5Stack-embedded super-kawaii robot. TC53 - Ecma International dtex/j5e: Framework for embedded devices using ECMA-419, the ECMAScript® embedded systems API specification, based on Johnny-Five’s API HipsterBrown/on-air-light: An offline-first IoT on-air light for video meetings, using ESP32 & JS ESPHome — ESPHome Being in the video game with Augmented Climbing | The Kid Should See This 36:03 Emulation and debugging 39:13 What else have you made? 44:31 ESP Home 54:35 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 00:32 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× The Opus Intro Kit – Fellow jdxcode/rtx: Runtime Executor (asdf rust clone) Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software: Petzold, Charles: 9780137909100: Books - Amazon.ca Shameless Plugs Introduction 🚀 xs-dev Documentation 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/16/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through an introduction to electronics that you can do in your own home with microcontrollers. Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 00:52 What we’re talking about Arduino - Home ESP32 – The best products with free shipping | only on AliExpress 02:15 Airtag Sidebar 04:05 Projects We’ve Worked On 06:34 How do you run software on the microcontroller 08:50 Microcontrollers are extendable 12:05 Fixing a dryer 14:06 Sprinkler system 15:48 Microcontrollers 20:28 AC and DC Voltage 25:45 Amperage and watts 28:19 Extension cords ideally would have fuses 31:18 What’s the risk of not having enough power? 32:09 GPIO 35:45 Resistance How Resistors Work - Unravel the Mysteries of How Resistors Work! 41:12 Capacitors 42:02 Sensors 5/1pcs HLK LD2410C 24G mmWave FMCW Millimeter Wave 5M Human Presence Status Radar Sensor Motion Detection Modul High Sensitivity 46:47 Relays 48:33 Coding microcontrollers Web Serial API ESPHome — ESPHome Johnny-Five: The JavaScript Robotics & IoT Platform Espruino - JavaScript for Microcontrollers Introduction - The Rust on ESP Book Welcome to Quick.js! - quick.js 52:32 A note on Soldering 53:12 Projects for kids 54:31 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Razor blade Wes: ESP32 – The best products with free shipping | only on AliExpress Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax Discord Wes: Wes’ Instagram 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/14/2023 • 58 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about some of the GitHub features you may not have used very much including projects, milestones, labels, and actions. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:53 That’s sick 04:05 What we’ve used in the past Trello Jira | Issue & Project Tracking Software | Atlassian 06:13 Working with Github Projects About Projects 11:57 Milestones About milestones 14:35 GitHub Labels Managing labels 19:51 GitHub Actions Features • GitHub Actions Level Up Tutorials - Learn modern web development 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/12/2023 • 24 minutes, 1 second

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Andrey Mishchenko about working at OpenAI, getting started in machine learning, what RLHF is, the impact of plugins on ChatGPT, and what the future holds for developers in a world with ChatGPT tools. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 00:59 ChatGPT introduction 02:17 Who is Andrey Mishchenko? 03:17 What is circle packing? 05:04 When did you start at OpenAI? 06:21 Levels of interaction 08:39 How do you train the model to understand? 11:13 What’s RLHF? 13:56 What are plugins for ChatGPT? 16:11 What languages are you using to code for AI? 19:15 Did you have any idea ChatGPT would be so popular? 21:13 Did your math degree help get into language modeling? 28:34 Do Wes or Scott worry they’re going to lose their job? 33:24 How has farming been shaken up by AI? 34:59 Do you think the pace of AI will continue? 35:30 Will plugins change how people use AI tools? 41:21 What does AI do better than anything else? 49:11 Supper Club questions 55:04 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Andrey Mishchenko - Member of Technical Staff - OpenAI Bing Chat (GPT-4) in Google - Chrome Web Store ChatGPT plugins Introduction - OpenAI API ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shameless Plugs 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/10/2023 • 55 minutes, 45 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott use the fact that Svelte is being converted from TypeScript to JavaScript with JSDoc to talk about the benefits of working that way, why they are doing it, and what you can do with JSDoc that TypeScript alone doesn’t let you do. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:12 Roof update 02:15 TypeScript haters need not apply 03:17 What is JSDoc? 04:27 What is our history with JSDoc? 06:37 Why is Svelte moving to JSDoc? 08:11 Why is JSDoc better than TypeScript? 12:31 You can type things you can’t in TypeScript 16:37 Param, Function and returns Descriptions 21:32 Spoiler - it’s still TypeScript 33:23 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Get Started With TypeScript the Easy Way TypeScript without TypeScript – JSDoc superpowers TypeScript: Documentation - JSDoc Reference Dev Vlog: April 2023 - TypeScript vs JSDoc, Transitions API, Dominic Gannaway joins Svelte team Svelte repo is finally being converted from Typescript to Javascript with JSDoc If you are on a JS project and are missing the TypeScript hinting in your editor, you can still type your code with JSDoc syntax comments and VS Code will detect and use it! Sprinkle in a little JSDoc on top of your TypeScript when needed - helpful to adding descriptions to returned values, or marking things as deprecated TypeScript to JSDoc ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Watch MerPeople | Netflix Official Site Wes: 18V ONE+ 45W HYBRID SOLDERING STATION (TOOL ONLY) | RYOBI Tools Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/7/2023 • 43 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about all the nothing in CSS: 0 vs 0px, no, none, hidden, initial and unset. Show Notes 00:22 Welcome 01:50 The @ property 03:33 Hiding Things 10:07 Ghost Spaces 17:47 Collapsing margins 18:33 0 units vs 0 23:42 Unset and initial 27:42 HTML Bonus 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/5/2023 • 34 minutes, 23 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Matt Rothenberg and Idan Gazit from GitHub about GitHub Next, Copilot, AI based projects at Github, and what the future is for developers with AI. Show Notes 00:38 Welcome 01:23 Who are Matt and Idan? Matt Rothenberg @mattrothenberg Matt Rothenberg on CodePen Matt Rothenberg on GitHub) Idan Gazit @idangazit Idan Gazit vis.social Idan Gazit on GitHub 02:22 What’s the history of GitHub Next? GitHub Copilot · Your AI pair programmer ChatGPT | OpenAI 05:18 How do you come up with new ideas? 06:37 Did GitHub Copilot blow up fast? 13:18 Do we need powerful models for all situations? 16:40 How does Copilot know my codebase? Inside GitHub: Working with the LLMs behind GitHub Copilot | The GitHub Blog 21:34 What’s Copilot X? Introducing GitHub Copilot X 24:57 What is it like to have a hit like Copilot? 31:27 What is the future for developers due to AI? 35:11 What other AI based projects are you working on? 42:10 Are there any flops from GitHub Next? 46:59 How do you think about Code Brushes? GitHub Next | Code Brushes 48:46 Supper Club questions Breeze | Afternoon Labs Introduction - The Rust on ESP Book Recursive Sans & Mono Bearded Theme - Visual Studio Marketplace Zed - Code at the speed of thought Warp: The terminal for the 21st century 59:16 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shameless Plugs GitHub Next githubnext/githubnext: A public point of contact for GitHub Next Ariakit - Toolkit for building accessible UIs Liveblocks | Collaborative experiences in days, not months 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

6/2/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 14 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the work in progress on the new Syntax website, how to tackle all the moving parts, what stack they picked, AI, and more. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:56 Leaky roofs 02:18 How we divided the workload for the new Syntax site Issues of Syntax v2 V2 of the website 02:55 Dark mode vs light mode 04:46 Our project management stack 06:36 High school dances 08:36 Tech stack for Syntax v2 Prisma | Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform 16:44 PostCSS and Sveltekit SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined Vercel: Develop. Preview. Ship. For the best frontend teams 17:57 Auth Authorizing OAuth Apps oAuth APIs Explained — Syntax Podcast 599 23:15 Transcription Otter.ai - Voice Meeting Notes & Real-time Transcription Amazon Transcribe – Speech to Text - AWS Introducing Whisper WhisperX: Automatic Speech Recognition with Word-level Timestamps (& Diarization) Speech-to-Text: Automatic Speech Recognition Google Cloud Deepgram: World’s Most Powerful Speech-to-Text API 35:54 Theming system CSS Zen Garden: The Beauty of CSS Design 43:38 AI Shownotes 53:02 Ingest process 00:24 Markdown as the source of truth 01:50 AI Embeddings Vector Database for Vector Search | Pinecone Introducing Ask Netlify: a new way of engaging with Netlify Docs with AI-Powered interactions 09:22:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Jury Duty Wes: Ted Lasso Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax Discord Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/31/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 21 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about JavaScript executables - what is it? What’s the benefit of them? And what kind of tooling exists to support them? Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:12 What are JavaScript executables? 04:39 Deploying tooling 06:01 Running on a USB stick 07:57 The size 12:19 Fastly The edge cloud platform behind the best of the web | Fastly Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/29/2023 • 16 minutes, 49 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome Bramus Van Damme 02:29 Who is Bramus? Bramus Van Damme - Developer Relations Engineer - LinkedIn Original Content – Bram.us Bramus on Twitter (@bramus) bramus on GitHub (Bramus!) 03:33 What is the CSS Working Group? CSS WG Blog w3c/csswg-drafts: CSS Working Group Editor Drafts 11:18 How did you get so good at blogging? CSS Trig functions 14:02 Scroll Driven Animations Bram.us: Scroll linked animations with scrolltimeline and viewtimeline/ Chrome Dev blog: Scroll driven animations/ MDN Animation timeline Scroll-driven-animations.style 25:53 What’s going on with Houdini? IsHoudiniReadyYet.com CSS Props and Vals 27:09 Why do you need to set a custom property type in CSS? 29:08 How do you debug values in CSS? 30:12 What is Scope Styling? 34:50 But when can I use it? 36:18 What’s the status of the view transition API? View Transitions 40:53 What are you looking forward to in CSS? 42:19 Would CSS ever get a strict mode? 47:05 Supper Club Questions ZSH - THE Z SHELL zsh-users/antigen: The plugin manager for zsh. web.dev Blog - Chrome Developers Welcome to Feedly 52:40 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Meetups Shameless Plugs Scroll-driven-animations.style 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/26/2023 • 56 minutes, 28 seconds

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? 50:56 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Tales of Taboo podcast Spotify / Apple Podcasts Wes: Rubber Flooring Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/24/2023 • 58 minutes, 19 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 00:51 The punching bag of Javascript DaisyDisk 02:03 Spoiler alert - it’s text 04:49 What actually increases the size? 07:29 Types 09:27 Polyfills 11:09 Raycast Snippets and BetterTouchTool 12:44 Babel 15:08 Markdown 15:52 Translations 18:23 What is the solution? Raycast Bundlephobia | Size of npm dependencies Better Touch Tool Fast, disk space efficient package manager | pnpm 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/22/2023 • 25 minutes, 26 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 01:05 Guest introduction Adam on Bluesky Adam on Twitter 01:48 CSS buckets New CSS Relative Units · January 6, 2023 03:16 rex rch ric rlh 08:06 Gradient.style CSS HD Gradients Open Props: sub-atomic styles 13:49 What are style queries vs container queries vs state queries? una.im | Style Queries Getting Started with Style Queries - Chrome Developers CSS Container Style Queries | Can I use… Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc 18:09 Trig functions Trigonometric functions in CSS CSS Trigonometric Functions: cos() and sin(): dots on a circle 19:57 Live transitions Understand Disney’s 12 principles of animation | Creative Bloq 25:08 View transitions View Transitions Demo View Transitions API - Web APIs | MDN 26:01 Text-wrap balance CSS text-wrap: balance - Chrome Developers 26:45 Text-wrap pretty 27:44 What’s the future of the browser landscape? 31:44 nth-child(An+B [of S]) 33:06 Cascade layers 34:40 CSS Nesting 38:03 Animate discrete properties 39:42 Linear function Linear easing generator 41:33 Media query range syntax 42:04 Subgrid everywhere 44:41 Media query range and variables? UI Elements - Basics, Best Practice, and Built Ins — Syntax Podcast 612 45:32 env variables Hasty Treat - CSS Nesting 1 — Syntax Podcast 343 46:59 Animation composition 49:50 Select menu HTML element 52:16 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shameless Plugs Onewheel // Future Motion Adam Argyle 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/19/2023 • 55 minutes, 47 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about your options for hosting your app including some of the big players, but also others you may not have heard of. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 01:06 Explaining basic concepts in hosting providers 07:55 How is hosting priced? 10:09 The big names in hosting Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Microsoft Azure DigitalOcean | The Cloud for Builders Sales Cloud Flightcontrol — AWS Without Pain Supper Club × Next.js on AWS + Serverless with Dax Raad — Syntax Podcast 589 16:29 Render Render 23:50 Vercel Vercel: Develop. Preview. Ship. For the best frontend teams 28:04 Heroku Cloud Application Platform | Heroku 31:58 Digital Ocean 36:10 Linode Create your account - Linode 38:34 Netlify Develop and deploy websites and apps in record time | Netlify The Deno Show — Syntax Podcast 322 Decap CMS | Open-Source Content Management System 46:30 Fly Deploy app servers close to your users · Fly Railway 54:19 Cloudflare Cloudflare - The Web Performance & Security Company | Cloudflare 00:43 Deno deploy Deno Deploy | Deno 03:04 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Automators - Relay FM Wes: Dropbox.com Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

5/17/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Signals - what are signals and why is everyone talking about them suddenly? Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:40 Chipping away at projects 03:20 WTF are signals? Signals Framework reimagined for the edge! - Qwik SolidJS · Reactive Javascript Library Zone Vanilla 09:03 What are the boundaries on signals? 10:49 Why are signals so popular now? 15:57 When wouldn’t you use signals? 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

5/15/2023 • 19 minutes, 5 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:27 Who is Dylan Jhaveri? Dylan (@dylanjha) The Internet’s video infrastructure | Mux Mux Player 03:04 Why did you build Mux Player? FFmpeg FFmpeg WASM 06:19 How did you chose to go with web components? CanIUse Mediasource 09:36 What is Mux? 15:20 Can you stitch or clip video via the API with Mux? 18:07 Do you think hls will be supported in Chromium or Firefox? 21:56 How does Mux process videos into 5 versions? 26:35 Is Web assembly in use for video? 27:55 Has Mux researched AI for video? 31:13 Building a podcast transcription video 36:49 Do you have to use MP4? What about webM? 39:36 Media Chrome video player Elements for building media players 44:58 What’s Mux Data? Mux Data 49:33 Slick Mux website Mux.com 52:13 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Cruise 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

5/12/2023 • 57 minutes, 3 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:10 Making demos for fun 02:47 Why we’re talking UI elements 03:48 Bad UI elements in the browser Syntax 602: Modals, Popups, Popovers, Lightboxes Progress 10:47 Decent UI elements in browser 19:49 Enter Open UI Open UI 34:39 Accordion hunks 38:15 Pop overs 42:15 Focus group 46:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Fishskyn Wes: Flavacol & Butter Flavoured Coconut Oil Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry replays Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/10/2023 • 56 minutes, 6 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:07 Welcome 00:53 Welcome to the Bluesky Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky 03:14 What could the new Twitter be? 07:56 What is Bluesky? Nostr Bluesky Twitter Blue Bluesky Staging Bluesky FAQ 10:25 Why is social media important? 14:01 What is AT Protocol? 22:06 Lexicon for Bluesky 28:10 Small group of devs building Bluesky Cravings by Chrissy Teigen | Fun Recipes & Cookware 29:54 Blocking issues 31:53 Bluesky API Samy on Darknet Diaries ep61 Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry) Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/8/2023 • 37 minutes, 50 seconds

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! Show Notes 00:20 Welcome 01:12 Who is Zach Lloyd? Zack on Twitter Zack on LinkedIn Warp Terminal × Next Gen Terminals — Syntax Podcast 579 Warp: The terminal for the 21st century 03:41 How does Google Sheets work? GWT 13:38 What is Warp and why did you build it? Introducing Warp 16:50 Why did you build Warp in Rust? Rust Programming Language Harfbuzz Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases 23:20 How would you move Warp to Windows? 26:02 How would you run Warp on the web? 31:24 How are the blocks done inside Warp? 36:23 Would Warp ever add a shell? 40:04 Is better completion support coming to Warp? 44:42 Warp AI features 52:08 Supper Club questions 56:52 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Oh My Zsh - a delightful & open source framework for Zsh ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Tonal | The World’s Smartest Home Gym Machine For Strength & Fitness Shameless Plugs Join Us | Warp 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

5/5/2023 • 59 minutes, 54 seconds

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? Show Notes 00:07 How to do a giveaway and distribute it? 04:26 Building in the spirit of Syntax 05:44 The tech stack SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined Prisma | Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript Syntax × Sentry MMXXIII | Product Blog • Sentry PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform My Places - Google My Maps sveltekit-basic-auth/hooks.server.ts at main · ghostdevv/sveltekit-basic-auth Voucherify: Free Random Codes Generator 09:48 Hosted on Vercel Vercel 13:04 What are the features of the site? 19:10 Generating the codes properly 26:48 Releasing locked coupon codes 29:13 Client to server side connections 32:56 Stopping developers from gaming the giveaway 46:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb Wes: The Strong National Museum of Play Shameless Plugs Scott: Application Performance Monitoring & Error Tracking Software | Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/3/2023 • 51 minutes, 37 seconds

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? Show Notes 00:22 Welcome 01:51 What does RPC mean? 04:52 Why are we talking RPC now? 10:27 Hype around RPC Supper Club × Solid.js with Ryan Carniato — Syntax Podcast 577 11:05 Isn’t this just a REST endpoint? 13:23 Considerations around RPC 16:11 What about tRPC? Supper Club × tRPC With Alex KATT Johansson — Syntax Podcast 526 18:08 Will RPC take off? 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

5/1/2023 • 19 minutes, 24 seconds

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. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:47 Who are Donata and Hans? Donata Stroink-Skillrud Esq., CIPP on Twitter Hans Skillrud on Twitter Termageddon Termageddon on Instagram Termageddon on LinkedIn 03:39 What are privacy policies and a terms of service? 4 Things to Look for in a Privacy Policy Generator - Termageddon Why accessibility is important when it comes to cookie consent - Termageddon 09:15 Does scrolling to the bottom and pretending to read terms work? 10:49 Do people ever read the terms of service? 15:57 Do companies ever actually get in trouble for violating privacy? 20:06 What is GDPR and the impact on small business owners? 32:30 Cookie war and pop ups 35:40 Essential cookies 42:42 Alternatives to Google Analytics The Google Analytics alternative without compromise - Fathom Analytics Self-hosted website analytics | Ackee 43:39 Denying cookies, but still able to create accounts? 48:57 Is there legal concerns with AI? Can ChatGPT (AI) write your Privacy Policy? - Termageddon 56:25 What is Termageddon? 58:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× EPIX From TV Series 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

4/28/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 5 seconds

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! Show Notes 00:12 Welcome 01:23 Scott’s new gear MT-48 Volt USB Audio Interfaces 07:36 Are type guards safer and superior to type casting? 13:51 I know you guys (lightly) rag on Crypto, but do you see any use-case there for proof-of-personhood? 23:34 Where do I give feedback outside of Twitter? User Feedback | Sentry Documentation 27:19 Do you have custom status pages created for your platforms? UptimeRobot: Free Website Monitoring Service Privacy Badger Status.io - Hosted Status Pages Statuspage | Atlassian DigitalOcean Status 35:12 Is metadata only good for SEO? Does SEO matter on pages you can only view if you’re logged in? 39:00 How do you upload images from authenticated users? 46:30 What do you think of Zed? Zed - Code at the speed of thought 53:21 I’ve got ADHD - any tips for focusing and staying on track? 56:54 How do I convince my partner to accept more home automation? 02:15 What kind of tools and processes do you use and find effective when learning? Obsidian Mind Map & Brainstorm Ideas - MindNode 06:42 Would it make any sense to use the Fetch API with a long running stream? 08:31 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Project Farm Wes: Splatypus Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/26/2023 • 1 hour, 18 minutes

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 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

4/24/2023 • 15 minutes, 58 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Nicholas Zakas about his creation of ESLint, what’s coming up in ESLint, and his work as a coach and mentor for programmers. Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 01:20 Guest introduction Human Who Codes Nicholas C. Zakas (@[emailprotected]) Twitter @slicknet nzakas on GitHub @humanwhocodes) on Instagram Human Who Codes on YouTube 04:24 Why did you want to build ESLint? 09:08 How does ESLint work? 13:25 How do you work on a project for a decade? 17:12 At what point do you pay attention to JavaScript proposed changes? 20:37 Config systems in JavaScript 31:18 ESLint in Rust? 41:07 Are we going to see ESLint for more languages? 47:06 What kind of coaching do you do for programmers? 02:46 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Apollo Neuro Shameless Plugs Understanding JavaScript Promises 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

4/21/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 3 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott go through all the features of Sass and decide where we are at with Native CSS alternatives, giving each feature a rating of replaceable, plausible, or missing. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 01:17 Easter updates 04:17 Getting into Sass 06:03 What is PostCSS? 09:52 CSS Variables 13:49 CSS Nesting CSS Nesting - Chrome Developers postcss-plugins/plugins/postcss-nesting at main · csstools/postcss-plugins 23:13 Colors CSS5 Color Functions — Syntax Podcast 479 29:08 CSS Looping 34:20 Mixins or extends 39:34 CSS Partials Features - PostCSS Preset Env - CSSTools 44:29 CSS Math 49:40 Functions Is Houdini Ready Yet? 52:04 Firefox and Safari support 55:08 Back to Functions 56:21 BEM Syntax 58:51 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Solar Lantern Wes: Cotton Candy Machine Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/19/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through the differences between modals, popups, popovers, lightboxes, and dialog boxes. Show Notes 00:31 Welcome 02:25 What’s popping up? 02:59 What’s a modal? 08:33 Pop overs and lightboxes 10:41 Explicit dismiss and light dismiss 11:30 Inert property inert 16:30 Backdrop pseudo element Dialog with animation 19:26 Dialog 28:12:11 Making accessibility easier const showButton = document.getElementById('showDialog'); const favDialog = document.getElementById('favDialog'); const outputBox = document.querySelector('output'); const selectEl = favDialog.querySelector('select'); const confirmBtn = favDialog.querySelector('#confirmBtn'); // "Show the dialog" button opens the modally showButton.addEventListener('click', () => { favDialog.showModal(); }); // "Favorite animal" input sets the value of the submit button selectEl.addEventListener('change', (e) => { confirmBtn.value = selectEl.value; }); // "Confirm" button of form triggers "close" on dialog because of [method="dialog"] favDialog.addEventListener('close', () => { outputBox.value = `ReturnValue: ${favDialog.returnValue}.`; }); 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

4/17/2023 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Nate Weinert, creator of Tamagui, about what Tamagui is, how styling works in React native, building and designing the Tamagui website, and more. Show Notes 00:29 Welcome 01:22 Who is Nate Weinert? Nate (@natebirdman) natew on GitHub Tamagui — React Native + Web UI kit tamagui: The worlds fastest React UI kit also happens to work on Native + Web seamlessly 🙏 02:34 What is Tamagui? 04:02 How does styling work in React native? 05:35 What is React native web? 08:27 What does Tamagui do besides styling? 14:38 How did you build and design the Tamagui website? Stitches — CSS-in-JS with near-zero runtime Next.js by Vercel - The React Framework 16:50 What are the docs made with? 20:25 What are Atomic Styles? 26:16 How is layout handled in react native? 29:26 Where are things going in the React world? App.js Conference 2023 react-native-reanimated - npm 37:45 Supper Club questions iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement 47:15 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ABEO Footwear - Shop Biomechanical Sandals, Shoes and Orthotics Shameless Plugs foobully - Twitch Tamagui — React Native + Web UI kit 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

4/14/2023 • 52 minutes, 24 seconds

In the 600th episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the big announcement about Syntax’s future, exciting new opportunities coming for the show, and more! Show Notes 00:11 Scott’s big announcement 00:58 Our big announcement 01:39 Guest introduction David Cramer (@zeeg) Application Performance Monitoring & Error Tracking Software | Sentry Sentry (@getsentry) 02:28 Background on how we got here 05:53 What does this mean for the podcast? 08:58 Why did Sentry want to partner with Syntax? 15:39 What does this mean for more + better Syntax? 18:56 We want to hear from you 23:17 Clarifications 23:42 What’s David Cramer’s background? 31:44 Helping spread the Syntax vibe World Famous HOTBOYS 35:40 Silly questions 37:52 What’s the ROI on Wes’ TikToks? 38:37 Is Syntax going to become purple? 40:46 The new Syntax website 47:16 Giveaway coming! 51:32 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× David Cramer: Vitest | A blazing fast unit test framework powered by Vite Scott: Valley Heat Podcast - A Podcast About The Neighborhood Wes: CCS - The Premier Online Skate Shop for Skateboards & Skate Gear Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/12/2023 • 57 minutes, 3 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk all things oAuth - what is oAuth? What terms do you need to understand when working with oAuth? And tips for working with oAuth. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome Office Space HTTPS + Tunnel Your Localhost - Cloudflare Tunnels, Ngrok, and more! — Syntax Podcast 590 01:56 What is oAuth? 05:30 Terminology in oAuth 07:52 Once you have a client ID 09:41 The callback URL 12:11 The refresh token 14:09 How a token could be stolen 17:43 State token 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

4/10/2023 • 22 minutes, 24 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Fabian Kägy about modern WordPress development, including what the local dev experience is like, changes to the block editor, how version control is handled, and more! Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 01:20 Who is Fabian Kägy? Fabian Kägy Fabian Kaegy (@fabiankaegy) Fabian Kägy (@fabiankaegy) on Instagram fabiankaegy on GitHub 10up | finely crafted websites and tools 03:32 What is the local WordPress development workflow like in 2023? @wordpress/env Free Local WordPress Development 05:35 Why do people still want to use WordPress? Builder.io - Drag & Drop Headless CMS Website Builder — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace Website Builder | Wix.com Build optimized websites quickly, focus on your content | Docusaurus 09:08 Changes because of the block editor 11:50 Using a JSON file to configure design styles for your site 13:48 What is it like to develop with headless WordPress? 10up/10up-toolkit: Official 10up asset building toolkit. 16:59 Are people using WordPress for applications besides websites? 19:20 What does version control look like in WordPress? 21:57 Are plugins using the database or the file system? 23:38 Is jQuery still a must have for WordPress? 25:30 How do you enqueue JavaScript? 27:56 Does WordPress support live reloading? 28:22 How can you host WordPress on the web? WordPress Hosting | WP Engine® WordPress for the Enterprise | WordPress VIP 29:11 What is the editing experience like in WordPress in 2023? The Composable Content Cloud - Sanity.io WPML - The WordPress Multilingual Plugin Polylang – Making WordPress multilingual 34:01 How is WordPress handling CSS in 2023? 41:44 How do you make WordPress fast? Simplenote Tumblr Pocketcasts 47:23 Where can you learn about WordPress development? Learn WordPress - There’s always more to learn | Learn WordPress 10up - Gutenberg Best Practices | 10up - Gutenberg Best Practices 50:12 With blocks, do you write less PHP? ACF | Advanced Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress 50:59 Supper Club Questions 55:09 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Watch Shrinking | Apple TV+ 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

4/7/2023 • 57 minutes, 25 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer coding questions posed by ChatGPT like what’s the difference between rem and em in CSS, the difference between a callback function and a promse in Node, what are Fastify plugins, and more! Show Notes 00:19 The premise for this Stump’d 05:46 Scott’s weekend story 09:36 What is the difference between a for loop and a while loop in JavaScript? 11:11 What is the difference between the “em” and “rem” units in CSS, and when would you use each of them? 13:15 What is the difference between a callback function and a promise in Node.js? 14:57 In JavaScript, what is the difference between a function declaration, a function expression, and an arrow function, and how do they affect the concept of hoisting? 18:39 How do you define a custom scalar type in GraphQL? 21:30 With Deno, can you provide an example of an experimental API that requires the “–unstable” flag and explain its purpose? 26:59 What’s the difference between a div and a span? 28:01 What is aspect ratio? 29:07 If it’s not supported by all browsers, how could you maintain aspect ratio? 30:11 Can you explain the purpose of the beforeUpdate lifecycle function in Svelte, and provide a simple use case for it? 32:33 What is the difference between unknown and any in TypeScript, and when should each be used? 34:42 In TypeScript, what is a mapped type, and how can you use it to create a new type that makes all properties of an existing type optional? 36:21 What are Fastify plugins, and how can they be used to extend the functionality of a Fastify application? 37:57 In React, what is the purpose of the React.memo higher-order component, and how does it help improve the performance of a functional component? 39:53 How would you create a custom HTML element that is styled with CSS and has dynamic behavior using JavaScript? 41:57 What is the Intersection Observer API, and how can you use it to implement infinite scrolling in a web application? 49:00 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Rodge Tapes Wes: Shenzhen Rebow Technology - Neon Sign Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/5/2023 • 55 minutes

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the fact that import maps are in Safari Technical preview, and what that means for web developers. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 02:16 Import maps just dropped 04:09 Which browsers support it? 06:01 What is a map? 06:40 How does the syntax work? 09:35 What about dependency resolution? 10:25 What about bundlers? 13:17 How does this work with Deno? Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript Import Maps | Manual | Deno whatwg/fs · Issue #5 · wintercg/proposal-common-minimum-api 20:12 What about with node? Support import maps and bare import specifiers · Issue #43326 · microsoft/TypeScript Policies | Node.js v17.9.1 Documentation 21:22 What about Typescript? 22:43 Downsides to import maps 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

4/3/2023 • 28 minutes, 58 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Justin fa*gnani about working with web components, using Lit, how routing and state are handled, thoughts on signals, and what is the future of web components? Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:49:11 Guest introduction 01:03:00 Sponsor: Sentry 02:02:11 Why do people use React when we have web components and lit? 03:57:14 Who is Justin fa*gnani? Justin fa*gnani Justin fa*gnani (@justinfa*gnani) Justin fa*gnani · GitHub Justin fa*gnani - Fosstodon Lit (@buildWithLit) Lit Google App Maker 04:55:02 What are web components? The Extensible Web Manifesto 05:59:08 What is the shadow dom? 08:56:02 Was there an intention for a layer on top of web components? 13:22:09 What is Lit? 16:19:23 What are the benefits of using a library for web components? Custom Elements Everywhere 21:20:14 Why would write in React and not in web components? 24:24:18 How does CSS work with web components and Lit? 28:00:14 Using constructable stylesheets ::part Constructable stylesheets/ 29:58:18 Does Lit do anything with CSS? 32:01:01 Does Lit do routing? Lit Mobx 34:06:02 How does Lit work with state? 34:52:15 What about signals? 38:49:00 Is Server Side Rendering possible with web components? 41:03:07 What websites are using Lit and/or web components? 44:26:08 What’s the difference between Lit and Polymer? 45:44:17 What is the future of web components? 48:09:14 Supper club questions GitHub - w3c/csswg-drafts: CSS Working Group Editor Drafts 56:36:20 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 55:27 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× The Last of Us | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com Shameless Plugs Lit Lit Discord 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

3/31/2023 • 58 minutes, 21 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about what to do with client projects, testing animations, evaluating front-end frameworks, tools to use when learning, and coding related injuries. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:25 Sponsor: Sentry 01:22 Landscaping update 02:27 What do you do when you are done a client project? 10:09 Should I keep animations in our tests so our tests match prod behavior? 14:05 How does ChatGPT fill the responses to the prompt? 17:14 What is the best way to evaluate and choose a front-end framework for a project? 21:10 Should functions only be used strictly for code that is going to be re-used? 26:03 What kind of tools and processes do you use when learning? Obsidian Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought. 30:19 What are your opinions on using “display: grid” simply to be able use the gap property on the elements inside? 33:57 What do you guys think of being a 1-language dev? 36:38 What are some tips you have to push back on requirements from clients? 41:11 Have you guys ever had any coding related stress injuries, like back issues or carpal tunnel? MoErgo Glove80 Wireless Split Ergonomic Keyboard GitHub Next | Hey, GitHub! 48:41 What do you think of using “Feature Flags” in the codebase to enable / disable features at runtime? 51:19 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: History for Granite Wes: GreatScott!, bigclivedotcom Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Discord Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/29/2023 • 57 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about what can be done with the OpenAI API, how to get started with it, pricing, tuning your model, and gotchas for getting started with the OpenAI API. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:17 Sponsor: Sentry 02:39 What is the OpenAI API? 05:11 Getting started with the API 07:41 How run OpenAI OpenAI API 14:16 GPT4 update 17:58 Tune your models 19:46 Generating questions with ChatGPT 24:30 Speech to text Otter.ai - Voice Meeting Notes & Real-time Transcription Descript | All-in-one video & podcast editing, easy as a doc. 26:12 Related API 27:33 LangChain 32:12 Save your replies 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

3/27/2023 • 34 minutes, 7 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Travis Neilson about his work at Google, YouTube music, and where AI is at now, and where it’s headed in the future. Show Notes 00:37 Welcome 00:55 Guest introduction Travis Neilson (@travisneilson) Travis Neilson dot com Travis Neilson on Skills Gap, Design, Focus and Working at Google — Syntax Podcast 142 Awwards Conference talk https://www.youtube.com/LittleMusicBoxes 06:29 Convos about AI 07:49 How do we keep humanity with AI? 15:42 Is this the printing press or is this putting everyone out of a job? 19:21 What is Google using AI for these days? 25:59 How do we keep human interface via AI? 31:18 What is the evolution of AI chat windows? 34:05 How do you nourish your AI with data? 39:59 Halluncinations in AI 47:46 What models are exciting to you? 52:01 We’re building the window for the next generation 54:55 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× The Age of Spiritual Machines The Singularity is Near The Shape of Design Shameless Plugs 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

3/24/2023 • 59 minutes, 23 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about learning web dev at an older age, making your apps look better, building a video streaming site, mono repo vs regular, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 00:31 Sponsor: Sentry 01:43 DST update Tales of Taboo 03:45 Is it too late to learn web dev at an older age? 10:20 How do people produce work so quickly? 13:47 How can I make my web apps look better visually? Dribbble - Discover the World’s Top Designers & Creative Professionals Tailwind UI - Official Tailwind CSS Components & Templates CSS · Bootstrap 18:41 Not losing the niceties with not having to do a full page load 22:23 Should I use a script to generate an index JS/TS file? 24:55 If you were going to make a video streaming website, what technologies would you use? The API to Video | Mux Vimeo – Video Experience Platform Live Streaming on AWS | AWS Solutions Video on Demand | AWS Solutions Cloudflare Stream | Video streaming made easy and affordable at scale 29:11 What should I do if my boss wants me to move up the business ladder? 31:58 I’m confused about hydration in frameworks like SvelteKit. 37:07 What’re the advantages of a mono repo over a regular one? 39:50 Is it better to stay put at a place even if you’re unhappy right now? 43:13 How should I ingest tv scripts into a database? 46:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Stronger By Science Podcast Wes: Merten and Storck Carbon Steel Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/22/2023 • 52 minutes, 51 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about why you might need to tunnel to your local computer, and how to set that up securely. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:09 GitHub tarball web streams 05:09 Sponsor: Sentry 05:48 Why would I need security locally? Caddy Server 11:23 Cookie issues 13:04 Examples of things that need a secure context MDN Features restricted to secure contexts 14:58 What is tunneling? 19:22 Cloudflare Tunnels Cloudflared Cloudflare Tunnel 20:50 nGrok ngrok 23:22 Local tunnel Local Tunnel 24:55 Tunnel to Tunnel to dev - Expose your local web server to the internet with a public URL 26:02 Cloudflare subdomain 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

3/20/2023 • 30 minutes, 18 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dax Raad about building on serverless infrastructure, Next.js, and SST. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:05 Sponsor: Sentry 02:05 Who is Dax Raad? Dax on Twitter thdxr.com Tomorrow.fm Podcast SST.dev 04:22 Why doesn’t AWS have a simple way to build on top of it? 07:46 What is Open Next? Vercel Next.js Open-Next.js 10:25 How many people are involved in building Open Next? 11:14 Mapping Next.js to Amazon products 14:25 What is the edge? 18:56 Pricing in serverless 23:33 What about image assets? 25:02 Is the CDK a layer on top of something Amazon is doing? Amazon CDK 27:23 What is terraform? Terraform 28:50 What is SST and why SST? 30:54 Do I build with SST or on top of SST? 32:06 How do you do local development with SST? 37:01 What about databases with SST? 40:12 What about build pipelines? 42:28 What is Seed? Seed 43:52 Any advice for someone learning AWS? SST on YouTube 46:05 Supper Club questions Neovim Toyko Night theme Nerd Fonts Astro TypeScript Alacritty i3 Cloudflare Inside the Meteoric Rise—and More Epic Flop—of HQ Trivia 52:45 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Planetscale Shameless Plugs Rebase.tv @RebaseTV on Twitter Tomorrow.fm episode on Rebase.tv 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

3/17/2023 • 55 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott are in the same room together brainstorming new ideas for the Syntax.fm website: search, transcripts, video, tags, audio player, podcast hosting, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 01:08 Sponsor: Sentry 01:43 Brainstorming for Syntax’s new website 02:27 Are there good podcast websites out there? 03:26 Homepage design 07:33 How would you handle login? 09:40 Search on the site SvelteKit docs Flexsearch 13:59 Transcripts Open AI Whisper Whisper AI for podcasters 18:25 The player 21:11 Tagging 23:45 Video Linus Tech Tips - WAN Show 27:45 Show notes 29:57 Surfacing good content on the podcast 35:30 Interactions 36:25 Deploy to Podcast Host Libsyn Editor Chris on Mastodon 38:43 Code base Syntax website on GitHub 45:21 Listener feedback 46:27 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Screen door dog Wes: Apple Watch bands Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/15/2023 • 51 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes explain the what, why, and how of web streaming, and some of the jargon you might encounter with web streams. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:26:11 Welcome 00:59:07 Sponsor: Sentry 01:39:17 What are Web Streams? 03:15:11 Why are web streams picking up steam lately? 04:41:21 How are web streams streaming? 09:28:11 Searching a database can use streaming 13:07:11 Web stream jargon 18:06:11 FileReader is a Stream 19:31:05 Other Types of Streams Cloudlfare HTML Rewriter 21:50:05 ReadableStream and Writable Stream 27:23:00 Creating a Writable Stream 28:39:11 TextDecoderStream 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

3/13/2023 • 34 minutes, 28 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Eric Sartorius about his life as a digital nomad - including recently climbing Kilimanjaro, his tips for travel deals, crazy experiences while travelling, and what he brings on the road with him. Show Notes 01:02 Guest introduction EricSartorius.com Eric on GitHub PureFunc Train Surfing Get Stream 02:51 Where have you travelled? 04:27 What are the challenges of being a digital nomad? 09:08 How do you research before travel? 13:04 How do you approach applying for a job? 21:10 Do you travel with other digital nomads? R16 video 22:43 What are the best locations you’ve been? 24:21 What about health and insurance? Tiny Toones TSA post raw meat on carousel 28:21 What motivated you to want to climb Kilimanjaro? 41:14 What gear do you travel with for web dev? Osprey Talon 33 Packing cubes Outlier Google Fi Google Flights explore 51:12 Using credit card points for flights 54:45 How do you handle customs? 00:13 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Comfort 2.0 Czech sock shoes Shameless Plugs PureFunc @TheEpicLife on Instagram Pamoja Safaris 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

3/10/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 1 second

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through all the reasons your website might be slow, and how you can troubleshoot a slow website such as issues on the server, large assets, caching, CSS, JavaScript, latency, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome Glove 80 keyboard Raycast 03:06 Sponsor: Sentry 05:15 What makes a website slow? Uses.tech 06:29 Server Generation Times 13:33 Large payloads Redis Gzip Brotli compression Cloudflare Cloudinary 18:13 Assets being too large 23:01 Caching assets 28:25 CDN 30:35 Caching 101 37:04 Render blocking requests 40:01 CSS 42:25 JavaScript 44:51 Latency 49:17 Flash of dark mode or unsigned out 55:00 Data uris Content-visibility vite-plugin-singlefile Pool in your URL 58:11 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: 3Blue1Brown Wes: Suavecito Firme Clay Pomade Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/8/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 10 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about two new services that allow you to run Node in the browser, WebContainers + NodeBox. Why Node in the browser? How does it work? And what are the differences and limitations of the services? Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:14 Sponsor: Sentry 02:45 Webcontainers and NodeBox Introducing WebContainers Code Sandbox CodePen Replit GitHub Codespaces 06:42 Why Node.js in the browser? 11:08 How does it work? 13:10 Clientside APIs 14:27 Using iFrame to proxy messages 17:39 Are these open source? 19:22 Differences between the two services 21:10 Wes to Figma, Scott to Penpot Figma Penpot 24:51 Limitations 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

3/6/2023 • 29 minutes, 2 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Steve Sewell about Builder.io, Qwik, Partytown, and the tricks and tips he’s learned in building apps for the modern web. Show Notes 00:37 Welcome 01:14 Guest introduction Steve on Twitter Steve on GitHub Builder.io Builder.io/demo 04:07 Builder works with any tech stack? 06:29 Where is the structure of the site coming from? 07:28 What is Builder.io? 11:34 What’s the workflow for updating content? 13:03 What is Builder built in? Mobx 14:36 Moving from Figma to HTML 18:41 Is an app like this divs all the way down? 24:55 Stories of browser gremlins building? 26:29 Advice for anyone building drag and drop Fullstory 29:04 Does FPS play a part in development? 33:31 Do you use SVG? 36:15 Where does Qwik and Partytown fit into all of it? Qwik Partytown 46:45 How does accessibility play into Builder? 49:44 Supper club questions 54:30 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Dead Space Remake 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

3/3/2023 • 59 minutes, 28 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the current landscape of AI, how AI is trained, is AI going to take your job, who’s going to train AI, and adding AI to your applications. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:11:10 Welcome 01:58:01 Sponsor: Sentry 03:16:05 What this episode is not going to be 07:36:11 The current landscape Chat GPT GitHub Copilot Warp Completions Midjourney Bing AI From Bing to Sydney Why a Chat with Bing Left Me Deeply Unsettled Tensorflow Stable Diffusion Amazing AI Dall E 15:26:11 Timeline of growth of AI AI Timeline 16:24:11 What is a model for AI? 24:20:11 How do you use AI? 33:14:00 Code brushes 35:57:18 Midjourney Yandex 40:13:18 Is it going to take your job? Canva Cal 50:22:19 Cost prohibitive 52:26:20 Who’s going to train the robots? 57:29:12 Adding AI to your apps 58:50:11 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Motion sensor Wes: Apple Watch Ultra Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/1/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the difference between sloppy code and clean code, how to establish rules for your code base, and how to enforce your rules. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 00:46 Sponsor: Sentry 01:51 Uses performance issues Uses.tech 04:23 Understand Sloppy Code 10:17 Syntax website timestamp issue 12:56 Establish rules to fix sloppy code 16:35 Adding a feature, do you refactor an unrelated function? 23:07 How do you enforce rules? GitHub Actions 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

2/27/2023 • 28 minutes, 13 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Fred Schott about all things Astro v2.0. What is Astro and why should you use it? How do islands work? Images, edge, AI, error overlays, hybrid rendering, and more! Show Notes 00:40 Welcome 01:08 Guest introduction FredKSchott.com @Fredkschott on Twitter Fred on GitHub 02:17 What is Astro and why should someone use it? 04:57 What can you build with Astro? 06:11 What’s an island in content? 09:43 How do routes work with Astro? 12:30 How is Markdown handled in Astro? mdxjs 14:32 How does Astro work on the edge? 18:15 How does Astro v2 handle data fetching? 23:25 Integrations with Astro 26:38 Astro AI bot? AI Langchain 30:40 Error overlay design 36:10 What are some of the most important upgrades in v2? 37:18 Hybrid rendering 40:27 Astro’s image component Squoosh 44:39 What happened to snowpack? Pikapkg? 46:48 What is the financial model for Astro? 50:28 Supper Club questions Obsidian ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Chat Langchain Shameless Plugs Astro Astro Discord 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

2/24/2023 • 58 minutes, 54 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about why they’re digging Warp as their terminal app of choice, what the terminal is, and some of their wishlist items for Warp. Show Notes 00:09 Welcome 02:11 Disclaimers 04:17 What is the terminal? 06:54 What we’ve used for terminal Get Warp Hyper Terminal iTerm Alacritty 11:14 Terminal terminology CommandLinePowerUser.com WSL OhMyPosh OhMyZsh Starship Ion 17:35 The basic features of Warp 20:45 Autocomplete issues Fig 25:06 Sticky header 26:13 Blocks 29:17 The prompt 30:38 Sharing blocks and live sessions 32:29 AI Command Search AI Command search 35:51 Remote SSH 37:53 Window management Launch configurations 38:42 Workflows 40:19 The command palette 42:36 How does Warp make money? 43:54 Warp requires an account 46:09 Annoyances and wishlists 58:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: 50 Pokemon Cards for $5 Wes: iPad Sorter Station Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

2/22/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the reasons why you should log errors, how it’s not just for debugging, where to save logs, and apps and packages to help with logging. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:37 Sponsor: Sentry 02:16 What is logging? Why log? 04:59 Logging isn’t just for debugging 08:22 What do we log? 13:34 What not to log 14:58 Development, staging, and production 17:36 Logging bots 19:33 Where to put logs 20:59 How to log Log Tail Paper Trail Sematext Logs DataDog Winston Pino 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

2/20/2023 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ryan Carniato about Solid.JS, SolidStart, how web components work with Solid, why he chose JSX, and what the future of Solid is. Show Notes 00:37 Welcome 01:38 Who is Ryan Carniato? @RyanCarniato on Twitter Ryan on Dev.to Solid.JS 02:37 Why did you build Solid? Knockout.JS Marko JS 09:15 What is Solid? 12:55 What does it mean to compile to vanilla JavaScript? SolidStart Tanstack Query 19:39 What are observables and signals? 27:17 How are web components used inside of Solid? 29:38 Why aren’t we using web components more? 32:37 Why would someone pick SolidStart vs Solid? 39:07 Why did you choose JSX? 44:45 How did you build live code examples into documentation? SolidJS Docs Solid-Movies.app 47:19 What is Solid.JS built on? 53:36 What is the future of Solid? 00:39 Supper club questions 02:57 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Alice in Borderland Shameless Plugs Ryan on Twitch Ryan on YouTube 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

2/17/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 43 seconds

In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes talk home electicity, and then answer your questions about native web components, JS class mixins, JavaScript for marketers, managing application secrets, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:09 Sponsor: Sentry 02:18 Electrical house update Klien Wirestrippers 07:45 Custom Syntax podcast browser Custom Syntax browser 09:29 When using browser native web components (i.e. extends HTMLElement), should the whole application be wrapped in a component tree similar to how React apps do it? Deno Using Web Components with Next or any SSR Framework 16:12 Should I avoid JS/TS class mixins? 21:07 Is it acceptable to have any string value as a value for a CSS custom property? 26:48 Should agencies consider building marketing sites with JS frameworks or is Wordpress still the best option here? 33:56 What are the main things to think about when laying the foundations for an app or project that will hopefully grow into something big? 41:24 Will Javascript skills give me an edge over other local digital marketers? WordPress Ghost 46:00 What tool, if any, do you use for publishing packages? 50:19 Do you have any suggestions on how I can find time to code more? Bit 54:17 how do you both manage your application secrets (API keys, database credentials etc) when deploying to Digital Ocean or Linode? 58:52 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Physical 100 Wes: Leviton D23LP-2RW Decora Smart Wi-Fi Mini Plug-In Dimmer 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

2/15/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about what you can do to better organize your config files. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 02:20 Electric car ski tripping 05:01 Why config files? 07:47 Custom Vite config files Wes’ Vite config define: { __VERSION__: JSON.stringify(process.env.npm_package_version), }, 11:16 Node has failed us 13:30 Cosmic config Cosmiconfig 16:46 File nesting 21:01 Standardize on a format 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

2/13/2023 • 24 minutes, 46 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Miško Hevery about why developers should check out Qwik, the benefits of lazy loading, sharing state between components, and other Builder.io projects like Partytown and Mitosis. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:19 Guest intro Miško Hevery @MHevery 01:58 What is Resumability? 05:06 What is Qwik? Qwik Qwik City 07:03 Why would you want to make a component resumable? 12:08 Qwik code can be lazy loaded 15:28 How is server side rendering handled? 18:12 How does Vite help? 22:40 A bit more about hydration 31:03 How does the server collection information? 32:11 How do you share state between components? 34:45 How is data fetching handled? 37:47 Why are you using JSX? 41:53 Dealing with components in other frameworks Mitosis 49:21 What is Partytown? Partytown 54:30 Supper Club questions ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Thinking Fast and Slow Shameless Plugs Builder.io 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

2/10/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 44 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their respective processes for converting JavaScript to TypeScript in their projects, why you might want to, and tooling for moving to TypeScript. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:36 Sponsor: Sentry 02:23 Electrical updates 08:16 Moving to TypeScript 09:34 What are you doing with GraphQL? GraphQL Codegen 11:35 Why move to TypeScript? 12:00 Refactoring is easier 14:58 Better DX 18:42 Adding a tsconfig.json file 22:43 Figure out your tooling 23:50 Type Checker 25:13 MongoDB to TypScript Generator 26:44 Eslint-Typescript 28:03 Deprank Deprank 29:18 Refactor and rename to .ts 32:40 Typing your code 43:04 Utilities and unions 46:11 Where do you put your types? 49:29 Typing Dependencies Definitely Typed Raycast Search npm 54:26 Global types 01:08 Now what? 03:58 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Elegrp USB C Walloutlet Wes: Barrina Shop Lights Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

2/8/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 31 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through quick tips to improve performance of your website, and the tools available to help diagnose and fix perf issues. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:50 Polish And Perf explained 02:05 What kinds of tools are available to improve performance Lighthouse in Chrome PageSpeed 09:32 Identify route caching and http caching 14:25 Partytown Partytown 15:19 Unnecessary network calls 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

2/6/2023 • 21 minutes, 19 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Tim McNamara, author of Rust in Action about what Rust is, how to get started learning Rust, and ideas of good projects to begin learning Rust with. Show Notes 00:37 Welcome 01:26 Guest introduction Rust in Action Tim on Twitter Tim on YouTube 03:51 What was it like to write a book on Rust? 07:52 What drew you to Rust? 13:01 The approachability of Rust 21:41 What’s a good introductory project with Rust? 25:15 Why would someone learn Rust? It’s time to try WASM 40:23 What is a crate and cargo in Rust? 44:17 Running Rust in various places 50:53 Should the average web developer try Rust? 52:13 Supper club questions 54:17 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× kokako Shameless Plugs Tim McNamara - How to learn Rust 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

2/3/2023 • 58 minutes, 16 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through what ESM is, and why you want to move your projects to ESM. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:51 Sponsor: Sentry 02:32 Our experiences with ESM 06:54 Why ESM? 11:42 Top Level Await 16:16 Assert Import type eventually Scott’s Vite chunk import map 21:00 Converting code to ESM 27:22 .JS on end of files 32:12 Imports and exports 37:52 TypeScript 40:24 Bundling / Transpiling Vite Node 43:42 Dependencies Sindre thread 45:16 Publishing 53:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Egg dispenser Wes: Pure Cinema Podcast Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

2/1/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 32 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through their wishlist for CSS in 2023 including mixins, range selectors, fit text, robust color functions, overflown, and more. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:09 Snow skate update 03:01 Mixins 05:06 Range selector 09:36 :first-of-column :last-of:column / row Ability to target items in nth-row of autofilled, implicit grid 11:43 Fit Text 13:34 Overflow-x, overflow-y control 15:36 Full support for CSS with Inline Styles 16:24 nth-of-found() 18:18 Robust Color functions 22:19 resize: both but no overflow or scroll 23:39 Animate height auto 23:57 Full attr() support 25:07 CSS References CSS References 26:59 overflown + :stuck 28:56 Multi-line selectors 30:35 Container Queries - select the container itself 32:04 :is-scrolled - select a container when it’s scrolled 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

1/30/2023 • 35 minutes, 12 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Caleb Porzio about Livewire, Alpine.js, what is it with PHP devs making cool stuff, TypeScript thoughts, and more. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:05 Buffalo and Canada History of Target in Canada 06:23 Who is Caleb Porzio? @CalebPorzio on Twitter 09:26 What is Livewire? Livewire Alpine.js HotWired 12:58 Are these MVC frameworks? 18:11 What is the process behind the scenes? 20:36 How does Hotwire handle rendering? 25:38 What is Alpine.js? 33:19 Why are PHP devs making interesting things? Laravel Tailwind 40:32 What is a nextTick in JavaScript? Microtask Guide 46:20 TypeScript thoughts 48:05 Server side rendering? Morph 49:25 Supper Club questions Ergodox Keyboards Glove 80 Keyboards Natty Theme MonoLisa 59:40 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Ugmonk Analog Shameless Plugs Make VS Code Awesome Alpine.js Livewire 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

1/27/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 12 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott look through the results of the State of JS survey for 2022. Show Notes State of JS 2022 00:26 Welcome 01:24 Thoughts on the survey in general 04:24 Country of origin 05:53 Salaries 08:14 Higher education 08:58 JavaScript features 15:41 Browser APIs 21:15 Library Usage 26:11 Interest in frontend frameworks 28:40 Framework usage 31:41 Rendering frameworks 34:57 Build tools usage over time 39:37 Monorepo tools Moon 46:41 Backend frameworks Civet 47:42 JavaScript run times 51:01 TypeScript JavaScript balance 52:17 JavaScript flavors 57:03 Resources Fireship Dev Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

1/25/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 4 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes explain what container queries are, use cases for them, new units of measurement, and possible issues with container queries. Show Notes 00:28 Welcome 01:46 What are Container Queries? Tweet about Container Queries 03:28 Use cases for Container Queries Home Assistant Can I Use? 06:11 The syntax of container queries 13:42 New units 22:27 Old iOS versions may cause issues 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

1/23/2023 • 25 minutes, 45 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Simen & Espen from Sanity about what Sanity is, who uses Sanity, what is a content lake, how Sanity works with React or TypeScript, what GROQ is, how portable text works, and of course, the supper club questions. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:37 Who are you and what is Sanity? 04:04 What kinds of services use Sanity? 06:18 What is a content lake? 07:26 Enabling code access to Sanity Studio 13:12 Implenting Sanity into a React app 14:49 What is GROQ? 21:04 Is GraphQL still the best way to query data? 25:32 Workflows in Sanity 27:48 What is portable text? 35:19 How does Sanity work with TypeScript? 38:51 Ecommerce options with Sanity 41:29 Supper club questions 50:33 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Syntax 533 - Zod Schema Elden Ring Risk of Rain Sharp Syntax 526 - Supper Club with on TRPC ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Espen bread Medium Tall Shameless Plugs Sanity Syntax code 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

1/20/2023 • 54 minutes, 59 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about HTML tags, budgeting, recession proofing your business, software dev vs software engineer, taking payments, and more. Show Notes 00:11:11 Welcome 01:29:11 When should you use article and section in HTML? 08:03:08 Does your business suffer from the economic recession? 15:47:18 How do you manage your money or budget? PlainTextAccounting YNAB Copilot 20:51:11 What should I consider using? There’s a lot of options. CommonJS, AMD, UMD, es modules? 26:30:09 What’s the difference between a software developer and software engineer? 30:36:11 How do you handle payment for your course platforms? Braintree Gumroad Paddle Stripe 38:33:23 Why is this false? “I’m a string” instanceof String 40:38:22 Do you all use Mac spaces for organizing windows? Arc 45:55:21 Do you have any tips that would help my front end team avoid rendering a DOM with invalid element nesting? 48:48:14 Would you do an episode commenting on the CSS Nesting survey released this week? Help Choose CSS Nesting Syntax 53:57:01 How do you guys go about prioritizing your work? Height.app Things 58:50:19 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Bundle of Eucalyptus Wes: Recycling bin brackets Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

1/18/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the differences between building it yourself vs paying for a service to do it for you, such as cron jobs, checkout, hosting, images, video, and more. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 03:19 Buying vs building topic 07:09 Strategy 09:50 Escapability 14:56 Services You Could Use Sentry Postmark 16:34 Efficiency of using a service 18:08 Cron jobs 20:43 Checkout Recurly Lemon Squeezy Stripe Braintree 24:29 Hosting 26:00 Screenshots and open graph images Cloudinary Vercel OG Puppeteer 29:25 Search Algolia Elastic MongoDB 33:32 Auth PasswordJS 36:55 Images 39:46 Video Hosting Vimeo Mux Amazon Kinesis 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

1/16/2023 • 44 minutes, 9 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Katherine Mello about her journey into coding from liberal arts to bootcamp education, data visualization, and coding for a sustainable focused company. Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 01:10 Guest introduction Rolling With Kat 03:05 Bag milk? 04:34 What is Tangible Materials? Tangible Materials 07:27 How did you end up at Tangible? Full Stack Academy 10:05 Are bootcamps worth it? 14:46 How important were in person classes to you? All We Can Save Braiding Sweetgrass 20:46 What do you enjoy about data visualization? D3 Data visualization society Three.js Observable Color Wheel 27:21 Working at WeWork WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn • Official Trailer 34:14 What is your tech stack at Tangible? 38:26 What backend would Wes use for a project? Svelte Kit Supabase Super Bass 42:10 Is there environmental web hosting? 43:47 Supper Club Questions Uplift Desks 50:22 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Climavores Shameless Plugs Drinking from the Garden Hose Hiring at Tangible Materials 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

1/13/2023 • 56 minutes, 10 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through their goals for 2023 including coding, tooling, courses and platforms, social media, and fitness. Show Notes 00:17 Welcome 02:38 What’s a cantina? 06:33 Scott’s coding goals Animated grid layouts Tauri 14:39 Wes’ code goals Uses Stripe Stripe Elements Shoelace 23:17 Tooling Vite Plugin List Directory Contents 26:39 Scott’s courses and platform LevelUp.video 29:36 Wes’ courses Wes Bos Tutorials 31:11 Scott’s fitness goals 35:55 Wes’ fitness goals 39:44 Apple Watch for fitness 41:54 Syntax podcast goals 50:13 Scott’s social media goals Scott on TikTok LevelUp Newsletter 52:35 Wes’ social media goals Wes on TikTok 58:02 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Menu Wes: JB Weld Clearweld, big version Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

1/11/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Satisfies and as const. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 02:04 Xmas recap Peloton 04:09 Satisfies and as const 06:16 What is const? 10:30 Helping with currency 12:44 Bos monster server update 14:13 Satisfies export const currencies = { USD: 'US Dollars', CAD: 'Canadian Dollar', EUR: 'Euro', } as const; export type Currency = typeof currencies; export type CurrencyCode = keyof Currency; 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

1/9/2023 • 22 minutes, 49 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Sarah Drasner about her new book, Engineering Management for the Rest of Us, what it’s like moving from management to coding and back, the book writing process, and her Fortnite VS Code theme. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:59 Who is Sarah Drasner? @Sarah_Edo on Twitter @Sarah_Edo on Mastodon @Sdras on CodePen @SDras on GitHub SarahDrasnerDesign.com Google Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Amazon: Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Netlify 05:25 How did you figure out what to do in management? 07:20 How do you get out of engineer’s way? The Engineer Manager pendulum 09:39 Do you spend time on making the person happy in the job? 15:51 Should managers code? 19:16 Was it difficult to step out of coding? 21:07 Why do people leave jobs? 24:04 Dealing with conflict and reorgs 28:36 What makes a good retro? 31:25 What was your process for writing a book? SVG Animations: From Common UX Implementations to Complex Responsive Animation Scrivener Egghead Mayfly Design Sarah Drasner’s articles on CSS Tricks Sarah Drasner’s articles on Smashing Magazine 43:44 Supper Club questions Sarah Drasner’s VS Code snippets and themes Creating a VS Code theme Wes Bos Cobalt 2 VS Code theme Partytown beta 53:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Paper Koi Lantern: a DIY Kit Shameless Plugs Engineering Management for the Rest of Us 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

1/6/2023 • 55 minutes, 11 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their predictions in web development for 2023. Show Notes 00:07 Welcome 01:25 SSR JS sites more the norm 03:32 React doing forms 05:39 TypeScript Inferred becomes hot 08:11 Deno gets hotter 12:51 JS Runtimes Mature HTMX 15:00 We will see a new TS Type Checker written in Rust 19:20 New JS APIs 23:37 Writing towards Winter CG Spec Popular. “Worker Ready” script STC 27:05 A new JS framework SolidJS Qwik 29:44 Page Transitions API 32:40 Scott was right / Scotts gonna be right 34:06 Rust becomes more Popular 36:00 React Beta Docs launch after 5 year dev cycle 37:45 CSS Container Queries in Production 41:07 Svelte and Sveltekit Glow Up 43:38 CSS Subgrid 49:19 WASM 51:51 AI Open AI 53:16 Houdini 54:30 People souring on React, Eslint 57:47 Machine learning 01:08 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Cron Wes: Wyze Headphones Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp SvelteKit Tutorial Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

1/4/2023 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 7 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through some TypeScript Fundamentals around type narrowing, type guards, and type predicates. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:40 Rocking predicates 02:54 What is a type in TypeScript? 04:11 Type Narrowing 08:18 Type Guard 16:19 Type Predicates Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

1/2/2023 • 22 minutes, 58 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Kilian Valkhof about his work on Polypane, a browser for developers. How is Polypane built? Why does he have a focus on accessibility in Polypane? Show Notes 00:39 Welcome 01:48 Who is Kilian Valkhof? kilianvalkhof.com @kilianvalkhof on Twitter 04:50 What is Polypane? Polypane @Polypane on Twitter FromScratch 09:31 How is Polypane built? 14:18 What about the Dev tools tab? 20:15 Outline tab 23:23 Color picker 27:33 Canvas rules and guides 32:16 Accessibility background and tools 40:28 How do you parse the CSS? 42:51 What else do you want people to know about Polypane? 44:42 Supper Club questions 53:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shameless Plugs Fix Contrast Superposition 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

12/30/2022 • 58 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott revisit their 2022 predictions and see which ones they got right, and which they got wrong. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:09 Welcome Syntax 420: 2022 Predictions 01:44 Svelte popularity Svelte Svelte Kit 04:09 Next.js data layer 05:06 Web components UI Open UI 06:19 Rust popularity Rust 10:07 Serverless and Cloud functions 10:42 Tailwind popularity 16:20 Sponsor: Sentry 17:59 Next gen dev tools 19:46 CSS Container queries 21:45 GraphQL 26:26 Deno 29:44 TypeScript 34:28 Sponsor: Sanity 35:07 Server comeback 36:21 Checkouts and payment processers Lemon Squeezy 43:05 Sponsor: Auth0 44:18 Temporal API 46:44 Remote dev thin client popularity 49:49 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: JADENS Label Maker Machine with Tape Wes: Chipolo One Spot Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Svelte Kit Tutorial Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

12/28/2022 • 1 hour, 12 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the current state of building desktop apps with Electron or Tauri. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 01:18 Sponsor: Sentry 02:47 Sponsor: Prismic 04:01 Our experience with building desktop apps Level Up Tutorials: Level 1 Electron Hair.WesBos.com 10:04 Frameworks for building apps 10:56 Tauri vs Electron Tauri Electron 23:38 Tooling vite-plugin-electron 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

12/26/2022 • 27 minutes, 7 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Kenneth Lyerly about his career path into coding, and how he manages to hold two jobs. Show Notes 00:38 Welcome Ken.dev Ken on Github 01:59 How do you have two jobs? 09:46 When did you start a second job? 16:02 Any tips for someone wanting to switch into coding? 24:03 Do you have advice for people trying to market themselves? 31:38 What is working these days for marketing efforts? 34:47 Where can devs learn about marketing? 35:50 Barbershop culture 39:47 Supper club questions Snazzy Labs custom Touch ID button Tech Meme Ride Home podcast 44:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Traeger Grills Shameless Plugs Suavecito ResortPass 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

12/23/2022 • 47 minutes, 26 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about how to give feedback on the podcast, deciding on a business model for courses, what to do about Twitter, and more. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:51 Podcast feedback 04:46 Can you talk about how you made the decision to re-write LevelUp? Strangler Fig 13:54 How did you get a score for your website? Google Pagespeed 19:30 Where will we move to when Twitter implodes? Twitter Blue 26:29 Sponsor: Linode 27:06 How did you arrive at your business model? 33:15 Advice for getting into freelancing web dev? 38:49 Sponsor: Sentry 40:07 How to feel more “senior” as a developer 43:30 How do you manage notifications between various apps? Hazel 50:46 Label makers Nimbot label makers 54:14 Sponsor: Freshbooks 54:45 How are people testing node apps? JestJS Vitest Mocha ChaiJS 56:38 What are your thoughts on the TanStack Router? Tanstack Astro SvelteKit Nozzle 01:09 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Sensibo Air Wes: We Crashed Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

12/21/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 44 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about your options for database when you’re working with serverless. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:51 Sponsor: LogRocket 01:44 Sponsor: Prismic 03:17 Why Serverless and related databases? 07:45 Deploying on Deno Deno 08:44 Using a database with serverless functions Syntax 542 - Serverless Limitations 11:53 Using purpose built databases Planetscale Supabase Cloudflare D1 Cloudflare Key Value Store AWS DynamoDB AWS Auroa FaunaDB Neon Railway MongoDB Serverless Redis Cassandra 15:01 The results of the test 17:35 Solutions 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

12/19/2022 • 27 minutes, 37 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jonny Burger about why and how he built Remotion, his app that lets you create MP4 videos using React. 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. ⚡️ Tuple - Sponsor This week’s sponsor is Tuple, an app built specifically for remote pair programming. The app is written in C++ and tuned for high-resolution screen sharing and low-latency remote control. Because developers deserve better than Zoom or Meet for pairing. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:24 Who is Jonny Burger? Jonny.io Jonny on GitHub Jonny on Twitter 03:51 Why did you create Remotion? Remotion.dev 07:36 What types of videos are people making? 10:53 What is the tech stack? Puppeteer Lottie 18:31 What is Idempotence? 19:50 What is lottie? 22:56 Motion blur trail Motion blur trail demo 25:17 Sponsor: Gatsby 26:12 Chrome rendering 29:58 When would you choose JPG or PNG? 31:43 Are you using ffmpeg in the browser? ffmpeg 36:00 Sponsor: Tuple 37:43 What player do you use for playback? 39:54 How did you take this idea to a product? 44:05 Supper Club questions LG C9 TV iTerm 50:12 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Yoga with Adriene Cosmic Kids Yoga Shameless Plugs Toopo.art 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

12/16/2022 • 57 minutes, 12 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott look at the the Web Almanac’s report on the role of JavaScript on the web in 2022. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 01:17 College football update 04:07 Web almanac for 2022 JavaScript in the 2022 Web Almanac 06:25 Unused JavaScript 07:47 JavaScript requests per page 09:38 Bundlers 14:01 Pages using Babel 16:01 How JavaScript is requested 19:22 Sponsor: Sentry 20:56 Loading render blocking tags 22:48 Dynamic import, web workers, source maps 24:33 Libraries and frameworks Owl Carousel Lazy Sizes 29:30 Websites using web components 31:35 Websites with JavaScript security issues 32:43 Sponsor: Auth0 33:58 Jamstack 37:09 JavaScript used by Jamstack sites 38:03 Jamstack hosting 39:46 Popular Static site generators 44:49 Progressive web apps and service workers 50:29 jQuery inside WordPress themes WeCrashed 51:13 Project Fugu Project Fugu 52:51 Web push notifications 55:49 CMSs 00:45 Sponsor: Freshbooks 01:40 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: White Lotus Wes: Ubiquiti Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

12/14/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 56 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through the various rendering methods in use today and the pros / cons of each. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:31 What is rendering? 02:41 Sponsor: Sentry 03:58 Sponsor: Sanity 04:55 Rendering methods 05:48 Single page application (SPA) 07:36 Multi-page Application 09:14 Static Site Generation (SSG) 11:10 Service Side Rendered (SSR) 13:08 Partial hydration 14:03 Progressive hydration 15:38 Island architecture 16:25 Progressive enhancement 18:18 Incremental Static Generation 19:12 Streaming SSR 19:53 Resumability 21:51 Edge rendering 23:11 Missing from the list 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

12/12/2022 • 28 minutes, 22 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Vu Le about his path to working at Disney. How did he learn to code? How do you get a job at Disney? What’s the tech stack inside a Disney team? Tuple - Sponsor This week’s sponsor is Tuple, an app built specifically for remote pair programming. The app is written in C++ and tuned for high-resolution screen sharing and low-latency remote control. Because developers deserve better than Zoom or Meet for pairing. Show Notes 01:40 Who is Vu Le? 03:33 How did you learn to code? 04:57 How do you get a job at Disney? 09:01 Internal CMS development at Disney 10:19 What types of languages do you use internally? 15:22 Do you have a design system? 19:52 How do you handle versions and updates? 22:42 Sponsor: Tuple 23:37 Do you get involved in testing? Vitest 25:06 What are you using for GraphQL? GraphQL 25:34 How are you handling CSS? Theme UI 31:43 Does Disney do remote work? 34:38 Perks of working at Disney 38:16 Supper Club questions GMMK Pro Keyboard Santa Cruz bicycles JetBrains Mono 45:13 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Garden hose connectors 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

12/9/2022 • 49 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their preferred coding styles and preferences they use, and why. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 02:35 Function definition 06:43 File path aliases 09:36 Implicit vs Explicit Return 13:49 Array.reduce() VS literally anything else 17:37 Loop vs array method 22:55 Sponsor: Linode 23:37 Updating vs creating a new var 30:36 Iterable to Array 34:46 Sponsor: LogRocket 36:16 Destructuring vs Object.property 39:22 Destructuring Arrays vs Reference by index 41:40 Number(string) vs +string 43:35 Incrementing 45:06 Multiple ifs 47:48 Multiple ifs vs switch vs Ternary 51:05 Promises / Error Catching 53:50 if(falsy) block VS return false; 55:51 Sponsor: Freshbooks 56:26 Spaces vs tabs 58:39 Trailing commas 00:40 Semicolons 02:49 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Video Archives Podcast Wes: Ubiquiti Wifi Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

12/7/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 13 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about new features coming to GitHub including Hey, GitHub!, GitHub Blocks, GitHub Copilot CLI, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:49 Responsive web design update 03:12 Let’s go 05:32 Sponsor: Linode 06:01 Sponsor: LogRocket 07:23 GitHub Next GitHub Next 08:17 GitHub Copilot for the CLI 11:52 Synthesizing results Syntax 540 - Responsive Design Techniques 13:31 Hey GitHub Syntax 481 - Supper Club Voice Coding with Pokey Rule 16:55 GitHub Blocks 18:58 GitHub Code search 21:36 GitHub Collaborative workspaces 23:43 GitHub Copilot for your own codebase 25:10 GitHub Copilot Radar 29:15 GitHub AI Pull Requests 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

12/5/2022 • 32 minutes, 3 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jared Sumner about why and how he created Bun, what Zig is, and the future of Bun. Tuple - Sponsor This week’s sponsor is Tuple, an app built specifically for remote pair programming. The app is written in C++ and tuned for high-resolution screen sharing and low-latency remote control. Because developers deserve better than Zoom or Meet for pairing. Tuple.app. Show Notes 00:37 Welcome 01:44 Who is Jared Sumner? Jarred Sumner on Twitter Bun Bun Discord Bun on GitHub 02:31 Why did you make Bun? 09:43 Using web API vs Node modules? 13:25 Do we still use npm? 15:42 Support for HTML Rewriter 16:46 Where do you see Bun being used? 19:25 Do you think someone will write a type checker? 21:18 Sponsor: Tuple 22:07 What is Zig? 24:57 Did you have a history of learning languages? 28:16 Have you ever thought of putting Bun on hardware? 29:59 Is there a package.json file in Bun projects? 31:34 What can’t Node just get faster? 32:16 What is the future of Bun? 36:27 Thoughts on types in JavaScript? 41:16 Why did you build an SQLite client into Bun? 42:54 Supper Club questions Starship Warp 48:52 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Bun meme 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

12/2/2022 • 51 minutes, 4 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about strategies to find good Twitter follows, should we use TypeScript for a company blog, what’s Playwright, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:53 TikTok update 02:46 What strategies do you use to find the good stuff? Tweetdeck 11:17 What is the clear distinction b/w how the CRUD Ops & the Real time chat protocols (XMPP, Websockets, etc) differ? 15:56 Should we use TypeScript for a new blog? 20:45 Sponsor: Sanity 21:45 Is there any reason to still use string concatenation over template literals? 26:13 What should React devs use to get initial scaffolding in place? Create React App Vite Turbo Pack 29:38 What’s the deal with Playwright? Playwright 34:28 Sponsor: LogRocket 35:19 What separates a “scripting” language from a “programming” language? 39:37:14 Sponsor: Prismic 40:23:02 Do you have any tips on how to change a defeated programmer mindset? Partydown 47:34:07 How has your use of and work in the browser changed with Arc? Arc Browser Syntax 514 - Supper Club × Arc Browser with Hursh Agrawal 49:18:15 Why would I attach an event listener with the useCapture argument as true? 51:33:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Screwless plates / 4 pack of screwless plates Wes: Shoe Boxes for Cords Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp TikTok Wes: Wes Bos TikTok 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

11/30/2022 • 57 minutes, 31 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through some of the limitations of using serverless in your project. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the the notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:08 Sponsor: Sentry 01:59 Sponsor: MagicBell 03:11 Topic introduction 04:44 Function limit Puppeteer 08:51 Node support 10:00 Cron jobs 11:12 Local development Miniflare 11:45 Database access SQLite 12:42 Sharing code 13:07 Environmental variables Netlify environmental variables 14:37 Timeouts 15:47 Sass is expensive 17:26 Infastructure as code 19:02 Search Algolia Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

11/28/2022 • 20 minutes, 28 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Scott and Wes! Talking about BBQ, electric cars, workout equipment, home renos - but they do sneak in a bit of coding talk! Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project today and discover Kontent. Tuple - Sponsor This week’s sponsor is Tuple, an app built specifically for remote pair programming. The app is written in C++ and tuned for high-resolution screen sharing and low-latency remote control. Because developers deserve better than Zoom or Meet for pairing. https://tuple.app/syntax Show Notes 00:37:11 Welcome 03:18:10 Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Berries Saskatoon Berry Barn 05:02:14 TV shows we’re watching Amazing Race Canada America’s Dance Crew Lakefront Luxury 12:49:12 New house vibe 18:29:06 Sponsor: Kontent 19:13:20 Sauna thoughts 22:58:24 Home gym thoughts Woodupp Tonal 40:22:16 Sponsor: Tuple 41:17:11 3D printer 44:11:09 How many things can you take on? 48:23:11 BBQ talk Amazing Ribs 55:26:11 Electric car update Ioniq 5 57:45:07 Supper Club questions Level Up Tutorials VS Code Theme Quokka VS Code Extension Quokkajs Console-Ninja 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

11/25/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 46 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through some modern responsive design techniques that you may not have heard of, or haven’t had a chance to use yet. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:47 Clean Talk 03:55 The menu of responsive design Syntax 154 with Sara Soueidan 06:52 Responsive design basics 11:54 What should you build for first in 2022? 16:15 Shrink and grow until it looks bad 21:36 Menus in responsive 23:43 Sponsor: Linode 24:13 Grid systems 28:08 Grid and Flexbox CSS Grid Course Flexbox Course Can I Use 35:02 Sponsor: LogRocket 36:00 Container queries 45:56 FitText 49:12 How do you test these types of things? 51:15 Future techniques coming 53:28 Sponsor: Freshbooks 53:56 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Lutron Light switches Wes: Sunco Lighting BR30 Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

11/23/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 56 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new proposal for React, what the basics of it are, why it’s being proposed, and some benefits and issues it brings up. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:13 Welcome 01:39 Sponsor: Sentry 02:41 Auth0 03:57 A bit more auth 05:24 New RFC RFC: First class support for promises and async/await 08:30 What are the basics of this proposal? 10:12 Scott gets a little Svelte-y 11:44 Why is this being proposed? 17:14 Infinite loop possibility 18:44 Why is Svelte API better in this use case? Tanstack Smooshgate 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

11/21/2022 • 22 minutes, 11 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ryan Dahl about Deno. Why was Deno created? What is Deno written in? How is Deno so much faster? And what’s the future of Deno? 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. ⚡️ Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome Tinyclouds.org Ry on GitHub Deno Deno Discord 01:18 The introduction of Node 02:51 Why are you still betting on JavaScript for the web? 05:34 Why did you make Deno? 09:04 How does TypeScript fit into the landscape? 11:40 How is Deno so much faster? 13:28 Sponsor: Sanity 14:17 What is Deno written in? 15:56 Should developers be learning Rust? 18:27 Will libraries that work on npm eventually work in Deno? 21:52 Are we going to use Node API’s or web spec? 24:31 Sponsor: Sentry 25:31 What is tooling like for Deno? WinterCG Deno VS Code Extension 29:27 What is Deno deploy? Deno Deploy 34:01 Deno’s framework Fresh 38:56 Client side vs server side rendering 41:27 Sponsor: Gatsby 42:28 What’s the future of Deno? 43:39 Supper club questions 53:30 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 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

11/18/2022 • 55 minutes, 34 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, it’s part 2 of Wes and Scott’s journey through the CSS Trends Almanac for 2022 talking through the rest of the popular CSS properties on the web. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:06 Welcome Syntax 525 - 2022 CSS Trends and Usage Web Almanac Part 1 01:22 Smart home updates 04:05 Box sizing: border box 06:57 CSS Columns 09:20 Aspect Ratio Can I Use CSS Properties Rotate 09:53 Transitions and animations 13:36 Transition time 17:05 Steps as a timing function 19:01 Sponsor: Prismic 19:43 Blend modes 23:57 Responsive web design 26:31 Prefers Color Scheme 27:48 Popular breakpoints 30:57 Sponsor: LogRocket 32:06 Feature queries and @ supports 34:59 Logical and physical properties 37:59 css-in-js Sam Magura - Why We’re Breaking Up with CSS-in-JS Brad Frost - Why We’re Breaking Up with CSS in JS 42:28 Sass 43:20 Print styles 45:38 Sponsor: Sanity 46:38 Longhand properities 48:21 Non-existant properties 52:06 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Front Bumper Drillless Plate Holder Wes: 1U Server Rack Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

11/16/2022 • 58 minutes, 41 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about creating short form content for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and tweets. What are some of the benefits and limitations of creating for vertical video, and what tools are they using to create videos. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:39 Sponsor: Sentry 02:40 Sponsor: Freshbooks 04:05 Short form content intro WesBos.com/tips Wes on TikTok LevelUp Tutorials on TikTok Scott Stolinski on TikTok 07:16 The good and the bad of short form content 17:13 Repurposing content 18:36 Content that works 21:12 Tips for making short form content 24:19 Limitations of short form content 31:49 Tools for editing Screenflow Descript Detail.co 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

11/14/2022 • 36 minutes, 30 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott recorded a live open table episode with guests calling in to talk about Wasm, building Riverside.fm, home networking, getting a job at Microsoft, Svelte and Sveltekit, htmx, and more! Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Appwrite - Sponsor Appwrite is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to build any application. Get free cloud credits by signing up for early access to the Appwrite Cloud launch! Show Notes 00:30 Welcome 01:49 Safari aspect ratio bug 04:17 Thoughts on Vercel announcements? NextJS Conf 10:07 Gideon Riverside CTO Riverside.fm Careers 14:44 Do JS devs need to branch out? 16:52 Wasm Web Assembly (WASM) Rustlings 19:46 Sponsor: Auth0 21:03 Which company will Vercel aquire next? Guillermo Rauch Akamai Acquires Linode 27:12 Svelte Kit and Vercel 30:20 Why don’t you terminate your own ethernet cables? 30:58 How does Fly.io compare to Vercel? Fly.io 31:36 Did Wes learn Vue? 32:10 Brad jumping on the Remix train Remix 34:18 Layout shift caused by images in Markdown 38:30 Maintaining home networking Ubiquiti 44:44 Taking a course lead to a job with Microsoft Soumya’s YouTube - Geekysrm / website / Twitter 47:38 Sponsor: Appwrite 48:39 Are you still using your Synology NAS? Synology 53:53 Is Svelte ready for smaller team projects? Svelte Kit Wyze 56:03 HTMX htmx Alpine.js 01:49 Docker Wasm preview Introducing the Docker+Wasm Technical Preview WebAssembly System Interface 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

11/11/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about meeting IRL, bookmarks, SSG vs SSR, domain privacy, deploying monorepos, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:20 Weather updates 02:21 How often have you gotten together in real life? Jamstack Conf Reactathon 05:33 What are people using to bookmark sites? Arc Browser 09:03 When not to use Static Site Generation (SSG), and when to use Server-side Rendering (SSR)? Svelte Kit 13:53 How do you do correct error handling to catch everything? Sentry.io 21:13 Sponsor: Sentry 22:50 Is there any benefit to using getters and setters in classes set them over plain methods? 27:47 Will there ever be a js framework that can SSR on a non-JS backend? Render pnpm 32:40 Have either of you thought about learning and teaching Python or Django? 34:56 What is your opinion on purchasing “Domain Privacy” with each domain? 37:49 Sponsor: Sanity 38:44 Domain privacy continued 39:22 How you deploy monorepo packages? Tanstack Vite 43:48 As a member of a non margin group should I avoid applying for jobs when they say they welcome applicants who are of a marginalized group to support diversity? 46:12 When would you, if ever, choose good-old React over something like Next JS? 53:24 Sponsor: Freshbooks 54:16 Is it preferred to import via absolute reference or relative reference? 00:23 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Air Compressor Wes: Blue Flush Cutter Mini Diagonal Cutting Pliers Side Cutter Nippers Wire Cutter Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

11/9/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 29 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Zod, a TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference. How are we using Zod? What do we like? And our thoughts on the Zod ecosystem. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:48 Sponsor: LogRocket 02:54 Sponsor: Linode 04:07 Minecraft thoughts Minecraft 06:25 Scratch Scratch 07:19 What is Zod? Zod Zod comparison 10:05 Features of Zod 13:24 How we’re using Zod 14:40 How Zod works with MongoDB 15:51 3rd party plugins 19:35 Zod ecosystem Zod Ecosystem 22:22 Asynchronous validation 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

11/7/2022 • 24 minutes, 5 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about ADHD, how to tell if you have ADHD, issues related to ADHD for computer workers, anxiety vs ADHD, and more. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Appwrite - Sponsor Appwrite is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to build any application. Get free cloud credits by signing up for early access to the Appwrite Cloud launch! Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 02:11 Guest introduction 03:00 Do I have ADHD? CHADD 09:12 What is the threshold for diagnosis? 11:43 Are there other issues for computer workers? Arc Browser Syntax 513 - The Productivity Episode 15:27 Avoiding difficult or boring things 17:04 Structuring your day 18:41 Sponsor: LogRocket 20:12 Any tips for working in a distracting environment? MyNoise.net Headspace 23:40 Can I learn to deal with things? 27:28 How can I support a team member with ADHD? Missive 31:51 Sponsor: Appwrite 32:47 Any lifestyle changes to help with ADHD? 38:26 How do you find medical help? 42:39 How do you tell the difference between discipline vs ADHD? 47:05 Anxiety vs ADHD? 48:36 Dyslexia and ADHD 53:31 Inheritable or genetic 54:50 Don’t rely on self-diagnoses Psychology Today 55:48 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Taking Charge of Adult ADHD Bird feeder 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

11/4/2022 • 59 minutes, 53 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott tell more of your scary web dev stories including lorem ipsum mistakes, naming something Skynet, blackouts, Twitch streaming, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:12 Weeeeeelcome 02:11 Slipsum mistake Slipsum 03:40 Brotli scaling explosion When JavaScript Bytes 05:14 Email loop Breaking Production with 56,000 emails 05:36 DevOops Magento store Example.com 08:26 Scary animal stories 11:09 Naming something Skynet 11:58 2003 Blackout 13:16 ExtJS error binding 17:09 Sponsor: Linode 17:55 Lead gen forms and captcha Issue Renaming upper-case ‘Sirupsen’ to ‘sirupsen’ Follow up 19:51 Scarlet Letter 21:51 MongoDB achievement story Adam Coster 26:14 Sponsor: Auth0 28:11 Drupal and mysql database fun 30:10 Nervous Twitch 34:03 FTP access story 37:24 Sponsor: LogRocket 38:53 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Ear foam tips Wes: Stepped drill bit / Aliexpress link Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

11/2/2022 • 43 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes explain more buzz words like schema, promises, async, sync, dom vs shadow dom vs page HTML, props, and more. Appwrite - Sponsor Appwrite is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to build any application. Get free cloud credits by signing up for early access to the Appwrite Cloud launch. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 01:17 Sponsor: Appwrite 03:16 Sponsor: Sanity 04:08 Schema Zod Apollo GraphQL 07:25 Promises 08:47 Async, Sync, Parallel and Concurrent 13:15 Dom vs Shadow Dom VS Page HTML 16:21 Methods vs Functions 18:18 Props 20:27 HTTP Requests are Stateless 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

10/31/2022 • 22 minutes, 4 seconds

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 Peaco*ck 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

10/28/2022 • 51 minutes, 57 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott tell your spookiest scary web dev stories including spooky render times, push notification hell, dark Friday, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:15 Welcome 03:00 Spooky Render Times React Virtualized React Window 09:19 Push Notification Hell 13:11 Dark Friday 14:19 Tiny Ints with Big Problems 16:57 A/B Testing 18:47 Confirm Purchase button mistake 21:21 Sponsor: Sentry 22:34 Dike Leak 25:14 A Steep Grade 32:41 Falkland Islands mixup 33:40 Conference mixup 36:34 Sponsor: Prismic 37:58 Doctor Who Ipsum 43:55 Marketplace payouts 46:38 Sponsor: Freshbooks 47:42 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: PopSocket Wallet Wes: Water flosser Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

10/26/2022 • 54 minutes, 35 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Qwik, a new framework designed for the edge. How are things like hydration, lazy loading, rendering, and optimization handled by Qwik? Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:18 Welcome 01:25 Sponsor: Sentry 02:47 Sponsor: Sanity 04:50 What is Qwik? Qwik 08:05 What is SSR? 09:25 Working with hydration 15:31 Lazy loading, reduced rendering, and Qwik optimizer 17:30 Edge first 18:55 Data loading or data actions issues 20:49 Qwik City Qwik City 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

10/24/2022 • 25 minutes, 19 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Scott talks with Alex Johansson about his work on tRPC, how it compares to other tools like GraphQL, and what’s next for tRPC? Polypane - Sponsor If you want to build a great website or web app, there’s a million things you need to take care of: responsive design, accessibility, SEO, Meta tags and page structure, to name just a few. Polypane is the browser for developers with tools that help with literally every part of modern web development, helping you save hours (and frustration!) with every project. It shows your site in multiple fully-synced viewports at once, Gives you advice on better accessibility and gives you insight into your performance and quality. Go to polypane.app/syntax to start a 14 day free trial and use SYNTAX20 for a 20% discount at checkout. FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project today and discover Kontent. Show Notes 00:37 Welcome 01:56 Guest introduction @Alexdotjs on Twitter Alex on GitHub Katt.dev tRPC.io 02:47 What is tRPC? 06:56 How does type safety work? 10:38 Sponsor: Polypane 13:20 What is Zod? 17:39 How does tRPC relate to GraphQL? 23:47 Sponsor: FireHydrant 25:25 What about a data loader? 29:04 React or NextJS adapters 30:41 How does it feel when people start building off your project? 33:58 Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico 37:34 What’s next for tRPC? 42:42 How is error handling done? 48:43 Supper Club questions 54:42 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Kysely 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

10/21/2022 • 57 minutes, 29 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about some of the CSS Trends and Usage for 2022 as documented by the Web Almanac - and give some great cleaning tips along the way. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 02:15 Cleaning Sick Pick Bar Keepers Friend 04:40 Web Almanac Web Almanac 08:23 CSS stylesheets size grow 09:49 Popular CSS Class names 15:29 How many websites use !important? 18:11 Popular pseudo classes 20:27 Sponsor: Prismic 21:38 CSS Attribute Selectors 27:03 Most popular units 32:23 calc properties 33:13 Sponsor: LogRocket 35:15 Top operators when using calc 36:21 Custom Property Names 37:39 Property Value types 38:00 Functions 39:27 Color names 42:02 Format of color 43:50 Most popular gardient on the web 47:27 Sponsor: Freshbooks 47:57 We don’t know the web 50:39 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Dawn Wes: Flat speaker wire Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

10/19/2022 • 58 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes take Matt Busche’s suggestion and talk all about bookmarklets and scripts to modify or manipulate web pages. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the the notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. NAME - Sponsor COPY HERE Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 02:02 What are bookmarklets? Matt Busche’s fav bookmarklets Gist Bookmarklet Maker CSS Tricks - Web Development Bookmarklets 04:49 Using an Immediately invoked function expression 09:22 Greasemonkey Greasemonkey 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

10/17/2022 • 11 minutes, 12 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with TJ DeVries about his work on Neovim, programming in Lua, the benefits of RPC, live streaming your work day, and PDE. FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. 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. ⚡️ Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:13 Guest introduction Teej_dv on Twitter TJ Devries Teej_DV on Twitch TJ on YouTube Telescope on GitHub Neovim on GitHub Syntax 508 with The Primeagan 03:15 The difference between Vim and Neovim 06:14 Why did you choose to write in Lua? Lua Luajit 13:26 What is adapative UI in Neovim? 17:38 Lunarvim and alternatives Fvim LunarVim 20:24 Personalized development environment PDE PDE Firenvim 22:40 Sponsor: FireHydrant 23:21 Benefits of RPC 30:34 Is working on Neovim your job? Sponsor Neovim Sourcegraph 31:30 What is your approach to streaming? 34:11 Did you go to school for computer science? 39:12 Sponsor: Gatsby 39:46 Supper Club questions System76 Pop Dactyl Manuform Keyboard Kit Jetbrains Mono 49:52 Sponsor: Hasura 50:47 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 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

10/14/2022 • 56 minutes, 18 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the benefits of sticking to the web platform that is available to you through APIs you may not know about. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 01:15 Fogging the boats 04:25 Use the platform 06:32 URLSearchParams 10:04 Pushstate and History API Pushstate 13:46 Internationalization API Internationalization API Syntax episode 153 16:03 FormData API MDN Docs Clipboard API tutorial 20:31 Sponsor: Prismic 21:23 All of the DOM API 24:12 Vanilla JS 26:06 Localstorage and IndexDB 29:18 Web Animations API 31:10 Sponsor: LogRocket 32:39 Endless other browser apis 38:22 Shadow DOM and Web Components Web Components for beginners 42:57 CSS variables 46:05 HTML 47:27 Sponsor: Sanity 49:19 More HTML 54:12 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Cable sleeve Wes: Kindling splitter Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

10/12/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes explain what the jargon you hear in JavaScript means. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:06 Sponsor: Sentry 01:59 Sponsor: Freshbooks 02:27 What does that even mean? 02:55 Everything in JavaScript is an Object! 04:43 X is just Syntactic Sugar 09:00 Functions are first class citizens 10:04 Object Literals or Template Literals 11:12 Declarative vs Imperative 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

10/10/2022 • 15 minutes, 4 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Nikolas Burk from Prisma about the role an ORM plays in a tech stack, how Prisma has changed over the years, ways to query data in Prisma, and how migrations work with Prisma. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Storyblok - 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. FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. Did we mention that FireHydrant is free? Get started at Firehydrant.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:30 Guest intro @NikolasBurk on Twitter 04:56 How has Prisma evolved? Prisma Keystone GraphQL 10:44 What was Prisma V1? 17:04 Is there any GraphQL specific functions in Prismic? 21:26 Sponsor: Hasura 22:26 What role does an ORM play in a tech stack? 29:54 What is Planetscale? Planetscale The T3 Stack 32:22 Where does TRPC fit? tRPC 33:46 Sponsor: Storyblok 35:28 What is an ORM? Prisma VS Code plugin 42:00 How do migrations work with Prisma? 45:58 Query your data with Prisma client 49:43 Have you looked into alternative JavaScript environments? 55:16 Sponsor: FireHydrant 57:05 Supper Club questions 58:50 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Lichess Shameless Plugs Prisma blog 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

10/7/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 33 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about whether you should use emoji in naming grid elements, how to estimate project times, responsive design tips, animating gradient backgrounds, and more. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:22 Shooting some pucks at the football game 04:06 Should we use emoji naming conventions for our grid template areas instead of just words? Screenshot of Grid question 08:38 How do you estimate a reliable timeline for a project? 12:18 Do you think about sustainable web development? 16:24 What kind of tips and tricks around responsive design do you have? 18:22 Sponsor: Linode 18:55 How would you go about documenting your achievements throughout your career to reflect on during interviews and employee reviews? 23:33 How do you plan long term for projects or goals? Forever Jobless Goals worksheet 28:22 Can you please make a fundamentals episode that only cares about clarifying the terms everyone assume to be well known to even beginner devs? 22 Buzzwords Explained 31:01 Sponsor: LogRocket 32:20 How would one go about animating a gradient background based on mouse movement? JavaScript 30 38:13 Is there any way using the children API to render the close button and menu items in different locations in the menu component? @Luke_lafr come on the show! 42:04 Where should I begin with design systems? 48:10 Sponsor: Sanity 49:24 Is JSON always safe? 55:01 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Thorn Razor, Rockwell Blade Bank Wes: Milwaukee 48-22-1902 Fastback II Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials / Beginner JavaScript 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

10/5/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 47 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the ways they get unstuck when working on the last bit of a project to help push it over the finish line. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 02:05 Sponsor: Linode 02:59 Sponsor: LogRocket 03:48 The last 10 percent 05:25 Break those things into Tasks 08:11 Just do it 09:10 Rewards 11:25 Be ok with good enough 14:21 Keep the end in sight 15:00 Do it “Quick a minute” 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

10/3/2022 • 22 minutes, 23 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with bdougie about his work on Open Sauced, thoughts on getting into open source development, and his live streaming set up. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. Get started at Firehydrant.com/syntax Storyblok - 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 01:52 Guest introduction OpenSauced.pizza @Bdougieyo on TikTok bdougie on Twitch Open Sauced on YouTube bdougie on YouTube Jamstack Netlify 03:36 What was the inspiration for Open Sauced? 08:23 GitHub GraphQL API 13:22 What are your thoughts on GraphQL? GraphQL 14:36 What is the T3 stack? 16:30 Sponsor: Hasura 17:53 What is the goal for Open Sauced? Open Sauced Beta for Hacktoberfest 20:08 What is your focus with live streaming? T3 Stack Vite The Primeagan on Syntax Episode 508 Octoverse Hot Open Sauced Pizza 21:39 What hardware and software do you live stream with? Rode Procaster Wave XLR GoXLR OBS 25:26 Should adults be on TikTok? 30:31 How do you build an algorithm? 32:44 Sponsor: Storyblok 34:01 Supper club questions Keychron K2 Warp Ghostwriter from Replit A first look at GitHub Copilot Stable Diffusion Fig 43:17 Sponsor: FireHydrant 44:36 Interviews with open source maintainers 45:55 How should maintainers get paid? Patreon GitHub Sponsors Neovim Vim Adventures Lunar Vim 47:47 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 51:34 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× bdougie: Warp Shameless Plugs bdougie on Twitter saucedopen on Twitter 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

9/30/2022 • 53 minutes, 2 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes talks through all the gear, renovations, and upgrades he’s made to his new home office. Lighting, soundproofing, desk, windows, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:38 Welcome 02:24 Scouting a house with an office 03:54 Why didn’t you hire someone? 08:50 Goals for the office 10:30 Soundproofing 19:49 Decouple the ceiling 25:52 Sponsor: LogRocket 26:54 The door 33:23 Sponsor: Prismic 33:59 The desk 40:40 Cable management 47:12 Lighting 49:03 The room and windows 51:22 Flooring 55:12 Sponsor: Freshbooks 55:47 Things yet to be done 01:03:49 Costs 01:06:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Desk Haus Apex Pro Max Alien Tape ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Pretend Podcast Wes: Nano Tape Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

9/28/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 4 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about a new framework called Enhance. What is Enhance and how does it differ from other new frameworks like Astro? Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:27 Welcome 01:12 Sponsor: Sentry 02:06 Sponsor: Sanity 03:40 What is Enhance? Enhance.dev 06:17 Singe file components export default function HelloWorld({ html, state }) { const { attrs } = state const { greeting='Hello World' } = attrs return html` body { color: #222; } ${greeting} ` } Astro 09:23 State and Props 14:01 CSS 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

9/26/2022 • 17 minutes, 20 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Hursh Agrawal of The Browser Company about Scott’s favorite browser, Arc. How do you make a browser in 2022? Will there be a Windows version? And who is the target market for Arc? FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. 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. ⚡️ Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:34 Welcome HurshAgrawal.com @Hursh 02:53 What is Arc and why create another browser? Arc browser The browser company 05:36 What is different about Arc? 08:20 Who is the target market for Arc? 09:30 Sponsor: Auth0 10:39 How do you make a browser? 13:38 Will there be a Windows version of Arc? 15:57 Where did the CMD-T functionality come from? 19:27 Sponsor: FireHydrant 20:39 How do you build on top of the Chrome engine? 24:17 How does The Browser Company make money? 27:26 Do you mess with the user agent? 29:05 Why do you require account set up to use Arc? 32:58 Sponsor: Gatsby 33:59 How did you come up with your theming engine? 36:15 Supper Club Questions Warp Hacker News Changelog Every Ben Thompson Bundling and Unbundling 42:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Jabra speakerphone 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

9/23/2022 • 46 minutes, 4 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through what they do to get things done - apps for to do list tracking, calendar blocking, and how they determine a productive day. StoryBlok - 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. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 02:49 What is a productive day? 04:56 What’s an unproductive day? 07:43 Techniques for work Getting Things Done Eat That Frog Height 14:57 Weighting tasks 18:29 Pomodoro technique 20:53 Sponsor: StoryBlok 22:46 The hard schedule 29:24 Blocking out distractions Focus Self Control 32:20 Sponsor: LogRocket 33:34 Tips We Have 42:55 Sponsor: Freshbooks 43:32 Software to help get things done. Things Todoist Omnifocus Transmit Savvycal Centered Remarkable 56:21 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: USB C Female to USB Male Adapter Wes: Measuring tape Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

9/21/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 6 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk all about GitHub Co-Pilot and whether it’s ethical, secure, worth it, gonna make you dumb, just going to get in your way, or the greatest thing for programmers to use. Sentry - Sponsor Sentry Dex conference is a free, one-day event to share best practices, epic fails, and seasoned insights on how to improve productivity. From controlling chaotic workflows to maintaining stable code, there’s a lot that can drive a developer mad. We’re hosting DEX, the conference for developers by developers, to give us all a chance to come together and sort through that madness. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Sentry Dex conference is a free, one-day event to share best practices, epic fails, and seasoned insights on how to improve productivity. From controlling chaotic workflows to maintaining stable code, there’s a lot that can drive a developer mad. We’re hosting DEX, the conference for developers by developers, to give us all a chance to come together and sort through that madness. Show Notes GitHub Copilot Code Whisperer 00:29 Welcome 01:12 Sponsor: Sentry 02:06 Sponsor: Sanity 03:07 GitHub Co-Pilot is now paid 05:51 Is it ethical? 08:02 Is it secure? 10:16 Is it going to take our jobs? 13:34 Is it worth it? 16:21 Does it make you dumb? 17:53 Does it get in the way? 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

9/19/2022 • 23 minutes, 55 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Thomas Mann about Raycast - an app that can replace Spotlight on your Mac, and do so much more. FireHydrant - Sponsor Incidents are hard. Managing them shouldn’t be. FireHydrant makes it easy for anyone in your organization to respond to incidents efficiently and consistently. Intuitive, guided workflows provide turn-by-turn navigation for incident response, while thoughtful prompts and powerful integrations capture all of your incident data to drive useful retros and actionable analytics. Did we mention that FireHydrant is free? Get started at Firehydrant.com/syntax Show Notes @ThomasPaulMann 01:49 What is Raycast? Raycast Raycast Store 08:11 Do you have designers on your team to help guide UI? 10:13 Why build it native instead of HTML and CSS? 13:12 Why did you choose React? 21:54 How do you figure out what’s possible in system level APIs? 26:40 Snippets make use of SQLite SQLite 29:05 Encrypted local storage data 33:11 Any plans for theming for Raycast? 35:20 What is the pricing model? 37:06 What was your Y combinator experience like? Y Combinator Careers 42:08 Any plans for future features? 44:08 Supper Club questions Leopold FC660C Black 65% Dye Sub PBT Mechanical Keyboard iTerm Starship 51:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Nothing Ear Buds 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

9/16/2022 • 57 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about what APIs are, the API standards that exist, and walk through the various layers of what goes into making an API. Payments Hub - Sponsor There are hundreds of payments processing companies out there. Hit up developer.paymentshub.com/syntax to learn more about how Payments Hub Developers not only processes ecommerce and in-person payments, but also boards and underwrites your merchants in as little as 90 minutes. We are currently offering Syntax listeners who become new partners 6 months free data through our Business Reporting API! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 02:40 What are APIs? 06:09 API Standards 13:56 What about GRPC? 15:52 What is TRPC? 19:19 Sponsor: Payments Hub 20:25 API Cake Layers mySQL Postgres Mongo DB SQLite SQLizer 26:51 Server layer 33:28 Sponsor: LogRocket 34:36 Authentication layer 43:28 Caching layer 46:09 Sponsor: Freshbooks 46:38 Client layer Prisma: Package, but also a service keystone: Package Strapi: Package Sanity: Service Prismic: Service Hasura: Open Source and Service Contentful https://hygraph.com/ 48:01 Should I use x or y? 51:35 Tools GraphQL Playground Graphiql Postman Insomnia TablePlus Studio3T 56:27 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 00:20 Knife Talk ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Sharp Pebble Wes: Laser level Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

9/14/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 12 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about next generation CSS that you can use today with PostCSS including importing, nesting, variables, media query ranges, custom media queries, and more. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:27 Welcome 01:30 Sponsor: Prismic 02:54 Sponsor: Sentry 03:53 Do we use Post CSS? 05:22 Presets and plugins 06:19 Plugins we’re using "postcss-import" @import './elements/headings.css'; 09:48 PostCSS Nested 12:59 Variables (Custom Properties) 15:50 Media Query Ranges PostCSS Media Minmax 17:16 Custom Media Queries "postcss-media-minmax" @media screen and (width >= 500px) and (width "postcss-custom-media" @custom-media --below_small (width 18:35 Env Vars "postcss-env-function" env(--small_bp) 20:12 Color Function and Color Function Notation /* color-function */ p { color: color(display-p3 1 0.5 0); color: color(display-p3 1 0.5 0 / .5); } Syntax 479: CSS Color Functions Post CSS Color Functional Notation Post CSS Preset Env 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

9/12/2022 • 24 minutes, 49 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with The Primeagan about his streaming set up, how he decides what to stream, why he makes the kind of content he does, and why he loves Vim. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Storyblok - 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 00:35 Welcome 01:48 Guest introduction ThePrimeagen on YouTube ThePrimeagen on Twitch @ThePrimeagen on Twitter Why I Make Content 03:53 Dropping in on skateboarding Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 05:43 What do you do? 07:17 How do you plan your live streams? 10:05 Sponsor: Hasura 11:27 Do you do interactive content via OBS on stream? OBS 16:22 What languages do you use on stream? Bun Zig 22:03 What do you try to build on stream? 24:53 Sponsor: StoryBlok 25:45 Why do you use Vim? 38:42 Do you ever have to do pair programming with Vim? 40:43 What kind of hardware are you playing with? Arduino 42:52 Supper club questions Lemur Pop Kinesis Advantage 2 56:20 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 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

9/9/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about picking the right tech stack, whether useEffect is still useful, benefit to use uses setTimeout, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 02:39 What’s the best way of comparing the efficiency of object literals created from a factory function vs objects created by new’ing a class. Perf.link 06:54 How can I always see the full signature in VS Code? 10:40 What’s your process for picking a stack when starting a project? 14:41 Sponsor: Linode 15:23 Is snapshot testing really worth it? TS QuickFixes 20:54 What are your thoughts on ISR Incremental Static Regeneration? 25:20 Is useEffect public enemy #1? Goodbye, useEffect: David Khourshid 29:02 Sponsor: LogRocket 30:17 Is there any benefit to use uses setTimeout instead of setInterval? MongoDB Prisma 37:13 HTML to PDF a great solution I use is gotenberg.dev gotenberg.dev 40:12 Although async/await might make for code that is easier to grok, I find it worse for chaining functions. Pipeline Operator proposal 45:07 How do you guys stay focused for meaningful periods of time? 48:36 How should code formatters be configured and combined? Prettier ES Lint Editor Config No-Sweat™ Eslint and Prettier Setup 51:56 What’s your opinion on the latest Sveltekit changes with load, file based routing, and more? Major Svelte Kit API Change - Fixing load, and tightening up SvelteKit’s design before 1.0 Astro Nano Store 55:53 Sponsor: Auth0 56:47 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

9/7/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the changes announced by Deno and their thoughts on the changes. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:37 Sponsor: LogRocket 02:34 Sponsor: Linode 03:18 Standing and getting mic’d 04:20 What is Deno? Deno Changes 07:13 What were they doing before this? How could we support typescript without vendoring it? 21:22 Enterprise support and search 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

9/5/2022 • 23 minutes, 17 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Steve Ruiz about how he built tldraw, how he manages state, what was done to support mobile, 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. ⚡️ Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 03:23 Who is Steve Ruiz? Steve Ruiz 04:45 What is tldraw and what was your inspiration for it? tldraw Globs Excalidraw tldraw on GitHub 11:04 Why didn’t you use canvas? 16:15 How do you make an algorithm? Perfect Free Hand 19:33 Do you use pointer events? 23:44 What are you using to manage state? 29:42 How do you handle zooming? Creating Zoom UI 32:28 Where do you store the data for tldraw? Project Fugu 37:08 Why use indexdb? 38:05 Sponsor: Gatsby 39:49 How difficult was it to make it work on mobile? React Use Gesture 41:59 Does it work offline? 43:25 Supper Club Questions Monokai Pro Framer Classic Hacker News One Lone Coder on YouTube Displaced Gamer Coding Secrets 52:28 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Last Call BBS Shameless Plugs Steve: tldraw.dev 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

9/2/2022 • 56 minutes, 20 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott review the websites you’ve submitted including Ruben Oliveira, Adam Collier, Consolecmnd, Brad Preston, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the the notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Show Notes 00:16 Welcome 02:05 Setting up Wes’ new office 06:18 rubenoliveira.tech Ruben Oliveira 17:22 adamcollier.co.uk Adam Collier 22:56 Sponsor: Sanity 24:13 Consolecmnd.com ConsoleCMND 32:37 sz-development.tech SZ-Development 44:07 Sponsor: LogRocket 44:57 Richardcarrigan.com Richard Carrigan 49:52 Bradpreston.dev Brad Preston 54:18 Sponsor: MagicBell 55:17 Mikemneves.com Mike Mneves 01:05 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Packing Cubes Wes: Volt 1 Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

8/31/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 40 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about margins. There are a lot of techniques for dealing with margins - padding instead of margin, only margin or padding bottom, Flexbox for everything, Grid for everything, or a spacing Div. Sentry - Sponsor Find out about Sentry’s Dex Conference. From controlling chaotic workflows to maintaining stable code, there’s a lot that can drive a developer mad. We’re hosting DEX, the conference for developers by developers, to give us all a chance to come together and sort through that madness. This is a free, one-day event to share best practices, epic fails, and seasoned insights on how to improve productivity. Whether you join us in-person in San Francisco or virtually from your home, you’ll have the opportunity to share your thoughts, engage with other developers, and walk away with your own personal madness sorting algorithm. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:30 Welcome 01:39 Sponsor: Sentry 02:50 Sponsor: Auth0 04:25 Introduction to margins 08:28 Margin vs padding 11:46 New techniques 14:32 The spacer div 17:36 Why do it as a component vs a class? 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

8/29/2022 • 21 minutes, 16 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Brandon Roberts about Appwrite, how Appwrite works, who it’s for, as well as his thoughts on Angular, Remix, and more. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:10 Who is Brandon Roberts? @BrandonTRoberts 02:00 What is Appwrite? Appwrite Getting started with Appwrite 03:17 What database layer does Appwrite use? 08:17 Is this working client side or server side? 09:54 Great docs and examples 12:55 How is deployment handled? Appwrite on Digital Ocean 15:30 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 16:36 Appwrite’s focus on developer experience Appwrite to do with Svelte 19:56 Realtime database options with Appwrite 22:40 Cloud functions in Appwrite 26:01 How does Appwrite scale? Docker Swarm 27:28 Who is Appwrite for? Flutter 30:03 What is Ionic? Ionic 32:12 What do you enjoy about working in Angular? Angular 35:08 Sponsor: Hasura 36:30 Supper club questions Night owl Shameless Plugs Guest: React Router 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

8/26/2022 • 47 minutes, 28 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the fundamentals of web workers and service workers - examples, when you should use them, how to debug, local dev, and more. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 04:34 What are threads? 06:12 Concurrent vs parallel 09:22 Green screen web cam example 13:02 Examples of what you could use web workers for Party Town Deno 19:52 Sponsor: LogRocket 20:42 Post Message API and Web Workers 25:57 What about WASM? 27:28 Offline sync 28:14 What are service workers? 31:20 How do you caching sites for offline use? 32:39 Web worker vs service worker 34:12 Sponsor: Sanity 35:40 What is the lifecycle of a service worker 38:18 Possible issues with Service Workers 42:46 Debugging service workers Svelte Kit Service workers Workbox 43:04 Testing and local development Service Workers notes from Wes’ Workshop 46:45 Sponsor: Freshbooks 49:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Setex Gecko Grip 1mm Anti Slip Eyeglass Nose Pads Wes: Samsung Frame TV Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

8/24/2022 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the past 499 episodes of Syntax, what have been the most downloaded episodes, their favorite episodes, and the sickest of sick pics. Sentry - Sponsor Attend Dex If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Payments Hub - Sponsor There are hundreds of payments processing companies out there. Hit up developer.paymentshub.com/syntax to learn more about how Payments Hub Developers not only processes ecommerce and in-person payments, but also boards and underwrites your merchants in as little as 90 minutes. We are currently offering Syntax listeners who become new partners 6 months free data through our Business Reporting API! Show Notes 00:28 Welcome 01:44 Sponsor: Sentry 03:28 Sponsor: Payments Hub 04:36 20 million! 05:57 Our current recording process Libsyn 09:09 Top 10 episodes 162 - The Fundementals JS 92 - React Hooks 158 - The Fundamentals HTML + CSS 66 - The React Episode 44 - How to Learn New Things Quickly 198 - How to Get Better at Problem Solving 20 JavaScript Array and Object Methods to make you a better developer 188 - The Fundamentals - Server Side 174 - How to Build an API 120 - Gatsby vs Next 18:00 Our favorite episodes 193 - Spooky Stories 400 - Horror Stories 2021 250 - Scott Teaches Wes Svelte and Sapper 60 - Undocumented Web 23:00 Questions from Twitter Twitter questions 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

8/22/2022 • 32 minutes, 45 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with the author of Svelte, Rich Harris, about what influenced the creation of Svelte, his thoughts on web components, the virtual DOM, why companies are switching to Svelte, and what’s next for Svelte. 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. ⚡️ Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 02:10 Who is Rich Harris? Rich Harris on Twitter 02:55 What is Svelte? Svelte Vercel Svelte Kit 06:52 What influenced the template language for Svelte? 10:03 What do you use the const tag for? 10:49 Sponsor: Gatsby 12:04 What about immutability issues? 17:49 What about web components? 21:51 Why does Svelte not need the virtual DOM? 27:34 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 28:45 What is your favorite part of working in Svelte? 32:31 Why are companies switching to Svelte? 34:35 What is the SvelteKit timeline? 38:52 What’s the next version of Svelte include? Motion 41:36 Any thoughts on new backend JavaScript environments? Web Interoperability 45:39 Supperclub Questions 52:40 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Rich: Mullvad VPN Shameless Plugs Svelte Origins 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

8/19/2022 • 56 minutes, 19 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their thoughts on the different types of tech jobs you can get, and the pros and cons of each style of job in tech. Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:47 The types of jobs Wes’ tweet about developer jobs 03:02 Our experiences 05:58 Tech company 09:46 Freelancer or Entrepreneur 11:14 What are the pros of working at a agency? 18:38 Cons to agency life 26:19 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 27:49 Pros of tech company jobs 30:47 Cons of working at tech companies 37:46 Sponsor: Freshbooks 38:51 Pros of in house tech jobs 46:01 Cons of tech work 51:29 Sponsor: LogRocket 52:28 Pros of freelance or entrepreneur 57:20 Cons of entrepreneur life 00:03 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes: Soap pump Scott: Pro breaking tour Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

8/17/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 34 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about proposals to CSS including @when, CSS Masonry, CSS Caret, ENV Vars, and Media Query Ranges. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 00:58 Sponsor: Sentry 02:17 Sponsor: Sanity 03:32 CSS @when and @else CSS When and Else @when media(width >= 400px) and media(pointer: fine) and supports(display: flex) { /* A */ } @else supports(caret-color: pink) and supports(background: double-rainbow()) { /* B */ } @else { /* C */ } 05:42 CSS Grid 3 Masonry CSS Grid .grid { display: inline-grid; grid: masonry / repeat(3, 2ch); border: 1px solid; masonry-auto-flow: next; } David Desandro Rachel Andrew 09:00 CSS Caret CSS Caret 10:32 CSS Nesting CSS Nesting Syntax 343 CSS Nesting Postcss-preset-env 13:14 ENV Vars ENV Variables 14:58 Media Query Ranges MDN Media Queries @media (width @media (100px 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

8/15/2022 • 20 minutes, 12 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Josh Larson from Shopify about headless ecommerce, including Hydrogen from Shopify, how integrations work with Shopify, and what the tech stack is behind Hydrogen. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Show Notes 00:38 Welcome 01:12 Guest introduction 03:16 What is Hydrogen from Shopify? Hydrogen Shopify Oxygen 11:23 Why would you want to go headless? 15:26 Sponsor: Hasura 16:56 Where does custom logic fit? 18:45 What is the stack behind Hydrogen? 24:16 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 25:33 How much code is JavaScript vs React? 33:43 How do integrations work? 38:28 Supper Club Questions In Bed By 7pm VS Code Theme Zsh Hyper Laravel Vite Cloudflare Workers Rust Rust for JS 48:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× The Story Of by Vice Shameless Plugs @JPLHomer Shopify Editions 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

8/12/2022 • 51 minutes, 44 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about middleman for API fetching, when to introduce SvelteKit, generating PDFs serverside, trade offs of being an entrepreneur vs employee, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:18 Welcome 02:50 Is there a way to create a “middleman” to fetch data from an API once a day? Redis 06:53 Should I wait before introducing team members to SvelteKit? SvelteKit V1 issues 10:28 What options do we have for generating PDFs serverside? WKHTML to PDF Puppeteer PhantomJS html2canvas Generate Invoice Workers 15:47 Sponsor: Prismic 17:08 How do you say thank you to sponsors? 18:32 How would you compare the tradeoffs of working at a tech company vs. an agency vs. freelancing vs. entrepreneurship? 20:47 What’s the best way for an oldie like me to catch up? CSS Grid.io Modern CSS Layouts 26:08 I’m wondering what do you think about tRPC? trpc.io Create t3 app 29:00 Sponsor: LogRocket 30:03 PDF creator Cloudflare worker 32:50 How do you feel about keeping separate accounts for things like Twitter? 37:28 Does using prototypes mean you are not doing functional programming? 42:09 PHP vs JavaScript based CMS Ghost Keystone Strapi 45:15 Sponsor: Auth0 46:21 Why do you think this mindset that with age comes an inability to learn? Syntax 44 How to Learn New Things Quickly 51:32 Are there other payment providers you guys recommend or should I stick with Stripe and hope for the best? Stripe Paypal 56:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Literature and History Wes: Kitchen faucet Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

8/10/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 17 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the various web browers that might show up in your analytics and whether you need to worry about supporting them or not. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the The notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:19 Sponsor: Sentry 02:29 Sponsor: MagicBell 03:51 Big browsers and their engines 05:29 Cloaked browsers 08:16 What’s so great about Arc? Arc 11:33 JavaScript engines 13:30 iOS Browsers Open Web Advocacy 15:07 Android browsers 18:04 The rest of the browsers 19:24 Tor browser 20:20 Opera mini 22:48 UC browser 23:42 Opera mobile 24:57 KaiOS 26:26 Ringtone memories 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

8/8/2022 • 30 minutes, 36 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Lee Robinson from Vercel about React Suspense, server components, the edge, and more! Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. 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. ⚡️ Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:34 Guest introduction LeeRob.io Vercel 02:25 Syntax hosted on Vercel 04:08 What is suspense? 06:50 Benefits of selective hydration 13:15 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 14:24 How does suspense know you’re doing something inside of it? 18:02 How does this connect to server components in React? 22:00 How do we use this in NextJS? 24:32 NextJS routing future Layouts RFC 33:11 Will I ever be able to use web components inside NextJS? 36:12 Sponsor: Gatsby 37:14 What’s happening with the Edge? Edge Runtime 47:37 What should we use for databases? 50:39 Supper Club dessert questions OhMyPosh Hyper Warp Svelte Hackernews Reddit 58:57 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× AirPods Shameless Plugs Careers at Vercel 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

8/5/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through their web dev wish list of things they want to just work already! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 02:20 Write Custom animation transitions 03:32 date input translate to JavaScript date 06:48 Smooth and animated drag and drop 08:35 TypeScript Interfaces are faster than Types 10:35 Request animation frame 12:52 Custom Elements / Web Components 13:52 Authentication Web Authentication API 16:12 Sponsor: Linode 17:48 useIsomporphic vs useLayoutEffect 19:48 useEffect dependency array 21:27 fragments without fragments 24:46 Overflow hidden without hiding shadows 27:11 Fluid text 28:52 Sponsor: Sentry 29:34 translate3d vs translate 30:59 Gradient borders 33:33 Independent transforms 36:16 animate height auto 38:40 Sponsor: Freshbooks 39:02 Auto synced deps when changing package file 40:36 Peer dependencies 42:32 VS Code Reload after plugins install is kinda annoying 43:04 Safari updates 44:20 Apps checking for passwords 45:02 File name casing as changes 45:56 Better sounding commit names 46:33 Test runner that is the same and just works 47:32 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Arc browser / Video Wes: Battery powered glue gun Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

8/3/2022 • 54 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk the appreciation of coding projects that supposedly serve no purpose, but can be great ways to learn something new. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 00:39 I am excited about coding 02:40 Sponsor: LogRocket 03:58 Sponsor: Linode 04:24 Projects that serve no purpose Bookit 05:46 Scratching your own itch 10:06 Discount finder 11:20 Webcam or audio manipulation 12:43 TTFS Parcel Vite 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

8/1/2022 • 18 minutes, 30 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Syed Balkhi about his experiences blogging and developing plugins in the WordPress ecosytem. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Sponsorname - Sponsor Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:52 Guest introduction WPBeginner WP Beginner YouTube CSS Tricks Smashing Magazine 04:33 What tips do you have for blogging and audience building? AnswerthePublic 09:09 How do you manage so many people? 13:07 What was your background before this all got big? 13:43 Sponsor: Hasura 15:01 How do you design your products? 18:40 YouTube, TikTok, and video 25:12 Why the WordPress hate? 29:03 What types of websites are being created in WordPress? Easy Digital Downloads WooCommerce MemberPress 34:13 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 35:26 What schools are you building? Balkhi Foundation Pencils of Promise 40:51 Supper Club questions Copyhackers Swiped Uncanny Automator 53:07 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Streaks App Ready Player Two WP Forms AwesomeMotive 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

7/29/2022 • 56 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about resolving node version errors, using social media, bundler for building React component, and how does Syntax get made? Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes OhMyPosh OhMyZ.sh Warp 02:34 How do you resolve errors when starting up a project with npm that you haven’t touched in awhile? 07:50 Any advice for using social media to network? 16:44 What bundler are you reaching for when building a React component library? tsdx Vite 18:37 Do you have experience with optimizing third party scripts like Google Analytics? Partytown 21:37 What’s your opinion on a “offline-first” mentality? PouchDB CouchDB Supabase MongoDB Realm 25:09 Sponsor: Prismic 26:48 How do you make web components with Svelte? Build web components in Svelte Using custom elements in Svelte 30:35 When talking about “responsive” web design do people generally mean using flexbox or grid? Responsive Design at 10 Responsive Web Design A Book Apart - Responsive Web Design 35:24 Sponsor: Sentry 36:53 Do you have any tips for staying in React-land for just spinning up a fresh site quickly? 40:47 Who or what helps you produce and distribute the podcast? Lemon Productions Chris Enns on Twitter 46:08 Should a majority of _lodash functions be considered deprecated follow up 48:18 Sponsor: Freshbooks 48:52 Do you have any tips or tricks to deal with backend data date issues? 52:23 Is the “col” system the peak of how we handle CSS, or should we start using more built-in functions? 55:25 Why you you need CSS Color Functions at runtime instead of just pre-calculating these values once as a build step using LESS or SASS? 58:58 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 03:12 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Can tumbler glasses Wes: Car Sound Deadener Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

7/27/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 36 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Bun, a new all-in-one JavaScript runtime. What makes Bun so fast? What’s on Bun’s roadmap? And why do we need another JavaScript runtime? Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:21 Sponsor: Freshbooks 02:07 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 03:20 What is Bun? Bun Deno 08:20 Why is Bun so fast? Zig 12:32 Module support 15:11 What’s not implemented yet in Bun? What’s not implemented in Bun yet 17:01 Config file in toml 18:08 Bun roadmap Bun roadmap 20:27 Why do we need another JavaScript environment? 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

7/25/2022 • 23 minutes, 54 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Adam Cowley about how Neo4j Database can help when working with data for your next app. 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. ⚡️ Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Show Notes 00:15 Welcome 01:24 Guest introduction 03:15 Browser innovation and testing 05:01 What is a graph database? Neo4j Cypher Sanity Groq 08:11 Is there a specific type of data that works best in a graph database? 11:57 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 13:14 What’s AuraDB vs Neo4js? 15:01 Whiteboard friendly data model 19:52 How are GraphQL and graph related? 23:08 Can you sync with MongoDB? 24:41 How do you pull data into a div on the web? 29:19 Why are you used for data science a lot? 30:43 Sponsor: Gatsby 31:51 Is visualization an important part of Neo4js? Neo4j Bloom 36:01 Do you have to think about indexing with graph databases? 39:43 Are there uses Neo4j isn’t as good for? 40:22 Do you have to cache queries? 41:26 Dessert questions Intellijet Idea Cobalt 2 Theme 50:36 Shameless Plug Neo4j Desktop Neo4j Cloud 54:45 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Hue Lights 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

7/22/2022 • 57 minutes, 1 second

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their coding styles - functional vs object oriented, interfaces vs types, tabs vs spaces, should comments exist? And a whole lot more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:07 Welcome 01:56 Functional vs object oriented 03:49 Interfaces vs types 05:38 Tabs vs spaces 07:02 Semicolons vs no semicolons 08:10 Let vs const 09:33 Do you explicitly type or allow TypeScript do it’s magic? 11:26 Naming variables Naming convention for programming 15:13 Methods of looping 18:03 if statement curlys 20:57 Naming files 24:46 Inline testing vs running test as a process 25:31 Sponsor: Freshbooks 26:37 CSS property:val; or property: val; 27:40 CSS nesting? 29:49 Alphabetizing CSS properties 31:11 Rems, Ems, PX, Etc… 33:37 How do you center something in CSS? 35:22 How do you make something 100% height? 36:52 Sponsor: Sentry 37:30 Should comments exist? Better Comments Wes’ custom parser for VS Code Todo Tree 42:31 Creating HTML 45:28 Components in app or in isolation? 47:41 Sponsor: Sanity 48:45 Single component per file vs multiple Storybook 50:22 Naming components 51:19 General stuff 53:55 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Scott’s iPad case for kids Wes: Garbage can with custom bags. Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

7/20/2022 • 58 minutes, 55 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes try to stump each other with coding interview questions like what is a higher order component? What is functional programming? And more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:47 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 03:00 Sponsor: Sentry 04:10 What is a higher order component? 05:34 What is functional programming? 09:00 What’s the purpose of cache busting and how do you achieve it? Wes’ course for Beginner JavaScript 10:37 What is short circuit evaluation? 13:19 What is a closure? 15:49 What is the reason for wrapping the contents of a JavaScript source file in a function that is then invoked? 17:30 Can you describe how CSS specificity works? 20:15 How does prototypal inheritance differ from classical inheritance? 23:56 What is the difference between a parameter and an argument? 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

7/18/2022 • 25 minutes, 47 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Kristi Perreault of Liberty Mutual about why they’re using serverless functions, what languages they write in, managing security and montoring, and Kristi’s journey into tech as a career. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Stack Overflow Podcast - Sponsor For over a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a developer, and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world. Hosted by Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford, the Stack Overflow Podcast is your home for all things code. Listen to new episodes twice a week, wherever you get your podcasts. Lightstep Incident Response - Sponsor Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial of Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Usage-based pricing on active services promotes collaboration across your entire team to build a culture of service ownership. Listeners of Syntax will also receive a free Lightstep Incident Response T-shirt after firing an alert or incident. Pay for the services you use, not the number of people on your team with Lightstep Incident Response, built on ServiceNow. Streamline on-call, collaboration, incident management, and automation with a free 30-day trial. Fire an alert or incident today and receive a free Lightstep Incident Response t-shirt. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 03:24 Guest introduction @kperreault95 Kristi Perreault on Dev.to Kristi Perreault AWS Hero Liberty Mutual 04:55 Developers at Mutual Liberty 07:05 What did you do before serverless functions? 08:36 Why are you using serverless functions? 12:39 What languages are you writing for serverless functions? 15:53 Sponsor: Hasura 17:22 Where does all the code live? 20:58 AWS CDK AWS CDK CDK Workshop 25:55 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response 27:07 How did you get into tech? 31:44 How do you organize all the functions? 33:51 How important is security? 35:23 What are IM roles? 36:16 How do you deal with spiking and monitoring? Datadog Splunk 41:20 Sponsor: Stackoverflow Podcast 42:02 Have you used Edge functions? 42:50 Supper Club Questions Off by None newsletter Ready Set Cloud ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Loki on Disney+ Shameless Plugs Real World Serverless Podcast Serverless Denver Group AWS Summits @ServerlessCO Kristi Perreault on Medium 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

7/15/2022 • 56 minutes, 17 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about peer dependencies, Vitest, NVM and PNPM, using sprites for images, common MongoDB operations, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:03 Welcome 01:53 Configuring home internet routers 04:42 Scott’s Home Assistant update Mushroom Theme 07:52 Could you explain to me peer-dependencies and how does it work? 13:24 Using Vitest do you still have to transpile code? 16:14 Can you talk about helpful and common MongoDB operations, beyond just CRUD. 18:49 How can I update the “updatedAt” field of the document on every save automatically? 20:40 What is aggregation, and when do you use it? 25:33 Sponsor: Prismic 27:27 How does NVM relate to PNPM? pnpm nvm 30:45 I’m looking to upskill from front-end JavaScript? 33:53 Is it possible to have a private NPM repo I can “npm install” from, or do I put my components up on NPM publicly? Creating a private npm package 37:51 Sponsor: LogRocket 39:14 Should a majority of lodash functions be considered deprecated? angus c just 42:36 Please do an episode on programming/learning with ADHD. 44:04 Should I still be putting images in sprites? 49:20 Does Mux have a simple mechanism for adding auth to each video or group of videos? Mux Create playback restriction 53:48 Sponsor: Sanity.io 55:02 Is there copyright issues with using public APIs? Moneypuck 59:38 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Toto Bidet Wes: Sodastream Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

7/13/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 5 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about clamp and interpolate and how you might want to use them in your next project. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. NAME - Sponsor There are hundreds of payments processing companies out there. Hit up developer.paymentshub.com/syntax to learn more about how Payments Hub Developers not only processes ecommerce and in-person payments, but also boards and underwrites your merchants in as little as 90 minutes. We are currently offering Syntax listeners who become new partners 6 months free data through our Business Reporting API! Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:52 Sponsor: Sentry 01:31 Sponsor: Payments Hub 02:40 Topic introduction 05:05 What is Clamp? CSS clamp: font-size: clamp(1rem, 10vw, 2rem); JavaScript Clamp: const clamp = (num, min, max) => Math.min(Math.max(num, min), max) 09:12 What is Interpolate? D3 Interpolate 12:56 Interpolate in colors 14:37 Quantize D3 Quantize 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

7/11/2022 • 19 minutes, 12 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Pokey Rule about using his voice to code, and the current state of voice coding software. Stackoverflow Podcast - Sponsor For over a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a developer, and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world. Hosted by Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford, the Stack Overflow Podcast is your home for all things code. Listen to new episodes twice a week, wherever you get your podcasts. directus - Sponsor Directus is an open-source data platform that instantly layers on top of any SQL database. Our Data Engine empowers engineers with dynamic REST+GraphQL APIs, workflow automation, built-in auth, caching, and asset transformations. And the included Data Studio democratizes your database, allowing even non-technical users to browse, manage, and visualize database content through a no-code data collaboration app. Get started in minutes with a free Directus Community Cloud project. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 01:35 Guest introduction Con 2021 - Cursorless: keyboards and mice are sooo last year!! by Pokey Rule Emily Shea 05:12 How does coding with your voice work? Talon Voice Cursorless Talon 09:45 How do you handle triggering wrong words? 11:41 Sponsor: The Stack Overflow Podcast 12:26 Example of voice coding Parrot 14:21 What are the noises you make for? 24:29 Working on multiple lines at the same time 27:37 How do you decide where the hats go? 31:18 Sponsor: directus 32:59 What is the community of users like for this? Tree Sitter “Incremental, zero-config Code Nav using stack graphs” by Douglas Creager 35:20 Does eye tracking work? 36:48 What kind of mic do you use? DPA Microphone The Voice Book 39:25 Supper Club questions Dark Abyss VS Code theme Kinesis Freestyle 2 Charybdis Nano keyboard Nexstand Arxiv Sanity Subvocal Recognition Imagen Research Midjourney 54:11 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Git Imerge Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Pokey: YouTube channel, Sponsor Pokey on GitHub 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

7/8/2022 • 58 minutes, 7 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their experiences speaking at conferences, why they’ve done it, how they prepare talks, and tips for anyone interested in wanting to give talks. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:02 Welcome 01:38 Stanley Cup update 03:13 Legoland update 04:09 Topic introduction Nicole Sullivan Tweet looking for questions 05:03 Why speak at conferences? 08:56 Travelling for free 09:50 Getting paid to speak at conferences 12:23 Doing in person workshops 14:55 How do you get into speaking? 19:25 Meetups 20:30 Sponsor: Linode 21:15 What should you speak about? 26:27 Something you did a deep dive on 29:21 Sponsor: Freshbooks 30:04 Flight protection and travel insurance 32:59 Idea: update to a library 33:28 How to get conferences to invite you to speak? 36:03 How do you prepare for a talk? 42:40 How to find conferences looking for speakers 44:09 How to create a topic that will get picked 46:59 Sponsor: Sentry 48:06 Software for your slides Slides.js Slides.com MDX Deck Notion Figma Google Slides Lydia Hallie Keynote 56:28 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Risk for iOS Wes: Barrina LED T5 Integrated Single Fixture Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

7/6/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 53 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about new CSS color functions, and tips for viewing the different options and ways of presenting color that are coming. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:35 Sponsor: Linode 02:22 Where the CSS spec for Color functions are at the moment 05:13 New CSS Color mix function 10:29 Color for the color challenged 12:53 Color contrast function 15:06 Programatically alter colors Anyone have a really great CSS Variables color system strategy? Color for the color challenged Better color tools the color-contrast() function Benjamin Moore Paints as CSS Colours 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

7/4/2022 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Shawn Wang about his thoughts on developer experience, why DX is important, and the importance of learning in public. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:56 Guest introduction swyx.io Why Temporal? 06:09 What is Developer Experience? Sarah Drasner 08:35 Is VS Code considered DX? 09:28 Why is internal DX important? Vercel NextJS 11:44 Is DX helpful to small organizations as well? 15:27 Parsimony Parsimony 16:43 Is productivity the main focus? 21:09 Sponsor: Hasura 22:48 What are your thoughts on React? 27:31 Designing for API success 30:44 Sponsor: LogRocket 32:07 What is external developer experience? 36:05 Learning in public 40:46 Supper Club questions dx.tips Retreon VS Code Theme Agnoster ZSH Theme freeCodeCamp Frontend Masters QConf Learn in Public ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Stormlight Archive Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

7/1/2022 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their tips for better communication in email, Zoom calls, code reviews, or asking for help. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:39 Furnace wiring fun Ecobee Tweet asking for communication tips 05:37 Email communication SavvyCal Calendly 15:07 Recognizing a big ask Simeon Griggs - How to ask for things 24:01 Sponsor: Sentry 25:52 Code review communication 30:39 Sponsor: Sanity 32:22 Sharing information with a video 35:42 In person or one on ones 39:36 Video calls Storyboard.fm 40:54 Realize it’s ok to stop talking 42:27 Sponsor: Auth0 44:13 Tips from Twitter 53:08 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Drachinifel Wes: Lepy LP-2020A Hi-Fi Stereo Audio Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials on YouTube Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/29/2022 • 59 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new Browser CSS Page Transitions API proposal and what features it opens up for developers on the web. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes WICG Shared Element Transitions 00:21 Welcome 01:33 Sponsor: Prismic 02:43 Sponsor: LogRocket 04:18 Browser animations on the web vs native apps 06:15 What is the targeted use case for it? 06:56 Shared Element to Root Transitions 11:14 Entry and Exit 17:33 How to enable this in Chrome Example Code Shared Element Transition history Sarah Drasner’s demo async function doTransition() { let transition = document.createDocumentTransition(); // Specify offered elements. The tag below is used to refer // to the generated pseudo elemends in script/CSS. document.querySelector(".old-message").style.pageTransitionTag = "message"; // The start() call triggers an async operation to capture // snapshots for the offered elements, await transition.start(async () => { // This callback is invoked by the browser when the capture // finishes and the DOM can be switched to the new state. // No frames are rendered until this callback returns. // Asynchronously load the new page. await coolFramework.changeTheDOMToPageB(); // Clear the old message if that element is still in the page document.querySelector(".old-message").style.pageTransitionTag = ""; // Set new message as the shared element 'message' document.querySelector(".new-message").style.pageTransitionTag = "message"; // Set up animations using WA-API on the next frame. requestAnimationFrame(() => { document.documentElement.animate(keyframes, { ...animationOptions, pseudoElement: "::page-transition-container(message)", }); }); // Note that when this callback finishes, the animations will start with the tagged elements. }); } 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

6/27/2022 • 20 minutes, 43 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Tim Leland - developer of browser extensions like WeatherExtension and Link Shortener Extension. Postlight Podcast - Sponsor Postlight is a strategy, design, and engineering firm that builds platforms for some of the biggest organizations in the world. The Postlight Podcast is hosted by senior leaders Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, Gina Trapani, and Chris LoSacco. If you’re looking for answers to tough leadership questions, the Postlight Podcast has you covered. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. WP Mail SMTP - Sponsor Did you know that many WordPress sites are not properly configured to send emails? With WP Mail SMTP, you can easily optimize your site to send emails, avoid the spam folder, and make sure your emails land in the inbox every time. WP Mail SMTP comes with detailed email logs, email engagement tracking, visual email reports, weekly email summaries, integrations with popular email providers like SendLayer, Gmail, Outlook, and more! Try WP Mail SMTP Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 02:21 Guest introduction @tim_leland TimLeland.com WeatherExtension Link Shortener Extension 03:40 Why develop browser extensions? 07:58 How did you market your extensions? 09:43 Where is a Chrome extension running? Caddy 14:29 What’s your URL shortener extension? 18:50 OneLink service 20:30 SSL Domains 21:35 Sponsor: The Postlight Podcast 23:00 Maliciousness with URL shorteners 28:26 How do you come up with ideas? 30:03 Running Chrome extensions as Firefox extensions 34:03 Does blogging still work? 36:38 Sponsor: Sendlayer 37:53 Supper club questions Tim Leland /uses/ 45:12 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Tchibo Coffee machine Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/24/2022 • 48 minutes, 9 seconds

In this Tasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the current state of home automation, and the kinds of software and hardware they’re using in their homes to automate their lives. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome Syntax Ep181 Automating Stuff 02:18 Protocols 07:35 Software Homebridge Hoobs Home Assistant 11:28 Using Homebridge 16:51 Home Assistant vs Homebridge 24:35 Home Assistant automations 27:26 Wyze cams 33:13 Sponsor: Sentry 34:31 Hardware Philips Hue Leviton Synology Node-RED Docker Wyze Bridge U-Tec 38:00 Bulbs 40:24 Buttons Lutron Aurora Smart Bulb Dimmer Switch Flic Button 42:53 IR Blasters 45:57 Sensors 47:56 Motion sensors 52:05 Sponsor: Auth0 53:28 Switched switches 57:36 Sprinklers 58:54 NFC /r/Homeassistant Shelly 01:04:03 Sponsor: Freshbooks 01:05:01 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Severence on Apple TV+ Wes: INKZALL Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Beginner JavaScript 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

6/22/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 32 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the new viewport units coming to the web - what are they and when can we use them? LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Sanity.io - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:14 Sponsor: LogRocket 02:24 Sponsor: Sanity 04:19 What are viewport units? The Large and small and dynamic viewports 05:22 What are the new viewport units? Large small and dyanmic viewports 07:57 What’s small and large? 11:52 How do viewport units help developers? 12:39 What about the keyboard on mobile? Keycode.info 16:37 When can we start using new viewport units? 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

6/20/2022 • 19 minutes, 25 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk edge functions and Deno with Eduardo Bouças of Netlify. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Postlight Podcast - Sponsor Postlight is a strategy, design, and engineering firm that builds platforms for some of the biggest organizations in the world. The Postlight Podcast is hosted by senior leaders Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, Gina Trapani, and Chris LoSacco. If you’re looking for answers to tough leadership questions, the Postlight Podcast has you covered. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. WP Mail SMTP - Sponsor Did you know that many WordPress sites are not properly configured to send emails? With WP Mail SMTP, you can easily optimize your site to send emails, avoid the spam folder, and make sure your emails land in the inbox every time. WP Mail SMTP comes with detailed email logs, email engagement tracking, visual email reports, weekly email summaries, integrations with popular email providers like SendLayer, Gmail, Outlook, and more! Try WP Mail SMTP Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 02:31 Who is Eduardo? EduardoBoucas.com @eduardoboucas 04:29 What is a serverless function? 06:42 What is the edge and an edge function? Edge Functions Explained Deno 08:41 Sponsor: Hasura 09:18 The internet is global, and server locations matter 17:09 Chaining multiple edge functions 20:18 Sponsor: WP Mail SMTP 21:18 Why use Deno? 25:06 What are the limitations of using Deno? 28:12 Why not run NodeJS servers on the edge? 30:02 Do you see a future where people are writing packages that work anywhere? 32:00 Sponsor: Postlight Podcast 32:53 What about databases and serverless functions? Planetscale 38:14 What language does Netlify use to write apps in? Netlify Edge Handlers 44:08 Supper Club questions Warp S Town Podcast Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/17/2022 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about headless WordPress, Regex, their health and fitness, CSS custom properties in media queries, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. .TECH Domains - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visiting go.tech/syntaxistech and using the coupon code “syntax5”. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 03:30 If I host a NextJS app on Digital Ocean, should I use a Digital Ocean database? 09:14 Will either of you ever do a regex course? Regex101 13:58 Is it possible to use the WordPress users database as the same database that the app uses? WPGraphQL 18:46 Sponsor: Sentry 19:43 How is health and fitness going for the both of you? 26:08 Does Wes know who Gendo Ikari is? 27:36 Dart popularity follow up 29:40 Is it vital that I should learn another programming language? 33:42 Sponsor: Sanity 34:54 If I’m trying to get my first job in web development, do I need to be familiar with design software? Figma 40:01 Thank you for the confidence to apply for a web dev job Syntax 463 with Tom Preston-Werner 41:55 What advice will you give in terms of setting up core important things around network, state management, folder structure? 45:37 .TECH Domain Names 46:22 I just had an interview with a “major tech company” and your article on using string templates was really helpful. Template Strings 48:43 If 80% of the time ew need to use preventDefault on form submission, why don’t the simply change the HTML spec? 50:01 What’s the rationale for not supporting CSS custom properties in media queries when using max/min width? CSS Env MDN CSS Env 55:37 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: * You Must Remember This Podcast Wes: Tools Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/15/2022 • 1 hour, 20 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about new CSS selectors :has, :where, and :is. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the the notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:19 Sponsor: MagicBell 02:31 Sponsor: LogRocket 03:40 Don’t say stupid 05:03 :Has MDN :Has // Finds all p tags that have an anchor tag as a child p:has(a) {} // Can find children of parent as well // Finds the button of a paragraph that contains an a tag p:has(a) button {} // Finds all p tags that don't have an anchor tag as a child p:not(:has(a)) {} // Finds all p tags where a is a direct sibling p:has(> a) {} // would find Hi // would not find hi 06:13 Jargon check 11:01 Some examples 13:25 Nest navigations 13:51 Can I use it? 15:52 Is and Where MDN :where In the past we would write header p:hover, main p:hover, footer p:hover { color: red; cursor: pointer; } :where is essentially a short had for making this easier considering the 2nd half of these selectors is the same. Will make your css dryer :where(header, main, footer) p:hover {} Also super handy in avoiding css blocks being ignored for unsupported features. // Doesn't work div:has(p), div:some_new_selector(p) // Will still work for :has if has is supported :where(div:has(p), div:some_new_selector(p)) When to use :Where 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

6/13/2022 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Connor Finlayson about his experience building and teaching no code projects. Postlight Podcast - Sponsor Postlight is a strategy, design, and engineering firm that builds platforms for some of the biggest organizations in the world. The Postlight Podcast is hosted by senior leaders Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, Gina Trapani, and Chris LoSacco. If you’re looking for answers to tough leadership questions, the Postlight Podcast has you covered. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. SeedProd - Sponsor Our Sponsor for today’s episode is a popular WordPress plugin, SeedProd, a fast growing drag & drop WordPress website builder that helps you create custom WordPress themes & page layouts without any code. Over 1 million websites are using SeedProd to build WordPress sites faster. You can start with one of their hundreds of pre-made website templates to save time or use the blank canvas to build a no-code website. It has built-in email marketing integrations, dynamic personalization, and many other powerful features to help you build a fast WordPress website without writing code. Try SeedProd Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Strapi - Sponsor Strapi enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite tool as it has both REST and GraphQL endpoints. Strapi is extensible and frontend agnostic, built to cover all your content use cases. Give Strapi a try at Strapi.io/demo, find your missing content workflow piece on our marketplace, and learn more about Strapi and how it help you on our Youtube. Show Notes 00:38 Welcome to Syntax 01:54 Guest introduction Unicorn Factory ConnorFinlayson.com Connor’s YouTube channel 04:49 What is no code? 10:57 Is no code going to replace programmers? 14:57 Sponsor: Postlight Podcast 15:59 What are your favorite tools for no code? Zapier Webflow Make.com Airtable Memberstack Jetboost Bubble 19:23 When do you need to use real JavaScript? 23:23 Where do you find information about no code? 25:26 Sponsor: SeedProd 39:25 How do you handle version control? 43:26 Are there native apps in no code land? Notion Editor X 46:16 What is AirTable? 49:36 Cost of no code tools 52:45 Sponsor: Strapi 53:45 Supperclub Questions 06:42 Shameless Plugs CodeMeetsNoCode 09:49 Sick Picks Flowbase Relume Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/10/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 9 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott are live from Reactathon 2022! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Payments Hub - Sponsor There are hundreds of payments processing companies out there. Hit up developer.paymentshub.com/syntax to learn more about how Payments Hub Developers not only processes ecommerce and in-person payments, but also boards and underwrites your merchants in as little as 90 minutes. We are currently offering Syntax listeners who become new partners 6 months free data through our Business Reporting API! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes Live video version 00:32 Welcome 04:10 Hot Take Tweets What is your JavaScript Hot Take or unpopular opinion? 05:42 Semi colons are not optional 06:11 For loops are not needed 07:19 People forget about ES Harmony 08:11 Sponsor: Sentry 09:23 A good website should function without JavaScript 10:28 Classes were a mistake 10:54 Stay as close to the platform primatives 11:36 TypeScript is overrated and overhyped 11:50 Kickin it old school PNG Fix MM Swap image Rounded Corner images (sliding Doors) var that = this; IE CSS Hack Test for Opera var test = /^function \(/.test([].sort); 25:09 Sponsor: Payments Hub 26:29 Syntax Error Mercurius Library 31:19 JS or NAY-S 39:02 Sponsor: Freshbooks 39:23 Q&A Syntax episode with Josh Wardle 39:57 Using Array methods or for loops 41:12 What web tech is overhyped and what’s under hyped? 43:01 Would you rather use Dvorak or Mac butterfly keyboard? 43:41 Name all provinces and territories in Canada 44:39 Fav Syntax.fm episode 45:38 How did Wes and Josh meet? 46:52 What’s your favorite Trader Joes snack? 47:29 Would you hire a European or American developer? 49:04 How would you validate a product idea for Saas business? 49:48 What podcasts do you listen to? Steve O Podcast Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/8/2022 • 51 minutes, 16 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about ways to prevent malicious people from using or abusing your app. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:04 Sponsor: Linode 02:06 Sponsor: Sentry 02:59 What kind of bad things can happen to your application? 06:24 How do you stop bad actors? 12:20 Nonce tokens 14:10 CSRF CSRF Explained 14:50 Captcha hCaptcha 17:06 DDOS Cloudlfare DDOS 17:38 Ban known bad ASNS 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

6/6/2022 • 21 minutes, 38 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Anselm Hannemann about burning out, trying out gardening, and how getting away from the screen can help restore your creative energy. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Strapi - Sponsor Strapi enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite tool as it has both REST and GraphQL endpoints. Strapi is extensible and frontend agnostic, built to cover all your content use cases. Give Strapi a try at Strapi.io/demo, find your missing content workflow piece on our marketplace, and learn more about Strapi and how it help you on our Youtube. SeedProd - Sponsor Our Sponsor for today’s episode is a popular WordPress plugin, SeedProd, a fast growing drag & drop WordPress website builder that helps you create custom WordPress themes & page layouts without any code. Over 1 million websites are using SeedProd to build WordPress sites faster. You can start with one of their hundreds of pre-made website templates to save time or use the blank canvas to build a no-code website. It has built-in email marketing integrations, dynamic personalization, and many other powerful features to help you build a fast WordPress website without writing code. Try SeedProd Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Show Notes 00:39 Welcome 01:58 Guest introduction HelloAnselm.com Anselm on Twitter Web Development Reading List Newsletter 10:04 Doing things yourself as a form of therapy 14:33 Sponsor: Hasura 16:34 Rules for digital usage? 19:25 How do you learn you’re burned out? 26:30 Sponsor: Strapi 28:10 Gardening Gardening site Garden on Instagram The Post Apocalyptic Inventor 29:46 What do you feed your plants? 34:09 Irrigation issues 35:52 Sponsor: SeedProd 38:03 Dealing with weeds 40:54 What about chickens? 44:20 Farming as a business 45:39 Incorporating tech into the gardening 54:06 Supper Club Questions Today I Learned Stefan Judis Web Design Weekly 59:09 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/3/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk all about how they use Git inside of VS Code, extensions they use, and the various ways to interact with Git in VS Code. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. SPONSOR - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. SPONSOR - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:21 Recording Syntax in Riverside Riverside 01:22 Welcome 04:57 CLI vs VS Code VS Code 07:27 Git Jargon 11:50 UI tools we’ve used Git Tower Git Kraken GitHub for Desktop iTerm Warp Git SCM 14:09 Ways to interact with Git in VS Code 19:41 Source control tab 26:28 Sponsor: Linode 27:47 File History 30:29 Diffing or Compare 36:24 Conflict resolution 42:56 Automation with post-commit commands 46:10 Sponsor: LogRocket 47:14 Extensions GitLens Git History Git Graph Conventional Commits 53:59 Git config tip 55:24 Sponsor: Freshbooks 56:02 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Espanso Wes: AirPod cleaning kit Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

6/1/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 5 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes answer a question about caching, cache control headers, an explanation of the fields for caching. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes Time to live calculator Reminx Conf Opera The United States of Insanity - Official Trailer 00:24 Welcome 01:11 Sponsor: Sentry 02:28 Sponsor: LogRocket 03:08 My struggle has been with caching, cache control headers and would love a better explanation on some of the fields? 04:48 What is a header? 06:05 What is caching? 08:21 Time to live (TTL) 09:08 Benefits of a cache 10:03 Specifying how long to cache 11:06 max-age 12:45 stale-while-revalidate 16:17 stale-if-error 16:54 must-revalidate 17:21 private 18:03 immutable 19:29 no-transform 20:45 Cache Control Request Directives 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

5/30/2022 • 25 minutes, 58 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Tom Pretson-Werner about his work on RedwoodJS, the importance of documentation, and the new Redwood Startup Fund. AIOSEO - Sponsor Our Sponsor for today’s episode is a popular WordPress plugin, AIOSEO, also known as All in One SEO for WordPress. It’s becoming one of the most powerful SEO toolkit and is now used by over 3 million websites to improve search rankings. Shipshape (Whiskey, Web and Whatnot) - Sponsor Whiskey Web and Whatnot is different than your typical dev podcast. We show a lighter, more human side of developers you know and love, like a fireside chat with your favorite devs. Past guests include Tom Preston-Werner, Kent C. Dodds, Charlie Gerard, and of course Wes Bos! We have discussed everything from Next.js and TypeScript to Chuck’s past life as a blackjack dealer, Cincinnati Chili, the best casseroles, and of course whiskey! Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 01:36 Guest introduction Tom Preston-Werner on Twitter Kai’s Power Tools 04:23 Math is weird 07:21 User interface design 08:53 Sponsor: AIOSEO 10:24 What is RedwoodJS? RedwoodJS Chatterbug 15:31 Is JavaScript the stack you should be using these days? 18:40 Freedom vs decisions in software Where Good Ideas Come From 23:10 RedwoodJS docs and video strategy RedwoodJS Docs Readme Driven Development 29:13 The tech behind RedwoodJS Apollo Storybook 36:20 Sponsor: Shipshape (Whiskey, Web and Whatnot) 36:58 Redwood Startup Fund The Redwood Startup Fund 42:28 Supper club questions VS Code Netlify Hacker News RedwoodJS on Discord RedwoodJS Discourse RedwoodJS on Twitter Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/27/2022 • 58 minutes, 7 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through TypeScript tooling, build tools, configs, and editors. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the The notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:57 Tooling tsc esbuild swc bun Zig 13:45 LogRocket 15:01 Server side or node-ish Deno ts-node wds 26:09 MagicBell 27:42 Build tools Vite Parcel Nextjs Svelte Kit Rome 33:25 Configs tsconfig typescript-eslint 39:08 Sponsor: Freshbooks 40:00 Editors VS Code Webstorm 44:58 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Tonie Wes: Burst Toothbrush Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/25/2022 • 52 minutes, 43 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott talks about his new office setup where he records videos and podcasts, writes codes, and gets his steps in. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:15 Welcome 01:24 Office ideas Heat pumps on Technology Connections Neewer lighting 05:00 Sponsor: Sanity 06:10 Sponsor: Sentry 07:37 Levelup Lodge tour 09:40 Lighting 13:57 The desk Karlby Countertop Fully Jarvis legs Desk Haus 19:32 Audio gear M-Audio BX8 Gik Acoustics Nero Scarlett 2i2 Caldigit TS3 Plus Electrovoice RE20 Cloudlifter cL1 DBX 286s Sony Alpha 7 III Audeze LCD 1 25:25 Tech setup 33:00 Misc items 35:43 Movie posters Shaw Brothers posters Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/23/2022 • 40 minutes, 18 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jared Palmer about Turbo Repo, how it fits in your tech stack, and what it was like being acquired by Vercel. Whiskey Web and Whatnot - Sponsor Whiskey Web and Whatnot is different than your typical dev podcast. We show a lighter, more human side of developers you know and love, like a fireside chat with your favorite devs. Past guests include Tom Preston-Werner, Kent C. Dodds, Charlie Gerard, and of course Wes Bos! We have discussed everything from Next.js and TypeScript to Chuck’s past life as a blackjack dealer, Cincinnati Chili, the best casseroles, and of course whiskey! Show Notes 00:35 Welcome Jared Palmer 02:15 What is Turbo Repo? Turbo Repo Vercel tsdx 03:27 Where does Turbo Repo fit in your stack? 06:04 What are Google, Meta, or Twitter doing? 15:35 Sponsor: Whiskey, Web and Whatnot 16:45 What’s the cost of adding Turbo Repo to a project? 21:19 Changing based on environmental variables 23:18 Does this replace how you define your workplace? 24:08 How do you share the cache? 25:25 What don’t you cache? 27:35 What about Gatsby images? 28:44 Can Turbo Repo help with re-running compiles? 36:54 Supper Rapid Fire Questions Oceanic Next GitHub Dark Kotlin 52:47 Selling Turbo Repo to Vercel 55:49 Shameless Plugs Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/20/2022 • 58 minutes, 2 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about protestware, NoSQL, Next.js, the Syntax.fm website, ESM, Jest, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:30 What are the good reasons to use nextjs apart from personal preference? 05:15 How did you decide to build Syntax.fm? Uses.tech 09:09 Why does my M1 Mac feel slower than my Intel Mac? 14:44 Do you alphabetize your larger javascript objects by key name? 17:14 Sponsor: Prismic 19:06 Why did you choose noSQL database over SQL databse? 25:13 What does it mean to support ESM? 30:23 Sponsor: LogRocket 31:35 Are open source maintainers doing harm by inserting protestware into packages? Protestware found lurking in popular npm package 40:30 Should I write the game logic on the backend or on the frontend? 46:30 Sponsor: Auth0 48:20 Sick Picks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Eons Mysteries of Time podcast Wes: Mr Bio Multi cable Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/18/2022 • 53 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about why we need Web Interop? Yet another standards body? Our thoughts on Serverless, Edge Compute, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:25 Sponsor: Sentry 02:25 Sponsor: Sanity 04:10 The Syntax Lift adventure 06:04 A new Community Group for Web-interoperable JavaScript runtimes. 07:07 JavaScript environments 09:19 What’s bun? Bun 13:28 Are we excited about this? 16:27 What’s the future of this? 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

5/16/2022 • 21 minutes, 48 seconds

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Victor Savkin about NX Monorepo development. Whiskey Web and Whatnot - Sponsor Whiskey Web and Whatnot is different than your typical dev podcast. We show a lighter, more human side of developers you know and love, like a fireside chat with your favorite devs. Past guests include Tom Preston-Werner, Kent C. Dodds, Charlie Gerard, and of course Wes Bos! We have discussed everything from Next.js and TypeScript to Chuck’s past life as a blackjack dealer, Cincinnati Chili, the best casseroles, and of course whiskey! Visit whiskeywebandwhatnot.fm or find them wherever you listen to podcasts. Strapi - Sponsor Strapi enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite tool as it has both REST and GraphQL endpoints. Strapi is extensible and frontend agnostic, built to cover all your content use cases. Give Strapi a try at strapi.io/demo, find your missing content workflow piece on our marketplace,and learn more about Strapi and how it help you on our Youtube channel. Show Notes 00:29 Welcome 02:42 Guest introduction 04:07 What tools did Google use? 10:49 What do bigger companies use for version control? 14:40 What is Nx? Nx 21:02 How does Nx help you upgrade projects? 27:42 Sponsor: Whiskey Web and Whatnot 28:33 How does Nx fit into the existing tooling? 37:27 Sponsor: Strapi 39:02 Caching and skipping builds 44:50 The problem with caching 48:44 Is it used for images or video? 51:40 Small projects can benefit as well 53:13 Lightning questions Happy Hacking KB IntelliJ LunarVim VS Code 02:23 Shameless Plugs Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/13/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about 10 browser API’s you might not be familiar with including getUserMedia, Resize Observer, SpeechRecognition, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:13 Welcome 01:05 Dishwasher talk 04:30 getUserMedia Hair.WesBos.com Javascript 30 07:22 FileSystem Level Up Tutorials: Browser APIs Electron 12:50 Geolocation 15:07 Sponsor: Prismic 16:41 Permissions 22:36 Web Animations Web Animations API Framer Motion Motion One 26:31 Resize Observer Resize Observer API 29:33 Sponsor: LogRocket 30:45 Clipboard Clipboard API 34:10 Web storage Web storage 37:11 Sponsor: Freshbooks 38:09 SpeechSynthesis 41:32 SpeechRecognition 46:14 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: RCA to HDMI adapter Wes: SlimLED Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/11/2022 • 1 hour, 59 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about TypeScript Fundamentals, including narrowing, discriminating unions, and type guards. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Payments Hub - Sponsor There are hundreds of payments processing companies out there. Hit up developer.paymentshub.com/syntax to learn more about how Payments Hub Developers not only processes ecommerce and in-person payments, but also boards and underwrites your merchants in as little as 90 minutes. We are currently offering Syntax listeners who become new partners 6 months free data through our Business Reporting API! Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:35 Sponsor: Sentry 02:23 Sponsor: Payments Hub 05:21 Intro to TypeScript fundamentals 06:28 What is Type Narrowing? 09:32 typeof 11:58 instanceof 13:29 Custom typeguards 16:12 this is 17:59 discriminated unions 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

5/9/2022 • 22 minutes, 37 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about what edge functions are, the upsides and downsides of edge functions, and what they’re used for. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:56 A big announcement 04:33 What is the Edge? 08:27 The upsides of edge functions 12:13 Cold start 18:21 Sponsor: Linode 19:24 What are downsides of edge functions? 27:27 Sponsor: LogRocket 28:35 What is the use case for an edge function? 34:52 Authentication 37:23 Caching 40:51 Are there flavors of edge functions? 44:00 Sponsor: Freshbooks 46:06 What are edge functions not used for? 47:39 What companies offer this? 50:58 Sick Picks Netlify announcing serverless compute with edge functions Syntax 310 Serverless, Deno and TypeScript with Brian Leroux Vercel Middleware AWS Lambda ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Patented History of Innovations Wes: Fastmov Precut Parchment Paper Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

5/4/2022 • 56 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about why people still use Axios over Fetch, and why people wouldn’t use Axios. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:22 Welcome Twitter thread of questions from listeners 01:25 Sponsor: Linode 02:07 Sponsor: Sentry 03:04 What’s Axios? Syntax 224 - Serverless Cloud Functions 04:10 Why someone wouldn’t use Axios? 07:06 Interceptors 09:30 Catching expired JWT and renewing it 10:26 Upload or download progress events 12:03 Valid status API 13:45 Defaults 15:32 Custom timeouts 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

5/2/2022 • 19 minutes, 15 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott ask each other hiring questions asked of JavaScript developers in job interviews. Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project today and discover Kontent. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes JavaScript Interview Questions 00:13 Let’s get STUMP’d 01:08 Cleaning out the garage 05:05 What are 4 methods available on weakmap? 07:07 How do you make an object iterable in JavaScript? 09:29 How do you make the first letter of a string into uppercase? 10:26 What is the typeof operator? 11:53 What are classes in ES6? 13:21 How do you enumerate key and value pairs of an object? 15:44 Kontent by Kentico 17:08 What is an event queue? 21:05 Why do you need JSON? 24:49 Why do you need a promise? 25:45 Explain the range overflow property 28:21 How do you return all matching strings against a matching expression? 30:14 Sponsor: LogRocket 30:51 What is a thunk function? 33:46 Can you redeclare let or const variables? 34:17 What are enhanced object literals? 35:56 What is the difference between call, apply, and bind? 38:52 Sponsor: Freshbooks 39:57 What are benefits of modules and why would you need them? 43:50 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 48:47 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Who ARTed Podcast Wes: Patio furniture Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/27/2022 • 50 minutes, 42 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the coupon engines they’ve built and use on their courses. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:12 Sponsor: Prismic 02:32 Sponsor: LogRocket 04:06 What we use for coupons Stripe Braintree 06:27 Structure of our coupons 10:43 Products and carts 13:59 Country validation 15:11 Affiliate codes 16:36 Chaining rules together 19:41 Tracking coupons 20:54 Automatically applied coupons 22:12 Quick tips for coupons 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

4/25/2022 • 26 minutes, 19 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about working on a team, dealing with imposter syndrome, animating on the web, using the table element, landing pages for apps, and building full stack apps with NextJS. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:05 The mustard bandit podcast 02:54 How can Developers work with designers and Product managers seamlessly? 06:37 How do I deal with imposter syndrome? 10:46 Any good coffee shops in Denver? 17 of Denver’s Best Coffee Shops 11:38 Do you use Table element or CSS Grid for tabular data? 13:18 How do you manage animations without a library? Greensock 17:05 Sponsor: Sentry 18:01 What do you use for icon libraries? Icons8 Font Awesome Icons React Icons Flat Icons 25:10 How do you unregister the service worker to clear site data? Syntax 346 - Selling T Shirts 29:15 Sponsor: Sanity.io 30:47 Since NextJS has API routes, could you build a full-stack application using just NextJS? 35:41 Do you keep your landing pages and home pages seperate from your app? 37:35 Where’s the line for moving something hosted on a developer server to moving it to production? CodePen Replit Netlify 41:44 How do you deal with ignorant or demanding clients? 45:54 As a JS/TS developer, which other language should I learn to compliment my skills? Rust PHP 50:58 Sponsor: Freshbooks 51:49 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× 58:41 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Glass Drinking Straws Wes: Lawn Lift Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Beginner Javascript 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

4/20/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 29 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Svelte Cubed and working in 3D in the browser. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 01:00 Sponsor: LogRocket 01:41 Sponsor: Prismic 02:45 Intro to 3D in the browser Svelte Cubed Getting started with Svelte Cubed 03:49 Declarative vs imperative 07:43 How does Three.JS work? ThreeJS 12:28 Orbit controls 15:47 Svelte Cannon Svelte Cannon Blender 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

4/18/2022 • 20 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about multi tenant apps, JS sprinkles, kids coding, server error handling, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:01 Buying a new car Hyundai Ioniq 5 08:20 What would you recommend old-school jQuery folks, external agency vendors, and modern devs that want to work together? 11:59 Are React dumb/presentational components only possible at the leaf components of an application? 15:35 How old should a kid be to learn programming? Scratch Minecraft 20:28 Sponsor: Sentry 21:34 Without pointing me to a paid error program like sentry, how do you guys manage this rabbit hole? 27:05 How do you judge how much server you need? MongoDB Atlas Google Pagespeed 31:57 For websites that aren’t applications how would you best organize your JavaScript? 35:17 How do you diagnose slowdowns and bad user experience? 41:31 Sponsor: Sanity 43:13 Do you default export your React components when using TypeScript? 47:42 Besides web sockets or polling at a predefined interval and refreshing the page to fetch new data, can you think of any Next-specific solutions or recommend any packages that could help make this relatively simple? Supabase Firebase Meteor 52:13 We should look into ‘tunneling’. 56:42 How do I build a multi-tenant app? Caddy Server nginx Approximated.app Vercel offers this via a middleware Cloudflare SSL for SaaS 00:56 Sponsor: Freshbooks 01:34 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Vivid Wes: Right angle Lightning cables Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/13/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 9 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their tips and tricks for being consistent if you’re trying to create. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the The notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Show Notes 00:44 String cheese theory 01:49 Sponsor: Sentry 03:41 Sponsor: MagicBell 05:26 Being consistent is the key to success 07:12 Commit to it 09:13 Plan and schedule 13:42 Being accountable to someone 18:11 Break things down into smaller tasks 20:25 Measure goals 22:14 Revise the plan 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

4/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 10 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through their process for making content on the internet for their YouTube channels, blog posts, courses, conference talks, and podcasts. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:09 Welcome 03:02 Creating YouTube videos Scott’s YouTube channel 09:42 Conference talks Notion Stackblitz Reactathon Raycast 17:05 Sponsor: Linode 17:32 Tech for making slides 19:37 Courses - how to decide what to do? 26:44 How Wes breaks down a course topic 30:00 Arranging a course layout 33:19 Sponsor: LogRocket 34:17 Writing blog posts 41:58 Sponsor: Sanity 43:32 How we organize the podcast 51:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: ZENOVA Under Desk Treadmill Walking Pad Wes: Trader Joe’s Hot Sauce with Yuzu Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

4/6/2022 • 58 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about a proposal for type syntax in JavaScript. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:13 Sponsor: Sentry 02:03 Sponsor: Sentry 02:44 The proposal announced A proposal for type syntax in JavaScript Proposal types as comments 03:24 What are types? 08:33 Types as comments 10:51 Why not JS Doc? 13:39 What it looks like 19:02 Possible downsides 21:37 Why not define a type system for JS in TC39 instead? Why not define a type system for JS in TC39 instead? 22:41 The Proposal vs Typescript 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

4/4/2022 • 25 minutes, 34 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott review your websites that you submitted including bald.design, Anh Hoang Nguyen, bradleyshellnut.com, and more. Prismic - Sponsor NEEDS AUDIO RECORDING FIRST Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes Uses.tech 00:10 Welcome 03:35 How to submit your site for highlight 04:11 bald.design https://www.bald.design 10:38 Anh Hoang Nguyen https://www.hoanganh.dev 15:08 kennytye.com https://www.kennytye.com 22:42 Sponsor: Freshbooks 24:10 rubenoliveira.tech http://rubenoliveira.tech 28:47 abgn.me https://abgn.me 32:02 Sponsor: LogRocket 33:19 bradleyshellnut.com https://bradleyshellnut.com 41:11 hunterjennings.dev https://www.hunterjennings.dev 46:19:16 Sponsor: Prismic 47:42:19 matthewfarlymn.com https://matthewfarlymn.com 55:00:01 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Bad Vegan Wes: Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/30/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Vitest, how testing is handled, how code coverage works, and whether they think they’ll use it. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the The notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 02:47 Sponsor: Sentry 03:48 Sponsor: MagicBell 04:55 What’s is Vitest? 09:06 How is testing handled? 10:59 HappyDOM 14:13 Code coverage baked in 16:25 Files acting as folders 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

3/28/2022 • 21 minutes, 26 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the tech stack they use to manage their course websites. Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project today and discover Kontent. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. .TECH Domains - Sponsor Dot Tech domains has launched a new game with wicked prizes. It’s a windows 98 inspired game where you need to find and solve puzzles in each of the drives. This is unreal and you need to see it to believe it - good luck and start the game March 25th at go.tech/syntaxbtc. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 02:50 CSS Redesign of LevelUpTuts 03:56 Overview of our platforms 06:06 The API ExpressJS MongoDB GraphQL Fastify Mercurius Mongoose 15:13 Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico 17:07 Customer dashboard Svelte Kit 21:21 Viewing experience React GitHub VideoJS Mux Vimeo 30:53 Hosting 35:51 Sponsor: LogRocket 36:45 Admin tooling Flexbox Postmark Drip Pancake Charts 47:37 Authentication PassportJS 50:30 Transactional Email Nodemailer Pug Inky mjml 52:36 Checkout Stripe Stripe Checkouts Stripe Elements Braintree Paypal 55:58 Hosting Digital Ocean Digital Ocean Platform Render Cloudflare 57:48 Sponsor: .TECH 59:39 Other parts ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set Wes: Vissles v84 Keyboard Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials - Svelte 3D Course Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/23/2022 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 15 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about getting SSL certificates set up between your hosting, Cloudflare, and other web apps you may use. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 01:13 Sponsor: LogRocket 02:06 Sponsor: Prismic 03:23 Wes’ story of SSL Render 05:43 How LetsEncrypt works LetsEncrypt 08:32 What is Cloudflare? Cloudflare 10:33 The problem Wes ran into 12:27 Support is tricky 13:54 What is Cloudapp? Cloudapp Vercel 15:34 Two SSL Certs are needed 16:41 First solution 17:36 Second solution 22:36 What about A Records? 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

3/21/2022 • 25 minutes, 6 seconds

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about handling auth, are web dev real developers, handling Git conflicts, converting PNG to Box-Shadow, bad docs vs no docs, making Shopify headless, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:32 Fool’s winter 03:25 How do you handle authentication in an app? 09:42 Responding to people who don’t think developers are real developers? 12:21 How do you handle git conflicts in package-lock.json and/or yarn.lock files? 14:42 I built a small project which converts .png images to CSS box-shadow values. Img to Box Shadow 16:37 January 19th, 2038 at 03:14:08 is the end of epoch Office Space 20:31 Sponsor: Sentry 22:44 Should I begin to add PropTypes to my packages and projects? 25:59 What’s worse: bad documentation or no documentation? 27:37 How do you find the motivation or discipline to follow through in side projects? 29:48 I need to take an existing Shopify site and make it headless - what should I use? 37:55 Sponsor: Sanity 39:18 You have a ?token= query param and some token value for it. Could you explain a bit more on what is that for? 44:05 Have you thought about selling Syntax.fm shirts? 46:05 Can I migrate my Express routes to Next.js’ API and get the same httpOnly cookies workflow? 52:03 Sponsor: Freshbooks 52:52 Sick Picks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Okeeffe’s Lip Balm Wes: Okeef’s Working Hands Level Up Course Drop - https://youtu.be/LATf_lVYoMQ?t=829 Shameless Plugs Scott: Level Up Course Drop Wes: Wes Bos Course player update 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

3/16/2022 • 1 hour, 29 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the differences between SSR, JamStack, and Serverless. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Retool - 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. Visit Retool.com/syntax for more information. Show Notes 00:21 Welcome 01:20 Sponsor: LogRocket 02:26 Sponsor: Retool 03:49 What exactly is server side rendering vs. tech like Jamstack and serverless? Cloudinary Mux 12:15 Why use one or the other? Svelte Kit Syntax.fm 16:55 Where does Serverless fit into this? 19:12 What’s the ideal scenario? 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

3/14/2022 • 24 minutes, 28 seconds

In this second part episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott continue talking about the 2021 State of JavaScript survey: mobile and desktop libraries, testing, monorepo, runtimes, flavors of JavaScript, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:20 Scott’s new sound panels 03:32 Instacart 2021 State of JS Survey Tauri 07:46 Mobile and Desktop libraries 13:50 Testing Vitest Playwright Cypress 19:48 Sponsor: Sentry 21:26 Monorepo tooling 27:00 Sponsor: Sanity.io 28:18 JavaScript Runtimes 30:51 JavaScript Flavors 32:32 Non JavaScript Languages 39:38 Utilities Syntax 401: Monorepo pnpm Turborepo 40:19 Resources Syntax.fm 403: JavaScript in 2022 - New, Coming and Proposed Features 43:18 Opinions 47:21 Features missing from JavaScript 49:30 Awards 52:58 Sponsor: Freshbooks 53:38 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS 56:41 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: StoryPal Wes: Heartbeat Hot Sauce Matty Matheson on Hot Ones Gordon Ramsay on Hot Ones Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/9/2022 • 59 minutes

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes' experience designing, printing, and shipping out his sticker packs. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:26 Sponsor: LogRocket 02:15 Sponsor: Linode 03:51 How Wes sells stickers Syntax 346: Selling And Shipping T Shirts with TypeScript 04:27 Where the stickers are printed Zigpac 06:30 How the stickers were designed 07:38 How do you ship them anywhere in the world for $5? 10:46 Packing the stickers 13:58 How did Wes sell the stickers? 16:51 Any concern about two people ordering at the same time? 17:13 One thing that did break Pushover 18:13 How the stickers were shipped Stallion Express APC 25:42 Costs for stickers 28:37 TypeScript sticker logo 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

3/7/2022 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott take a look at the 2021 State of JS survey that was recently published, including demographics, salary, browser APIs, overall happiness, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 2021 State of JS Survey 01:51 Winter birthday fun 05:38 The State of JS survey 07:37 Demographics 09:18 Salary range 09:58 Language features 14:05 Browser APIs 17:36 Custom elements and Shadow DOM 18:18 Page visibility API 19:28 File system API 19:58 Web share API 22:15 Sponsor: Linode 23:12 Libraries 27:30 Stimulus 29:21 Trends 31:32 Happiness with the state of front end frameworks 32:28 Sponsor: LogRocket 34:04 Backend Frameworks 38:16 Backend tool satisfaction 44:35 Happiness of build tools 46:32 Sponsor: Freshbooks 48:27 The best podcast in web development 49:05 Sick Picks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Inventing Anna Wes:Everlane Crewneck Sweater Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Course Drop Party Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

3/2/2022 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes do a little this vs that with map vs reduce, forEach vs for in, .hasOwnProperty() vs in vs .hasOwn(), CSS absolute + left/right/top/bottom vs transform, and more. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 01:30 Sponsor: Prismic 02:58 Sponsor: Sentry 04:21 .filter() and .map() (every, one, etc…) VS Reduce 09:17 .forEach() vs for in / for of 15:52 .hasOwnProperty() vs in vs .hasOwn() 19:37 CSS absolute + left/right/top/bottom vs transform 22:54 Object.assign({}, obj) vs {…spread} Animal Friendly idioms 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

2/28/2022 • 26 minutes, 19 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ben Vinegar about his work with Sentry, their migration to TypeScript, and advice for running JavaScript on other websites. Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project today and discover Kontent. Hashnode - Sponsor Everything you need to start blogging as a developer. Own your content, share ideas, and connect with the global dev community! Hashnode is a free developer blogging platform that allows you to publish articles on your own domain and helps you stay connected with a global developer community. Hashnode: Everything you need to start blogging as a developer! Show Notes Ben Vinegar 00:20 Guest introduction 05:58 Seeing bug reports from Sentry 07:38 Distributed tracing for full stack developers 12:16 Amazon X Ray AWS Xray 15:32 Using Tracing 19:40 Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico 20:58 Cloudflare Worker Integration 22:30 How does Sentry have open source and a business? Heroku App Platform Media Temple Dreamhost WordPress Calypso 32:30 Sponsor: Hashnode 34:07 What is the tech stack of Sentry? 38:20 Sentry switching to TypeScript Sentry switching to TypeScript 44:36 Running JavaScript on other websites 51:24 Sponsor: Sentry 53:08 Sick Picks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Last Seen Wes: SEOUL Sisters Korean Kimchi Seasoning Ben: Worst Scene / Best Scene I Was There Too Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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

2/23/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about new proposed features coming to JavaScript in 2022. MagicBell - Sponsor Magic Bell is the The notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:25 Sponsor: MagicBell 02:50 Sponsor: Sentry 04:20 Weird audio tics 05:19 Fetch in Node.js 09:54 URL imports in Node.js 11:41 JSON Modules 15:01 Node in import url scheme 17:30 Pipeline Operator 21:21 Reversible String Split 23:56 JavaScript Module Blocks 25:22 String.cooked 26:34 BigInts Math URL imports in Node.js @MylesBorins Pipeline Operator String.cooked BigInts Math 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

2/21/2022 • 28 minutes, 46 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about selling themes, which browser to use, where to keep your 2FA codes, Remxi vs Svelte Kit, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:11Welcome 02:10Can you explain import.meta? 07:20What are your thoughts on publishing and selling HTML & CSS/SASS templates/themes? 12:00When is it best to use a semantic menu vs a nav? 16:14Sponsor: Sentry.io 17:36As a newbie in web dev., which browser do you recommend, Chrome or Firefox Dev. Edition? 20:25Are TypeScript types are like creating models in Mongoose? 26:16If you use 2FA, where do you store your recovery codes? 1Password 29:32Do you know a programming language which similar syntax to js and without the need of a runtime-framework? Syntax 429 - Cloudflare Workers 32:54I am not feeling the hype for Remix. I would rather put my energy into SvelteKit. Remix Svelte Kit 36:41Sponsor: Sanity 38:09Do you guys have any advice on getting unstuck from tutorial hell and at what point do you think someone is ready to apply for junior web dev jobs? 41:36Do you feel frameworks like Next.js, Remix, etc. abstract too much the complexity that it takes to build full-stack web apps? 44:19How do you keep up on new technologies? Swyx Scott’s Newsletter Intent to Ship 54:04Sponsor: Freshbooks 55:06Sick Picks! ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The River Runner (2021) - IMDb Wes:Mike’s Hot Honey Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUp YouTube channel Wes:Wes Bos on TikTok Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/16/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how best to explore and contribute to code on GitHub repos. Retool - 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. Visitretool.com/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:25Welcome 01:42Sponsor: LogRocket 02:54Sponsor: Retool 04:33Topic introduction 06:44How to get a handle on something new in a library? 10:27How to contribute to comments 12:55Looking through Issues 15:01Looking at Pull Requests 15:43Check Milestones 17:58Look at Files Changed tab Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/14/2022 • 20 minutes, 3 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with the creator of Wordle, Josh Wardle. What's the tech stack for Wordle? Does he care about the clones of Wordle? And how did selling Wordle work? Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:27:02Guest introduction Wordle 02:45:13How did Wordle go viral initially? 05:27:14Where did the idea for Wordle come from? 07:07:06What's your background? Reddit.com 12:52:23Writing just HTML CSS and JavaScript 15:58:24Wordle has 2 external dependancies 16:41:06Sponsor: Sentry 17:40:23The tech stack of Wordle Lit Elements just-merge gzip Cloudflare AWS S3 22:21:04Would you use web components again? 29:36:08How much did hosting cost? 29:55:01How does Wordle remember my streak? 33:56:07Do you play Wordle everyday? 36:28:11Sponsor: Sanity 37:16:07How do you land on internet hits so often? 40:33:15Are you aware of the clones? Gordle 44:33:15Sponsor: Freshbooks 45:17:10Selling Wordle to the New York Times 49:05:20Dealing with the domain name 54:15:09What's his opener word? 56:03:03Juice Juice it or Lose it talk 59:10:06Sick Picks! ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Josh: Tupperware Scott:Giant tub of Epsom Salt Wes: Shameless Plugs Josh:Wordle Scott:KeystoneJS Course Wes:All Courses Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/9/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the pros and cons of JavaScript servers, Serverless, and Cloudflare Workers. Hashnode - Sponsor Everything you need to start blogging as a developer. Own your content, share ideas, and connect with the global dev community! Hashnode is a free developer blogging platform that allows you to publish articles on your own domain and helps you stay connected with a global developer community. Hashnode: Everything you need to start blogging as a developer! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 00:26:13Welcome 01:12:15Sponsor: Hashnode 02:27:10Sponsor: Linode 03:30:09Topic introduction Netlify Functions Fastify AWS Lambda 09:46:02Hosted Linux servers 13:41:11Serverless functions MongoDB SvelteKit 16:34:02Connecting to a database in serverless 20:14:14Cloudflare Workers Cloudflare Workers Works with Workers 25:39:09What do we recommend? Render.com Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/7/2022 • 30 minutes, 50 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes review your portfolios and websites including some from Harryxli, Austin Baird, Jacks Portfolio, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Tabnine - Sponsor Tabnine is your teams' go to AI assistant. Using a variety of machine learning models, Tabnine learns from your team's best practices, and suggests code completions based on your code. It supports over 30 languages and is available in most IDEs. Tabnine's universal models are trainedstrictly on fully permissive open source code,and can run locally, meaning that your code stays yours. Get the free version attabnine.com/nowor go totabnine.com/promo/syntaxto get 50% off your first 3 months of Tabnine Teams. Show Notes 00:11Welcome 01:05This chapter is mid Wes does TikTok 04:28Harry xli Harryxli 15:00AustinBaird.software AustinBaird.software 19:45Sponsor: Linode 21:10ognjenbostjancic.com ognjenbostjancic.com 28:19ndo.dev ndo.dev 35:37Sponsor: LogRocket 37:02jacksportfolio.com JacksPortfolio.com 41:51einargudni.com einargudni.com 43:22Kids advert break 46:05Back to einargudni.com 48:24Sponsor: Tabnine 50:41cyrillappert.ch hslu.cyrillappert.ch 54:30Sick Picks 59:02Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Alpinist (2021) - IMDb Wes:Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/2/2022 • 1 hour, 31 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are inspired by a Reddit post to talk about how to work better with your team. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:24Welcome 01:57Sponsor: Sentry 03:26Sponsor: Sanity 04:48Summary of the Reddit post 06:46We are a team 09:05Coding with ego 12:32Follow the leader 13:59Getting better at asking questions 15:01Ask for clarity 15:43Understanding the guidelines 18:12Interpersonal tips 19:49Celebrating wins Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/31/2022 • 22 minutes, 40 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk all about monorepos - the why's and the how's of using them on your projects. Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations, in compliance with ISO27001 and SOC2Type2 certifications.Spin up a new project todayand discover Kontent. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Show Notes 00:11Welcome 01:46Our experiences with monorepos 05:04Why use monorepos? 09:37How long have we been using monorepos? 10:16Tools for starting a monorepo pnpm Nom link 16:22Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico 17:33What's the process for managing libraries? 20:10Installing / uninstalling things 21:07Shared dependencies 27:45Sponsor: LogRocket"ui:dev": "pnpm recursive run dev --filter @leveluptuts/ui","update": "pnpm recursive up -L -i" 29:23Turborepo Turborepo 39:32nX nx 45:38Sponsor: Freshbooks 46:32Lerna Lerna 48:09Rushjs Rushjs 52:35Sick Picks 59:17Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Wyze v3,10 micro sd Wes:Tineco A11 Vaccum Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/26/2022 • 1 hour, 35 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their process for updating project dependencies. Sponsor - LogRocket LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Sponsor - MagicBell MagicBellis the the notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Show Notes 00:25Weeeeelcome 00:52Sponsor: LogRocket 01:29Sponsor: Magic Bell 03:32What are dependancies? 04:04Wes updates all the things 05:30How to check if there are any updates 07:05Upgrade isolated, Minor deps first. 09:16Upgrade Minor groups after that 09:56Then upgrade Major dependencies 14:47Finally upgrade any stand along dependencies 15:44Test test test 16:19Watch error logging 17:05Pray Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/24/2022 • 18 minutes, 40 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk through what to focus on at a beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of coding skills. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Show Notes 02:30Semantic HTML 07:36JavaScript Data 08:54Issues & technical workflow 11:40Emailing People Syntax 117: How to Email Busy People 13:49Make something animated with CSS Open Props Style 16:04Make a full stack contact form in a framework 16:52Sponsor: Sentry 18:59CSS Variables 22:36Server Side fundamentals 24:28Meeting Skills 28:36Help organize a codebase or repo. 30:26Make something animated with JS 31:40Write a bot 33:35Sponsor: Linode 34:51Write CI / CD actions / tools 37:55Advanced Typescript 38:32Teach at your company 39:35Speak at a conference 40:45Make something 3D Frame 3D React 3 Fiber Svelte Cubed 42:03Scrape and write something to collect data 44:15Sick Picks! 48:43Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible - Netflix Wes:Booty Slippers Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Psychology of Devx Gitpod Community Workshops as Code Ghuntley.com Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/19/2022 • 51 minutes, 12 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS + JS Hacks that they're ok with using. Sponsor - Freshbooks Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Sponsor - Sentry If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:53What are the things in web dev, that feel wrong or hacky when starting out, but are actually totally accepted to do? 02:09Sponsor: Sentry 03:12Sponsor: Freshbooks 05:32Negative margins in CSS 07:53Not Passing a radix to parseInt() 10:17-50% translation 50% direction 11:27Overwriting Arguments in a function 13:20non-standard-element 17:26Button must have a type 18:56Triangles out of borders 20:40Overflow:hidden to clear a float 20:55Always pass noopener to links! 22:16Inline styles Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/17/2022 • 26 minutes, 15 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes answer your questions on a Potluck episode of Syntax. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Retool - 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 LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:11Intro 01:10Watching movies with kids 02:49How do you protect images on your website? 07:21How did you guys learn Typescript? 13:26Should I worry about learning Typescript now or stay focused on mastering JS first? 18:16Sponsor: Prismic 20:03How do you decide what to learn? 26:26I want to become full stack and learn a backend language, which one should I choose? 28:07Do Svelte components not support media queries? 29:30Any advice or suggestions on how to approach Auth or Payment? 32:53Sponsor: LogRocket 33:59Any experience working with a team on a different time zone? 42:49Do you have any experience or recommendations for introducing prettier late in a project? 48:57What are your thoughts on monorepos? 52:57Sponsor: Retool 55:14What does it mean to know JS? 59:39What would you do if you had to start over? 03:49Sick Picks 07:09Shameless Plugs Paw Patrol Movie Encanto Luca Tweet: When should a JR dev learn typescript? Typescript Handbook Selling and Shipping T-Shirts with Typescript Svelte Kit Remix Height Clocker iState Menus Turborepo Nx ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Learning Differently Wes:Truff Hot Sauce Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Psychology of Devx Gitpod Community Workshops as Code Ghuntley.com Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/12/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 37 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Remix! Sponsor - Sanity Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sponsor - Sentry If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:32RrrremixRemix 02:03Sponsor: Sentry 03:48Sponsor: Sentry 05:51What is Remix? 07:51Built on Fetch 12:28Frameworks are getting so good 13:30Data loading 14:36Actions 19:09Error boundary and catch boundary differences 20:15Differences between Remix and Gatsby, and other SSG 21:33What about hot reloading? 22:47Nested layouts and nested routes 24:25Typescript support 26:33Hosting anywhere Remix Docs Remix on GitHub Remix on Twitter Remix on YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/10/2022 • 30 minutes, 39 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through their predictions for 2022. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Hashnode - Sponsor Everything you need to start blogging as a developer. Own your content, share ideas, and connect with the global dev community! Hashnode is a free developer blogging platform that allows you to publish articles on your own domain and helps you stay connected with a global developer community. Hashnode: Everything you need to start blogging as a developer! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Show Notes 00:11Welcome... 01:31Svelte is king Svelte Svelte Kit 03:57Next.js Next.js Next.js Live 06:40Web components Open UI Syntax 353 Stylin the Unstylables 11:42Rust popularity Rust Rome 15:58Sponsor: LogRocket 17:12Serverless and Cloud Functions 18:19Cloudflare becoming a major player Cloudflare Pages 20:05Tailwind Tailwind Open Props 24:10Glow Up 24:35Next gen dev tools OhMyZsh Warp Fig iTerm Starship 27:32Sponsor: Hashnode 29:48CSS Container queries, Layers, and More! 31:45GraphQL 34:13Deno Deno 37:41Typescript 43:36Server come back 45:13Sponsor: Freshbooks 46:02Checkouts and payment processors Wise 51:30Temporal API 53:20Remote Dev / Thin Client 55:16Sick Picks 00:16Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:A Show About Animals Wes:Wise Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Psychology of Devx Gitpod Community Workshops as Code Ghuntley.com Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/5/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 26 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about some Javascript one liners that speed up your coding experience in one line. Sponsor - Linode Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sponsor - Sentry If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:24:12Welcome 01:24:11Sponsor: Linode 02:11:02Sponsor: Sentry 03:54:18Twitter ask for One Liners 04:24:05Math randomconst getPsuedoID =() => Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e15); 05:43:09Random color Paul Irish random color'#'+Math.floor(Math.random()*16777215).toString(16); 06:41:06Console.log as an object.console.log({ dog, person });VS Marketplace Link 08:29:17Edit anythingdocument.designMode = "on" 10:15:15Temporal dateexport const today = Temporal.Now.plainDateISO(); 11:44:05Console(log)const myFunc = (age) ⇒ console.log(age) || updateAge() 13:26:13Remove a propconst { propToRemove, ...rest } = obj; 15:29:01PHP style debuggingpreElement.innerText ={JSON.stringify(val, '', ' ')}` 16:31:00First and Last Destructurevar {0: first, length, [length - 1]: last} = [1,2,3]; 17:34:17Speed up audio videodocument.querySelector('audio, video’).playbackRate = 2 Overcast 19:44:15Sleep functionlet sleep = (time = 0) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, time)) 20:26:00If statements on one lineIf (!thing) return 'something' Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/3/2022 • 22 minutes, 53 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes review their predictions and highlights for 2021. .TECH Domains - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you're looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxistechand using the coupon code "syntax5". Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you're serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:21Wes highlights 05:33Scott's highlights 07:42Writing admin tools for fun 13:33Sponsor: .TECH Domain Name 14:30Tech that was hot in 2021 17:18Sveltekit Pancake by Rich Harris Svelte Svelte Kit 19:54Remix Remix 20:36Astro Astro 22:51NextJS 11 and 12 NextJS 25:14Vite and Parcel 2 Vite Parcel 26:52Web3 28:00Prisma Prisma 30:35Typescript Typescript 33:08Sponsor: Sentry 35:25Reviewing past predictions 36:54ESM 39:47Remote work will grow up Discord Notion Height 40:38Deno 45:11React 46:02Tooling fade away 47:29Rome Rome 48:47Rust 49:36Programming communities Twitter Spaces Clubhouse Circle Github Discussions Tiktok Benawad on TikTok Wes Bos on TikTok 51:08Wasm 51:26Typescript 52:35React 53:40More web component frameworks 56:43Gatsby 57:26CSS updates Syntax 354 with Miriam Suzanne 01:00:06Serverless 01:01:13Enterprise jamstack 01:02:01Sponsor: Mux 01:03:05Sick Picks 01:08:03Shameless Plug ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Rocket League Sideswipe Wes:Home Work on Discovery+ Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Psychology of Devx Gitpod Community Workshops as Code Ghuntley.com Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/29/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 second

In this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about Package-lock, Angular, package updates, how to learn, and media servers on planes. Sponsor - Sanity Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sponsor - LogRocket LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:54Luks of the past 03:19Sponsor: Sanity 04:26Sponsor: LogRocket 05:04Has package-lock.json ever saved your bacon? 08:27Why do you not talk about Angular? 11:28How do you handle package updates? Wes Bos tweet on npm-update 17:43How do you keep learning in your career? 21:02How does the movie selection work on planes? Emby Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/27/2021 • 30 minutes, 9 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Geoff and Pauline from Gitpod about developing on Gitpod, Web3, and The NFT Bay. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Logrocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 01:20Guest introduction 02:46Coding in the browser anywhere Gitpod JetBrain 04:58How does GitPod work in the browser? NoYaml Cobalt2 Finding VS Code Extensions for Gitpod 09:27How does GitPod actually work? 10:57What is Kubernetees? 13:11Is there a full VS Code environment? 18:21Sponsor: Linode 19:01Who are the heavy users of Gitpod? 24:32Teams on Gitpod Gitpod Roadmap Centered.app 30:11Do the developers of Gitpod use Gitpod to build Gitpod? Gitpod Careers 32:51What language is Gitpod written in? 33:15Sponsor: Logrocket 34:10Living in a van coding 38:16How do you stay productive on the go? 40:18What was The NFT Bay? The NFT Bay 44:54Is there any good in Web3 ideas? Lularoe Documentary 49:42Sponsor: Freshbooks 50:13Selling NFTs is difficult 51:34Sick Picks! 58:40Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Sweet Bobby Podcast Wes:Woosh Cloths PaulineUniqlo GeoffHelinox Chair Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Psychology of Devx Gitpod Community Workshops as Code Ghuntley.com Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/22/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 9 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about what's new in Gatsby v4. Sponsor - Prismic Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sponsor - Sentry If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:26Welcome 01:41Sponsor: Prismic 02:35Sponsor: Sentry 03:26Gatsby v4! Gatsby What’s new in Gatsby 4 04:26Any node version requirements? 05:22Three rendering options 15:47Parallel Queries 16:28Data sync 16:57Gatsby admin deprecated Nextjs Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/20/2021 • 19 minutes, 9 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes answer your questions on a Potluck episode of Syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 02:07Google Chrome to start measuring user experience beyond the completion of page load 05:47How can I ensure that I am executing npm commands safely? 07:58How should I prefix booleans? 09:46How do I decide between using an enum vs a union type in Typescript 13:40What is Web Assembly? 18:34Sponsor: Sanity 19:45what happened to Scott using Linux? PopOS 22:44Sponsor: Linode 23:57How do you batch requests in nodejs to an api? 26:15What are micro-frontends? 29:55Sponsor: Sentry 31:16Since Astro seems so amazing, aren’t you tempted to rebuild your site now in Astro instead of Sveltekit? Astro 33:04Can you please shed some light on redirects in express/ koa? 36:41How do deal with ADHD? 41:52Should I repeat the name of the issue in the commit message or just "Resolves #$issue-number"? 44:21Do browsers update automatically? 47:52What do you do when working on a big project? 49:55Can you guys help to breakdown and explain jargons and differences of RPC, REST, gRPC, GraphQL? 53:25How to ask a question 53:42Sick Picks 56:17Shamless plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Satechi 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand Wes:The Always Sunny podcast Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course Wes:All Courses Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/15/2021 • 58 minutes, 2 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about how to do things in Svelte. Sponsor - Freshbooks Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Sponsor - LogRocket LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 00:28Welcome 02:18Lead pipe talk 04:33Sponsor: Freshbooks 05:05Sponsor: Logrocket 06:34Intro to Svelte 07:44Get Local State running Writable-stores 10:47Arrow functions 11:53Functions that update state React Hooks in Svelte React Use Svelte Store 14:36Live / Reactive Variables 17:03Context 20:45Conditional rendering 24:57Input binding 28:02Should Wes rewrite his video player in Svelte? 30:07Child elements 32:10Vercel hires Rich Harris Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/13/2021 • 33 minutes, 16 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Anth Rogan about JavaScript and hardware - from cars, to factories, and the internet. Bryntum - Sponsor Bryntum’s suite of web components help developers quickly add powerful project and resource scheduling capabilities to their React, Angular, Vue or vanilla JS apps. The SDKs include extensive API docs and plenty of examples. Try them online atbryntum.com/examples/ganttorbryntum.com/examples/scheduler-pro. VisitBryntum.com/syntaxfor a 45-day free trial. Logrocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 01:02Guest introductions Anth Rogan on LinkedIn 05:44What kinds of things did you work on at Nissan? 09:02Why are car head units based in the past? 11:35What are cars running for UI? 14:04What are PLC's? 17:02What kinds of regulations exist for automotive software? 22:28Sponsor: LogRocket 23:03Deeper look at PLC's 26:56What's Node-RED? Node-RED 29:37JavaScript is popular in industry? What else is used? 31:06Sponsor: Brymtum Products 32:57How do you learn about this tech? PLC Subreddit 35:24What were you doing with Nissan head units? OBD2 Scanner 37:15Web bluetooth API research 39:13What's MQTT? MQTT 41:29Sponsor: Linode 42:14Using IoT and machine learning to find issues 46:53New opportunities in industry tech coming 52:40Cottage IoT dreams 56:27Relaxing in Minecraft 57:42Sick Picks - Anth 58:38Sick Pick - Scott 59:49Sick Pick - Wes 02:12Shameless plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Spotless for macOS Wes:Wago Lever Nuts Anth:Daily.dev Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/8/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 4 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about Meta Tags. Sponsor - Sanity Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sponsor - Sentry If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:25Welcome Syntax 379 - The Link Tag 01:24Sponsor: Sanity 02:50Sponsor: Sentry 04:28What are Meta Tags? 05:01What is charset? 07:41The viewport tag That’s a Nice Touch on TikTok 10:25SEO and page data 12:03Browser display tags 14:20Dead tags 16:24Robot tags 17:53Adult ratings tag 18:18Google site verification tags Google Verification tags 19:35Open Graph social tags Facebook Meta tags Open Graph 22:54Generator tag 25:54http-equiv tag http equiv 27:20Apple specific tags Apple specific tags Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/6/2021 • 30 minutes, 1 second

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about all the things that have improved the lives of web developers over the years. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 00:16:18Topic introduction 01:03:00Leaf blowing and house updates 02:57:01We complain a lot 04:13:22Typescript improvements 06:20:00Optional chaining 07:01:06Async, Await and Promises 07:57:05Array methods and tools for immutability 09:13:16DOM interactions with getElementBy 10:34:10Arrow functions 11:13:06Classes! + All of ES6 was a huge breath of fresh air 12:18:07Looping 13:22:00Prettier Code is a huge game changer Prettier ESLint 15:51:00Sponsor: Freshbooks 17:04:15CSS updates 17:41:11CSS Variables 18:41:15Flexbox and Grid 20:16:10VH, VW units 20:47:24Overflow scroll on mobile 21:54:10Color formats 23:08:06Sticky headers 23:45:06HTML 5 Introducing HTML5 By Bruce Lawson and Remy Sharp A Book Apart 27:54:00Web components 28:29:09Sponsor: Sentry 30:01:17Tooling Syntax 12 Why Is Everyone Switching to VS Code? 31:28:13Speed of latest crop → ESBuild, Vite, Snowpack, parcel Vite Snowpack 33:33:03Image compression 37:08:21Hot module reloading 39:11:09Image resizing, video hosting, accepting credit cards Gatsby Cloudinary Spritecow Smush*t Stripe Braintree Entrepreneur friendly licensing 39:48:18Entrepreneur friendly licensing 40:43:18Sponsor: Linode 42:11:10Developer Tools in the browser Tweet from @Bentlegen Chris Coyier - Let’s Suck at Github Together Chrome.io 43:52:17Insights into errors and troubleshooting 44:49:13Cross browser and cross device testing 47:12:19Hosting and SSL Certificates 48:14:08Scaling up 49:53:13Scaling with containers 50:14:09When did we start using Github? 53:52:12××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott 59:42:22××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Tonal Wes:Reboot your Portfolio/Canadian Couch Potato Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Black Friday sale! Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/1/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about their experiences using Github Co-pilot. Show Notes 00:58Wake up early and let's go 02:19Sponsor: LogRocket 03:21Sponsor: Freshbooks 03:56What is Github Co-Pilot? GitHub Co-Pilot 06:01Scott is a GitHub Star 07:03Examples of GitHub Co-Pilot usage 09:43Writing pseudo code Emmet 12:51Using it for loop callbacks 13:52What langauges does GitHub Co-Pilot work with? 14:54It plays nice with HTML files 15:48Svelte component example 16:31Benefits for course creators 17:35Some scary things 21:04Could GitHub start charging for this? 22:30Good at writing types 23:59Gripes 24:54Converting code to Parcel 2 Parcel Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/29/2021 • 27 minutes, 13 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about ways they troubleshoot issues with their code. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you're serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:13Furniture shortages 02:29Managing stuff 03:05Basic troubleshooting skills are missing 06:09Sanity check CodePen Codesandbox 08:05Isolate the issue 08:57Commenting out code is free 12:17Replicate the issue 15:07Svelte and VS Code error Svelte VS Code 17:02Wes' course upgrades Parcel 2 Patch package 18:07Sponsor: Logrocket 19:15Rollback 20:30Reading the error message Syntax 47 - How to Get Better at Debugging Syntax 152 - Debugging Tools 23:59Crack open the node modules directory 26:06Sponsor: Freshbooks 27:29Write step by step comments to the code 29:01Consider outside sources 30:56Using the right tools for the job 33:19Rubber ducking it 34:16Wes' Big Mouth Bass story 37:20Scott's blown away by his leaf blower 39:56Copy paste a message into Google Twitter - What are your tips for troubleshooting code or a system that doesn't work? 41:33Logs and metrics 42:36CI CD issues and Error Handler 43:41Using a step debugger 44:24Explain what's happening to someone else 45:31Read the documentation 47:05Take a break, have a cuppa 48:42Sponsor: Mux 50:57SIIIIICK PIIICKS 57:05Shamless plugs Links @jimbomoso - Do you know of any resources for developing/improving code trouble shooting? ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Forehead Wes:EGO EXINNO 240W/120W Chargers Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code 'Syntax' for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/24/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about their new Apple MacBook Pro's with the M1 Max CPU. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 04:30The last time we upgraded 07:05Initial thoughts on new MacBook Pro Apple MacBook Pro 09:23How much RAM you might need 11:33M1 Pro or M1 Max? 12:37Justification as a business expense Figma Sketch We recently found that the new 2021 M1 MacBooks cut our Android build times in half. VS Code Microsoft releases M1-native Visual Studio Code for developing apps Notion Height Sublime Text 14:52Shortening the feedback cycle 15:57Using VS Code 21:20Video editing on M1 MacBook Pro Mkbhd - M1 Macbook Pro review Synology Syntax.fm Ep220 The Synology Show Recut Davinci Resolve 24:27Screenflow export comparison Screenflow 29:32VS Code improvements SWC pnpm 32:57The tools are no longer the bottleneck 33:37Hardware upgrades 34:10The notch Bartender 36:11macOS icons have more padding 37:03Charging and battery TS3 Plus 38:32Fans and heat 39:18Touch bar is gone 39:36External displays 41:03Battery 41:54LG Display issue 42:51Touch ID reader in a better spot 43:25What's happening to your old MacBook Pro? 45:21Ports and keyboards Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/22/2021 • 47 minutes, 34 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about GitHub Copilot, glasses, databases, dealing with stress, self-employment vs employment, design, CORS, and much more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 03:12 - Ders: Has GitHub Copilot become part of your daily workflow, or have you turned it off? 05:50 - Gaston Gmzi: Hey guys you rock!!! I’d like to know if you use eyeglasses and if you have any preference regarding models, design and features like blue-light blocking and anti-reflection. Also, where do you buy them? Do you go to a store to try them out, or do you buy them online? And if ordering online, which specifications do you use besides the doctor’s prescription? If you guys have any sick picks about eyeglasses it would be great to hear it too. Thanks for the show and have a great week!!! 11:04 - Hi, I would like to know how the two of you deal with stress? I am a freelancer and sometimes clients can get the worst in me. When they do, I usually take a long walk and listen to a podcast, but I don’t always have the time for that. I can actually go into my commit history and show which one was under stress. I think a lot of developers especially freelancers could benefit from that. Thanks. 16:47 - Mike Varela: Question for you guys about dynamic database fields and API requests. How do you let the user store dynamic metadata? Thanks. Love the show, avid listener. 21:04 - Valentine Michael Smith: Can you touch on the use of the word “grok” in the dev world? I know a lot of people who have no idea what this word means. I just happened to have tried to read Stranger in a Strange Land, the novel the word originated from, a few years ago or else I wouldn’t have ever heard it before starting dev work. Have either of you read the book? Anyways, why do devs say this? 24:50 - Steve Lewis: If you guys were not self-employed, would you prefer to work for a big company (like FAANG) or go to a smaller agency or startup, etc.? 27:08 - So Many Localhost Errors: This may be a softball, but how do you set up your logging (Sentry and/or LogRocket) so your dev environment isn’t firing all the time? I can’t seem to find a way to do this well (and it’s probably because I’m trying to learn as I go). 31:03 - Josh J from Jersey: Hey guys, loving the podcast, I’ve been listening for about a month but bingeing through your episodes during my mind-numbing warehouse job, helps me keep my mind on JavaScript and what I have managed to learn in my spare time. I was wondering, when you’re sitting down to a new project, how do you design the website? Does it just slowly develop as you code or have you sat down and drawn out what you want it to look like ahead of time? I have heard talk of a remarkable pad. I’ve seen ads for this on Instagram and YouTube but always assumed it was a very gimmicky thing. Is this a good investment? Also wondering how you both met? Have you worked on any projects together outside of courses and Syntax? Keep the content coming! 38:14 - Andras: Hi Wes and Scott. You have talked a lot on the show about headless CMS’s like Sanity, Prismic or even WordPress being used as a headless CMS. I am curious what the setup in a real world project is like. How would you host the CMS? And what will the admin surface look like? Will the button styles, background color etc. be different than the actual website that the end user sees? Is that a problem for the admin users? Does the admin user see all the menu for creating new content types or adding new features? Or do they only see the input fields of all the contents that can be added to a specific page? Thank you! 42:14 - Dave: Hey guys, love the podcast! I understand that CORS prevention is in place in the browser to help improve security/prevent malicious requests across domains, but I don’t understand why you can get around this by performing the request server side, for example via cURL? If I were a malicious actor, surely I could just send my cross domain request through a proxy to avoid the CORS issue? I’m sure I’m missing something obvious here, can I please get your thoughts on this? 44:48 - Lemon: How do you implement authentication with GraphQL? Especially in Fastify, I know Scott recently moved over from Meteor to Fastify, so I too was checking Fastify but couldn’t find a satisfying auth solution that fits well with GraphQL. 48:08 - Zack Vogel: I love when you play games on the podcast. I’m a high school technology teacher and I play a game with my students called the 5 Second Rule. It’s based on a board game, but I have changed the topics to technology-themed questions. The game works like this. One person reads a topic “Name Three VS Code Extensions” and the other person has five seconds to respond with three correct answers. I think this could be a fun game to play on the podcast. Links http://www.seeeyewear.com/ https://www.warbyparker.com/ https://www.costco.com/ MariaDB dynamic columns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok https://twitter.com/argyleink https://remarkable.com/ https://figma.com/ https://graphql.org/ https://www.meteor.com/ https://www.fastify.io/ https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oRqz1rSUXiLc5pJF2cMygNrodcRrRU77x0KdWGV67Iw/edit?usp=sharing ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:myQ Chamberlain Smart Garage Control Wes:ATOTO Head Unit Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/17/2021 • 57 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Next.js 12 and all of its hot new goodness and updates! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 04:00 -Rust Compiler: ~3x faster Fast Refresh and ~5x faster builds 06:25 -Middleware (beta): Enabling full flexibility in Next.js with code over configuration 08:16 -React 18 Support: Native Next.js APIs are now supported, as well as suspense 09:56 -AVIF Support: Opt-in for 20% smaller images 11:58 -Bot-aware ISR Fallback: Optimized SEO for web crawlers 13:10 -Native ES Modules Support: Aligning with the standardized module system 14:39 -URL Imports (alpha): Import packages from any URL, no installs required Links https://twitter.com/mattgperry Introducing Middleware Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/15/2021 • 17 minutes, 43 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Tomek Sulkowski about web containers, StackBlitz and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Guests Tomek Sulkowski Show Notes 02:45 - What is StackBlitz? 05:28 - What makes it different? 08:20 - How does offline work? 12:18 - What are web containers? How does this fit in? 17:45 - How does this all work (WASM, Node.js in the browser, etc.)? 21:00 - What does performance look like? 31:06 - What about VS Code extensions? 32:48 - Monorepos? 35:12 - Databases? Sqlite? 35:36 - Are there any limitations? 37:02 - What is Turbo? 40:58 - How is this different from similar apps? Links https://stackblitz.com/ https://jsbin.com/?html,output https://jsfiddle.net/ https://codepen.io/ https://code.visualstudio.com/ Fugu API Tracker (fugu-tracker.web.app) https://www.docker.com/ https://spidermonkey.dev/ https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore https://sli.dev/ https://vscode.dev/ https://codesandbox.io/ https://www.gitpod.io/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:HaloLock Universal Ring Wes:Car LED Light Upgrade Tomek:The Dresden Files Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! TomekStackBlitz Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/10/2021 • 55 minutes, 37 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Astro — what it is and why you should check it out! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:08 - What is it, what does it do? Framework for server-first static apps Use any front-end framework Does not ship JS unless you explicitly define a component to ship JS 05:20 - The syntax .astro files is a mash-up of Svelte and React Frontmatter for server-side JS Template syntax is basically JSX TS baked in --> --> --> --> --> 07:48 - State management In client-side JS only, no state in .astro files 10:50 - CSS Svelte style Local, scoped tags SCSS baked in 11:16 - Data fetching Fetch in frontmatter via fetch() 12:06 - Vs React? Vs Next? Vs Gatsby? Vs Svelte? 15:24 - Tooling There is a Syntax highlighter Uses Snowpack under the hood Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/8/2021 • 20 minutes, 23 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are back with another edition of “Stump’d!” where they try to stump each other with interview questions. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 06:05 - Which property allows you to control the shape or appearance of the marker of a list? 06:33 - What is a pseudo element? What is a pseudo class? 09:15 - What is the difference between block, inline and inline-block elements? 10:15 - What is a combinator selector? 11:12 - What is specificity? How do you calculate specificity? 14:37 - True or False — The translate() function can move the position of an element on the z-axis? 16:44 - What is the difference between “resetting” and “normalizing” CSS? 17:51 - How can you load CSS resources conditionally? 19:45 - Is there any reason you’d want to use translate() instead of absolute positioning, or vice-versa? 22:30 - When to use CSS grid vs flexbox? 25:12 - What are all eight @-rules in CSS? 28:01 - Which property is used to underline, overline, and strikethrough text? 29:52 - What is DOM reflow? 32:14 - How do you serve your pages for feature-constrained browsers? What techniques do you use? 34:00 - What is the property for controlling image-scroll? 36:23 - What are the three different types of CSS gradients? Links https://github.com/sudheerj/javascript-interview-questions https://github.com/learning-zone/css-interview-questions ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:https://height.app/ Wes:Anker Mini Car Charger Shameless Plugs Scott:Astro Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/3/2021 • 46 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about PNPM and monorepos! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 4:40 - What is pnpm? https://pnpm.io/ Performant npm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiTmX2dW84E Find and remove node modules find . -name "node_modules" -type d -prune -exec rm -rf '{}' + 08:30 - Why monorepo? Internal packages all in one place Forks and custom packages easier Commands that control everything at once 10:33 - Workspaces Not exclusive to pnpm Yarn, npm, pnpm all have them now Different syntax packages: - "packages/**" 12:48 - How it works in practice All commands run through root Use in host, hook up my monorepo to render run commands Filter and recursive "install:all": "pnpm recursive install", "clean": "pnpm recursive exec -- rm -rf node_modules; rm shrinkwrap.yaml; rm -rf node_modules", "ui:dev": "pnpm recursive run dev --filter @leveluptuts/ui", 16:35 - Using submodules https://paigeniedringhaus.substack.com/p/march-2021-git-submodules Why submodules? Public and private Links https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx https://yarnpkg.com/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/1/2021 • 22 minutes, 48 seconds

For episode 400, Scott and Wes talk about web dev horror stories - 2021 edition! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 02:54 - Hi guys, love the show. I wanted to share with you something that happened just the other day (Oct 4th), I was starting my new job today at a large tech company. They use React for everything (even DNS!, don’t ask me how, it’s complicated). I figured I’d celebrate my first day and push some code to prod, (how hard could useEffect be right?) Next thing you know, they ended up bringing in a guy with an angle grinder to get access to the server cage. 04:15 - No one from Denver can buy 06:38 - Bug accidentally gives $90 million to users https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/defi-protocol-compound-mistakenly-gives-away-millions-to-users.html 08:34 - Share Pointy Knives Hi! I’m a developer at a consulting firm in Sweden, writing C# on the backend and using React with either JavaScript or TypeScript and hosting things in Azure 99% of the time (and 1% in SharePoint). I was in my last week at my last job before I was due to start my new job. Worked 12 h/day to keep up with all the handovers etc. to colleagues so they would have a chance to continue working on the solutions I have taken care of. One project was a process tool hosted in SharePoint Online. The guy who would oversee it had -1% experience with SharePoint (which I pointed out to my bosses). But to make things a bit easier, I wrote a deploy script to ease things a bit. Starts the terminal and runs the script towards the acceptance environment. Umpteen million errors appear… Which is strange, because there would only be about 20 commands (which can cause errors like these). I log into the environment to double check if I now accidentally entered the wrong values in the script (which looked okay according to me). But I get a 404 error when I try to reach the environment… I log into the admin interface; I discover that the site is gone… Also checking the trash can, there are no things there. Very strange. I find that I’m in a different folder than the one where I saved my script… In that folder there is an old deploy script that was used when the project was started a thousand years ago (which was not used after the project was “finished”). The first thing the script does is forcedeletethe siteand then try to create a new empty site… The site is gone with lists and everything (lists are a SharePoint thing, think of it as sql-lite), there are no backups of theacceptanceenvironment (although it is very important). I just feel a little panicked about how I’m going to solve this. However, I remember testing a tool six months ago to copy entire environments. Where the first attempt was made on the acceptance environment. Finds the cloned environment and can use the same tool to clone it back. It took only 8-12 hours of work to create all the new things done in the environment in the last 6 months instead of X number of hours to build everything from scratch. Once I updated a feature that saves accessories on orders (same solution). However, I failed to add all the new fields to the production environment. Which meant that accessories were not saved at all… Which was discovered after a week… I fixed the error in 5 minutes and the sellers had to contact x number of customers to double check what kind of accessories they would have for their orders… 11:22 - External HD One time I needed to format a server. It was an outdated Windows server. I selected all the files and copied and pasted to an external hard drive. My drive was pretty fast and it took like a minute. I was like: “Wow! That’s a great external hd”.Formatted the server and, as soon as I realized it didn’t copy 10% of the files, I had that face. We all know that face. Anyways. Tried to restore the files using some HD recovery tools but they were all corrupted, not by the formatting itself but for the installation of the new OS. My boss was pissed! I was very young so I blame it on the server. I’m not proud of it. But why the heck they would ask a developer to format a server in the first place? By the way, my birthday is on Halloween. Spoooky. 13:07 - Hey Loser I was testing new code to automate mass-mailings to our customers. Who knows what demon drove me but I wrote the “test” mailings like ransom notes: “Dear loser! Fork over all your $$$ or else!” Well, all was looking great and I wa s feeling pretty pleased with myself. Progress bars were sliding and counters were spinning. But I could hear a rising commotion from the marketing guys behind me. Phones ringing, voices raised. Turns out I had moronically wired myself to the production database! Even worse for me, I’d only been at the company a month or two. I thought my goose was cooked and the Big Boss was plenty mad, but I owned up right away and apologized. We put out a cover story that we’d been hacked and all was forgiven. 15:01 - HE HATE ME I was part of the developer team that accidentally leaked the 8 cities the XFL, an alternate football league, a week before their press conference.ewrestling.com/article/wwe-ac…We were using Contentful and Gatsby. A junior dev entered the information into the prod space instead of the UAT space and when we released some bug fixes, it picked up the contact us content update. I found out after seeing stories pop up in Google News when I was about to go to sleep. Was taking the content down when we started getting calls from the CIO of the WWE. The league went bust because of COVID. 19:23 - I Don’t Have Memory of This I had two pretty bad code changes that only showed their problems when they went live in production. Around 6 years ago, I was running into a large performance issue with some of our queries running slowly against this giant DB. We were using JPA/Hibernate and we had a bunch of joins that were done lazily. I switched a few of them to eager so that they would create a single SQL statement instead of a bunch (or thousands). The change worked fine on my dev environment, QA, and staging. Staging wassupposedto be representative of production. So we went live and within minutes the entire system went down because of out of memory errors. We quickly switched back to the lazy joins. We found out that staging had more memory and fewer DB records than production though they were supposed to be exactly the same. 21:05 - Your Performance is Slowing us down Back when VMWare was becoming a thing, like 2010 or so. I was working at an ecomm site and we were seeing slow performance between the app server and some data services. I decided to build a little multithreaded logger that could track when a query to Oracle Financials was running too slow and generate a warning. Oracle Financials was doing the credit card transactions, orders, and all the rest of the sites DB work. The code had no impact on my dev, QA, and staging environments. We were hitting well over our minimum number of concurrent users. We deployed it to production and then the system got slower and slower, but never crashed. Again, production and staging were set up differently. Staging was a bare-metal server. Production was running on an ESXi server on a host that was split 4 ways. The multi-threaded code meant to detect performance degradations was slowing the whole system down when it tried to synchronize data across threads. I was pretty embarrassed by both these two issues. It went to show that production is its own special thing and that you really don’t know if your server-side code is really going to work until it starts running there. 23:15 - Dead Button Way back when mainframes were king, a guy I worked with pushed a button in, that if released, would immediately take down the entire company. He stood there for 4 hours, holding the button in, until we could let it crash after business hours. We gave him a chair after 2 hours. 25:12 - No Deploys on Fridays I was a junior dev working on our company’s website. They were HTML + nunjucks templates that were later being integrated with the backend using some Python witchcraft. There was also a metric ton of JS libraries added (like Babra for page transitions, threejs for a cool interactive animation on the landing page etc.). Didn’t really get much of all this package.json stuff at that seniority level. So after running yarn or npm or whatever, and seeing some warnings about a couple packages being outdated, I decided to update some of them. It ran great locally, but I didn’t build the prod version, as I didn’t know there could be any differences. I was working on some minor feature (or maybe even some minor bug) and the PM decided there’s no time for code review. So I pushed it to the repo, the backend guy did his integration, and launched it on prod. As it turned out, there were some breaking changes in one of the libraries I decided to update. It crashed the entire site. On Friday. At 4:30PM. And that, kids, is why you don’t deploy on Fridays. 27:33 - Stupid Selfie Horror story for you Wes. I work for one of the biggest retailers in the UK and we were working on an app that would go on a ‘media wall’ in their flagship store in London. Basically a giant 200-inch screen in the middle of the store that social content can go on. Turns out that I left my local Dev version connected to the production API when I uploaded a couple of stupid selfies of my big head in the office. Get a call the next day to ask why my face is on the medial wall. 28:37 - Soda I was a computer operator back in the late 1960’s, operating a Honeywell mainframe. The consoles were huge, about the size of a dishwashing machine, with the console typewriter and printer inset in the middle, on top. I had a soft drink on the console, next to the typewriter mechanism. We were told never to bring a drink into the room but we all did it, especially on third shift. Long story short, someone called my name, I turned around and knocked the glass of soda into the console. Had to be completely replaced – machine was down for two days. My boss was not happy. 31:22 - Oof A bigger horror story. I had my own software company in the 90’s and was in Singapore, customizing my software package for Johnson & Higgins Insurance Brokers – I had their Asian contract for my Insurance Broker/Accounting package. I spent a good 40 hours on Saturday and Sunday, making all the changes they asked for, getting ready for a demo on Monday morning. I finished up about 4am on Monday morning and was cleaning up my files. All this work was done on a Novell server. Print files had an extension of .prt and I had a ton of them in the main directory from all of the testing I had done. I was cleaning out old files, getting ready to back everything up and I thought I would delete all of the print files. I mistakenly keyed in erase *.prg, instead of erase *.prt (or whatever the delete command was – can’t remember it now). Programming files have a .prg extension – I had deleted all of my updated files from the weekend. In desperation I called Novell in Utah, hoping they could help me recover the files, but no-go. The demo Monday morning was not fun. 33:24 - Young Dev I was a young dev right out of college. My first job was at a child support company where we had desktop apps that would handle case information more efficiently than using Excel. My first project was to write a POC that would later be implemented into a new, bigger app that consolidated all the “POCs” for various parts of the child support process. For some odd reason, I still don’t know why to this day, my boss wanted me to write this “new” app on top of an old app with a bunch of legacy code. I never understood why but as a young dev fresh out of school, you tend to just do what you’re told. In school, I mainly used PHP/HTML/CSS for learning how to work with a database; this job however used C#/.NET for their desktop apps so I was doing a lot of learning as I went. I remember finally learning how to connect to the database and run some SQL after fighting with this old pile of legacy code. In early versions, I chose to handle creates/updates for these records in the same function. My young, dumb self wrote a try catch statement that would attempt to create the record and if it failed, it would try to update the record. Before the first production release, I updated the flow to handle creates/updates in separate functions - but never removed the update in the catch block of the original function now used for creates only. Somehow I, or any PM/QA, never failed on a create and hit this catch block while testing. Fast-forward probably 9-12 months later, I got a ticket to investigate why every case’s data looked the same in Production. I login to the app, search a few case numbers and sure enough, every case’s data is the same. I began freaking out as I had no clue how this could’ve happened. I mean it had never happened in all the dev work, testing, and months of live Production use. After I investigated with a senior dev, we realized the try block had failed and the update query in the catch block ran for that record - we also realized that I left off the where clause in the related SQL query to specify which record needs updating - so ALL records got updated with this data. Thankfully, we kept regular back-ups and were able to restore the data to a recent timeframe without users losing a ton of work. We commented out that database update call and redeployed the code ASAP. Also the senior dev was cool about it and was like “hey, it happens to all of us at some point”. Let’s just say I’ve learned a ton since then and definitely steer clear from writing code like that. You live and you learn I suppose. 38:40 - Where Wolf Here’s my development tale of terror: One night I was burning the midnight oil trying to get caught up on a never-ending workload. At the time I was working for an online travel booking site. It was after 11, and the last thing I had to do for the night was to rename one of the hotels in our production database. So I wrote my query:UPDATE hotels SET name=‘Some Hotel Chain’;One problem, I FORGOT THE WHERE CLAUSE. Suddenly, over 5,000 hotels in our production database all had the same name. This was around 2003, so well before the time of point-in-time restores, and we were only backing up the database every week at that point. I was panicking. Fortunately, I had a dump of the production database that I had created only a couple of hours earlier sitting on my local hard drive. So thankfully, I was able to restore almost all of the hotel names, save for a couple that signed up after that data dump, and my boss was none the wiser. That’s when I learned that working late hours is not worth it, because at some point you are so tired that you can no longer make good decisions. 41:19 - I Want Your Job When I first started out I worked for a consultancy and they trained us in sales meetings to help managers get promoted because we were coming in to make them “look good”. This was okay b/c obviously, we were coming in as a contractor; however, after being laid off due to 9/11 (yes, this was about 20 years ago), I was looking for a new job and during an interview when asked where I’d like to be in X years, I mentioned to the hiring manager that I wanted to eventually do what he was doing. Well, I guess he didn’t take it that I wanted to make him get promoted to then take his spot. Safe to say I didn’t get hired. 🤦‍♂️😜 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Portable Air Compressor Wes:ESR Magnet Phone Mount Shameless Plugs Scott:Latest courses on Prisma and Astro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/27/2021 • 51 minutes, 2 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about web dev horror stories — real things that have happened to real developers Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:36 -https://twitter.com/CameronPak/status/1445051951843061767 04:48 -https://twitter.com/susanlangenes/status/1445049321871712257 05:29 -https://twitter.com/DevJordanW/status/1445052979644706823 06:12 -https://twitter.com/HerbieDuah/status/1445088892177108994 07:04 -https://twitter.com/bbbryan14/status/1445400072921956357 07:43 -https://twitter.com/stephendennis30/status/1445074683062362114 07:59 -https://twitter.com/Tim__Moran/status/1445102727701221377?s=20 08:37 -https://twitter.com/SoyAlejandroAl/status/1445063677896450048 09:34 -https://twitter.com/sudonetizen/status/1445132694531231760 11:09 -https://twitter.com/chrislaughlin/status/1445049210840178690?s=20 11:58 -https://twitter.com/sbitaxi/status/1445208793072156675 12:44 -https://twitter.com/AlexHBruns/status/1445067663919755269 13:05 -https://twitter.com/costerad/status/1445069263568580616 14:02 -https://twitter.com/gcnx86/status/1445045635250638853 14:25 -https://twitter.com/JustMetMe_app/status/1445041678167920640 14:47 -https://twitter.com/alanshortis/status/1445048899899645959 15:50 -https://twitter.com/Swizec/status/1445191324215353347 16:17 -https://twitter.com/_RobJohansen/status/1445137057236467722 17:14 -https://twitter.com/fienen/status/1445040513678196743 17:57 -https://twitter.com/TechBill777/status/1445172824822452226 18:54 -https://twitter.com/Zircoz/status/1445041440770252806 Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1445039778035032068 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/25/2021 • 20 minutes, 30 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about privacy policies, coding for kids, MongaDB hosting, cloud backups, system design, #NoMoreFoo, and much more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 04:49 - Ben Lamers: Heyo Scott and Wes! I am building a web app currently with my brother, and I was wondering when we get to launch it how do you go about correctly writing/adding Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I’m assuming this may be quite different depending on the platform so maybe general resources or tips for this. Thanks! 06:45 - Fumbles O’Brian: Do you have any recommendations for teaching young children how to code? I have a 5-year-old niece in kindergarten who is absolutely fascinated watching me work, and I’d like to start teaching her basic concepts when she’s able to read/write better. For example, she loves watching me make UI changes in React, it blows her mind that changing letters on one screen changes what a website looks like. 11:01 - Kenny: Gentlemen! Love this show and the content you put out. It keeps me occupied during my 5 and 6 mile runs. Thank you both for working so hard to keep it active, I know it takes a lot of work. I’m curious what you think about hosting your own MongoDB server? I’m relatively new to Mongo but want to start working with it for smaller projects. I’ve used MySQL for a decade, hosted online with shared hosting. Worked well for my relational db needs. Should I host my own Mongo when I’m ready for production, or pay the reasonable costs for something like Linode or maybe even Atlas? I have experience in Linux (enough to get by) and have my own virtualization cluster that I can spin up a server in seconds, along with an enterprise level firewall for managing traffic to and from. I actually just spun up a docker server this week and have a Mongo container running on it, though it’s not accessible outside my network. This is purely for my development environments. Despite the firewall, my concern is security. Is it worth paying for a trusted solution like Linode, or should I put a little time in locking down my own Mongo container for my own use? Thank you both! Keep up the great work. 14:42 - Mike: Not a question but more of a rant… It’s 2021, almost 2022, can we all stop using ‘foo’ and ‘bar’ and ‘baz’ when teaching a programming concept? I applaud both of you because I don’t recall seeing any of your content ever using such atrocious terms, however, I’m sad to see other prominent educators in the web development community use these terms from time to time. I feel like there are so many better examples that we could use to explain a concept and the use of ‘foo’ is just confusing to beginners. That’s all, just wanted to get that off my chest. Thanks for a wonderful podcast! #nomorefoo 18:53 - Amir: Hey Wes and Scott, thank you for your awesome podcast. What are the best cities in Canada and USA to get (more quantity, highest-paying) developer jobs? 23:44 - LW: Hi guys, I am finally starting to get into GraphQL and I don’t get it. Specifically I am working to convert an existing REST API to GraphQL. This seems really tough and there is not much guidance out there on how to do it. The main part I am unsure of is how to write resolvers. If I use the existing query then GraphQL just seems like an over-engineered filter method. If I write an individual resolver for each column in the table - that’s gonna be 100s of resolvers and super annoying to write. Have either of you ever moved something from REST to GraphQL? And, if so, how did you handle this? 27:57 - Dan: How does someone learn and actually practice using these system design topics like load balancing, caching, and database sharding. I have never had the need to use some of these things in my day-to-day work, but recently been interviewing and in the system design portion of the interview I feel a little lost. I’ve read about these topics and watched videos but haven’t really seen how to implement these things. Any good resource recommendations? 31:57 - Matt: How do you know if you can trust an NPM package, from an unknown developer, that does not have many GitHub stars and has relatively few downloads? (The repo that made me ask this question ishttps://github.com/Wondermarin/react-color-palette). NPM audit automatically runs when you install a package, do any of you ever use additional security checks? 38:32 - Yosef: Hi I’m a beginner front-end developer and I heard you saying that being able to copy prototypes is a valuable skill, so I found some Figma free template and I copied them, the question is can I put them in my portfolio or deploy them? 40:00 - Nick: Hey dudes! I picked up a freelance project to make a brochure-style website and found myself having trouble to decide on what tools to pick for this site. I wanted to ask you and get your take, what tools/tech would you use to build a brochure site? By this, I mean the site should have mainly company information that is ideally editable by the stakeholders and has a contact form. Thanks! 44:22 - Casey: Hi Scooter and Wild Wes! Why do I feel so dirty when I’m forced to use negative values in CSS? 45:45 - Gnommer: Do you use some cloud sync service to backup your directory with projects? I mean OneDrive, Dropbox etc. I tried to use it alongside with Git, and it just messed my files so badly. On the other side I feel very uncomfortable without any backup apart from Github. BTW, according to last Potluck: polish ‘ł/Ł’ is pronounced like ‘w’ in ‘what a sick podcast you have’. Best from Poland ;) Links https://www.ryzerobotics.com/tello https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas https://snyk.io/ https://deno.land/ https://kit.svelte.dev/ https://astro.build/ https://www.gatsbyjs.com/ https://www.dropbox.com/ https://www.backblaze.com/ https://www.synology.com/ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Way Down Wes:Wooster Shortcut Shameless Plugs Scott:Modern GraphQL with Prisma- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/20/2021 • 59 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about handy utility functions with Just! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:44 - What is Just? https://github.com/angus-c/just No dependencies It’s written in JS, so you can copy+paste them if you really need it Types available https://medium.com/@angustweets/just-a12d54221f65#.ljib0mfr5 06:46 - Some nice ones just-safe-set → deeply setting dynamic object properties set(data, 'a.long[0].path', value) object-typeof Why not usetypeof? Everything is an object Why not usearray.isArray? Handy to have a switch statement just-*-case Camel, kebab, snake just-compare 10:54 - Why? This is the NPM install of Stack Overflow copy+paste Handy as hell Battle-tested Lots of ways to do simple stuff Sometimes the simple stuff has weird edge cases - these are caught Sometimes your checks can be messy Check if an object is empty 25 lines Just install it 12:05 - Other Great to learn and test yourself There are tests for each function Run them See them fail Try and make it so all the tests pass without looking at the source Links https://github.com/angus-c/just https://github.com/antony Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/18/2021 • 15 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about running a podcast — recording, sponsoring, where to start, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 01:45 - Recording Setup Zoom to chat Record on Zoom Quicktime Logic Riverside Wes: Heil PR-40 dbx 286s Scott: Electro-Voice RE20 Cloudlifter dbx 286s 09:13 - Notes Shows begin as a Notion doc Big outlines with a point-based outline to where to go Sometimes points are detailed, other times are just one-word reminders as to what to hit Sponsors pulled from a Notion relational table Shows are created in a kanban board but moved to a calendar view 12:37 - How do you find stuff to talk about?! Technical skills Hasty Tasty Potluck Game shows Collabs ShopTalk Collab Changelog Collab Soft skills Productivity Apps We Cooked It: Explainer Episode Add ideas to the list anytime it pops into your head 21:02 - Editing Podcast Royale We record a clap for syncing Upload to Dropbox for our editors 22:07 - Hosting Libsyn Archaic feeling, but covers everything 22:36 - The website Next.js Open source PRs are submitted adding the latest episodes 24:10 - Transcripts Generated 24:40 - Would you still start one? Podcast vs YouTube vs Twitch 29:20 - Getting popular / Marketing How do you do it? Consistency is key Need external audience 35:34 - Sponsors Five to six hours per week in prep Most of our sponsors are products we already used We sell and manage all our sponsors ourselves 42:17 - What aboutPatreon? Ad-free version? 46:04 - Live shows Confs Livestream Links Delicious Brains Syntax Ep 004: JavaScript Tooling LulaRich ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Untold: Crime & Penalties Wes:Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/13/2021 • 52 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about all things color in CSS, both current and coming soon! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 04:39 - color-contrast() Part of CSS5! Maybe. The color-contrast() functional notation takes a color value and compares it to a list of other color values, selecting the one with the highest contrast from the list. 06:01 - Accent color https://davidwalsh.name/css-accent-color 07:34 - currentcolor https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value#currentcolor_keyword 08:54 - Profiled color values - color() https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value/color() 11:00 - color-mix() https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value/color-mix() The color-mix() functional notation takes two color values and returns the result of mixing them in a given colorspace by a given amount. Would be handy for programmatically generating colors - 10% more blue for a border? Sure! 14:18 - Space-separated functional color notations rgba(255 255 255 0)instead ofrgba(255,255,255,0.5) 15:28 - RGB and HSL with Alpha rgb() and hsl() can take alpha and percent values -rgb(0 0 0 / 50%)orrgb(0 0 0 / 0.5) 18:22 - Hex + Alpha values RRGGBBAA How do you remember?!?! Transparent 21:49 - lch(), lab(), hwb() notation CIELAB color space aka Lab is a color space. A color space is an organization of colors in coordination color profiling supported by various physical devices, it supports reproducible representations of color Lab is intended as perceptually uniform Perceptually uniform - a perceptual uniform color space ensures that the difference between two colors (as perceived by the human eye) is proportional to the Euclidian distance within the given color space. https://lea.verou.me/2020/04/lch-colors-in-css-what-why-and-how/ Links https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/color_value https://twitter.com/argyleink Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/11/2021 • 26 minutes, 48 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about corn shucking, self-hosting images, WordPress, getting scammed, portfolios, more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below.https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 02:55 - Hey guys, I love the podcast! This is a silly question and possibly the least important potluck question you’ll ever get. When you get a new Apple device like an iPhone, Apple Watch, or Macbook Pro… do you keep the box? Why or why not? 06:56 - Hey guys! Awesome podcast! Could you go over the advantages and disadvantages of using local images vs external images service (e.g. Cloudinary) for displaying images on a web app? 11:26 - Heyyyy Scott and Wes! 40-year-old lady here looking to make a career change. It’s taken me a year plus, but after building several tutorial React apps, I finally built a fullstack JavaScript app of my own, with lots of rad Postgres database stuff, a bunch of secure Node/Express API endpoints, role-based access control, fancy Oauth, and of course the latest React tech (context, hooks, etc). I’m pretty proud of it. I even managed to configure Nginx and deploy it to AWS. The only problem is…it looks like crap. My portfolio site itself is pretty darn slick, since I used a gorgeous Gatsby template that required only a bit of tweaking. But the site I architected and worked so hard to bring to life? It looks like an 8-bit game for toddlers, a responsive yet Bootstrapy game. My question: does this matter? I would hope that this project shows off my backend skills, but I’m afraid they’ll judge a book by its cover. (I guess a second question would be: howdoyou show off your backend skills? I have a README in my repo, but will they actually read it? Or, can you be a fullstack React developer with no design skills?) I am very, VERY ready to apply to jobs (emotionally and financially), but I am terrified of making a fool of myself and worried I’ll never get hired. I am completely self-taught and have just been plugging away at this on my own for the duration of the pandemic, so I send a massive thank you to you guys for the sense of community that your show provides! Props to Wyze sprinkler controllers! 16:14 - Scott, I just finished your “SvelteKit” course and now I’m working on “Building Svelte Components”. I have some questions regarding testing. I was listening to an interview with Rich Harris on Svelte Radio and it’s my understanding that the framework is trying not to be opinionated as far as testing. What are you doing as far as testing with SvelteKit? Do you have any recommended packages/plugins/libraries? I’ve only ever written unit tests with Jest in Vue. I’m loving Svelte, but I really want to work on writing tests as well. Basically, everything/anything you’ve got on testing with SvelteKit would be much appreciated. I’ve been listening to the show since forever, you guys are both awesome, shout out to Wes too, you’ve both taught me so much! Thank you, peace, love, and happiness 20:25 - Hi Wes and Scott, I am weak when it comes to dev ops. I would like to confidently set up and deploy my applications on AWS and manage dev/prod environments. Any course recommendations to learn how to do this and how it all works so I really understand? If you don’t personally, can you tweet this out so other developers can share their thoughts? 22:30 - You both have praised MDX in the past but why would you use it? I understand that it lets you put JSX in your Markdown, but that seems counter to the purpose of using Markdown files for content. Markdown is a portable format for static content and independent of any front-end framework. That makes it a good choice for writing posts and rendering them in any site. Once you inject a React component into it, doesn’t that eliminate the portability and the static nature of Markdown? At that point, why not just have a dynamic website where you have complete control of how content is rendered? What are your thoughts? 27:14 - Hey Scott and Wes! I, like you both, am a developer with young kids (I have 3 boys age 6 and under). Needless to say, my house has a lot of energy in it. My job is quite flexible, which I appreciate, because it gives me some freedom to structure my day in a way that helps out my family. My question for you both is this: as a web developer with a spouse and young kids working from home, how do you both maintain a healthy work-life balance (avoid working too much, find time for yourselves, family time, etc.) Thanks so much! 33:46 - Should I write a portfolio site using just the three fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JS) or should I write them in something I am comfortable with such as Angular/React? Unsure if using a framework for a portfolio site is a good idea. 36:38 - How do you handle hosting when using WordPress as a headless CMS with something like Gatsby? WordPress needs good PHP hosting, while Gatsby needs good CI integration. 38:52 - How frequently do you usedivtags, versus trying to find a ‘better’ tag? Love the pod btw. 40:48 - This is less of a question and more of a heads up for other listeners. Beware of scam job opportunities. I recently encountered a scam where they used a website that seemed like a very normal and reasonable job board for a major company. I went through the whole process until they asked for personal info, and I asked for verification of their person. They couldn’t provide it so I left. But they had profiles matching the actual employees at the company. They had emails. They had an HR department and employees. They had a very legitimate operation going on. Make sure to take a second and verify with the company before giving away personal information or depositing any of their money into your account. 47:38 - What percentage of North Americans keep their mobile device longer than three years? Five years? Eight years? I am a freelancer and I want to put a clause in my contract of what age of device my app will support, but I can’t seem to find this information. Just more general answers like “most people expect a phone to last two-three years.” Links https://kit.svelte.dev/ https://www.cypress.io/ https://www.svelteradio.com/ https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/ https://caddyserver.com/ https://daringfireball.net/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:LuLaRich Wes:Flame Bulb Shameless Plugs Scott:Web Components For Beginners- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner JavaScript Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! 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10/6/2021 • 57 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how much modern web development has taken from PHP! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:56 - Why much of modern web development is just recreating PHP Everyone loves to hate on PHP, but modern Web dev takes a lot from PHP 05:44 - Mixing templating and logic We do this with JSX 07:39 - Each request has its own scope 08:57 - Massive standard lib Format a date? No sweat! Image resizing? Sure! Audio bindings? Sure! 10:16 - URL-based routing Next.jspages Serverless functions 11:13 - Server-rendered Hotwire 11:38 - $_GET, $_POST, are just available Next.jshooks 12:29 - Variable interpolation 12:59 - All-in-one frameworks Laraveldid it CakePHP CodeIgnighter 13:32 - Direct DB access SQL statements 14:37 - Why do people hate PHP? WordPress Inconsistent API Their first code was PHP and they sucked PHP has come a long way It used to not be safe Blocking by default - no async/await 17:48 - Why is JS still better? Shared code between frontend and backend Single language Huge ecosystem (could be a con) Links Syntax 267: Hasty Treat - Turbolinks + Server Generated HTML + JS Sprinkles https://vuejs.org/ https://www.hey.com/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/4/2021 • 21 minutes, 43 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes do a crossover episode with Changelog’s JS Party! Your favorite web dev podcasts join forces for a super collab that’ll knock you frontend off! Amelia joins Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert from ShopTalk Show, while Divya teams up with Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski from Syntax. Let the FEUDing begin! .TECH Domains - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxistechand using the coupon code “syntax5”. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:49 - Frontend Feud Rules 04:06 - Round 1 10:28 - Round 2 17:26 - Round 3 25:37 - Round 4 35:15 - Round 5 42:03 - Round 6 Links Changelog JS Party Chris Coyier Dave Rupert Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Jerod Santo Amelia Wattenberger Divya The Feud At The Seventh Mountain Amelia’s repo visualizer CSS-Tricks freeCodeCamp Wes Bos’ courses Changelog Merch Level Up Tutorials Shameless Plugs Scott:All courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/29/2021 • 53 minutes, 15 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the hottest new tech they love! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:30 - Lucy Language https://lucylang.org/ A concise language for describing Finite State Machines 06:10 - MDSvex https://github.com/pngwn/MDsveX Mdx for Svelte Smartypants options transforms ASCII punctuation into fancy typographic punctuation HTML entities https://github.com/rehypejs/awesome-rehype 09:56 - RECut https://getrecut.com/ 12:26 - Fig https://fig.io/ It’s an app you install on your computer, it adds autocomplete to your terminal Works with most popular terminals Autocompletes git commands NPM commands + tons more - npm install ___ works Adds descriptions of what each command does Mac only - again another reason why Mac is best! Themeable Why not use Fish/ZSH? This isn’t a replacement for anything, it’s just autocomplete on top These fish plugins are to vim, as Fig is to VS Code Better UI is KEY 15:56 - Warp https://www.warp.dev/ Rust-based termnial Very fast Extensions and themes Share commands and sessions Great for remote server dev Share terminal state - with share links 19:33 - Raycast https://www.raycast.com/ App launcher File Finder Workflow runner Everyone is asking why is it better than Alfred better UI Better outputs math Better defaults - currency conversion Fast as hell Better integrations More Flexible 21:26 - Table Plus https://tableplus.com/ Fantastic little DB tool 23:59 - Obsidian Update https://obsidian.md/ Wes: I haven’t got into it - find myself still going back to VS Code 26:50 - Descript Update https://www.descript.com/ All-in-one audio and video editing, like a doc Links https://chriscoyier.net/ https://hyper.is/ https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://strapi.io/ https://studio3t.com/ https://www.mindnode.com/ https://remarkable.com/ https://www.notion.so/ https://joplinapp.org/ http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm https://shinywhitebox.com/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/27/2021 • 32 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott talks with Wes about moving Level Up Tutorials from React to SvelteKit — why he did it, how, benefits, things to watch out for, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 07:28 - Thoughts Apples to oranges, so unfortunately, no super legit ability to compare. SvelteKit isn’t analogous with a custom React setup that uses CSR SSR is usually going to be faster - we can ship less JS Some big things changed beyond React → SvelteKit Apollo→GFetch Plyr→Vime HLS starts grabbing chunks immediately, so it’s hard to get accurate load time and transfer. Whole conversion took a couple of months. Hardest part was making UI choices and changes, straight up converting components one by one wasn’t actually that tough 16:14 - Converting React components to Svelte useState becomes just a straight-up variable Graphql calls were hooks now just imported generated functions Remove extranous fragments Convert {things && } to {#if thing}{/if} becomes 24:06 - Spark joys State Our checkout flow became way more transparent, way easier with Svelte stores Render flow Was never something we needed to really think about. Didn’t think about memoizing, or worrying about too many renders down the line, just never needed to Overall developer experience It’s honestly a joy to work in and I don’t want to go back Making a library Package dir, new SvelteKit project,svelte-kit package I made svelte-toy -https://github.com/leveluptuts/svelte-toy svelte-element-query -https://github.com/leveluptuts/Svelte-Element-Query svelte-simple-datatable fork Creating a sitemap was extremely easy, because of server-side routes. file.returnformat.ts ie sitemap.xml.ts CSS without a css-in-js library for scoping is a dream. CSS props are now 100% via CSS variables using thehttps://svelte.dev/docs#style_props Animations are all done with Svelte’s internal animations lib 32:45 - Hosting adapter-node Hosted onrender.com as a straight-up node process $7/m for more than enough RAM and CPU, Lots of other options for static, Vercel, workers whatever, I like having just a straight-up node app you can host anywhere 35:50 - Things to do Admin tools Pancakelib for charts 37:00 - Challenges ESM is not always smooth sailin Import has from ‘lodash/has’ didn’t working in dev, but import has from ‘lodash/has.js’ didn’t work in prod. Solution was to use lodash.has as the dependency Apollo included all React as a dep unless you import from @core TS is great, but there was once where I wanted to define the entire props ts object for a spread prop, but was not possible Drag animations Cloudinary 42:46 - Wes’ questions What about the ecosystem? What about forms + DOM data? Serverless functions? Do you always bind to state? Or just access directly? formData = writable({ title: "yo" }) {$formData.title} Is it stable? Deno-Snel Links https://leveluptutorials.com/ https://vitejs.dev/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Skeptics Guide To The Universe Podcast Wes:Pressure Washer Nozzle Shameless Plugs Scott:Web Components 101- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/22/2021 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about webhooks — one of those concepts that seems a lot scarier than it actually is. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:42 - What are webhooks? User-defined HTTP callbacks When something happens, ping this URL with this data Examples: When something sells, ping this URL When someone reverses a charge, lock their account Trigger a build of the website when the content changes Then someone buys a shirt, generate a shipping label and save it to the DB 07:57 - Sending End Can be a great way to hook two services together 09:13 - Receiving End Often you will be the one that accepts the webhook ping In this case, you set up an endpoint 11:00 - Payloads Almost all will send a JSON body that you parse out The method send is variable 11:51 - Auth On the receiving end of a webhook, you often get a token which you can then ping the service with. It will tell you if that request was legit or not. On the sending end, you can often set up headers with auth - same with the method Can be a replacement for a serverless function 13:18 - Testing webhooks Can be a pain in the ass ngrok- expose locally localtunnel Insomnia Postman Stripehas a great VS code extension Snipcarthas an awesome dashboard Will also tell you when one failed webhook.site https://expose.dev/ IFTTT Zapier Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/20/2021 • 21 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about all the new stuff in ES2022 — what it is, why you might need it, and how to use it. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below:https://a0.to/syntax. Show Notes 04:50 - Regex indicies Newdflag in a regex https://regex101.com/ This will tell you the indexes (indicies) of the regex matches Handy if you need to highlight or replaces matches in a string We can ask for the start and end positions of each matched capture group 07:16 - Class updates Private fields Properties and Methods to be kept private Prefix them with a# =Helpful for internal state and methods which should not be accessed directly or at all by external In React how we have __INTERNTAL_NEVER USE THIS class ColorButton extends HTMLElement { // All fields are public by default color = "red" // Private fields start with a #, can only be changed from inside the class #clicked = false } const button = new ColorButton() // Public fields can be accessed and changed by anyone button.color = "blue" // SyntaxError here console.log(button.#clicked) // Cannot be read from outside button.#clicked = true // Cannot be assigned a value from outside Getters and setters introduced in es5 https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_object_accessors.asp class Person { #hobbies = ['computers'] get #hobbiesGetter() { return this.#hobbies } #getHobbies() { return this.#hobbies } getHobbiesPublic() { return this.#hobbies } } const scott = new Person(); scott.#getHobbies(); // doesn't work scott.getHobbiesPublic(); // works 09:07 - Class fields This may seem super old because we have been polyfilling it forever Right now if you want an instance field on a class, you need to declare it in the constructor Now we can just declare them inside the class 10:36 - Static fields and methods As above can also bestatic with the static keyboard Works for methods too Explain what a static method is 13:17 - Top level await So handy in modules. Need to pull in some data? Simple. 15:19 - Ergonomic brand checks for private fields Used for checking if a private field on a class exists using theinkeyword 16:00 -.at()method Strings and arrays - we can use square brackets to reference items of the array Super handy for grabbing the last item of an array // 🔥 New .at() method on arrays and strings const toppings = ['pepperoni', 'cheese', 'mushrooms']; // The old way to grab the last item toppings[toppings.length - 1]; // mushrooms // using .at() method with a negative index toppings.at(-1); // mushrooms // works with any index toppings.at(0); // pepperoni toppings.at(-2); // cheese // and with strings! 'Meeting Room: B'.at(-1) // B Why not use array[-1]? We used to use slice(-1) What about indexOf? 21:34 - HandyhasOwnmethod https://github.com/tc39/proposal-accessible-object-hasownproperty 24:51 - Class static block A static block allows you to run code before creating an optional static property during initialization https://github.com/tc39/proposal-class-static-block Links https://github.com/tc39/proposals/blob/master/finished-proposals.md ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Ultraloq Smart Lock Wes:Magnatiles Shameless Plugs Scott:Web Components Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/15/2021 • 38 minutes, 41 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes’ new satellite internet setup — best use-cases and how to set it up. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 04:06 - Rural internet is huge for: Access to information Remote work Opens up job opportunities for many residents who can’t relocate due to family Home values Big city folk moving into rural areas and driving prices up is another issue altogether Smart rural home 05:46 - Previous setup We have a cottage LTE Routers Yagi Antennas Worked well, but slow $4/gig over 100gb Grey market - one went up/down Alternatives WISP - no access XPLORNET @ (hughesnet) - BRUTAL Bell LTE - $$$ - slow 08:35 - The signup, install, price $129 CAD Deposit ($100 USD) $650 for the dish $120/month Unlimited bandwidth Needs a clear view of the northern sky Clear from obstructions is key Every 1 foot up is 2 foot of obstructions cleared I put it on a 25ft piece of wood Bought a pipe adaptor from Starlink 09:59 - The performance These numbers are not impressive to anyone with fiber, but are LIFE CHANGING to rural folks From 30mbps - 200mbps down - some users posted ~350 down Upload from 25mpbs - 80mbps (better than you can pay for where I live in the city) Ping is around 40ms Downtime is measured in seconds Youtube streams super smoothly Zoom works great Facebook + Instagram issues Many reported changing DNS fixed it 14:21 - The equipment Starlink comes with a router Does not support bridge mode Doesn’t have WPS Only one hard-wired port POE-only UniFi Dream Machine Three access points POE switch for Starlink Router Gives you stats The ethernet is hard-wired into the dish, so you have to drill a huge hole in the house Links Starlink Wyze UniFi Dream Machine Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/13/2021 • 21 minutes, 14 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about Sass, Houdini, JS requirements, tips for your first dev job, dev laptops, databases, Frontity, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provide features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 02:35 - What are the use cases of SASS/SCSS in 2021? Would you still choose it over CSS (or something else?) in a new project? 05:26 - What ever happened to CSS Houdini? 08:49 - With all these JS being transferred, have you ever tried to challenge yourself to build a project that doesn’t involve any JS (in the front end alone); (e.g. just HTML+CSS)? I find it funny how I can pretty much useamazon.comwith JS disabled, but I literally cannot view the angular docs if I disable it. 11:40 - As we all know, Tim Berners-Lee made the web. Apparently, after seeing everyone’s data getting harvested by tech companies, he decided to make a project called Solid (https://solidproject.org/) that allows people to own their data and control all permissions to it. So if a user logs into your app with Solid, rather than storing their info on your server, you’d store it intheirSolid Pod. Do you think this could save both Web developers’ conscience and disk space in the cloud? 15:47 - I am about to start my first developer job. What practices can I start to really get off on the right foot and lay down a foundation for a successful career? 18:57 - Have you guys ever used your dev skills to trade for other goods or services? For instance, helping out an auto mechanic with their website in exchange for brake service on your car or creating a site for a barbershop traded for free haircuts for a year. If so, how do you go about starting that conversation? 22:14 - What’s your take on DRM? Have you implemented/integrated something like Widevine in any of your platforms/projects? How does one go about doing such a thing? I can’t seem to find any good docs on that. I personally can relate as to why it’s there, but end up hating it anyways. I recently found out that Prime Video only allows SD(sub HD) content on Linux and it had something to do with the Widevine DRM they employ. I got outraged and eventually canceled my subscription! 29:35 - Have you seen the Framework laptop and, if so, what are your thoughts for web development? I’m a lifelong Mac user but the idea of a higher repairable laptop running Linux (I personally can’t do Windows) sounds like an amazing step forward for consumers. 32:53 - I know that you both like MongoDB and so do I. But sometimes all these queries to database, especially aggregations gets messy, aren’t they? Prisma has now support for MongoDB. What do you think? Is it a tool that will make requesting MongoDB much easier? 37:02 - Hey guys, been diving into Svelte a bit recently and had a question about using it with GraphQL. As I recall Scott once deemed React Typescript GraphQL CodeGen “the promised land” and since then I tried it out and have found it awesome. However, I’ve been debating moving a larger personal project from React to Svelte. I see that there is plugin for graphql-codegen-svelte-apollo but with my limited knowledge of Svelte find it hard to decipher if the development experience would be as streamlined. I am wondering if you could shed some light on the developer experience of working with GraphQL in Svelte in Typescript. 40:58 - Do y’all have any thoughts about Frontity for WordPress? I swear I’m not a plant for Frontity, but I stumbled upon it today and I’m trying to evaluate it vs. other solutions like Next.js for use in a headless WordPress setup. Would love your thoughts if you have any! 43:40 - Call me weird, but I kind of like fiddling around with webpack configs. I just like the level of control I have here. That being said, is webpack going to die now that the “better” tools out there mature? Or do you think we might see a webpack v6 with esbuild under the hood that makes it compete with Parcel, Vite, Snowpack in terms of speed? Links https://sass-lang.com/ https://postcss.org/ https://ishoudinireadyyet.com/ https://astro.build/ https://kit.svelte.dev/ https://www.widevine.com/ https://frame.work/ https://www.prisma.io/ https://www.mongodb.com/ https://www.postgresql.org/ https://mongoosejs.com/ https://keystonejs.com/ https://frontity.org/ https://webpack.js.org/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Hot App Wes:Pet Food Mat Shameless Plugs Scott:Web Components Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/8/2021 • 53 minutes, 1 second

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the Typescriptstrictflag — what it does and why you might use it. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:50 - What is it? Future versions of TypeScript may introduce additional stricter checking under this flag, so upgrades of TypeScript might result in new type errors in your program. When appropriate and possible, a corresponding flag will be added to disable that behavior. 03:26 -noImplicitAny Theanytype in TypeScript is exactly that - it can be anything. TypeScript will try toinferthe type. When it can’t it will beany. Sometimes you needany, but if that is the case, you must explicitly type it asany. If something is implicitlyany- it might be a mistake, or you forgot to type it. Risky! 06:01 -noImplicitThis You must typethis- it can’t be implicitly inferred. 06:47 -strictFunctionTypes If you have a type that is a function and it doesn’t 100%. 07:44 -alwaysStrict Always turns on strict mode. You can’t do things like redeclarevarvariables. 09:25 -strictNullChecks Makes you check that the item is actually there before accessing a value or method from it. Imagine you filter or find on an array, or query selector a DOM element. There is a possibility that nothing is there.strictNullChecksmakes you check that it’s there - like an if statement. Optional chaining is super handy here. 11:18 -strictBindCallApply 12:38 -strictPropertyInitialization 13:37 -useUnknownInCatchVariables Links https://www.typescriptlang.org/tsconfig#strict Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/6/2021 • 17 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are back with another edition of Stump’d! where they try to stump each other with interview questions. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provide features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below.https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 03:10 - What is STUMP’D? 04:27 - What is a first class function? 06:27 - What is the purpose of using object is method? 09:31 - What is the purpose of Error object? 11:00 - What are the advantages of minification? 12:37 - How do you declare namespace? 15:38 - What are JS labels? 19:20 - List the methods that are available on a WeakSet? What is the difference between a set and a WeakSet? 23:33 - What is the use of preventDefault method? 26:15 - What is a spread opperator? 27:35 - What is the output of below spread operator array? [...'John Resig'] 30:19 - How do you load CSS and JS files dynamically? 32:00 - What are tasks in event loop? 34:15 - What is a WeakMap? 37:35 - How do get query string values in JavaScript? 40:50 - What is the purpose of some method in arrays? 42:15 - How do you delete a cookie? Links https://30secondsofinterviews.org/ https://www.interviewbit.com/javascript-interview-questions/ https://github.com/sudheerj/javascript-interview-questions https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/label https://es6.io/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Builderment Wes:Lawn Mower Blade Balancer Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/1/2021 • 49 minutes, 57 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about toxic clients — how to identify them, and what to do about them. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 05:33 - Warning Signs of a potential toxic client Doesn’t have project well thought out. Scope creep - Adds on new features while not considering the amount of work required to make them happen. Can be mad when you run out of time or budget. Ill Communicator Contacts you at odd times. Thinks that you should answer every email in an hour. Contacts you in inappropriate ways, via text message, social media. OR doesn’t respond to emails in a timely manner giving you blockers. Jerk The rude client Thinks they can be rude because they are giving you money Hundreds of emails Tries to be flashy upfront (dinners, etc.) Scatterbrain or way too big. Facebook for nurses 18:06 - What to do about toxic clients Communicate your needs clearly. Set expectations. “I work best when…” “I answer emails once every two days” Set clear deadlines for deliverables, feedback and revisions (one revision backed in, more at x hourly rate, etc.). Just be VERY clear. If something doesn’t work for them, they will hopefully tell you. Get things in writing. Put things clearly in a working agreement for your client to approve. That way you have something to show in case things go south and you can say, “You agreed to the following things”. Fire them You can fire clients. Honestly, some of them just aren’t worth the time and effort. It’s usually the cheapest clients who demand the most from you. Don’t let them take more of your time and energy than they are paying for. Firing clients is very simple. Hi so and so, I don’t feel like we’re a good match for this project, so I’ll be canceling our work agreement. Good luck on your project. Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/30/2021 • 24 minutes, 51 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about advice for new devs, our advice and opinions for how new devs can level up. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 01:59 - Get comfortable with your code not working All of our code is broken much of the time. 02:40 - Compound learning and momentum is your biggest tool There is no formation without repetition. It sucks to hear, but honestly, if you get a little bit better every single day, you will be WAY ahead in years to come. Keep at it, keep chipping away, take the lows and the highs. 04:05 - Learn to read error messages Is this error coming from my code? Is this coming from the library? If so, maybe the library wasn’t expecting that. Is this coming from the browser? An extension? Is it even related? Stack trace is a treasure map 09:42 - Take the time to learn the concepts that scare you They are often easier than they seem (though not every time). 10:40 - We all struggle This stuff is hard — give yourself a break. 12:56 - Taking a walk is good for solving bugs It’s hard to walk away from broken code, but it really helps. 14:33 - Get comfortable with the command line You’ll need it 18:09 - The ability to replicate a design pixel perfect is a valuable skill You will be shocked at how many devs can’t or don’t do this. If you want to avoid spending extra time on something, don’t make the designers tell you to go back and fix simple spacing, color, and detail things. 21:26 - You are on a team Don’t get stuck in the "us vs them" mentality of internal company teams (e.g. devs vs designers). You are all working together to make something. 24:10 - You are not an expert Even if you think you are an expert, you should always be seeking out alternate viewpoints and ideas. You are a student forever in this game. 26:14 - Scaffold with comments It helps keep you organized once you get into the mess 28:30 - From Twitter Tweet thread -https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1417139639861735424 29:30 - Ben Newton Soft skills are about as important as coding skills if you want to go far. https://twitter.com/BenENewton/status/1417140062211526658 32:46 - Eric McCormick Don’t be afraid to push yourself beyond your comfort zone. https://twitter.com/edm00se/status/1417140503527792640 33:31 - Jason Liggi You don’t have to code for fun. https://twitter.com/Liggi/status/1417141600124346371 35:34 - Andrew Nickerson Start by building a project that’s interesting to you. https://twitter.com/Nickvisual/status/1417140742531674118 37:15 - Michael Powers Ask questions, break things once in a while, learn vanilla everything even if it feels like a waste of time. https://twitter.com/mgrpowers/status/1417141364525912064 39:33 - Jason Liggi Doesn’t matter how long you do this job, MOST stuff out there will probably be unknown and confusing. https://twitter.com/Liggi/status/1417141322478235653 40:14 - Swashata Learn to read documentation https://twitter.com/swashata/status/1417142055436910598 49:59 - Max Stoiber Know your tradeoffs. https://twitter.com/mxstbr/status/1417142461709828101 43:34 - Pat Clarke Build a rapport with PMs/clients beyond the technical. https://twitter.com/LeftShotDev/status/1417142505494269954 44:21 - Musa Barighzaai Leave things better than you found them. https://twitter.com/mbarighzaai/status/1417142734993907715 45:20 - David Moore Build things that excite you. https://twitter.com/DavidIMoore/status/1417145783581741067 Links https://johnlindquist.com/ https://github.com/albertlauncher/albert ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Raycast Wes:Amazon iPhone Repair Kits Shameless Plugs Scott:Web Components 101- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/25/2021 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about why people hate CSS, some common issues, and how you can level up. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:20 - Layout is hard blockvsinlinevsinline-block Learn what this means! Flexbox https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/ Grid Avoid floats Wes’ Flexbox Course Wes’ CSS Grid Course Scott’s Modern CSS Layouts Course 07:43 - I can’t get my thing to get the right style Use a scoping system like BEM, CSS in JS, CSS Modules Don’t style via IDs Avoid!important 11:00 - My thing isn’t looking the way it’s coded Dev tools Write CSS in the browser Check class names 12:11 - I don’t know if I can delete this CSS Use tools likehttps://purgecss.com/ http://www.stubbornella.org/content/2010/06/25/the-media-object-saves-hundreds-of-lines-of-code/ 15:51 - Look at things holistically Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/23/2021 • 18 minutes, 51 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about memoization, how to know when you’re ready for a full-time dev job, what to do when you underestimate projects, design ethics, local fonts, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 04:07 - Can you explain the concept of memoization in JS? 07:27 - I’ve been developing for a while now and I was wanting to know if there is some sort of catalyst that I should be aware of that screams “you’re ready for a full-time job”? 09:26 - I have an ethics question for you. I recently took on a freelance gig that requires a custom admin dashboard, and I wasn’t really sure how to design one of those. My solution was to look up a pre-made Bootstrap dashboard template that can be purchased for $50-$500, and just re-create it myself. I looked at their live demo and reconstructed a very similar dashboard myself, using the same UI library. The outcome is not a perfect copy, although it’s very close, and I never looked at their code base, so there’s probably many differences there. But still, I can understand why some people might be upset by my attempt to copy someone else’s design. I’m not reselling it as a theme, just using it my freelance project with one client. What are your thoughts on this? 16:36 - How do you decide how specific a (React) component should be? 22:03 - My question is about thenpm run ejectfeature of React. Is there a place where I should be using this feature or can I keep on ignoring that it exists? 24:04 - My question is for Scott. In one of the episodes in the past, you mentioned that you use YouTube private videos onleveluptutorials.comusing some kind of authentication. If I am not mistaken, you use a different platform to host videos now. Was there any reason to stop using that technique? 31:13 - I’m setting up a webinar. I’m going to require an iLok drive to access the FTP site, so I head over to Ali Baba, and I’m on Ali Baba to buy the things, and I should mention my main concern would be data miners. I mean they’re just like cyber-crackheads, really. So, I would imagine that any latency issues could be compensated through a registrar handshake with the firmware, and I’d love to see a combination of both flash and HTML5, so my question is, would the eCommerce piece embed on the host platform, as well as the dialogue field for user names? Or, would the gateway socket extension be full duplex, as well as the packet switchover? 33:33 - How do you allow users to edit text to their profile or to messages they send to other users, without sacrificing the safety and security of your site? 38:07 - Any tips on how should I use npm packages in Netlify functions? I read that I could commit node_modules (which for me sounds absolutely barbaric) and I also read that I could install netlify-lambda package with an additional postinstall script in the package.json. What’s your approach? 41:07 - Can you disable local fonts from the OS and check if the site actually loads them? 46:02 - I have a question related to freelancing. Yesterday I took on a new client project. Price is locked in and contract is signed. Thing is, I am new to web dev freelancing and I now realise I have totally miscalculated the complexity and size of this project. What I initially estimated I could do in 3-4 weeks suddenly looks more like 6-8 weeks of work for me. Do I break the bad news for the client and ask to extend the deadline, outsource part of the work (which might lead to more hassle), or just buckle up and prepare to pull several all nighters to get on top of it? What would you do? 49:09 - Question to Scott: Have you ever thought of calling your students Scott’s Tots? Links https://mux.com/ https://vimeo.com/ https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify https://wesbos.com/sanitize-html-es6-template-strings https://svelte.dev/ https://vercel.com/ https://begin.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%27s_Tots ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:I Think You Should Leave Season 2 Wes:Underground Wire Locator Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Level Up Tuts Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! 2:Become a Level Up Tutorials Author Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! 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8/18/2021 • 56 minutes, 29 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about thetag — why it’s weird and wonderful, and what you can do with it! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 04:16 - What is it? https://ryanflorence.dev/p/ship-weird The link tag is weird. First, it’s not for links! It’s for establishing a relationship between the current HTML document and a resource. 05:11 - CSS / Media attr 07:13 - Web fonts 08:09 - Favicons Syntax 373: Hasty Treat - The Surprisingly Exciting World of Favicons 08:36 - Preload + Prefetch Resource Audio, document, fetch, font, image, script, style, track, video, worker + more 10:15 - Fetch request (shoutout Ryan) 11:27 - Preconnect Consider adding preconnect or dns-prefetch resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. 13:01 - Module 13:30 - Integrity SHA Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/16/2021 • 16 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the basics of building a website — how to get started for beginners! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 04:20 - HTML HTML is the language you write to get text and elements to show up on the screen Elements can describe the content they contain p img Or be structural and describe the areas of the website div h header, footer Listen to our ep on HTML elements to learn more about them:Syntax 354: The Surprisingly Exciting World of HTML Elements HTML elements have default styling applied to them before you write any CSS This comes from the browser and can be manipulated However, by default all elements are either block or inline-display 08:11 - CSS If HTML is the bones, CSS is the clothes and skin CSS dictates how a website looks Without CSS, you have text on a blank page and images CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets (“cascading” being the key word) Adding CSS to a page Link tag Style tag Inline styles Selectors You can select an element on the page via element, class, id, attribute Syntax is selector, brackets, property, value Property A property is what you are changing (e.g. background-color) Value determines how the thing looks background: red; Specificity Specificity is a big part of the cascade. When you apply one style to something, you need to learn how to target things appropriately. This is a huge part of being good at CSS. People develop systems like BEM to organize this General rules - Use elements for base styling and classes for specific styling. Don’t use IDs for styling. !importantexists to override everything, but as a general rule, NEVER use it. Seriously. Some interaction Most interaction is done in JavaScript, but CSS has some basics hover, active, focus Pseudo selectors You’ll often see people reaching for libraries to make CSS easier and more consistent Common examples are Bootstrap, Foundation, and TailwindCSS For the most part you’ll want to avoid these until you have a good understanding of the cascade, how CSS works, and how to write good CSS. In addition to properties, you can now write your own custom properties for CSS. While this could be seen as an advanced technique, I believe the new normal is CSS variables first. CSS variables are indicated by—variableName: value;where variable name takes the place of a property. You can then use the variable via var(—variableName) in place of a property. This allows for easy duplication of same values across your style sheet. 37:08 - JavaScript JavaScript is used to addinteractionto a website It makes your website dynamic JavaScript the Language We have a base programming language that has nothing to do with HTML It has things like: Variables - ways to store things Numbers + Math Data Containers - Objects and Arrays Functions - Code grouped together to achieve a certain purpose It also has a “Standard Lib” which means JavaScript comes with built-in support for doing common things: Formatting time + money Alerting the user Logging a value to developer tools Capitalizing things Sorting lists of things Round or randomize numbers Fetch data Talk to a sever Promises Logic and flow control JavaScript the DOM When the HTML is loaded, it’s parsed into something called the DOM (Document Object Model) Events JavaScript is mostly event-driven - when something happens, do something else When you click something and want something else to happen There are lots of events mouse, touch, pointer Ready Forms Submit, change, keyboard, etc. Can be used to fetch data fetch()- you’ll often hear it called Ajax, or XMLHttpRequest Can be used to make more HTML Whole set of APIs for creating elements The DOM can be traversed Links https://css-tricks.com/ https://getbootstrap.com/ https://get.foundation/ https://tailwindcss.com/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Wes:Mini Split Air Conditioner Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Level Up Tuts Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! 2:Become a Level Up Tutorials Author Wes: 1:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! 2:Javascript Notes & Reference Tweet us your tasty treats! 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8/11/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 22 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about TypeScript utility types — what they are, why you might use them, why they exist, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:35 - Levels of using TypeScript Typing your code Typing your code, but getting a little bit more dynamic using utility types Creating your own utility types! TypeScript is a language in itself Check out type challenges if you want your mind blown:https://github.com/type-challenges/type-challenges/ https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/utility-types.html 07:29 - Partial 08:23 - ReadOnly 09:00 - Required 09:33 - Record A record is an object type that is a bit more restrictive Say you want to store podcast details - name, URL, showCount, etc., but only for Syntax and Shoptalk. 10:47 - Omit I find this one handy when I want to create a “Create Item” type, where it has all the item fields except the ID field 11:34 - Pick Given a type, pick these properties 12:39 - Return Types Gives you the type that is returned from a function. Handy if you need to dynamically generate the type based on a passed function. 13:30 - Case These case types are useful for when you are doing template literal types Uppercase Lowercase Capitalize Uncapitalize Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/9/2021 • 16 minutes, 43 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about WordPress, Drupal, using SSGs, finding clients when you’re just starting out, scoped CSS, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. RevenueCat - Sponsor RevenueCat makes it easy to build and manage iOS and Android in-app purchases. With a few lines of code, RevenueCat provides IAP infrastructure, customer analytics, data integrations, and gives you time back from dealing with edge cases and updates across the platforms. Created by developers, for developers, thousands of the world’s best apps use RevenueCat to power their in-app purchases and subscriptions. Get started for free atrevenuecat.com. Show Notes 01:48 - Most small businesses I know have heard of WordPress and it seems like it’s the industry standard for brochure sites. I’m tired of 1-5 page freelance WordPress sites. I love front-end coding and design. Do I need to “sell” people on static sites or are there freelance jobs out there for Vue/React/whatever static sites for developers? I want to stick with small businesses and a few other niches, but I’m tired of drag-and-drop builders in WordPress. Plus, I feel WordPress is overkill for a majority of sites. I just want to code sites and freelance. 08:53 - I wanted to get your opinion on 3rd-party cloud services that provide some application functionality. Things like auth0, Algolia, open cart etc. I work for a large enterprise where there is a real fear of trusting these companies with our data and so everything is built from the ground up, with less time, and we miss out on some of the sweet features these services provide. Do you use many services like this in your production apps and how would you decide which to use? 16:03 - I recently took Wes’ Advanced React course and went on to build my first custom React app! Thanks Wes! When the time came to deploy the app, I was surprised by the asymmetry in hosting options for the front vs. backend. It seems that there are 1000 slick, free-teir options for hosting my front-end. But finding a host for my Keystone backend: barf. I messed around with Heroku but troubleshooting was a nightmare, and I eventually settled on a Digital Ocean droplet. My inner system admin is secretly happy to have another OS instance to manage, but I hate paying 5 dollars a month to host a silly project that will probably never be seen by anyone, and I’m already irritated with the amount of care and feeding the backend needs. What gives? Why are there so many choices for frontend hosts and so few for the backend? Are there hosted backends that have auth, database, image hosting, etc and take care of the nitty-gritty with a newbie-friendly free-tier? Maybe I should I be looking into serverless? 23:21 - Since Drupal has evolved beyond awkward kloog of v7 entity/ctools/json-services/phptemplate erc into v9 with excellent graphql/json/rest support and tomb(?) for non drupal web would you recommend Drupal as for a blogger/businesses’ internal network doc/publishing/communications system (ie Drupal not as website itself)? 29:43 - I have just started my web development freelancing business and I feel like I am having a hard time getting a lot of response from small business who currently don’t even have a website (or have a terrible one). Is there any advice you can give about talking people into hiring a web developer when they CLEARLY need help? I plan to use NextJS and Sanity for all of my sites. My first client project is already built using it and it was a great developer experience! 34:30 - What would you guys consider the best alternative to the BEM naming convention? I personally follow a method with very few classes (I’ve seen this called GPS) which takes advantage of the CSS cascade, but I do think it may suffer from readability problems if I handed my stuff to another developer to work on. Interested to hear your thoughts. 39:16 - I have been self teaching myself web development for a little over a year now and your show has been a big help! I am getting to the point now where I feel I am nearly qualified for jobs and will be starting the application journey soon. I currently work in supply chain management at a big corporation with a background in industrial engineering (of which I hold a Bachelors degree). My question for you is - seeing that I have work experience at a big company and a STEM background, do you think this holds any weight in terms of being qualified for a dev job? What I am mainly wondering is how much I should leverage this during interviews and on my resume. Links https://www.gatsbyjs.com/ https://tina.io/ https://vercel.com/ https://www.netlify.com/ https://circleci.com/ https://github.com/Nexedi/renderjs https://keystonejs.com/ https://www.drupal.org/ https://medium.com/@jescalan/bem-is-terrible-f421495d093a ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:I Was There Too Podcast Wes:Mattias Random Stuff YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott:Advanced Svelte Techniques- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/4/2021 • 49 minutes, 7 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes launch a new series called Git the Latest — New Things In Tech. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:47 -GitHub CoPilot AI-powered autocompletion Not going to take your job 07:18 -Next.js 11 Image updates Multiplayer 08:20 -Astro Build faster websites with less client-side JavaScript 09:50 -Notion API Get database Query database Pages Block children 11:27 -Petite Vue Petite Vue is an alternative distribution of Vue optimized for progressive enhancement Similar to Alpine.js Without a build step 13:58 -Stackblitz Node in the browser Not in the cloud Rolled 15:22 -Solid.js Solid is a declarative JavaScript library for creating user interfaces. It does not use a Virtual DOM. Instead, it opts to compile its templates down to real DOM nodes and wrap updates in fine-grained reactions. This way when your state updates only the code that depends on it runs. 16:37 -Stately From the company that made xState 18:05 -Web3 Let us know if you want a show about it Ethereum JavaScript API Apps that run on the Blockchain Links https://alpinejs.dev/ https://svelte.dev/ https://xstate.js.org/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/2/2021 • 23 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes do a collaboration with Chis Coyier and Dave Rupert from ShopTalk Show! They talk about favorite tech stacks, podcasting, learning new tech, dealing with FOMO, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 07:23 - What’s your favorite stack right now? 28:52 - What are your thoughts on WordPress? Do you still use it? 33:59 - What do you want for listeners of Syntax? 38:21 - How do you deal with FOMO / the pressure to learn new tech? Links https://shoptalkshow.com/469/ Chris Coyier Dave Rupert Syntax 372: CSS Container Queries, Layers, Scoping and More with Miriam Suzanne https://svelte.dev/ https://kit.svelte.dev/ https://mercurius.dev/ https://www.prisma.io/ https://keystonejs.com/ https://graphql.org/ https://redwoodjs.com/ https://nuxtjs.org/ https://astro.build/ https://vercel.com/ https://wordpress.org/ https://dayoneapp.com/ https://automattic.com/ https://mongoosejs.com/ https://www.blink182.com/ https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-02-22/a-new-era-for-podcast-advertising/ Chase Reeves YouTube Channel https://xdebug.org/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Dave: 1:Haikyu!! 2:Nintendo Garage Chris:Ray App Wes: 1:Connor Ward YouTube Channel 2:Ryan Knorr YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/28/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about favicons. Favicons are a bit of mystery and something people don’t talk about that often. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:48 - What are favicons? Requesting favicons by default /favicon.ico 07:38 - Sizing favicons 16x16 is OG - don’t do that now You can specify multiple sizes 09:41 - File formats .ico files .png favicons 13:40 - Animated favicons Canvas Base64 11:36 - SVG favicons 17:19 - Dark mode favicons 18:55 - App Coloring Isn’t there a new Safari version? Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon https://caniuse.com/ https://keycode.info/ https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/icons https://fav.farm/ https://deno.land/ https://uses.tech/ Missive Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/26/2021 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about Svelte, bleeding-edge tech, best Git processes, Create React App, screencast software, FitBit API, government jobs, Syntax sponsors, and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxistechand using the coupon code “syntax5”. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:15 - I was wondering what you guys think about using the latest of Svelte (svelte-next) in serious projects? Does the improved devEx makes up for the small (but growing) community and lack of libraries? Do you think svelte-next is here to stay or maybe we will get a revamp that breaks backward compatibility in a couple of years, like svelte 2 -> svelte 3? 8:48 - Git question: My process is often that I want to be able to use my last project as a starting point for my next project, with the new project having absolutely no connection or relationship to the old project. What steps can I take to completely sever any ties to the old project? Bonus question: In the new project I would love to eliminate all commits from the old project and start the new project having just one commit, the initial commit with all the code from the old project. 11:05 - Is CRA still useful for building actual production-level web apps these days? People seem to be reaching for Next or Gatsby most of the time, and I feel CRA is mainly used for actually learning React/building personal small websites. Your thoughts? Also, for normal CSR, I feel it is better to use something like Next, and fetch data inside your component (eg: for a dashboard) rather than building one with CRA. Am I wrong? 19:40 - What are your favorite screencast tools? (Linux? Mac? Windows?) 25:53 - Is it a bad trait for beginners to “give up” easily? By that, I mean instead of taking the time to think of the answer to a problem, they would instead rely on googling the solution and try to understand how it worked afterward. 27:55 - In pursuit of better health I want to track my weight daily using a smart digital scale. The idea is to automate the process of logging my own weight (e.g. stepping on the scale will update my Apple Health and any other integrations I have). After some searching around I landed on the Aria Air (mostly because I like the design and it has the coolest name). One small problem - it does not sync with Apple Health as it is a product from FitBit. They have an API so I’m thinking about running a serverless function daily, around 8 a.m. after I weigh in, to hit the FitBit API, get the data and push it to Apple Health. This way I can stay in the Apple eco-system whilst happily getting this nice, aesthetic digital scale. Any thoughts on how you would personally implement something like this? P.S. My girlfriend thinks I’m crazy, but I know the tinkerer inside Wes will love this. 30:26 - I work for the government with good pay and benefits and love where I work, but I feel like I’m missing out. Working in government we are not always working on the bleeding edge of technology. I do try and learn on my own, but it’s hard sometimes if I don’t put it into practice. I do peek at other job openings and get excited about the tech stack and the things they’re doing. I’m just afraid if I leave I won’t have the stability and benefits I would get from working in government. Any tips or thoughts would be appreciated. 34:24 - Unpopular opinion: Authentication isn’t that hard, but authorization is! What systems have you built to handle when users with specific permissions are allowed (or disallowed) to take actions within your system? What advice would you give to other developers developing permissions-based APIs, assuming their users can have 5-10 different levels of permissions? 40:21 - What are your thoughts on ReScript as an alternative to TypeScript? 44:43 - How come you guys moved to two sponsors on a Hasty and three on a Tasty? Not that it’s a big deal - was just curious of it was to keep up with costs or just because you could and then you’d make more? Either way, the show is awesome and really appreciate your opinions on everything! 48:01 - Have you tried Angular 12? I’d think you’d be pleasantly surprised if you gave it a chance! 52:20 - I have to copy and paste hundreds of products with six rows of details from a spreadsheet into a web interface because there is no API or CSV upload function for this program. Any recommendation on how to automate data entry into web inputs, navigate pages / click buttons, and toggle between applications? BTW, I scored my first web developer job and have to give you guys credit for steering me in the right direction. Links Svelte Create React App Next.js Vercel iShowU Descript Screenflow Aria Air FitBit Apple Health https://www.gov.uk/ Keystone rescript TypeScript Angular Syntax 359: Hasty Treat - Making a Vaccine Bot with JavaScript Puppeteer uses.tech wes.tech ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:SvelteKit Wes:Wyze Sprinkler Controller Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte Components Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/21/2021 • 59 minutes, 51 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Stylelint, what it is and why you should use it! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:15 - What is a linter anyway? Why do you want to lint your CSS? Does stylelint fix errors or just tell you errors? 04:42 - Getting setup .stylelintrc stylelint extension Sass High perf animations stylelint order Max nesting depth Declaration strict value { "extends": [ "stylelint-config-standard", "stylelint-config-sass-guidelines" ], "plugins": [ "stylelint-high-performance-animation", "stylelint-declaration-strict-value", "stylelint-order" ], "rules": { "selector-no-qualifying-type": [ true, { "ignore": [ "attribute" ] } ], "plugin/no-low-performance-animation-properties": [ true, { "ignoreProperties": [ "color", "background-color", "box-shadow" ] } ], "indentation": "tab", "order/order": [ "custom-properties", "declarations" ], "order/properties-alphabetical-order": null, "declaration-block-no-duplicate-custom-properties": true, "declaration-empty-line-before": null, "scale-unlimited/declaration-strict-value": [ [ "/color$/", "z-index", "font-size" ] ], "scss/dollar-variable-pattern": "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$", "max-nesting-depth": 3, "selector-pseudo-class-no-unknown": null } } Links https://github.com/stylelint/awesome-stylelint JSLint JSHint ESLint VS Code Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/19/2021 • 17 minutes, 27 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about everything coming in React 18! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. RevenueCat - Sponsor RevenueCat makes it easy to build and manage iOS and Android in-app purchases. With a few lines of code, RevenueCat provides IAP infrastructure, customer analytics, data integrations, and gives you time back from dealing with edge cases and updates across the platforms. Created by developers, for developers, thousands of the world’s best apps use RevenueCat to power their in-app purchases and subscriptions. Get started for free atrevenuecat.com. Show Notes 04:32 - Automatic Batching Don’t worry about re-renders 08:32 - New Render API const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')); root.render(); No more hydrate method (yay!) 10:44 - Suspense }> Suspense is basically a promise resolver component - nothing inside will render until promise is resolved. SuspenseList lets you coordinate the order in which loading indicators show up. 16:43 - StrictEffects Mode https://github.com/reactwg/react-18/discussions/19 Will allow components to mount, unmount, and mount again Will help with fastrefresh and really good dev experience 18:43 - useTransition() Hook Not an animation hook. They named it this because of the future ability to add animations to React core. Wrap the state update in a “transition” to prevent the ProfilePage from being unmounted while suspending. This lets React know that it should wait for the update to complete. We classify state updates in two categories: Urgent updates reflect direct interaction, like typing, hover, dragging, etc. Transition updates transition the UI from one view to another. 23:11 - SSR Improvements React.Lazy will work on the Server Finally! https://github.com/reactwg/react-18/discussions/37 Server-side rendering (abbreviated to “SSR” in this post) lets you generate HTML from React components on the server, and send that HTML to your users.SSR lets your users see the page’s content before your JavaScript bundle loads and runs. React Server Components 34:45 - ELI5 https://github.com/reactwg/react-18/discussions/46 36:37 - Next.js Next.js will probably have support for a lot of these features soon. Links https://reactjs.org/blog/2021/06/08/the-plan-for-react-18.html https://dev.to/cassidoo/react-18-alpha-is-out-now-what-2apj https://github.com/reactwg/react-18 https://github.com/reactwg/react-18/discussions Svelte Syntax 127: Hasty Treat - React Suspense Deno ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:SoundSource App Wes:The Changelog 443: Exploring Deno Land Shameless Plugs Scott:Building Svelte Components- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner JavaScript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/14/2021 • 46 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about modern build tools, comparisons between them, and makes them modern and next-level. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:08 - Next Gen Bundlers are here! They are easy They are fast They are bundlers They are code splitters They are dev environments HMR / Fast Refresh 07:13 - What do they use under the hood? Parcel uses SWC (Rust) Vite uses esbuild (Go) 10:29 - How do you use them? Usually point your app at an HTML file Your HTML file has an ES module It then goes and loads everything from there They have adaptors for different types of files CSS Images Etc. You can also point it directly at files 14:59 - Common use-cases React / JSX OOTB Vue Svelte TypeScript Both just work Custom Babel config Plugins for both Sass Vite: Detects it, asks to install it Parcel: Detects it, installs it for you PostCSS Processors 20:29 - Custom API Both have a custom API or “plugins”, which you can integrate into your app or tooling if needed. Example use-case: a really nice WordPress dev package. 20:57 - Which one? Both are really good! Parcel 2 has been in dev for 2+ years - unsure when it will launch. Wes: In my experience Vite “just works” a bit better. Might be a side effect of Parcel being in dev. Both are wicked fast. (Wes: I literally screen recorded JS and CSS updates ~ 10 ms difference either way.) Life is good! Links Top Chef Master Chef Snowpack Webpack Parcel SWC Vite esbuild Rollup SvelteKit Strapi Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/12/2021 • 25 minutes, 49 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes review your portfolios! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 03:59 -cudd.io Shared component animation between home / about really nice Readable, clear Simple Check the contrast ratio on the white text on light blue:https://coolors.co/contrast-checker/ffffff-56ccf2 Nice SSR fromNext.js CSS vars Very tall cards without much text, looks like a mistake Better on a short browser window - peep the tall and skinny Card heading should be h3 or h4 10:35 -damonbolesta.com Nice design = super fun! Good color palette Shows your skills straight up Animation Not accessible - EASY fixes withAxe Dev Tools Text on background images hard to read White text on buttons Bold some words in your bio Border radius 21:52 -walterkjenkins.com Map is fun Contrast issues with the color choices Transparency not needed on body content Cursive font for links / buttons is a no for me dog Labels on social media icons Hero overlaps section below it Maps data processing should be h4 29:40 -suhit.me This is an example of a really good one Wicked domain name Design is ON POINT, like this is the type of polish I like to see - I’d hire on this Can’t get enoughInter font Fun little animation I’d go a little easier on the box-shadow Github even has a custom readme Resume Very modern - JS, TS, Bootstrap TypeScript A+ Drop the “5” and “3” from “HTML” and “CSS” I’d add color to the resume, its likely not printed Don’t need to say Github and LinkedIn in front of the URLs 37:20 -jacobpawlak.com Initial loading is great - transitions are hot Typography looks nice - not sure about those serif all-cap nav items Slider not very usable View circle on hover is cool, but I’m not sure about following your mouse, covers text T-shirt portfolio is awesome Fun little bits in the footer SSL is broken - fix that sh*t Links don’t show over background images - common issue today External links should probably be indicated as such HTML, paragraphs as h3 & h4, h5, should be - (i.e. “here are a few of my recently completed…” should be a ) Design of resume is KEY - different colors, eh? 47:04 -mrtnvh.com This is a good example of subtle flex of skills FAST AF Makes you say “Ohhhh” when you click a link (something that’s missing from a lot of these single page sites) Personal Photo A+ Position sticky Love the skills layout on the about page Email is a button I can’t copy your email We have mailto links - don’t reinvent A+ Links Top Chef Syntax 354: The Surprisingly Exciting World of HTML Elements ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:What Had Happened Was Podcast Wes:WAGO Lever-Nuts Shameless Plugs Scott:Building Svelte Components- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/7/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes define some JavaScript Buzzwords and talk about what they mean! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:24 - Synchronous / Async 05:23 - Multi-threaded JavaScript has a single “main thread” But you can have more threads with web workers 08:12 - Blocking JavaScript can stop other things on the page from running A script tag can block HTML from being parsed Most stuff in JavaScript is non-blocking Node.js write to filesystem can be blocking 10:27 - Concurrent + Parallel JavaScript start/stop are concurrent The API runs on a different thread Doesn’t REALLY matter https://joearms.github.io/published/2013-04-05-concurrent-and-parallel-programming.html 13:22 - Consecutive / Waterfall One after another 13:48 - Callback A function to run when this thinghappensoris done Click event callback Websocket on data callback Like a tweet stream Data fetch callback Almost entirely replaced with async + await http://callbackhell.com/ https://caolan.github.io/async/v3/ 17:56 - Script Tag Async + Defer Doesn’t block other content Runs when ready - doesn’t care about DOMcontentLoaded Wait until the page is loaded before running If the script tag is above content, don’t wait for it Good for things that aren’t called on page load 21:54 - Lazy Load it in later - maybe when it’s scrolled into view, or as needed Not mission-critical Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/5/2021 • 25 minutes, 2 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the Dev Tools Elements Tab — all the features, and when you would use them! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:13 - Elements Learn to open the Elements panel and the console right away — right-click inspect element is weak! Drag-and-drop elements Edit as HTML Click to select use in JS console $0 → Add Attribute Breadcrumbs Flex (Chrome now!) Break on → Node removal Scroll into view Expand / Collapse 16:59 - Styles :hov .cls Element style Layout - Box Model Layout - Grid Layout - Flexbox Toggle Print/Light/Dark 25:03 - Panel Escape to open close No longer has to be JUST Console Computed Styles Great to find out what value it’s actually using without scrolling through the cascade Toggle browser styles on and off Fonts Tab Super handy to find the used font, spacing, size, weight, etc. You can also see all fonts used on a page Animations Tab Changes Shows the CSS that has changed since you have been goofing around. 38:18 - Settings Show what’s new https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/material-devtools-theme-c/jmefikbdhgocdjeejjnnepgnfkkbpgjo Experiments 43:39 - Compatibility Links Firefox Chrome Canary Brave Can I Use ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Problematic Roller Coasters Wes:Scrapyard Finds! Repair-A-Thon! Cordless Tools Galore! Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte Kit- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/30/2021 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about seven new JavaScript proposals — what they do, where they’re at, and how you might use them. Deque - Sponsor Deque’s axe DevTools makes accessibility testing easy and doesn’t require special expertise. Find and fix issues while you code. Get started with a free trial of axe DevTools Pro atdeque.com/syntax. No credit card needed. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:32 - Seven new JavaScript proposals https://github.com/tc39/proposals 06:25 - JSON Modules https://github.com/tc39/proposal-json-modules Builds on the import assertions No named exports Not executed, to avoid security issues Not in Node yet 09:55 - Array Find From Last https://github.com/tc39/proposal-array-find-from-last The problem: you need to group together async code.The only way to do that right now is to wrap it in a function. 11:40 - Async Do https://github.com/tc39/proposal-async-do-expressions Async do will allow you to group together a block of code and mark it as async. No need for an iife Downside to this is that it’s a code block, so if you need to return any values, you’ll need to jump that up a scope level. Promise.all([ async do { let result = await fetch('thing A'); await result.json(); }, async do { let result = await fetch('thing B'); await result.json(); }, ]).then(([a, b]) => console.log([a, b])); 14:33 - Change Array By Copy https://github.com/tc39/proposal-change-array-by-copy Like old array methods, but returns a new array rather than mutating 17:48 - Temporal https://github.com/tc39/proposal-temporal Stage 3, looking good! Amazing, large, very good Date API Syntax 295: Hasty Treat — Temporal Date Objects in JavaScript 18:35 - As Patterns https://github.com/zkat/proposal-as-patterns Scott don’t get it Stage 0 when ([ ‘go’, (‘north’ | ‘east’ | ‘south’ | ‘west’) as dir ]) { … } 20:47 - Pattern Matching https://github.com/tc39/proposal-pattern-matching VERY Rust-like https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.6.0/book/patterns.html Stage 1 {props => match (props) { when ({ loading }) { ; } when ({ error }) { ; } when ({ data }) { ; } }} Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/28/2021 • 25 minutes, 28 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about web components, gear, Docker, web dev frameworks, golden handcuffs, browser testing, SSR React, code prediction, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 04:08 - Is there a mechanism for exporting a React/Vue/Svelte component as a web component? 11:42 - You guys chat a lot about your sweet gear and desk setups. As a newcomer to web development it’s all a little expensive for me to mimic what you have; at least before I’ve learned enough to justify investing in better equipment. My question is: what are the minimum specs (laptop/monitor/etc) you would recommend a beginner just starting out in webdev? 22:35 - I rarely, if ever, hear you guys or any other web dev related podcast mentioned Python, Flask, Django etc. Do you have any experience with those frameworks and can you give any thoughts you may have on Python as a language for back end development. 26:47 - What do you think of using Docker containers to do development work? I have seen a couple articles talking about it, but it doesn’t seem super common to use since few GitHub projects have Dockerfiles in their repos. 32:19 - I’ve often heard you two talk about the idea of the “golden handcuffs”, where a job pays well, but the employees are miserable. I think I might be in that situation right now. I’ve tried organizing my day so my time is better segmented. I can’t tell if this is the natural progression of a developer advancing in their career and I just need to adjust better, or if I need to make a change. Any advice or tips you have to better manage time or decide what’s next would be much appreciated. 37:28 - When it comes to desktop browser testing, is there a difference anymore is browser rendering engines? Do most (if not all) browsers use Google’s rendering engine? 39:20 - As someone who got into the industry relatively recently (around 2019), component frameworks and single-page applications were my introduction to web development. I am now really interested in learning more about the “traditional” way of doing things, 100% server-rendered. What’s my recourse here? Ruby on Rails, Laravel, something else? Is there an agreed upon “modern” way to do a server-rendered monolithic app? 43:43 - I wish to ask the kind of plug-in, extensions or stand-alone software you use for code prediction and to help you code faster. I personally use Kite and VS Code’s intellisense, it seems to get it wrong more times than right. Do both of you have any recommendation? 47:18 - Is there any benefit to using prop types in TypeScript for React projects? 48:14 - I’m currently planning to build an audio-focused app (maybe even more than one actually), and I’ve been wondering how you would solve the problem of storing and fetching (on-demand) hundreds, perhaps thousands, of little audio-files. I’ve got some deep reservations against AWS, although I’m somewhat familiar with it - the complexity, hidden (and hard to estimate) costs etc. I’m thinking about Digital Ocean or something like that. Would it be too hard to implement things like caching and such yourself. Any thoughts? Links https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-to-webcomponent https://medium.com/dev-channel/a-netflix-web-performance-case-study-c0bcde26a9d9 LearnNode.com Transistor.fm ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:A Death In Cryptoland Podcast Wes:Affinity Designer Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte Kit- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner JavaScript Notes Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/23/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery)! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 05:40 - What is it? https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#samesite-cookie-attribute Someone can submit a form FROM or TO your domain, automatically. 07:50 - Solutions SameSite Cookie https://medium.com/swlh/secure-httponly-samesite-http-cookies-attributes-and-set-cookie-explained-fc3c753dfeb6 Lax — Default value in modern browsers. Cookies are allowed to be sent with top-level navigations and will be sent along with GET requests initiated by a third party website. The cookie is withheld on cross-site subrequests, such as calls to load images or frames, but is sent when a user navigates to the URL from an external site, such as by following a link. Strict — As the name suggests, this is the option in which the Same-Site rule is applied strictly. Cookies will only be sent in a first-party context and not be sent along with requests initiated by third party websites. The browser sends the cookie only for same-site requests (that is, requests originating from the same site that set the cookie). If the request originated from a different URL than the current one, no cookies with the SameSite=Strict attribute are sent. None — Cookies will be sent in all contexts, i.e sending cross-origin is allowed. The browser sends the cookie with both cross-site and same-site requests. CSRF Token Check Origin / Referrer Headers Captcha Ask for Password Token Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/21/2021 • 17 minutes, 26 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Miriam Suzanne about all things CSS — container queries, layers, scoping, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. RevenueCat - Sponsor RevenueCat makes it easy to build and manage iOS and Android in-app purchases. With a few lines of code, RevenueCat provides IAP infrastructure, customer analytics, data integrations, and gives you time back from dealing with edge cases and updates across the platforms. Created by developers, for developers, thousands of the world’s best apps use RevenueCat to power their in-app purchases and subscriptions. Get started for free atrevenuecat.com. Guests Miriam Suzanne Show Notes 02:21 - When did you come on board with container queries? 10:27 - How would you declare specificity? Layer example: @layer default; @layer theme; @layer components; @import url(theme.css) layer(theme); @layer default { audio[controls] { display: block; } } 13:08 - What is your background? 18:20 - What are container queries? 22:06 - What is the background on contain? How does it work? https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/contain 29:25 - Is it still under development? https://www.igalia.com/open-prioritization/index 33:51 - Have you tried the EQ polyfill from Johnathan Neal yet? 35:21 - How far out are we? 38:10 - What is Scope? 44:00 - How will MQ and CQ work together? 45:49 - Do you use inline and block? 48:44 - What browser do you use? Links OddBird Susy Jonathan Neal FireFox Codepen https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts https://twitter.com/TerribleMia ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Reelgood Wes:Embroidery machine Shameless Plugs Miriam:OddBird Scott: 1:SvelteKit 2:Level Up Tutorials Pro Spring Sale- 50% off annual subscriptions! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/16/2021 • 59 minutes, 51 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about SvelteKit — what it is and why you might want to use it. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:28 - What is it? Total platform for buildingSvelte apps Built inVite.js Includes all of the Vite goodness but it hides behind the scenes for the most part Host anywhere 05:16 - Is it CSR, SSR, SSG, WTF?! All of the above. Uses adapters to control the output: kit: { // hydrate the element in src/app.html target: '#svelte', adapter: adapter() } 09:45 - What you get out of the box File-based routing API routes Layouts and layout resets Fancy file titles [slug] __layout Code splitting & preloading PostCSS TypeScriptsupport 17:03 - Neat small things Glob import https://github.com/svelte-add/svelte-add Links SvelteKit Next.js Gatsby.js Sapper tailwindcss @chriscoyier Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/14/2021 • 24 minutes, 22 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about immutability, turning off your brain, managing copy on a website, problem-solving, types vs interfaces, hooks vs components, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Coudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 01:24 - I’m finally getting onboard with the GraphQL train and have a specific question about nomenclature. Having worked with redux in the past, IMMUTABILITY was a concept ingrained in my head. I continue to see benefits of immutable updates across all sorts of libraries, frameworks, vanilla js, etc. Learning about GraphQL now, I’m taken aback by the fact that CUD (create, update, delete) operations are called MUTATIONS. Is there a reason that we use the “mutation” terminology, despite the fact that best practices dictate that we should implement immutable updates to objects? Does GraphQL actually mutate objects behind the scenes? 06:38 - How do you sleep at night?!? I mean, how do you switch off your brain when you’re trying to go to sleep and your brain just wants to keep on coding? 12:15 - How do you manage copy and microcopy on a site? Should you put every piece of text across the entire site into a CMS so the client can change it? Or just the parts you think may be updated in the future? Or do you just hard-code everything directly into the markup? Or collect it all into an importable JSON file? 21:41 - I am new to using CMSs and I was wondering for applications that require a lot of content management where a CMS or headless CMS such as Contentful is ideal but also requires dynamic queries such as recommended content to the end-user based on browsing history. How do you approach integrating the user data in combination with the data being received and handled from the CMS? A separate API and database? Or is this a scenario that a CMS doesn’t fit? 25:56 - When solving a problem, do you do it through trial and error? Or do you carefully think through every solution and choose the best one before actually implementing it into code? 28:14 - How can we take advantage of this new partnership between 1Password + SecretHub! I feel like this is getting into DotEnv but sounds so much more interesting. 32:34 - When creating types in TypeScript, when should someone use a type over an interface? While I generally understand the differences, it seems like interfaces offer more flexibility. I am struggling to understand why I would ever use a type. 36:34 - I’ve recently started using TypeScript in React, and typically I’m just using function components. I’ve seen some people saying that classes are really great with TypeScript in React but I haven’t found any real use case/benefits myself yet. How about you guys, do you use classes in React/TypeScript? 38:17 - What are your opinions on generators like Yeoman? 44:26 - I’ve been looking for a career in web for a couple of years now and I’ve recently landed a job with a small agency getting paid hourly making WordPress websites, that I’ll be starting in two weeks. I’m worried that I’m going to get stuck pushing Divi sites all the time. I know this is a good opportunity for me but I was hoping you guys can shed some light and give me some tips on how I can put my skills to good use. 48:35 - What are your approaches for caching a GraphQl API? 52:30 - You mentioned in an earlier Potluck that Svelte is probably the easiest framework to learn. How confident can one be to start a new project with Svelte? Being a technical lead, can I propose our team to work with Svelte? Are there enough material/solution on the web and is the community established? Links ZMA Supplement Tina https://twitter.com/gusfune/status/1372243283758419977 1Password SecretHub TypeScript Syntax 348: TypeScript Fundamentals — Getting a Bit Deeper Syntax 042: Potluck EP × Vue.js × Headless WP × Typescript & Flow × Productivity × Server Side Rendering × Yeoman https://www.npmjs.com/package/zx Yeoman Mercurius Apollo Svelte ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Contigo Shake & Go Wes:Deli Containers Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Become a Level Up Tutorials Author 2:Level Up Tutorials Pro Spring Sale- 50% off annual subscriptions! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/9/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 23 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes’ experiment building a vaccine bot! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 07:32 - First step Finding the data. Open up dev tools. Copy as Node.js Fetch in Chrome Two ways to do this - Puppeteer, or raw requests, or a mix. 11:03 - Variablizing it Store IDs Booking form IDs Vaccine IDs 12:56 - Finding out any restrictions Is there a cookie? Is there an XSRF? Do these things change? How often can you hit it? 15:20 - Caching Array variable 16:59 - Delivering the notifications Telegram Links https://github.com/wesbos/vaxbot Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/7/2021 • 24 minutes, 8 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about using React with Typescript — how to set it up, components, state, props, passing data, custom hooks, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 04:55 - Components Strategies Example: type Props = { value: string; } const App = (props: Props) => div /> Return type? JSX.Element FC or FunctionComponent It’s discouraged for this reason:It means that all components accept children, even if they're not supposed to It could be useful for a return type 12:13 - Props Default props: const defaultJoke: JokeProps = { joke: 'LOL JOE', id: 'YEAH', status: 200, }; function JokeItem({ joke = defaultJoke }: JokeProps): JSX.Element { return ( {joke.joke} = {joke.id} ); } Because props are always destructured, you often have to make a new type for your props. You can’t just type each argument by itself. 18:38 - State Just like Generics, State can be inferred If your type is simple and you’re using useState, it just works: const [user, setUser] = useState(null); 22:27 - useEffect Nothing special required Good use of void: If you want to use a Promise function but not worry about await or .then(), you can pop a void in front of it: useEffect(() => { console.log('Mounted'); // getJoke().then(console.log).catch(console.error); void getJoke(); }, [getJoke]); 26:09 - Refs Very similar to state however some interesting things with null: const ref1 = useRef(null!); “Instantiating the ref with a current value of null but lying to TypeScript that it’s not null.” 29:33 - Custom Hooks This is a great use case for Tuples 31:00 - Context This is probably the most complex thing in this list First define the types Use generic to pass in types OR null This can also be non-null if you have default values in createContext: const AppCtx = React.createContext(null); 35:21 - Events The React events system is better than Vanilla JS Can handle them inline and have it inferred:onClick={e ⇒ yeah(e.target)} const onSetType = (e: React.ChangeEvent) => setType(e.target.value) React has a bunch of events built in — many of them take a Generic argument so you can specify the type of element that triggered it. Handy for native API methods like play and pause. 39:27 - ForwardRef Again use of <> to pass in forwarded ref type as param 1, Props types as param 2: type Props = { children: React.ReactNode; type: "submit" | "button" }; export type Ref = HTMLButtonElement; export const FancyButton = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => ( {props.children} )); 41:30 - ESLint Typescript-react is good Extend your own Most JS rules apply to TS 46:20 - React as Global React 17 Also add JSX: True to eslint globals for typing things like JSX.Element global.d.ts import * as react from "react" import * as react_dom from "react-dom" declare global { type React = typeof react type ReactDOM = typeof react_dom } 48:08 - TSConfig jsx: "react" React emit .js files with JSX changed Preserve .jsx file output React-native → .js files with jsx not changed 53:05 - Frameworks? Next.jsmakes this a TREAT Gatsbyjust use .tsx extensions https://www.gatsbyjs.com/plugins/gatsby-plugin-ts-config/ Links https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react Tanner Linsley https://github.com/wesbos/eslint-config-wesbos Deno Architect https://fav.farm/ Snowpack Vite Parcel 2 Foam ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Obsidian Wes:Folding Allen Keys Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Level Up Tutorials Pro Spring Sale- 50% off annual subscriptions! 2:SvelteKit Course Wes:Beginner Javascript Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/2/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 53 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about making money as a creator — how to do what you love, make money doing it, and not feel yucky about it! Deque - Sponsor Deque’s axe DevTools makes accessibility testing easy and doesn’t require special expertise. Find and fix issues while you code. Get started with a free trial of axe DevTools Pro atdeque.com/syntax. No credit card needed. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 06:37 - Community supported Sell licenses Premium plugin Single payment $x per year Sell training Online In-person Sell support Donation-supported Patreon(usually has bonus content) Tips Open Collective Sell merch Teespring 16:00 - Corporation supported Display ads Sponsored segments Corporate sponsors Sponsored content Interesting collabs Stickers Links Syntax 330: React Query + More React with Tanner Linsley Syntax 340: Servers with Matt from Caddy Wes’ CSS Grid Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/31/2021 • 25 minutes, 54 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes bike shed some common developer opinions. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 04:27 - Event params e, evt, ev, or event? 06:36 - CSS variables —red or —primary? 09:31 - CSS colors https://twitter.com/rem/status/1386694431710007298 RGB, HSL, HEX? 11:52 - Default exports vs named exports 14:45 - JavaScript import ordering 17:09 - Foo / Bar / Baz in examples 21:18 - Light vs dark themes 24:00 - longVerboseNamesDescribingWhatItIsOrDoes vs x 26:54 - VScode vs WebStorm (IDE) vs Vim 31:12 - TypeScript Generics: vs 34:39 - Indentation-base syntax https://twitter.com/LeahLundqvist/status/1386693374305095680 37:37 - Max line length 40:21 - One reduce, vs multiple .map()/flat(),filter() async function getStatus() { const res = await sendCommand('AT!GSTATUS'); const result = res.result .split('\n') .map((x: string) => x.split(`\t\t`)) .flat() .filter(Boolean) .map((x: string) => x.trim()) .map((x: string) => x.split(` \t`)) .flat() .filter((x: string) => x.includes(':')) .map((x: string) => x.split(`:`)) .map(([prop, val]: [string, string]) => [prop, val.trim()]) return Object.fromEntries(result); } 42:50 - index.js files https://twitter.com/sevilhelm/status/1386693971112562694 ComponentName.js vs ComponentName/index.js https://twitter.com/rleggos/status/1386694773021552641 48:20 - Ligatures and fancy fonts https://twitter.com/badsyntax/status/1386695010859507713 50:30 - Regular functions vs anon functions in a variable vs arrow functions function hey() {} const hey = function() {} const hey = () ⇒ {} 52:44 - Explicit return vs implicit return ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Ego Mower Wes:Pass-Through Socket Set Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Level Up Tutorials Pro Spring Sale- 50% off annual subscriptions! 2:Github Actions with Brian Douglas Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/26/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about JavaScript’s drag and drop API — how it works, concerns, best practices, and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxistechand using the coupon code “syntax5”. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 04:45 - What is it? Drag and drop is really for desktop apps You can drag and drop anything from any browser to any browser The important thing here is that this is a set of browser standards that allow different apps to communicate 07:50 - How to implement Make an element draggable Listen on elements for drag events The events bubble up, so you can listen on the parent element as items are added/removed 09:06 - DataTransfer API You can store anything you want in it getData / setData API Reference strings 11:35 - Accepting drops When you dragOver, you need to preventDefault() Calling the preventDefault() method during both a dragEnter and dragOver event will indicate that a drop is allowed at that location 13:01 - Drop Image Set whatever you want 16:00 - Drop Effect What does it look like when you drop it? Does it go back? dataTransfer.effectAllowed e.dataTransfer.setDragImage(nothing, 0, 0); 18:02 - Security concerns 20:34 - Shortcomings: Edge cases out the WAZOO Margin caused dragout events Lots of if statements It’s up to you to do EVERYTHING CSS, classes, hover styles, etc. Accessibility Inaccessible by default, unless using mouse keys Have to announce everything Mobile 26:14 - Lbs Transmat API Links Figma Notion Missive Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/24/2021 • 28 minutes, 48 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about HTML — interesting HTML elements, things you might not know, wish lists for the future, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinary is the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 02:34 - What is semantic HTML? What is the content? HTML should describe the content first and foremost. 04:04 - Why semantic HTML? Accessibility SEO Styling is easier HTML tags that have meaning: Almost all of them Common ones: / and to 20:04 - Structural / Layout tags You can have more than one header Header cannot be in a footer / address / header 26:18 - Some fun ones you might not know / and strike? / / A ruby annotation is a small extra text, attached to the main text to indicate the pronunciation or meaning of the corresponding characters. and While is used to convey how much work in a task has been completed, the element is used to display a measurement on a known scale. This could be something like the current disk usage on your computer, or a temperature measurement (within a defined range). 32:12 - Visual vs Semantic tags Almost all tags in HTML are semantic vs and vs and are NOT deprecated like many have said The element is for content that is of greater importance, while the element is used to draw attention to text without indicating that it's more important. 35:40 - HTML tags with no meaning: 37:51 - Some elements have special functionality or styling and tag + 40:59 - What elements would we like to see? Modal element https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dialog Textarea that grows with content Animated accordion A better table One that works with grid/flex/modern CSS, auto-sizing, max/min widths From Twitter: VirtualList Carousel - HOT DRAMA Date range Hero tag that figured its level out by itself. Useful for components that can go anywhere Icon tag Cookie banner tag that shows HTML elements without encoding You can kinda do this with display block on script and style tags Links Sara Soueidan ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Hat Washer Wes: Netflix's This is a Robbery Shameless Plugs Scott: 1: Become a Level Up Tutorials Author 2: Github Actions with Brian Douglas - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: All Courses - Use the coupon code 'Syntax' for $10 off! 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

5/19/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the different kinds of things that are difficult to style, how you can style them, and some future tech to look out for! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes Can it be styled? Solutions 04:28 - Just style the defaults Most elements can be styled, though some elements are really just multiple elements grouped together into the shadow dom and are hard to style. This leads to us having to re-create the visual UI, and often is a point of making inaccessible UIs. Select Input - number, date, etc. Very hard to style Often needappearance: none;for mobile Checkbox / Radio Generally speaking, these CSS Properties can be applied to all inputs: font-size color padding margin background / images outline (remember focus) border 08:20 - Overlap with more dom elements, set background images Checkbox / Radio / Toggle buttons Often used:beforeand:afteralong with labels — e.g. label + input:checked Select can have element overlap 14:13 - Re-implement the UI with JavaScript Video / Audio HUGE rabbit hole of things to code Very important to maintain accessibility 15:46 - Use a UI Library Bootstrap Foundation Ant Design Carbon Design Fast Lightning Design System Material Design Chakra 17:20 - Open UI Documenting all the different types of web UI controls https://open-ui.org/ https://twitter.com/stubbornella/status/1384889551924121605 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/17/2021 • 21 minutes, 31 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about freelancing, climbing the corporate ladder, Throttling vs debounce, how to build skills with your free time, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Vonage - Sponsor Vonage is a Cloud Communications platform that allows developers to integrate voice, video and messaging into their applications using their communication APIs. Whether you’re wanting to build video calls into your app, create a Facebook bot, or build applications on top of programmable phone numbers, you’ll have all the tools you need. Use promo code SYNTAX10 for €10 of free credit when signing up atvonage.dev/syntax. Show Notes 02:11 - I’ve read that when you start out freelancing, you should look to your area first to gauge the market for both rates, and type of work that is in demand. If you wanted to work remotely as a freelancer, however, is that really applicable advice? Is it viable to work 100% remote and not be tied to “local rates”? How can I leverage my years of professional experience when starting to freelance? A lot of material online speaks to those who are learning web development for the first time. But what does someone do if they’ve been working at big companies, who can’t share their work directly? What can I do to help prospective clients appreciate those years of experience? 06:02 - In your opinion, what is the accepted norm for the size of a component? It could be anything from a single element to a full page of content, but what is the norm for component size or content? Love the show, keep up the good work. 09:42 - I’m a bit confused about throttling and debounce. What is the difference between them? I have been finding different examples which are not at all helpful. 12:58 - My question is about climbing the company hierarchy. I’ve had a hard time getting my first job after graduation. I have dealt with the unemployment office, useless recruiters, trying to look important for companies, and I wonder if a get a low wage job at a company and then apply for their IT department after some time if there is a open position. Is it bad practice or good strategy taking this shortcut? Would they know what I’m trying to accomplish? 18:25 - I’m getting started building websites and find the initial design to be a challenge. I always end up diving into the coding and then spending hours getting lost tweaking CSS. The mediocrity of the final design is a masked technical challenge, and I emerge at the other end of the effort with something I’m still not happy with. I suspect there is some kind of mock up stage I’m forgoing, and I bet there are some tools to make it easier. I imagine that some kind of application that really focused me on the design and made it easy to tweak and tinker quickly would be ideal. Thoughts? What do you use? 23:34 - The company I work for works with a SOAP API. Currently I am developing a application in React but I am wondering whether it’s better to use the SOAP API or let them create a Rest API. Some people on the internet say that JS and SOAP combinations are not done. Is there some advice you can give me about this? 28:28 - Why are radio buttons called radio buttons? 30:49 - I am midway through a post-baccalaureate in computer science. I recently quit my job to focus on my second degree. Now I’m looking to spend my “extra time” on an area of focus that can hit as many of the following criteria as possible: Could make me money now Help me to hit the ground running when I graduate Get me a job easily Make me all kinds of cash Thoughts? 35:56 - What is your opinion on a Rust GraphQL server for web backend? Do you think it is better than Node.js? (not part of a question, just a comment: I found you yesterday and dude I have to say, you are legendary… I am 13 right now and also started web development when I was 12. I have been looking for a good web-development related podcast for about four months now. Looks like I found the one I needed ;) ) 39:57 - How would you go about introducing React into an existing big website with lots of legacy code and a template-based CMS behind? I can’t do a full rewrite but I would love to start turning little bits & pieces into a single-page-experience (e.g. checkout) to slowly modernize the site. The frontend is already TypeScript & SCSS but it’s an old self-made framework and the content coming from the CMS is mostly put into data-attributes or right into the HTML. I don’t really have an API for most of the content. How would React hook into the existing DOM in different places, loading data from the templates and potentially writing it back into the templates as well? 45:31 - What’s the best way to be able to host personal projects (frontend + backend) forfreeon the web? I would like something where I can SSH into to install for example Node.js and a database. I already bought a domain, but I don’t want to pay for some premium plan for now since I’m short on money and it’s for personal projects anyway. Links https://type-scale.com https://www.leveluptutorials.com/tutorials/modern-css-design-systems https://www.npmjs.com/package/soap Vercel Glitch Codepen Code Sandbox PM2 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Wyze Sprinkler Controller Wes:Retevis Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Become a Level Up Tutorials Author 2:Github Actions with Brian Douglas- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/12/2021 • 59 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about technical debt — what it is, why does it occur, and some techniques for reducing and avoiding it. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:17 - What is technical debt Outdated or hard to update code If you groan when you have to work on it, it might be a sign of technical debt Brittle code, easily breakable Quirks and features 06:55 - Why does it occur Over time, any garden left un-pruned will become overgrown Many people, many code styles Using hot new frameworks / techniques This is why seasoned developers don’t jump on new things You allow users to do literally anything 13:18 - Techniques for avoiding it Deny your FOMO of new things Abstract Write good tests Don’t put off refactors Update dependencies frequently Good standards Etsy has thousands of devs 20:08 - Examples in the real world Airline websites open in new windows all the time Cellphone carrier flashes the screen 100x 22:15 - Unfixable technical debt Agency work sometimes Links Next React Router TailwindCSS Redux Etsy Dave Ramsey Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/10/2021 • 28 minutes, 21 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about blogging best practices, support IE11, Nest.js, mobile website testing, pirated course content, building .edu websites, transitioning to full-time freelance work, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 02:20 - I am adding a blog to my custom written personal website and I wanted to know if there is any best practices for storing blog posts? My hope is to write them inmarkdown, host them somewhere and then automatically feed them into my website so they are all formatted to the style of my website. 05:37 - Do you care if people share cool, unique tips from your courses publicly on social media? For example, I once shared out a trick from one of Wes’ courses for how to set yourVS Codewindows different colors to distinguish your server and client code windows (giving all credit to Wes’ course for the concept). But it felt a little weird that I was sharing out a portion of his paid content for free. Is that okay? Where’s the line? 18:18 - With official support ofIE11coming to an end on August 17, 2021, do you think developers should still try to support ir or focus only on new modern browsers? Also, will there be a new “lowest common denominator” that we should be aware of and support? 07:20 - Thanks for an awesome podcast! Have you looked intoNest.js(not to be confused withNext.js) for backend work? It is an open source TypeScript Node framework that is becoming pretty popular 22:48 - Do you think it’s worth learningWordPress for freelancing if you aren’t too confident in your JavaScript front-end design? Also, I don’t want to get stuck in only WordPress land just because of the money. 30:11 - Hi guys, I have been listening to you guys for a while and just recently launched my first website! Your podcast has been a huge help in terms of getting started. For the website I made, I tested the iPhone view on Chrome dev tools and everything looked fine. However, when viewing the website on an actual iPhone, the button is too small and the word “Menu” turns into “Men”. Any advice on how to more accurately test sites on mobile devices without pushing to a production branch? 36:52 - Do you guys ever see your premium courses pirated on sites likeUdemy,Skillshare, any of the other video course platforms? Meaning somebody downloaded your videos and uploaded them as if they were the creator. Any tips to protect against this? 39:53 - Looking atuses.tech and thinking, I see a lot of class names with almost the same style, gKxjCc and hSiXhL. I really want to know the science behind generating those. Do you have a shared classes that some magic tool transfers them into ugly names and copies over? What is that tool? And is it worth it? 42:57 - Have you ever developed a .edu site? If so, what did you use to manage the enormous archives in addition to giving the site a simple page builder for departments to contribute with little or no interaction from the developer? No Joomla or Drupal please - been there. Thanks for the great help guys! 50:35 - Hi Wes & Scott, thank you so much for giving me my weekly motivation boost to try out new stuff. Currently, I am experimenting with Next.js and SSG and I would like to know how I can generate a page at build time but only show it to an authorized user. I know I could use SSR with getServerSideProps to check allowance, however, the page is completely static without any dynamic content and I don’t want to regenerate it with every request. Is there a way to achieve this? Keep up the great work. 54:59 - I love the show guys! I want to make the transition into full-time freelancing and wanted to know what you think about having a talk with my current employer to see if they’d be willing to take me from full-time to a contract/freelance basis. Bad idea? Thoughts? Advice? Links Fastify RedwoodJS Keystone.js 10up Vite Safari + Dev tools Browsersync localtunnel ngrok Xcode simulator Mike Birbiglia Brian Douglas YouTube Channel ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:3 in 1 Multi USB Charging Cable Wes:Milk Frother Shameless Plugs Scott: 1:Become a Level Up Tutorials Author 2:Github Actions with Brian Douglas- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/5/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 41 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about future tech — some things you may not have heard about yet, and why we’re excited about them! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 05:20 - Astro What it is: astro.buildis a next gen “meta” framework that eases some of React’s pain but also is not just React. https://twitter.com/georges_gomes/status/1380801812656226304 Why we’re excited about it: Server Side JS frameworks, combine Svelte, React, Vue as needed in one component that is an SFC using markdown style meta data. Scoped CSS by default (a la Svelte). Sass out of the box. Collections import for .md files // pages/blog.astro --- import PostPreview from '../components/PostPreview.astro'; const blogPosts = import.meta.collections('./post/*.md'); --- main> h1>Blog Postsh1> {blogPosts.map((post) => ( PostPreview post={post} /> )} main> 12:06 - ViteKit What it is: Framework-agnostic API routes Pages (frontend, optional hydration) Adapter for Node, static, Vercel, cf worker, etc. Inspired by SvelteKit. 15:58 - Svelte Kit What it is: https://kit.svelte.dev/docs https://svelte.dev/blog/sveltekit-beta New framework for building Svelte apps 19:07 - Remix.run What it is: Remix.run Fullstack React framework Why we’re excited about it: Made by Michael Jackson, Ryan Florence License-based React-based Caching-focused, uses “the platform” Centralized data loading, works without client JS if needed Better nested routing Links Sapper Vite Snowpack Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/3/2021 • 28 minutes, 20 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes continue their discussion of TypeScript Fundamentals with a deeper diver into more advanced use cases. Deque - Sponsor Deque’s axe DevTools makes accessibility testing easy and doesn’t require special expertise. Find and fix issues while you code. Get started with a free trial of axe DevTools Pro atdeque.com/syntax. No credit card needed. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes Deep end stuff 03:30 -any vs unknown 06:20 -never https://twitter.com/Igorbdsq/status/1351681019196436482 09:14 - .d.ts Definition files Usually for existing libraries that don’t have types Can be generated or hand-written Also really handy for pure JS projects, you still get good autocomplete because of these 13:25 - Type generation Can be generated from GraphQL, or Schemas, or from JSON Output 17:20 - TypeScript generics (variables) Kind of like functions, they return something different based on what you pass it makeFood makeFood This function makes food and shares lots of the same functionality between making a pizza and sandwich If the only thing that differs is the type returned, we can use generics You often see this as a single char T It can be anything Promise is a generic querySelector uses generics 21:48 - Promises / Async + Await Functions now return a Promise type, but with a generic Promise Promise Promise>, Request, Request stringified added headers 29:48 - Type assertion (type casting) Type assertion is when you want to tell TypeScript “Hey I know better than you”. Two ways: as keyword (most popular) someValue as HTMLParagraphElement Tagged before someValue 34:14 - TypeScript without TypeScript (JSDoc/TSDoc) Really nice! You can also add comments / descriptions https://github.com/developit/redaxios/blob/master/src/index.js 40:08 - Interfaces vs Types Interfaces have better perf https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1362418379919937545 https://blog.logrocket.com/types-vs-interfaces-in-typescript/ What do you default to? How we write TypeScript 44:27 - Interface or Types Scott - Types Wes - Interfaces 44:50 -any vs unknown Scott - any Wes - unknown / any 46:52 - Any (No Implicit or Implicit Allowed) Scott - No implicit any Wes - No implicit any 48:31 - Return types (Implicit or Explicit) Scott - Explicit always Wes - Not always 50:49 - Compile (TSC, Strip TS) Scott - Strip Wes - Both 52:38 - Type Assertion (as or ) Scott - as Wes - as 53:09 - Arrays (Dog[] or Array) Scott - Dog[] Wes - Dog[] 54:02 - Assert or Generic (if both work) querySelector(’.thing’) as HTMLVideoElement; or querySelector(’.thing’); Scott - querySelector(’.thing’); Wes - querySelector(’.thing’); Links Syntax 324: TypeScript Fundamentals Syntax 327: Hasty Treat - TypeScript Compilers and Build Tools Axios VS Code Syntax 310: Serverless, Deno and TypeScript with Brian Leroux Cloudinary Notion ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Powerowl 16 Battery Recharger Wes:Fairywill Pro P11 Shameless Plugs Scott:Level 2 Node Authentication- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/28/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 51 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Git Rebase — what it is and how and when to use it! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 05:12 - Why and when to rebase? git rebase -iis interactive Rebase allows you to rewind your current branch, apply the changes of another branch to it, and then on top of that, apply your new commits. Common uses: Squash all commits into one or multiple commits Reword commits These lines can be re-ordered — they are executed from top to bottom. p, pick = use commit r, reword = use commit, but edit the commit message e, edit = use commit, but stop for amending s, squash = use commit, but meld into previous commit f, fixup = like “squash”, but discard this commit’s log message x, exec = run command (the rest of the line) using shell b, break = stop here (continue rebase later with ‘git rebase --continue’) d, drop = remove commit l, label = label current HEAD with a name t, reset = reset HEAD to a label m, merge [-C | -c ] [# ] Links Git Rebasing Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/26/2021 • 16 minutes, 25 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about selling and shipping t-shirts, and how to do it all in TypeScript! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Deque - Sponsor Deque’s axe DevTools makes accessibility testing easy and doesn’t require special expertise. Find and fix issues while you code. Get started with a free trial of axe DevTools Pro atdeque.com/syntax. No credit card needed. Show Notes 01:58 - T-Shirts 101 T-Shirts are cool I sold 100 right away to get the kinks out Then I did pre-order The stack TypeScript React Next.js 09:08 - Selling: Front-end Snipcart It’s a button When Someone buys, they scrape the site for the HTML If you only have a client-side rendered button, you use the JSON API instead Integrated intoGatsbypretty easily Wrote one custom hook to count inventory and disable when sold out I thought Snipcart would be enough, but I soon realized it wasn’t. I needed something to fulfill the shipment. 10:10 - Selling: Shipping Quotes Snipcart has integration for USPS, etc. You can also do custom shippers It’s a webhook They also take care of customs declaration 13:30 - Selling: Backend Next.js Dashboard Integrate withChitChats,Stallion Express, and SnipCart. The tech Shipping Labels Packing slip 18:05 - Fulfilling Printing labels Designed with CSS + React Print CSS is wild Fan Fold labels were way better I switched to Stallion Express Cheaper Printing packing slips Batch scanning Scanning → Mark as shipped Started with webcam Bought scanner for cheap QR code was better because my tokens were long Data matrix is often better Sending notifications Hit the endpoint via Snipcart 28:48 - The physical part T-Shirts printed from local supplier U-Haul to get them here Bags printed in China (about 40 cents each) I wrote a bunch of code to organize by size This cut down on moving around (14 hours if you save 30 seconds per shirt) Some got stickers Multiples were the hardest 24 different types of shirts some wanted 4xl some wanted tall 36:30 - Common questions Why did you do this yourself? Fun project I learned a ton This is how you don’t burn out Why not print-on-demand? (DTG) Tonal Embroidery Quality Money Pay people in my community Control Bags, stickers, etc… stickermule Why not $companyThatHandlesIt I want to do stickers I want to do decks Why notShopify Large orders still need major fulfillment strategies Code has to be written or money spent 44:16 - Other lessons learned Queues would be good here Sometimes you had to wait 3+ seconds for the confirmation of shipping No one reads, it was pre-order Don’t buy shipping right away — people email about incorrect addresses Over-order by a few each (out of 1550 orders, five got partial refunds and three got full refunds) Pre-order is great because you can offer many sizes Async JS to do things at most 50 at a time Links Wyze Plug ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Pixeleyes AutoMounter Wes:Baratza Encore Conical Burr Coffee Grinder Shameless Plugs Scott:Level 2 Node Authentication- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/21/2021 • 56 minutes, 9 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS container queries, what they are and how to use them. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 07:22 - Why? Container queries are media queries for components (e.g. they are based on the element’s size, not the browser). This is in line with how we write components. It will change the way we write CSS. 08:49 - The Syntax Containers need to be defined as containers via containment context .container { contain: size layout; } New contain value: .inline-container { contain: inline-size; } This is the same as the logical properties. Assuming you read LTR, or RTL: size - width and height inline-size = width block-size = height /* @container { } */ @container (inline-size > 45em) { .media-object { grid-template: "img content" auto / auto 1fr; } } 18:49 - How to try them today Download and/or update Chrome Canary Go to chrome://flags Search and enable “CSS Container Queries” Restart the browser 19:27 - Demos Need Chrome Canary + Flag https://codepen.io/collection/XQrgJo https://codepen.io/una/pen/LYbvKpK?editors=1100 Links Miriam Suzanne Susy Miriam’s CSS Sandbox https://css.oddbird.net/rwd/query/explainer/ Canary @addyosmani The CSS Podcast @jon_neal Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/19/2021 • 24 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about dev tools tabs, what each tab does and how you can use them. Vonage - Sponsor Vonage is a Cloud Communications platform that allows developers to integrate voice, video and messaging into their applications using their communication APIs. Whether you’re wanting to build video calls into your app, create a Facebook bot, or build applications on top of programmable phone numbers, you’ll have all the tools you need. Use promo code SYNTAX10 for €10 of free credit when signing up atvonage.dev/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 3:50 - Network See all requests, filter by type or name Used to understand all requests coming or going Turn off caching View timing See the true GZIP size Slow down network speed See time for page load Copy as fetch or CURL View request, response, and headers See CORS issues See which requests have happened See if an asset is cached (both in dev tools, also Cloudflare) See blocked requests because of extensions Tip: You can see the network info from the console in Firefox 22:03 - Memory See what is taking up memory Strings DOM nodes Objects Actual .js 26:44 - Performance Click record and use the site Flame chart useful for finding slow functions and debugging janky animations Get FPS in coordination with flame chart Save performance recording data to be able to share for debugging You can also upload saved data to debug without using the site 30:48 - Console Interfaces with the JS runtime Shows errors, warnings, and logs Tip: Negate noisy warnings/errors that clutter your console with- Tip: Use $0 to select current element $1 for second last $r for current React element Tip: Use $$ to shortcut Query SelectorAll and Array.from Tip: Use $ to shortcut Query Selector 40:28 - Storage / Application Working with LocalStorage, Cookies, Index DB, and Session Storage 44:56 - Audit / Lighthouse (Chrome and Firefox) Run lighthouse to check for performance, accessibility, and UI stuff Not the silver bullet audit that many people think it is Colors are sometimes like “Really?!” Can be helpful regardless 50:28 - DOM Tab Firefox only Shows everything that is in the scope of the browser Links Adam Wathan Ben Vinegar ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:dupeGuru Wes:Moccamaster Coffee Maker Shameless Plugs Scott:Node Fundamentals Authentication- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/14/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 50 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS nesting — what it is, when to use it, and why. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 04:22 - What is it? https://drafts.csswg.org/css-nesting-1/#nest-prefixed https://twitter.com/argyleink/status/1371874777548267520 06:02 - Why nest? Easier to read Easier to write Prevents refactoring errors, allows for dry-er code. No more typing a parent div 100 times, with a possibility of screwing it up. 08:13 - When to use nesting Nesting is often overused Only nest what you would have written un-nested with a short hand (e.g. don’t nest just for the sake of it) .container .item {} .container .item a {} Use it for scoping 10:06 - Nesting prefixes In order to nest CSS, you must first start it with a nesting selector .tweet { & > p { } &.media-included { color: green; } & + .tweet { } // sibling & p { } // descentang } Component-based — tweet, card, company, Link article{ color: blue; & { color: red; } } and must be the first child of a compound selector 12:44 - @nest rule / media queries Mostly just a visual way to show nested .foo { display: grid; @media(orientation: landscape) { & { grid-auto-flow: column; } } } .foo { display: grid; @media (orientation: landscape) { & { grid-auto-flow: column; } @media (min-inline-size > 1024px) { & { max-inline-size: 1024px; } } } } /* equivalent to .foo { display: grid; } @media (orientation: landscape) { .foo { grid-auto-flow: column; } } @media (orientation: landscape) and (min-inline-size > 1024px) { .foo { max-inline-size: 1024px; } } */ 16:30 - How to use nesting today Literally any CSS preprocessor PostCSS to use spec Links Syntax 274: How does stuff get added to CSS? Adam Argyle answers! Sass PostCSS CSS Variables Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/12/2021 • 20 minutes, 11 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about how to keep your skill up to date when you have a job and a family, when you should start looking for your first job, monorepos, video hosting, TLDs, APIs, fake names, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Vonage - Sponsor Vonage is a Cloud Communications platform that allows developers to integrate voice, video and messaging into their applications using their communication APIs. Whether you’re wanting to build video calls into your app, create a Facebook bot, or build applications on top of programmable phone numbers, you’ll have all the tools you need. Use promo code SYNTAX10 for €10 of free credit when signing up atvonage.dev/syntax. Show Notes 02:10 - How do you handle token refresh when multiple API calls are made at the same time? Let’s says you get a 401 and do acquire a new token, but that will only be used by the first API call, while the other parallel APIs would still use the old one and error out. This has caused me to sort of artificially limit the total requests to be made to 1. How do you deal with it? 06:40 - What service do you guys use for video storage and optimization? I am currently building out a side project that will require some video hosting so I figured I would ask the experts. 15:22 - I’m trying to teach myself web development and I’m having problems making up the logic for my personal projects. I would have to watch YouTube tutorials or look at other people’s code in order to implement simple features to my website and I’ve been feeling pretty stupid for not spending the time to think of it. I feel like I’m missing out on knowing how to problem solve for myself whenever I copy other people’s code and try to understand them afterwards. 19:27 - I just landed my first web development job after following The Odin Project and building personal projects for about a year. It tripled my income so I am incredibly excited! I have been using a PHP framework which was developed by one of my coworkers and has no documentation. In order to understand the code, I either have to read a bunch of source code or ask one of the other developers questions. While I am doing well, I can’t help but feel as if I am working way too slow and asking way too many questions. I assume this is imposter syndrome and lots of people deal with it, but how would you suggest dealing with this type of anxiety? 25:11 - Monorepos, yes or no? 29:43 - As a brand new self-taught web developer, how would you know if you’re ready to apply for junior positions? 32:03 - Will there ever be a .eat domain or are the pre-order sites just ripping you off? Would like to know who decides what TLDs are possible or not. 35:26 - I’m currently employed as a fullstack developer but want to build a portfolio for future job hunting. Would you say it’s ok to reference a project or two from an employer? My problem is that the only projects I have outside are mostly just smaller tools built for myself for fun. 39:29 - Should developers always use their real first and last name when presenting themselves as a professional online (e.g. Twitter, LinkedIn, Github, personal site). Or is it acceptable to use a fake last name for example? My wife is quite conscious about privacy online, so would prefer I retain some anonymity. But also, my last name is a bit generic, and not very Googleable. I thought having a more snappy and interesting name would help me stand out, and be easier to find with a quick Google. You guys both have awesome names that are very unique and are hard to forget. 43:59 - How do you find time to work and keep up with updates and libraries etc. having a wife & kids? 46:06 - I am a beginner in making course content. I am trying to create a programming tutorial, but every time I try to record some tutorials I have to compromise on audio quality. Lots of background noises get captured on audio. Can you both share some tips to make soundproofing room? What tricks do you both use? 53:33 - As someone who recently learned/is learning how to build websites using express/node/react, with a little know how with Python and Django too, how do you start building a portfolio that isn’t just a bunch of practice/show-pieces? How do I get a client? 59:53 - Should I be using multiple web apps on a single site or try to make them all one? If I have a site that displays blog posts about parks for example, then a page with all the parks listed out that link to a page about each single park’s details, should I be making the entire thing in one app? Or make a blog app and publish it, then make a different app for the other content and publish it using a subdomain? Links Syntax 266: Video for the Web 2020 and Beyond Cloudinary Mux Vimeo LesMills Bitmovin Brightcove Wista Cloudflare AWS MediaLive Keystone.js Gatsby Syntax 331: Hasty Treat - Hireable Skills for 2021 ICANN dbx 286s Electro-Voice RE20 reMarkable ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:CamLink 4k Wes:TS80p Mini Soldering Iron Shameless Plugs Scott:Node Fundamentals Authentication- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Fullstack Advanced React & GraphQL- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/7/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their favorite VSCode extensions, tips, and workflows! .TECH - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxistechand using the coupon code “syntax5”. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 04:05 - Easy Snippet https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=inu1255.easy-snippet 05:33 - Add Missing Function Declaration https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1369393437062074377 07:30 - Error Lens https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=usernamehw.errorlens 09:08 - Declare Missing Members https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tamj0rd2.ts-quickfixes-extension 10:29 - ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native Snippets https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets 11:59 - File Utils: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sleistner.vscode-fileutils 13:59 - GitLens — Git supercharged https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens 15:15 - ES6-String-HTML https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Tobermory.es6-string-html 16:41 - Wrap Console Log Simple https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WooodHead.vscode-wrap-console-log-simple 17:18 - Text Pastry https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jkjustjoshing.vscode-text-pastry 19:14 - Better Comments https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=aaron-bond.better-comments 20:14 - Tip: Use Emmet everywhere https://emmet.io/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/5/2021 • 22 minutes, 23 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk Matt Holt about Caddy, SSL, web servers, best practices, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Guests Matt Holt Show Notes 02:08 - Who are you and what do you do? 03:22 - Why would you want to build a web server? 08:45 - How do SSL certs work? 14:03 - Why do you even need a web server? 23:03 - Is it better to have a web server serve your images? 20:31 - What is load balancing and why might you need it? 31:35 - Is server administration a lost art? 38:03 - What is a sidecar proxy? 38:50 - How do chron jobs work? 39:50 - Why is GO so fast? Why is it good? 46:32 - Should every website have an SSL certificate? Links Floss Weekly 364 Caddy Let’s Encrypt Certbot PM2 https://doesmysiteneedhttps.com Tello Drone ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Matt:LG Stick Vacuum Scott:Alen Pure BreatheSmart Air Purifier Wes:Tello EDU Shameless Plugs Matt:Matt Holt Sponsorships Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/31/2021 • 1 hour, 4 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about a common problem you’ll encounter in your development career —the n+1 problem. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link:hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials athasura.io/learn. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 05:00 - What is the n+1 problem? The N+1 problem can happen in any language but is especially prevalent inGraphQLbecause it’s so easy to query relationships. 09:33 - The solution The solution to the n+1 problem is to batch the queries. As you loop over each podcast, keep an array of host IDs to lookup. Once you have looped over the podcasts, make a single query to the database with your large array of podcast host Ids. 11:11 - Should you care? Sometimes no: its often fine to do multiple DB Calls Facebook DataLoader Mercurious Many ORMs take care of this for you These then break it down into my appropriate SQL MongoDBRuby: eager loading Laravel ORMdoes it Aggregation pipelines Prisma N+1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oMfBGEdwsc&vl=en Mongoose Populate Apollo Studio Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/29/2021 • 20 minutes, 6 seconds

It’s another Syntax Highlight. In this episode, Scott and Wes take a look at portfolios and websites and evaluate them from the perspective of a hiring manager. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 04:50 -https://shaquilhansford.com/ Not optimized for desktop Lots of spacing issues overall Too many accordions - could be lists in multiple columns Social links could be in the footer Twitter is on point -iwantyoutohire.me Phone number on website is good 11:31 -https://www.benlammers.dev/ Gimmy dat yellow The design and polish is really good Data URI images can overload CPU Semantic headings, but HTML should use some work Four H1s on the page 20 H2s 40 H3s Main tag 20:28 -https://www.zubairaziz.com/ Lots of empty space Photo is key Not sure what to do when I land on the page Blog is nice, but two posts from May - add more or drop it Portfolio is just enough Nav animation should only happen on initial load 29:39 -https://codebyfil.dev/ This is a great example of something that is good, but needs a bit of polish Tone down the border radius Tone down the box shadow Border and drop shadow Images aren’t links Footer padding or space - contact is ridding the bottom Scott’s HTML breakdown Four H1s Six H2s Four H3s 18 H4s Five H5s 37:39 -https://www.johngeorgesample.com/ Clean but maybe too clean Nav is too distractingly too big Need active link indicator in main nav div div div div - take a look at those semantic HTML tags No H1 or H2 HTML needs work brother Use × instead of X Asterisk doesn’t work on mobile 46:52 -https://stordahl.dev/ Great images Nice typography Sign-up for newsletter is great Store = A+ Scott’s HTML breakdown Two H1s, one of which is just nice to meet you Zero H2s Articles should be articles No section 1px move on hover is nice - could use a transition Links Axe Accessibility Testing Gatsby Next.js https://feathericons.com/ Snipcart GeoGuessr ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Walkabout Mini Golf Wes:60w Portable Charger Shameless Plugs Scott:Node Fundamentals Authentication- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/24/2021 • 1 hour, 49 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about GraphQL tooling, and specifically a couple tools we use that will change your experience with GraphQL. .TECH Domains - Sponsor .TECH is taking the tech industry by storm. A domain that shows the world what you are all about! If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, portfolio, or your own project like we did with uses.tech, check out .tech Domains. Syntax listeners can snap their .TECH Domains at 80% off on five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxistechand using the coupon code “syntax5”. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:38 - What is it? https://graphql-code-generator.com/ Code generation for GraphQL APIs 04:34 - What can it do? Generate React hooks for any of the major player Apollo client (urql) Types for the full stack — resolvers, mutations 07:49 - How we use it Generate a schema file to keep client and server in sync in mono repo Creates all React Hooks Generates all types for both resolvers, and anything client-side Links React Query Apollo Typescript Cypress https://periqles.herokuapp.com/ https://the-guild.dev/ Swagger Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/22/2021 • 19 minutes, 13 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about building your own authentication — diving deep into JWT, sessions, tokens, cookies, local storage, CSRF, and how it all works! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link:hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials athasura.io/learn. Show Notes 01:51 - Overview Level Upuses aJWT & secure cookie-based authentication and tracks sessions via a db table. Accounts.js 05:13 -JWT Base 64 encoded (not encrypted) token that contains data. We have bothaccessTokens andrefreshTokens. JWT has three parts: Header What kind of algo was used Payload Data about the user Email Username UserID refreshToken, authToken, sessionId Signature This ensures that no one monkeyed with the above parts. If you change your email in the payload, the signature is not invalid, because in order to generate the signature, it uses the header and payload as part of it. accessToken A short lived JWT that contains thesessionToken,userIdand expires after 90min. refreshToken A long lived JWT that contains just the sessionTokenand doesn’t expire. JWT can be decoded and read, but you have to encode them with your secret. JWT can be stored anywhere, there are two main places: 20:26 - Cookies We use httpOnly, secure cookies to store the accessToken and the refreshToken. The accessToken is a session cookie and is removed whenever the browser is closed. The refreshToken is valid for 100 days but is also re-created and revalidated for 100 more days each time the accessToken is generated. Because these are httpOnly cookies, they cannot be accessed by JavaScript in the client and can only be set and removed on the server. Note: Safari has stricter rules than others for same domain cookies (e.g.localhostwon’t work). 34:26 - Sessions Sessions are when a user logs in on a device. If you open a phone and log in and a computer and log in, those will create two different sessions. A session contains information about the user’s connection (like their IP) but it also contains the userId which allows us to create new accessTokens from a valid session. Sessions can be valid or invalid. This allows us to log anyone out by setting their session to valid: false. Sessions also havesessionTokenwhich are generated on authentication or create account. 38:10 -CORS Cross-origin-resource-sharing Can be super tricky to get working cross-domain You usually have to actually visit the website for the cookie to be set, even with lax cors 46:06 -CSRF 48:47 - Authentication process bcrypt.js 52:13 - Helper Packages NextAuth.jsis super easy Passport.js auth0 Links Caddy Fastify ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:reMarkable 2 Wes:Opration Odessa Shameless Plugs Scott:Node Fundamentals Authentication- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/17/2021 • 59 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about environment variables — what they are, where you should keep them, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:54 - What are they? API Keys Secrets Database URLs NODE_ENV 06:16 - Type of env variables Plain text Encrypted Frontend Backend .env files .envis a good package for all langs .env.local Framework env variables System env variables Host-provided variables 16:20 - Where should you keep them? 1Password 1Password CLI 17:34 - Other gotchas Netlify Limit is 4096 Netlify needs a clear cache before it works THING=yo node index.js cross-env NODE_OPTIONS="–inspect" Require before run Links Digital Ocean App Platform Render Vercel Netlify Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/15/2021 • 23 minutes, 39 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about VSCode, Vercel vs Netlify, staying up to date with dev concepts, models and mutations, websites vs seb apps, adaptive vs responsive design, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Vonage - Sponsor Vonage is a Cloud Communications platform that allows developers to integrate voice, video and messaging into their applications using their communication APIs. Whether you’re wanting to build video calls into your app, create a Facebook bot, or build applications on top of programmable phone numbers, you’ll have all the tools you need. Use promo code SYNTAX10 for €10 of free credit when signing up atvonage.dev/syntax. Show Notes 02:10 - Sometimes inVSCodewhen intellisense tells us theTypeScripttype of a variable, it just gives the name of the type rather than how the type is defined. This is annoying for objects as I want to know what fields it contains! How do you handle this? Is there some VSCode magic to make it show the full type definition or is there some way to bring up the definition in the .d.ts file? 04:55 - What techniques do you guys use to keep different tech stack requirements fresh between projects? 10:35 - How do you feel aboutVercelvs.Netlify? Pros/cons? Thanks! 18:32 - Should a model name be singular or plural? 22:57 - I’ve just listened to the CSS Typography and Systems Hasty Treat, and realized that we often try to apply website design to web apps (me at least). Can you elaborate on the differences in designing for a website and for a web app? 25:46 - What’s the difference between adaptive and responsive design? 32:40 - Multi-vendor platforms? Have you done it before? A partner and I, are planning to build a peer-2-peer platform (similar to Etsy and Amazon, where users can register as a merchant or a buyer). What is the easiest way to make payment transactions (Stripe or PayPal)? Do you know any frameworks that will make my life easier? 36:16 - Is there a golden rule for mutations? I’ve been using GraphQL for last couple of months, and everything is great as long as I’m just fetching data. When I need to write mutations, the story gets murky. Looking around internet, there are not too many best practices to be found - most of the articles and blogs focus on data fetching. 42:19 - What do you think about the future ofSvelte? I know they are replacingSapperwithSvelteKit, which usesSnowpack. What direction do you think Svelte will go in? 45:32 - How can I get back into a habit of learning new things and stop heavily relying on video tutorials all the time? I really struggle to sit down and read for long periods of time. Also have you guys came across the Genesis framework, and if so, could you recommend any learning material? Thanks. 48:54 - My team useshandlebarstemplates for generating newsletters. The content is coming from a CMS for generating final HTML. I’m fairly new to handlebars andmustachesyntax, so instead of learning handlebars I’m thinking about usingReactto generate the html on server side. I see some great potential here as the entire team is well-versed with React. What is your opinion about this? Links VSCode Peek Definition Obsidian Render Adam Wathan Gumroad Braintree MJML https://github.com/unlayer/react-email-editor Redwings shoes ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Tosowoong Enyme Powder Wash Wes:Carhartt Gloves Shameless Plugs Scott:Testing with Cypress- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/10/2021 • 58 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are doing an AMA — answering questions about self-employment, time-management, course creation, Clubhouse, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:41 - What do you miss about NOT being self-employed? What are some UNEXPECTED perks of being self-employed? 05:47 - Hypothetically, what would a LinkedIn recruiter need to say to pull you away from your current development work, and possibly even the podcast? 09:08 - What percentage of your time do you guys spend doing work for clients vs your own courses/projects? 10:04 - Do you still do most of your work yourself, or do you outsource some parts of it? (work can be anything related to your business, not just making the courses) 12:48 - Could you all talk about protected/private routes inNext.js? I’m coming fromcreate react apptype routing. 16:07 - What would be doing for a living if not a developer? 17:50 - What do you think aboutClubhouse? Are you guys planning to talk over there some time? 24:18 -VueorReact? Which do you think will be the top? And should developers learn both? Links https://twitter.com/aaronendsley/status/1361375032342110210 Svelte Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/8/2021 • 27 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about their desk setups and how they’ve evolved, both as coders and video and course creators. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link:hasura.info. We’ve also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials athasura.io/learn. Show Notes 03:36 - Desk Scott Ikea countertop onJarvis Legs. Four presets - sit, stand, horse stance, lunge Wes 8" Ikea Butcher Block countertop on legs LackRackon wheels underneath Desk at cottage is Maple Live Edge Slab on Hairpin Legs 09:01 - Chair Scott Steelcase Gesture Wes Polished Aluminum Herman Miller Aeron Roller Blade Wheels! 15:39 - Display Scott Vivo Stand 38" LG Curved Ultrawide Vissles-M, Portable Touchscreen Monitor BenQ Monitor Light Wes LG 32" 4k Ultra HD Dell Ultra HD 4k Monitor Rain Design 10032 mStand Laptop Stand 22:49 - Headphones Scott Ultrasone Wes QC35sw/ Wicked Cushions - wish they charged over Wireless 24:58 - Mouse + Keyboard Scott Keychron K3 with optical Apple Magic Trackpad Wes Apple Magic Keyboard - extended in Space Grey Logitech Mx2 29:18 - Laptop Both MacBook Pro 33:43 - Dock + Connecting it all together Scott Caldigit TS3+ Satechi USB-C Slim Multi-Port with Ethernet Adapter Under desk rack Wes Everything is in aLackrack Caldigit TS3+ Single Cable Hookup Two monitors 6+ webcams Elgato CamLink 2 HDDs Microphone Amazon Powered USB Hub Startech Rack Mounted Power Strip 41:36 - Camera + Capture Scott Sony a7 iii Elgato CamLink Wes Sony RX100 iii 44:11 - Microphone + Capture Scott Audient Nero Monitor Controller M-Audio BX8 EV RE20 Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 dbx 286s Cloudlifter CL-1 BSW RE320POP Wes Heil PR40+ shock mount, boom arm, pop filter Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 ART EQ 351 dbx 286s BSW RE320POP 49:06 - Lighting Scott Neewer Bi-Color 480 LED Traditional three-point lighting (key, fill, backlight) Philips Hueabove for color pop Wes Neewer Bi-Color 480 LEDon aWyze Plug Two Backfill LED Color lights BenQ Screenbar 55:22 - Storage / Backup / Home Server Syntax 220: The Synology Show - Backups and Home Server Scott Synology DS918+ 8TB Wes Synology DS918+ 16TB(DS920+ is the latest) 16TB of drives - I don’t use anywhere NEAR that LaCiE RuggedorWD Passportfor Time Machine 57:50 - Other / Wish list Scott ReMarkable 2 tablet Apple Pro Display XDR Wes Mindnode Elgato Stream Deck LG 5K2K Curved Display Links GraphQL Code Generator KeystoneJS BSW Ikea Lack Side Table Better Touch Tool Shameless Plugs Scott:Testing with Cypress- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/3/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 22 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about hireable skills or 2021 — what you need to know to get a job and grow in your career this year! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 04:17 - Code in general Clean, commented, organized Take the extra hour before an application and polish it 06:10 - JS Basics of the language - storing data in Arrays and Objects Looping and flow control Array methods Promises + async await DOM basics - select an element, listen for clicks, update elements Node basics Most of your JS basics apply here Read Files, write files Fetch data and return it 08:38 - CSS Attention to detail - pixel-perfect replication of designs Works well on mobile No reliance on libraries - complete reliance on Bootstrap or Tailwind is a red flag. If you use these things, explain clearly why they are useful to you (e.g. augment your skills, not relied on). 12:54 - Real-world libraries One of the following: React, Vue, Angular Node.js - sending Server data as a response JSON Express, Next.js Popular helper libs Date functions / Moment (Moment is old but its still 2x more popular) Lodash CSS Scoped CSS Pattern libraries 17:15 - What about data structures and algorithms? Yes you obviously need to know about arrays and objects - probably maps and sets too Links lists? Tree structures? Traversal? https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1353729683486076930 20:26 - Soft skills Know how to talk to PMs and other devs. Know how to stay on top of timelines and schedules while communicating. You won’t last long in any work environment where you aren’t able to fit in. Many devs sometimes get a big head about doing tech - this is not something you want to emulate. Ignore any kind of internal “us vs them” attitude. It’s about the big picture and you’ll go further. Write good, short, emails that don’t sound like you are mad. Links LeetCode Syntax 117: Hasty Treat - How To Email Busy People Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/1/2021 • 25 minutes, 59 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Tanner Linsley about React Query, how it works, why you might want to use it, and more! Deque - Sponsor Deque’s free axe browser extension helps developers instantly catch 50% of accessibility bugs while they code. It’s lightweight, easy-to-use, and has zero false positives. Get started for free atdeque.com/axe. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Guests Tanner Linsley Show Notes 01:56 - What do you do? nozzle.io React Query 06:04 - What is React Query? 24:19 - How does React Query use dev tools? 31:20 - What about React Context? 36:59 - Server-rendered components? 42:40 - Thoughts on static sites? 50:38 - What is the stack? Links Redux Axios Syntax 206: State Machines, CSS and Animations with David K Piano RTK Query Relay Remix Twin.macro Tailwind CSS React Static Next TanStack ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Tanner:React Query - Essentials Course Scott:Govee TV LED Backlights Wes:1Password Shameless Plugs Tanner:Nozzle.io Scott:Testing with Cypress- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/24/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the future of testing with Cypress — what it is, how to use it, and more! Deque - Sponsor Deque’s free axe browser extension helps developers instantly catch 50% of accessibility bugs while they code. It’s lightweight, easy-to-use, and has zero false positives. Get started for free atdeque.com/axe. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:55 - What Is Cypress? A visual testing studio that uses a jQuery-like syntax to test your application in browser. Very modern testing solution. 07:36 - Used to be only Chrome Now available for Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc. ??? - What frameworks is it for? Literally anything that runs on a URL in the browser. Cypress just looks at a URL, executes the commands and then checks the results. Can also run on ci/cd via a headless mode. React component testing is experimental. 10:58 - Automation Cypress studio new feature that writes tests for you. 12:37 - Data Intercept + Fixtures or through plugins 15:01 - Cost? It’s free! There is a paid product called Cypress Dashboard that allows you to record tests long-term. Links Cypress bos.af Jest Better Touch Tool Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/22/2021 • 20 minutes, 4 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about job titles, clients and freelancing, debugging, the creative process behind the Syntax podcast, Deno, how to learn things quickly, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes 01:17 - Do either of you have a pattern that you follow for rolling back Promise.all rejections? I am looking for an elegant way of reversing any promises that may have resolved before one was rejected. For instance, any db writes or 3rd-party webhooks that were created during the sign-up flow, but then need to be removed if one of the promises was rejected. 04:51 - I’ve been doing a bunch of client projects lately that use Gatsby with the WordPress API. I have the clients set up a hosting service for WordPress and a Netlify account connected to a GitHub repo on my account for Gatsby. What I’m struggling with is the idea of having to keep these repos on my GitHub account for as long as these sites are live. But it doesn’t seem all that sensible to have these non-technical clients also set up their own GitHub account that they grant me access to for building these projects. Do you have any suggestions? 08:45 - Hey guys! Been listening to the podcast since I was starting out and it has been super helpful, entertaining, and hilarious. Two-part question. First, when would you consider a dev “full-stack”? I work for a small company that does WordPress, GraphQL, Node, React, TypeScript…lots of variety. I was hired as a front-end dev, but have since done work in PHP and Node, and even my boss has assured me I do full-stack work. However, I am not being paid as a full-stack dev. Can’t figure out if this is because I work part-time (I have a baby) or some other reason. Should I be asking for a raise as a part-time employee? 12:43 - When working freelance for a client, and you need to purchase something, for example the CPT UI plugin or something like WP Migrate DB Pro to help you build the site, do you either pay for it yourself and add it to the clients invoice at the end? Or do you ask them to pay for it when you need it? So many small “gotchas” I’m needing to get over! 18:02 - I just had a baby girl 4 months ago. When she is crying I sometimes catch myself trying to debug her to find out what is wrong. My wife thinks I am weird, but I guess I am just in the habit of trying to fix problems. Have you ever experienced this? 22:17 - How do you prepare for the Monday and Wednesday podcast? What is it like, and what is the creative process behind it? 29:03 - How would one go about using JavaScript to load all images from a folder in order to render them dynamically on a page? I looked around and only see answers using jQuery and PHP. In the end I want my client to be able to drop images into (or remove them from) the images folder and the site would just populate the image slider with all the images. Is this problem solvable with JavaScript, or is it time to learn something new? 35:26 - I have a side project with a Node backend that sends out reminders to signed-up users about various deadlines that they opt-in to. It started out pretty small but as the user base is now in the thousands, I’m worried that my reminder send functionality won’t be able to keep up with the increasing volume. It’s basically just a daily CRON job that loops through users and finds the different notifications to send out - either through Twilio or Postmark. Is there a more efficient way to perform large CRON jobs such as this? Curious how each of you guys would tackle this problem. 42:29 - Hey guys, great overview episode on Deno (ep 322). This got me thinking, again, of the proliferation of tools and technologies in our industry and ecosystems. Say we’ve already “identified” the technology or tool and now we need to get familiar. As course designers constantly exploring new tools and technologies, what are some ways you can most efficiently and productively grasp actionable understanding (i.e. shortest route to Neo’s “I know kung-fu”)? And can you share any “hacks” or “pro-tips” that can help surmount that initial learning curve and tech-stack fatigue? Links SnipCart Syntax 228: More on Severless - Databases × Files × Secrets × Auth × More! FileReader API Syntax 322: The Deno Show Syntax 044: How To Learn Things Quickly Twilio Postmark Begin.com RabbitMQ Syntax 035: Keeping Up with the Codeashians. Dealing with our fast paced industry. ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Hario Filter-In Cold Brew Tea Bottle Wes:Slonik USB Headlamp Shameless Plugs Scott:Testing With Cypress- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! 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2/17/2021 • 57 minutes

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the differences between compilers and build tools in TypeScript. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:38 - What is a TypeScript compiler? Do we still needBabel/WebPack? 07:49 -Babel Transpiler It doesn’t do typechecking New JS features that aren’t in TypeScript yet 10:22 -SWC Rust based compiler Doesn’t do type checking (yet) https://github.com/swc-project/swc/issues/571 13:03 -Deno Uses tsc right now Might move to Rust https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/5432 13:36 -Surcase https://github.com/alangpierce/sucrase#transforms 14:46 -ESBuild Compiles, but doesn’t do any type checking Fastest 17:39 - What about bundlers? Parcel Snowpack Webpack ESBuild When might you still need a bundler? To handle different types of files that are non-standard Like importing CSS and images Treeshaking Smaller bundle files Typescript can concatenate to a single file, or all .js files, but smaller / smarter bundles still need a tool for that Polyfills Typescript does convert to syntax, but will not polyfill features Something like Promise Syntax can be transpiled to old code Methods like allSettled aren’t Links Syntax 324: TypeScript Fundamentals Syntax 322: The Deno Show Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/15/2021 • 22 minutes, 29 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes review resumes, websites, and online presences, and discuss pros and cons, what you should focus on, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visitlinode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 04:32 - Why does an impression matter? All of this stuff comes together to work in your favour when you are hunting for a job. 05:14 - What goes into an online presence? Twitter Share what you know Online website Design Messaging Effort Personal life Blog Resume It’s not about being popular, it’s about relationships and positioning yourself as an expert. People mix up their hatred for “influencers” with having a rock solid network of people who they can help and who can help them. 07:25 - A couple stories @HenriHelvetica You don’t know how many times I’ve tried to convince (esp people of color) to try a lightning talk. This stuff gets you to research, and you might even make discoveries. I know it’s a step out of the comfort zone for many, and that’s cool, but don’t be upset at those who go for it, and land some work. I do (did) lunch n learns @ Juno, and I started to end them w/ a post bootcamp life — tell them what it’s like, and to be active on twitter (share what you read, what you’re working on, listen to others, follow great devs, etc.). One person DM’d me to tell me she took that in and decided to try. “I never forgot that time you gave a talk at HY and one thing that you emphasized was to make your voice known on Twitter. You said that this has opened many opportunities for you and that’s been happening to me more and more recently. I never set out to build my account but the growth has indeed happened and along with it, opportunities from people I’ve never expected.” 09:40 - Ash Connolly https://ashconnolly.com/ https://www.notion.so/ashconnolly/Ash-Connolly-321c5a65350f477897ed025f4daa1bb0 Software Engineer Using new tech with high end clients Review Pros Clean, simple design, but doesn’t feel like it’s missing something Animations are a nice touch Easy to see their work (e.g. photo, title, short paragraph, link) Testimonials is good, I might change the word testimonials, but that’s small Cons Nitpick - footer emphasis color looks like a link HTML is good, but missing some semantic tags like , , , too reliant on divs Resume Pros Good idea of what Ash has accomplished (e.g. just by reading his summary, I’m left feeling impressed because of his client base and his extras like writing for FreeCodeCamp and Marvel Blog). Work history - good way of describing what he did. “Carried out performance audits and site speed improvements” Links to writings and side projects Cons Lists Brad Frost as someone who shared his post. This feels a little weird. Nitpick - CSS & CSS3, HTML & HTML5 on the languages. In 2021, just put HTML & CSS. Work history - WAY way too much. Keep it to one sentence and three or four bullet points for each job. Ain’t nobody gonna read all that. 20:48 - Matthew Bidwell https://matty.dev/ Backend dev Not focused on dev Review: Banging domain It’s clear who he is, what he is about Links to Twitter, Github and LinkedIn right away Blog posts showing he knows what he’s talking about 24:42 - Leah Lundqvist https://leah.link Review: Pros Fantastic aesthetics on site Good lead paragraph Cons I’m not sure what work she actually does Github pages are great for digging but not curation or showing off Same with Twitter For instance, I saw on Twitter that Leah madehttps://app.airport.community/app/rec1CbVg4J5aqScUQbut there was no mention of it anywhere else. A page full of the most recent / best projects with quick links is essential for anyone. Don’t make them hunt for it Twitter review: Unreal Pinned tweet 31:04 - Ismail Ghallou https://smakosh.com/ Best one yet Clear explanation right off the bat Dribbble - shows me he’s up on the latest Open source Testimonials Talks Blog https://twitter.com/smakosh- Twitter lines up Most recent tweets about tech 40:18 - Jhey Tompkins https://jhey.dev/ Whimsey Sound! Good use of CSS and SVG animation 46:28 - Wes’ website websos.com Can’t view source Whimsey The right kind of animation The link to the Syntax podcast has no indication that it’s going to take you offsite. The background image is good, but not as good with a wide browser. Custom scrollbars are nice Overall the site is a delight 53:25 - Scott’s website scotttolinski.com Font’s a little big Link to documentary is great Bio should include links Page animations are great Showing personal life / interests is good Super fast Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1350961135269400580 Syntax 298: Voice Coding is Really Good with Josh Comeau Josh Comeau Doug DeMuro ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Swedish Dishcloths Wes:Paper Wheels Knife Sharpening System Shameless Plugs Scott:Testing with Cypress- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/10/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about keyboard events and some of the fascinating things you can do with them! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:04 - The Events http://keycode.info/ keydown beforeInput Keypress - deprecated inputType tells you whether the event is inserting text, replacing text, inserting a line break, etc. keyup change event - only fires when you focus out https://github.com/w3c/uievents/issues/220 08:02 - Event meta data "key": "c", "keyCode": 67, "which": 67, "code": "KeyC", "location": 0, "altKey": false, "ctrlKey": false, "metaKey": true, "shiftKey": false Others: .locale .repeat 16:46 - Media keys https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2019/02/chrome-73-media-updates play, pause, ect Overkill app:https://krausefx.com/blog/introducing-overkill-dont-let-itunes-interrupt-your-workflow 18:32 - When might you use key codes? Space bar to stop a video on a page Building a game Making a web app feel more like an app Links Better Touch Tool Syntax 315: Hasty Treat - Hyper Productivity with Keyboard Shortcuts + Window Management Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/8/2021 • 22 minutes, 26 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about TypeScript fundamentals — what it is, how you use it, why people love it so much, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinary is the best way to manage images and videos in the cloud. Edit and transform for any use case, from performance to personalization, using Cloudinary’s APIs, SDKs, widgets, and integrations. Show Notes What is TypeScript? 03:12 - Types? What are types and why should you care? JS is a typed language, it’s just not strongly typed JS does not care about reassignment of a variable to a new type Does not care about your types, but they do exist 06:34 - The Fundamentals You write your JavaScript code, but each time you create a variable, function, parameter, you “type it” — which means you describe what that data will look like. Create a variable: Will it be a string? A number? A custom type of show? Create a function: What params does it take? What type are they? What does it return? Types allow your code to know if there are type errors that would present themselves to the user silently. These are small errors that can be compounded and go unnoticed. This can allow you to prevent shipping code that has these errors by checking your code. Some of the biggest benefits here come via errors in your text editor 13:30 - Explaining the types You can create your own types Strings Numbers We only have numbers in TS, no floats/ints We do have BigInt though, but not something most people will use Arrays Will be a list of another type Unions This type will be one of the possible options String of DRAFT PUBLISHED or ARCHIVED Intersections An intersection type combines multiple types into one Objects These are custom types where each property is its own type Any Explicit any Implicit any Language types These things are technically just Objects, but they have their own types Dates Timeouts DOM Elements / Nodes Void When a function returns nothing — usually used with side effects like click handlers Enum A set of named constants Used when you have a select amount of values — I like to think of these as the select lists of TS String unions are also used for this same thing 30:28 - Inference Automatic detection of types Typescript will try to infer your types based on their definition Not every type can be inferred, leading to implicit anys and the need for explicit types 33:25 - Getting types Most popular packages already have types — you install them likenpm i @types/whatever If a package doesn’t have types, you have to create them yourself, which can be annoying MakeTypes Console log a JSON.stringify(obj), and pipe it in Node has types Vanilla JS has types, for the language and all of the DOM - HTMLInputElement React has types Typing Node modules that don’t have types Overall benefits 40:39 - Type hinting With TS and your editor (VSCode) you’ll get more information about your code as you type it — allowing you to know exactly what things expect This seems like a small deal but in practice leads to being much more efficient 42:50 - Refactoring Rename a function, type, or variable and it will be updated everywhere in the project! Moving a function to a new file is actually part of TypeScript Drag + Drop file, update imports 48:10 - Compiling TSCvsBabel/Esbuild Only TSC type checks Compiling TS with babel will not allow you to break the build on type errors, you’ll need to run TSC in coordination or in the CI/CD Links Snipcart GraphQL Snowpack ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: 1:LumiPets 2:LumiPets Bear Wes:Phomemo Label Printer Shameless Plugs Scott:ESM & Snowpack- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/3/2021 • 58 minutes, 31 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new Level Up Tutorials website — some of the new tech powering the site, behind-the-scenes decisions, previous iterations, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 02:55 - Previous iterations Originally onDrupal 7 Full re-write toMeteor+Blaze Two sites —store.leveluptutorials.comandleveluptutorials.com Meteor+React Meteor+Apollo Combine store and site Move toTypeScript NOW 05:30 - Big choices NoBabelup and down the stack UI Mostly unchanged —React+Styled Components+SCSS Moving more to SCSS, CSS vars Build and dev done viaSnowpack 50ms hot reloadin’ Mega fast development workflow has been a huge plus Errors in the UI viaSnowpack Wrote a customGraphQLimporter plugin API ESBuild Insane speeds Wrote a customGraphQLimporter plugin Mercurious/Fastify Codegen GraphQLcode gen to create everything we need for a fully typed codebase Auto-generatedReact Hooks Hosting render.comfor both CLI Custom avalanche CLI that removes the guesswork and makes bulk operations easy Caddyserver for easyleveluptutorials.devin local environments Testing Jest→ API Cypress→ UI Links Digital Ocean app platform https://beta.leveluptutorials.com/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/1/2021 • 25 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes bring you the long-awaited Deno show — what it is, what it replaces, how you can use it, and more! Deque - Sponsor Deque’s free axe browser extension helps developers instantly catch 50% of accessibility bugs while they code. It’s lightweight, easy-to-use, and has zero false positives. Get started for free atdeque.com/axe. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Mux - Sponsor Mux Video is an API-first platform that makes it easy for any developer to build beautiful video. Powered by data and designed by video experts, your video will work perfectly on every device, every time. Mux Video handles storage, encoding, and delivery so you can focus on building your product. Live streaming is just as easy and Mux will scale with you as you grow, whether you’re serving a few dozen streams or a few million. Visitmux.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:13 - What is it? A secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript Built byRyan Dhal— same guy who initially built Node.js API is JS or TS out of the box 04:55 - Does it replace / what is it in relation to? Node It’s a replacement for Node.js Express Web Server Frameworks like Express will run on Deno, but Express itself won’t currently run because they are build on Node APIs https://github.com/oakserver/oak Serverless Deno can be used for anything, so it can be used for serverless functions, or a traditional web server Serverless, Deno and TypeScript with Brian Leroux React / Vue / Svelte These things are just JavaScript, so they should/will work in Deno. Deno will replace your tooling. More involved things like Next.js that require Node APIs won’t work until. https://alephjs.org/ SSR It comes with all browser APIs out of the box! Fetch Window + Add Event listener Webpack / Parcel / Snowpack Deno is a bundler Prettier Deno is a formatter TSC Deno is a TypeScript compiler and runtime ESLint Deno is a linter Jest Deno is a Test Runner NPM Deno is a package manager - it pulls in packages from URLs 14:51 - Modules ES modules from the start Modules are loaded from URLs Why? No package registry to worry about This is how the browser works Import from URL You can also specify it in the json file https://github.com/oakserver/oak/blob/main/deps.ts https://deno.land/ Fetch is built in! It’s a browser API, but who cares?! Browser APIs window.add event Listener Deno is event based, like the browser 20:10 - A nice standard library https://github.com/denoland/deno/tree/master/std 22:14 - WASM Deno can run WASM with the same APIs that the browsers can Node is doing this too (experimental) 25:06 - Multi-threading with Web Workers 26:13 - Speed It’s fast! They took everything they learned from Node - good and bad Built in Rust From what we understand: V8 is written in C++ Node is written in C, C++ and JavaScript How it talks to V8 - Rust sits in-between the JS runtime, and the C++ V8 runtime and communicates between the two. https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/master/core/examples/hello_world.rs 29:44 - Security Sandboxed —allow-read —allow-net -allow-write https://deno.land/[emailprotected]/getting_started/permissions#permissions-list You can specify which dirs it can access 33:39 - Run from anywhere https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx Deno runhttps://cool.com/whatever.ts 37:43 - Async out of the box Everything is based on async + await / promises right away. No callback APIs, no promise wrapping. Top level await 38:53 - Node Compatibility Node APIs are being filled This means if a browser package ships an ES module of a package, we can just import it 42:21 - What we’ve built A bunch of sample scripts Lots of simple demos Very intuitive Fetched and downloaded every single Syntax mp3 https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1326345600141582336 46:54 - Hosting Literally any linux server (Linode, Digital Ocean, etc.) https://begin.com/ https://fly.io/ 48:29 - Final thoughts Scott: Now is a great time to learn, but don’t put any crucial work into that space unless you are ready to write everything. Libraries are still being written and evolved. Docs are still sparse. Many things didn’t work on first try. I had to read lots of source. Wes: If You know JS or TS, you are already 90% there. The package ecosystem isn’t there yet Battle-tested ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Boom/Bust: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia Wes:Orthopaedic Pillow Shameless Plugs Scott:Deno 101 For Web Developers- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/27/2021 • 59 minutes, 49 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about AVIF — what it is and how you might use it! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 03:10 - What is AVIF? AVIF is derived from the keyframes of an AV1 video Royalty free (big deal) What aboutWebP? Basically half the file size of a WebP for free, which was already about half the size of a jpeg It’s a lossy format — ie it inherently will degrade the image https://jakearchibald.com/2020/avif-has-landed/ No animation 10:53 - How to implement Cloudinaryis in beta, but you can try it Gatsbysupports it https://squoosh.app/ Imagemin https://github.com/nucliweb/imagemin-avif https://avif.io/ https://github.com/dreampiggy/AVIFQuickLook https://github.com/vercel/next.js/pull/20765 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/25/2021 • 20 minutes, 38 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about VS Code, JavaScript, $100k-per-year dev jobs, sponsored blog posts, how to use dev tools, how to keep your skills up to date, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 02:01 - Not so much a question as me saying thanks! I started web dev as a bartender/college dropout in 2017 when Syntax was pretty new. I rarely miss an episode, and this year I’m starting my first >$100k JS job! Your show has always been fun, kept my attention in the realm of web dev, and helped guide my interest — I think it has been extremely valuable to my career so far, and I look forward to more. 04:10 - How do I know when to pull in a package rather than write similar functionality myself? And is there a rule for when enough is enough, in terms of having too many packages? What I’m most concerned about is bundle size. It doesn’t seem to take a lot of packages before Webpack notifies you about large bundle sizes, so what would be best practice? 11:27 - What is your opinion of doing a sponsored post or guest post on your own site? And if you’re in favor, what sorts of terms, payment, etc. would you outline or charge for it? 18:20 - Do you have/know of any resources for those that want to learn more about selling digital products through e-commerce? The sources I’ve found (Scott’s e-commerce/Gatsby courses & Next.js commerce demo page) focus more on creating stores that sell physical products. Are there any gotchas when selling digital vs physical? 22:10 - Do you have any tips for keeping your skills up to date while taking a break from work? I’m a frontend dev currently six months into my year-long maternity leave and I feel like my brain has turned to soup. I listen to podcasts and read blog posts but it never feels like enough. Time and energy are very limited for me to work on personal projects! 25:11 - I remember you guys saying something about making your own UI component libraries. Do you use some CSS libraries likeTailwindor evenBootstrapor others for this, or do you write your Sass/CSS from scratch? 30:52 - Would be interested to hear some of the common ways you use dev tools (chrome dev tools, react dev tools, redux, etc.). I feel like there is a lot of information in there that I am not utilizing properly to help figure out problems during development. Would be cool to hear an overview of how you use the different tabs, some of the most commons things to look for, etc. 35:20 - I am graduating from a bootcamp next month and I feel severe insecurities/imposter syndrome. For whatever reason, I freeze up when it comes to coming up with code or writing things myself, mainly in JS. When in class, watching tutorials, following along, or viewing other people's code, I can tell you exactly what is going on, why it is being done, and I can change and add things and explain them. But when it comes to starting from a blank slate, I freeze, as if everything I know about programming has gone out the window. Do you have any advice as to how to get past this hurdle? I feel like at this point I shouldn’t be feeling like this, but maybe this is normal? 40:36 - Do you think developers have a responsibility to help reduce CO2 emissions caused by the web? ABBC news articlestated that “HD video streaming on a phone generates about eight times more in emissions than standard definition (SD)” and noted that on a small screen, the viewer might not even notice the difference. Should the developer limit the resolution available to mobile devices, or should they let the end user choose? 47:53 - I was hoping that you guys could give me, and other listeners, advice on “knowing when you’ve bitten off more than you can chew”? Often I’ll be working on a project for fun, or possibly building out my portfolio, and I’ll continue to get excited about features that I’d like to add to my current app or what have you. At first glance, the ideas or features seemed reasonable enough to tackle, but hours later, I’ll find myself stuck, realizing that I’m in over my head, as I’ve tried to take on something that I’m not yet experienced enough to work with, or I’m lacking the man-power to complete it in a timely manner. At the same time, I want to challenge myself so that I can grow, but sometimes I feel that I’m not using my time wisely. So my question to you is, where is the line between challenging ourselves to take on new and difficult tasks and scaling back our current work to make it more approachable and less overwhelming? 55:01 - What is the right use-case for a database, and what is the right use-case for a headless CMS? Is a headless CMS just a database + a user-friendly way of entering data into that database? Is there a secure way of querying Sanity directly from the frontend if I have data that I want to be only available to logged-in users? Links Syntax Listener Questions Bundle Phobia Shopify Snipcart Styled Components BEM Mux ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Double Sided Mounting Tape Wes:Secret Aardvark Habanero Hot Sauce Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/20/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS typography, and how to quickly get up and running with type systems. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 05:00 - How do you define type at the start of a new project? 15:03 - How do media queries and screen sizes affect your system? 16:58 - Why are systems in type important? 20:21 - How do you design a type system? Scott’s type system: /* Font Sizes */ --baseFontSize: 1rem; --baseNavSize: 0.64rem; --smallFontSize: 0.8rem; --smallestFontSize: 0.512rem; --xtra-big-ass-heading: 3.052rem; --xtra-heading: 2.441rem; --heading-1: 1.953rem; --heading-2: 1.563rem; --heading-3: 1.25rem; --heading-4: var(--baseFontSize); --heading-5: var(--smallFontSize); --heading-6: 0.64rem; --heading-7: var(--smallestFontSize); Links https://type-scale.com/ Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/18/2021 • 26 minutes, 3 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are coming at you live from Reactathon with audience-favorite segments including All I Want for Christmasin React, JS or Nay-s (or Both), Overrated / Underrated, Hot Take Tweets, Listener Questions, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Magic Bell - Sponsor MagicBell, the embeddable notification inbox -magicbell.io. Use the coupon code SYNTAX to get a 20% discount if you sign up in the next two weeks. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 04:17 - All I Want for Christmasin Reactis: Suspense for data fetching On mount animations Unmount for me Single file components preventDefaultshortcut Input to state mapping 09:45 - JS or Nay-s (or Both) Shout out toPigeonhole Graphene - 1) Carbon atoms organized in a hexagonal lattice, or 2) An opinionated Python library for building GraphQL Libraries in Python? Floodlight - 1) A super simple syntax highlighter for XHTML documents, or 2) a large light used to illuminate dark outdoor spaces? Toy Machine - 1) An early 2000s skate brand, or 2) A Vue-based GUI for creating state machines? Joplin - 1) A free, open-source note taking and to-do application based on markdown, or 2) A city in the northwestern corner of Missouri? Noco - 1) A JavaScript library that connects to No Code tools includingbubble.io, or 2) A smart car battery maintainer & charger? Innr - 1) A smart lightbulb, or 2) A CSS in JS library for selecting parent selectors? Cabkoma Strand - 1) A thermoplastic carbon fiber composite rod used in modern buildings, or 2) A Redux-like state management library for Svelte? Sputnik V - 1) Code name for the upcoming WordPress release with built-in headless CMS mode, or 2) A non-replicating viral vector COVID-19 vaccine? 18:44 - Overrated / Underrated Deno ESM import from URL (no npm) Remix.run Xstate 27:49 - Hot Take Tweets https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1336367385683636225 34:34 - Listener Questions Q: If you recently started doing web dev work, which career path would you choose - startup, FANG, or freelance? Q:TypeScriptall the things? Q: What do you do to keep up with the latest and greatest changes in tech - front-end libraries, new languages, etc.? Q: Can you share some exclusive BBQ tips? Q: What do you expect ofBlitz.jsin the next few years? Q: What’s the first node module you install in a brand new React project besides React itself? Q: Thoughts on using languages other than JS and TS with React like Kotlin? Q: Do you have an approach for optimizing hi-res images that are stored in your back-end, like S3 for your Gatsby website? Links Watch the live recording of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xJpxj6T1BQ Formik Mux Syntax Ep 206: State Machines, CSS and Animations with David K Piano Check My Hair - Wes Bos Houdini.How Rust Cloudinary LockPickingLawyer YouTube Channel ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:VS Code color conversion extensions Wes:Acrylic lock picking kit Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/13/2021 • 48 minutes, 56 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about nothing — null, undefined, void, false, 0, ‘’, NaN, [], {}, never —all sorts of values that could mean the things that do not exist. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:35 - Undefined Implicitly nothing A variable declared, but not set is undefined 04:25 - Null Explicitly nothing 04:41 - Null vs Undefined Null has a value of nothing Undefined does not have a value You can set variables to either If you want to set a score variable to nothing, set it to null If you want to un-set a value, set it to undefined == will check if a value is either null or undefined 05:35 - Void In Javascript You can pop void in front of calling a function and it will return undefined (even if that function returns a value) I’ve seen it on links that go nowhere (don’t do this — use a button) To prevent an arrow function from leaking onSubmit="javascript:void()"is a quick-n-easy prevent default on forms In Typescript Void is when you don’t care about what is returned from a function, or if nothing is returned A click handler that goes off and does stuff (side effect) can return void 09:15 - Never (in Typescript) Some functions will never return: Functions that throw errors Functions that have infinite loops Also, unreachable variables have a type of never if(true == false) { let var = 'this will never be true'; } 11:05 - Falsy values 0, -0, 0n false ‘’ (empty string) Empty array Is a value Its .length can be falsy Empty object Is a value Its object.keys(object) length can be falsy (0) Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/11/2021 • 15 minutes, 1 second

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about their predictions for 2021! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details atlinode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntaxand click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Show Notes 02:06 - ESM Scott: It’s going to be big Snowpack Wes: Everything going forward should be ESM 05:44 - Wes: Remote work will grow Whole new talent pool opens up Whole new living situations open up 08:23 - Scott:Denowill grow Deno 101 for Web Developers 11:12 - Wes: Tooling will fade away Less setup, more behind the scenes Rome Deno Linter Formatter Transpiler Tester Parcel2 Snowpack Nextjs 14:14 - Scott: Greater usage of other languages to build Javascript esbuild Rust Go 19:35 - Wes: Programming communities will gain traction Github Discussions Forem Circle spectrum Discourse 23:25 - Scott: More WASM Mongo Spline 27:19 - Typescript Wes: Typescript will become more popular Scott: Tooling will get better VS Code 29:37 - React Scott: Scoped CSS in React will evolve SSR and hydration will be better Wes: People will fall out of love with React Or more magic will get added to React 32:52 - Scott: More web component frameworks Stencil 33:17 - Scott:Markdownandmdx-like frameworks will skyrocket in use 33:59 - Wes:Gatsby Hosted GraphQL / SSR / Render on demand Solve the pain of long build times Syntax 308: Gatsby vs Next.js in 2021 Next.js 35:24 - Scott: AR tech will grow Target AR app 36:38 - Wes: AI will become accessible Something as easy as a search result RTX Voice 38:43 -VS Code Scott: It will continue dominating Cloud and shared coding env will become better Figma Wes: Github Codespaces 40:18 - CSS Wes: Color functions More use of built-in features Scoped CSS Scott: People are going to love and use CSS variables Modern CSS Design Systems Course 42:39 - Serverless Scott: Ease of use will get better and better Wes: Netlify Vercel 45:30 - Wes: Enterprise Jamstack will become a thing Cloudflarehosting Next.js Gatsby Sapper SvelteKit 46:30 - PWAs might become more popular Apple will never want you to go around the app store ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Ted Lasso Wes:Neewer Dimmable Bi-Color LED Shameless Plugs Scott:Deno 101 for Web Developers- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/6/2021 • 54 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about keyboard shortcuts, window management, and how to stay productive. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:54 -Karabiner-Elements 06:11 -Better Touch Tool 13:55 -ScreenFlow 17:52 -VS Code Shortcuts 21:20 -Text Expander 23:00 -Clipy Links Davinci Resolve Divvy Uberlayer Elgato Stream Deck iShowU Rocket Clipy source Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/4/2021 • 26 minutes, 49 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about 2020 in review — predictions, hits and misses, hot tech, what they worked on, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 01:43 - Predictions from 2020 CSS Subgrid CSS Houdini CSS features not supported in older browsers yet Scrollsnap - IE 11 and up. Lot’s of mobile issues. position:sticky- no IE at all NPM tink Installer-less npm Load packages at runtime into a shared cache across all projects Intelligently download the parts you need Yarn PnP/Yarn 2 Hard links to eliminate package duplication Shared cache across all projects Pika&Snowpack Deno React Suspense in more libraries Suspense for Server Rendering Meteor New ownership. v1.9 just dropped with lots of promise for future growth Svelte 3 Vue 3 Apollo 3.0 came out Fine grain cache control Hooks API Custom logic over how things are read and merged New dev tools Next.js 10.0 came out Images! Gatsby A single useQuery (made possible by suspense) Serverless Going to get easier Begin Next.js / Now Functions Headless CMS Thunderdome Sanity WordPress WPGraphQL Keystone Strapi RedwoodJS Blitz.js Cypress End to end testing We got Firefox support in 2020 Modulz Exports to JS component Figma Was already amazing in 2019 Constantly improving and adding new features Can import from Sketch Auto Layout Spline 42:24 - What other tech was hot in 2020? ES Modules is king We’re ready in the browser Node shipped stable Denohas it Snowpack Bundlers and tools Snowpack Vite Rollupmade gains Rome GraphQLgot way easier Battle of the Types Typescript Flow Reason Rust Wasm Viable to use Starting to exist in more real ways 52:53 - Working from home Remote work is hotter than ever Starlinkis coming Webcams -Cam Link Discord Remote Pairing Live Share- I used VS Code with Jed from Keystone Tuple 57:13 - Code libraries React Query Alpine.js Stencil 59:25 - Personal / Professional updates Hard year for productivity Published more than 100 episodes of Syntax Links Syntax 216: Tech To Watch In 2020 Adam Argyle https://ishoudinireadyyet.com/ Syntax 212: Pika Pkg Fred Schott Level Up Tutorials: Deno 101 For Web Developers React Suspense Sapper How to Supercharge Your Productivity with GraphQL Tooling by Scott Tolinski Wes’ Master Gatsby Course Syntax 308: Gatsby vs Next.js in 2021 Syntax 299: Hasty Treat - Bundlers in 2020 https://github.com/ffmpegwasm/ffmpeg.wasm ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Innr Bulbs Wes:Pendleton Weighted Blanket Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/30/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 48 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how hosting and web services pricing works, and how to figure out what you need, and what you don’t. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:55 - Per minute Spin up, do the work, spin down Popular in serverless space Can apply to other types of computing such as graphics, AI, machine learning, etc. 03:49 - By resources Ram CPU Disk space 06:02 - Per “dyno” These are Heroku Linux servers You can add more dynos and make your app faster They scale it for you 08:54 - By bandwidth Sitting files Inbound (ingress) Output 12:24 - By DB calls or entries Databases 14:04 - By users This is more of a Sass thing, but can bleed into hosting too Seat-based - Netlify does something like this 17:23 - By apps Digital Ocean app platform Each app is $5 21:22 - By “work” Cloudinary does transforms on images Mux Links Heroku AWS Digital Ocean Meteor Galaxy Linode Rackspace MediaTemple GoDaddy Bluehost Backblaze B2 Mux GraphQL Github Netlify 1Password Cloudinary Firefox Containers Chrome grouped tabs Brave Digital Ocean app platform Cloudflare Vercel Prisma Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/28/2020 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about new Macs and web development, podcast statistics during COVID, is it still worth it to learn WordPress, dealing with imposter syndrome, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 00:47 - Roch Tolinski — You guys are doing a downtown job!!! 02:45 - Yesterday Apple announced their new Macs. They seem pretty sweet, but I was curious, what does this mean for the world of web developers? Will my current apps slowly stop being supported? Will things like brew and node and npm still work on those new machines? Would it be smart to start learning new programs to be prepared for the transition? 10:20 - Hey, great show! No really, great show. What is better for working at home/the office, iMac or MacBook Pro? 13:25 - What are your thoughts on Remix? And has your listenership gone down since COVID-19? I have heard that less people listen to podcasts now because they no longer commute. 19:33 - What is your approach to testing for e-commerce sites? I am about to launch a client’s online store and I’m sick with worry that a simple plugin upgrade will impact the store, and that I won’t know about it till a disgruntled customer complains. 24:57 - I’m getting into web development through college (just trying for an associate's to start) and I’m noticing the intro courses are very hard to get into. I’ve been self-teaching so I kind of feel like I’m ahead. The intro to computing logic (basic algorithms) teacher teaches very slowly and forces us to use an awful software called Raptor to create pseudo programs. I’ve been asking to actually use a language rather than the software but the teacher doesn’t have enough programming knowledge to grade the actual language assignments. I feel like this course is a step back from what I already know. I was just wondering if you guys have any tips on getting through the grueling “required” courses? 31:04 - So it's been announced now that Sapper will never hit 1.0, and instead Svelte core functionality is being expanded and Sapper is being deprecated. I know you all don’t have any inside info, but kind of wondering how Scott feels about this and what he’s doing with his Sapper site in the nebulous time between the big announcement and the release of the next Svelte version? 35:17 - I’m currently working through a full-stack Udemy course to make the switch away from my day job to try freelance web development. I want to start taking on some easier freelance jobs to help make a little extra money and build my portfolio, and I see WordPress recommended as an easy way to do this. My question is, would it be worth undertaking the learning process to pick up some PHP and learn basic WordPress development so that I can start freelancing now, or would I be better served just focusing on HTML, CSS and JS and waiting until I broaden my understanding of these languages before I start taking on some preliminary clients? 39:22 - If I plan to use WordPress as a headless CMS, how do I make sure the WordPress site itself is not publicly accessible? As far as I know, there’s no “API-only” mode for WordPress (like there is for, say, Rails or Laravel) and if I install a WordPress site on a server, it’s going to be discoverable online. I’d hate to have people find the WordPress API site and think it was my website — or for my static site to have to compete with my WordPress API for prominence in search engines. How do people ensure this doesn’t happen? 42:01 - If I have a Vue.js website running on WordPress, how could I dynamically insert Vue components from the WordPress backend (e.g. have a post that inserts a Vue.js poll component)? I don’t want to recompile every time. 44:24 - I’ve heard you mention previously that you have used WordPress to host sites in the past. I’m keen to learn how you have created your own themes for those sites. Did you write your own PHP, etc, or is there another way? I’m hoping to learn a bit more about developing for WordPress as it’s a skill I’d like to have in my back pocket, and would love to hear about any resources you would recommend for this. 47:51 - I’ve been a web developer for over 15 years. Unfortunately, I had to leave web development for personal reasons. I have a lot of great skills. Unfortunately, because I’ve been out of the game for so long my resume is full of holes. All the current experience I have is project-based or freelance-based. I do not have the ability to show long-term projects or anything stable on my resume. I’m trying to get my first job back in the field after my long absence. It has proven to be nearly impossible. I am listening to your Tasty Treat about certifications and certified education. I agree that certifications do not show actual skill. I also agree that just because I do not have longevity and consistency on my resume that I do not have the skills to pay the bills. How can I get my first job back in the field? I am working on small projects to highlight my skills but no one really seems to care. What would you do? 53:36 - I am currently in a food service job, but would love to move into the dev/design field. I have a year of experience in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS/Sass, as well as React, Gatsby, Next, and Node ( thank you both for helping with those ). I have a small amount of experience with freelance web design and development, but feel I am greatly underselling myself ($150 for a Gatsby site built for a friend and less than $100 for a couple Fiverr gigs). I have seen freelance work out well for my friends and family, but I am terrified of having to find clients. I have a hard time valuing my work and fold when money is brought up. There is always a part of me that says to just shoot high and have them talk the price down, but I hate the confrontation. How should I go about finding my first $1,000 client and how can I show the client that my work is worth more without talking about the tech involved? Links https://isapplesiliconready.com/ https://github.com/ThatGuySam/doesitarm https://www.electronjs.org/blog/apple-silicon#how-does-it-work Missive VS Code Screenflow Figma Sketch Brew MongoDB iTerm2 Hyper Davinci Resolve https://remix.run/ React Router ExpressionEngine Keystone.js Advanced Custom Fields Dreamweaver Sapper Svelte https://svelte.dev/blog/whats-the-deal-with-sveltekit Rollup https://www.snowpack.dev/ Udemy Laravel https://www.tempertemper.net/blog/stop-search-indexing-for-netlify-deploy-previews-and-branch-deploys Vercel Netlify Syntax 297: Hasty Treat - Certifications? Government Specified JavaScript Skills? Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: 1:Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen 2:Q Clearance: The Hunt for QAnon Wes:truLOCAL Shameless Plugs Scott:Deno 101 For Web Developers- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! 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12/23/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 46 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the PS5 bot debacle, and how they would do it differently! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:12 - Scott’s strategy Go to Reddit and refresh until someone posts a link and then GO GO GO Don’t buy on sites that allow simple bots to work TBH I don’t know how to code this type of bot and would prob end up accidentally buying a ton of stuff 05:06 - Wes’ strategy https://mcbroken.com/ You need a way to find out of there is stock Find out of there is an API endpoint you can hit (inspect element) If there is not, you’ll need to scrape the site. Fetch(url). text() Regex Cheerio Puppeteer(slower, easier to run) Save any data that you want in a database. Text-based database is great. Lowdb SQLite DynamoDB(if doing serverless) Re-run the scrape every N mins When there IS a match you can: Send a text message -Twilio Send an email -Postmark Try to fill out the form and submit it yourself document.querySelector() 11:35 - Things that get in the way Blocked IP Use a VPN Captcha orCloudflare Run it on your local computer Use Puppeteer to get all cookies and headers Links https://twitter.com/bahamagician/status/1329430249151533066 stocktrack.ca Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/21/2020 • 16 minutes, 20 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Brian Leroux about severless, Deno, Typescript, and more! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Guests Brian Leroux Show Notes 02:17 - What’s your background? 06:18 - What is serverless? Why is serverless so awesome? 14:07 - What changes from moving from an existing app to a new app? 16:15 - What is a cold start? 17:46 - What languages are suitable for serverless? 19:14 - What do you think about Deno? 24:23 - How does Architect work? 31:14 - What do you think about Typescript? 40:35 - Do you think websites should work without JavaScript? 44:51 - What about sharing code? Links Begin Architect Scott Tries Begin Lambda https://alephjs.org/ Deno Typescript Digital Ocean Azure Remix Svelte Puppeteer Yumda DynamoDB ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Brian:Begin Fingerprinting Scott:Been Here For Too Long Wes:Grabber Tool Shameless Plugs Brian:Begin Proxy Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/16/2020 • 1 hour, 4 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their 300th episode and the tech behind it. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:15 - The things we tried Zoom Breakout rooms Hopin - $$$ Streamyard 04:24 - What we used Discord Room as a waiting room Roles to give access An a/v room where Wes and Scott were hanging Lots of questions about Slack vs Discord OBS ObS to stream to three locations ObS Streamlabs does this easily Screen capture did a better job than using the video source from Discord Youtube, Youtube, and MUX Streamlabs can stream to 4 sources at once MUX How we gotSyntax.fm/liveto work Create a new live stream on Mux via their UI Get stream address and key Point Streamlabs to it HLS m3u8 address from Mux into a HLS react player Looping intro video Principle for mac Watch how I did it on youtube -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6pSlESq_bY Music Song Scott wrote Recording Audio Wes recorded two streams locally All audio on stream was piped through BlackHole on Scott’s machine Used Loopback to pipe Discord audio into an input Scott + Guest were on the same channel, possibly compressed Sounded good! Links Zoom Hopin Streamyard Discord OBS MUX Slack Spectrum Streamlabs VLC Twitch react-hls-player Principal BlackHole Loopback Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/14/2020 • 25 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about Gatsby vs Next. A lot has changed in the last year — what are the differences, and do the recommendations from Syntax 120 still hold true? Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:34 - Server-rendered Both do server rendered Gatsby is gone at build time Next is done at build and on deploy 05:26 - Static generation getStaticProps() getServerSideProps() 08:25 - Re-rendering pages Gatsby can be re-rendered and re-deployed - any CMS lets you do this on only the pages that changed. Gatsby-cloud Next.js has the revalidate flag that will re-render when stale 18:54 - Data management Gatsby has a built in GraphQL API feature with Next.js has nothing - it’s not their problem. Use Apollo, or SWR, React Query, or redux, or whatever you want. 23:16 - Client-side data Neither do anything, next. 26:33 - Dynamic Pages List of 100 shoes, each one gets a page List of four types of shoes: basketball, runners, casual, bowling, etc. List of 10 colors: each color gets its own page. List of 12 sizes, each size gets its own page. Now it gets complicated when you do this: Show me basketball shoes, in red, in size 5 600 pages minimum What about size 6+7? Then you get into having to fetch data on the client side - but all your data is in GraphQL?! The queries are different! Gatsby will get “Hosted GraphQL”:https://twitter.com/kylemathews/status/1252803849775009794 30:41 - Routing Neither do nested routing still Both do folder based wrapper 34:50 - Hosting Anywhere 35:54 - Images Compression/resize Lazy loading SVG Blur up Next 10 released first revision of Next.js image It’s not as good as Gatbsy-image Must specify width and height, whereas gatsby has fixed and fluid Compression No blur up Yes lazy loading both don’t support gifs Gatbsy requires annoying GraphQL query OR another plugin like MDX to do it Not for long!https://twitter.com/ascorbic/status/1320770231657238529 Next.js is just Next does remote images Neither have quality or format auto like Cloudinary does Gatsby images have to be compressed at build time Next.js can do it on the fly assuming your server has the right tooling installed The GOLD STANDARD -https://gridsome.org/docs/images/ Lib authors need to give this a look https://twitter.com/mxstbr/status/1323279745275101184 https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-plugin-image 46:20 - Server or Serverless Gatsby - none. You can do it with Netlify, Begin, AWS, Gatsby doesn’t care. Next.js - can do server with API routes. Can do serverless if you host on Vercel. 49:44 - SEO Tags Gatsby - Helmet Next - Head Sitemap Plugin for both 49:55 - Plugin Ecosystem Gatsby has lots of plugins that you install Next.js has some too. Seems Gatsby is easier in this regard because plugins can manage and normalize data into the GRaphQL Layer. 53:10 - Auth Neither do auth The first to do baked-in auth solution could get big gains. See Scott’s Svelte Meteor accounts set up. It good.https://github.com/leveluptuts/svelte-accounts-ui 55:00 - E-commerce Gatsby - options are mostly limited to Snipcart and Shopify like iframe drop in solutions where the majority of operations take place on another site and service. Next.js - hey released a starter boilerplate that leans on an existing headless cart https://rainierwatch.com/ Links Syntax 120: Gatsby vs Next Gatsby Next.js Svelte Meteor Vercel GraphQL https://www.swyx.io/react-sfcs-here/ React Query SWR React Router gatsby-image Cloudinary imgIX Begin Netlify https://reactioncommerce.com/ Shopify SnipCart WooCommerce ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Cobra Drain Zip It Wes: Deli Containers: Mixed Boys Small Boys Medium Boys Large Boys Shameless Plugs Scott:Animating Svelte- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Advanced React Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/9/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 22 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about React Hooks and why you might want to use them instead of class components. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:54 - Decouple the UI from the logic This wasn’t impossible with class-based components, but we started using HOC to do this. With hooks, it makes you decouple what it does and how it looks. Makes things like GraphQL code gen possible Multiple pieces of state or functionality Share commonly used functionality among projects and components 10:31 - Reduction in code Lifecycle methods were often redundant. useEffect offers a way to prevent the duplication that can happen with component did update and did mount. This gives you a way to say, “Hey, run this code when these things change.” 13:30 - useEffect’s dependencies These give you access to targeted control over side effects rather than just something changed. 14:15 - Easier to grok What happens? When? Where? It’s mostly in the hook. 16:09 - Simplicity in usage Thing, updateThing is more targeted than set state Ref makes way more sense with useRef String refs weren’t great, the function ref thing was obnoxious 21:07 - Gripes about Hooks Naming is kind of odd Vue did a better job with the names Links https://github.com/pmndrs/jotai https://github.com/rehooks https://twitter.com/youyuxi/status/1327328144525848577/photo/1 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/7/2020 • 25 minutes, 32 seconds

It’s an entire episode of Sick Picks! In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about their 2020 developer gift guide! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 03:17 - Home + Cooking Cold Brew Maker 1 Gal -https://amzn.to/3pcKkKM 2 Quart -https://amzn.to/3eIV921 Nordic Ware Half Sheet / Quarter Sheet Pans -https://amzn.to/3pbCWit Precut parchment -https://amzn.to/35dtWld Gaffers Tape -https://amzn.to/3lfH7aG Tineco Pure S12 -https://amzn.to/3kelPsX Instant Read Thermometer -https://amzn.to/3k9VNHf Tea Haus -https://teahaus.com/ Whetstone -https://amzn.to/32nYi2z Re-usable Silicone Mats -https://amzn.to/35dtWld Air Fryer -https://amzn.to/38uX4X1 13:27 - Games Baba Is You Untitled Goose Game Hades Jackbox Party Pack 17:16 - Tech Headphones Sony WH1000XM4 -https://amzn.to/2Ube8c8 Bose QC35 -https://amzn.to/3lrKrQp Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones -https://wyze.com/wyze-headphones.html USB-C Hub -https://amzn.to/3keljem Black Camo Wicked Cushions -https://amzn.to/3eGQA8q Mech Keyboard -https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k3-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?utm_source=navi%20to%20K3&utm_medium=navi%20bar&utm_campaign=navi%20to%20K3 Braided USB Cables Lightning:https://amzn.to/2IkqLiT USB-C:https://amzn.to/3lfrBeX 25:24 - Smart Home Wyze Cams -https://amzn.to/2UmPINf Light Switches Lutron Dimmer -https://amzn.to/2U7OBk2 Leviton Dimmer:https://amzn.to/3pbzaFZ Google Nest Hub 33:22 - Desk Stuff Fatigue Mat -https://amzn.to/3eIXXw5 Rollerblade Gang Chair wheels -https://amzn.to/3nbNLPJ MX3 Mouse -https://amzn.to/3lg8SQn Wireless Charger Pad -https://amzn.to/36gIdNj Anker USB charging Hub -https://amzn.to/3n7IGYV 36:43 - Live Streaming / Sick WFH Setups Elgato Stream Deck -https://amzn.to/35ehXnk Elgato Camlink -https://amzn.to/3kih6Gl Knockoff Camlink -https://amzn.to/3eIX0Ux Husky Adjustable Desk:https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-62-in-Adjustable-Height-Work-Bench-Table-HOLT62XDB12/301810799 Neewer Dimmable Bi-Color LED Studio Key -https://amzn.to/32rYAVX RGB LED -https://amzn.to/3kg1LWZ Vivo Pneumatic Mic Arm -https://amzn.to/2Ube8c8 49:07 - Fitness Concept 2 Rower Powerblocks Cheap bands -https://amzn.to/35cZ1W4 Kettle Bells -https://amzn.to/3eFocnc 51:44 - Clothes https://www.dvlpr.io/ Naked and Famous Super Guy Jeans https://huckberry.com/ https://shop.lululemon.com/p/men-joggers/Abc-Jogger/_/prod8530240?color=29283 Everlane Uniform Crewneck Levis Denim Shirts: Barstow Western Fjallraven Flannels Links https://www.eufylife.com/ Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/2/2020 • 57 minutes, 30 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about a system for writing good commit messages. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:46 - What are conventional commits? https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/ 04:55 - How do you keep track of all the details? https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/ https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vivaxy.vscode-conventional-commits 07:42 - How does it relate to SemVer? Links https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog https://github.com/netflix/unleash Deno Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/30/2020 • 12 minutes, 38 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about frameworks vs libraries, improving your debugging skills, building a component library, CSS modules vs styled components, writing a good resume, stress management, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 01:27 - How do you implement WebRTC? Please tell us more about online streaming, screen sharing, data flow. 03:20 - Which JS library/framework do you think beginners might find the easiest to understand? 05:06 - How do you deal with different case types between different systems in your project? For example, I store records in a Postgres database which typically uses snake_case and then I render them with React, where props are typically camelCase. Is it better to convert the cases back and forth between frontend and backend or just pick one case and use it everywhere? 09:23 - My question is about the difference between a framework and a library. Should we have two separate words? 12:39 - How can I work on improving both my generic problem-solving skills and my debugging skills? I feel like there have got to be some more proactive things I can do to improve in these areas. 17:22 - I just listened to your podcast on making freelancing easier and enjoyed it. You talk about making your own component library. Do you have tips on how to store and manage a component library? 21:39 - What projects do you use Rust for, and do you have any ideas where Rust might be the thing to do when talking web projects? 29:10 - I’ve recently joined a great-paying full-time gig at a big enterprise-level company as a Senior Javascript Engineer (React, Node, etc). I’m humbled to be here - but at times the pace is slow, tickets are scarce, and I feel like I’m not able to really utilize or hone my skillset. I’ve been looking at potentially moving into contracting/agency work - the money seems comparable with the added benefit of new and exciting projects and having more control over them. Do you think contract work would be more fulfilling, or is crazy to leave a cushy job solely because I’m in a sense, bored? 35:26 - I’m currently working on a Next.js project and trying to decide which CSS system to use. What is your take on CSS modules? I know you like styled components a lot, but since there is built-in support for CSS modules with scoped CSS, I find it hard to motivate bringing in styled components. Am I missing something? 38:15 - Regarding Episode 290, you fielded a question regarding Angular and I appreciated your balanced response since I’m primarily an Angular developer at my job. If you could, would you please update the link to the Angular website to point toAngular.io(v10) instead of the AngularJS (v1) website? 40:43 - I really need advice on how to write a good resume, or any tips you may have for getting noticed in the hiring process with only a couple years of experience. I have been applying to many jobs as a front-end developer but I seem to get no response EVER. 47:17 - How do I dynamically assign subdomain/wildcard/slug dynamically during signup process with React and Node? (Like the way Freshbooks does — i.etenant1.domain.com,tenant2.domain.com, etc.) 48:44 - Wes, I’ve been taking your Mastering Gatsby course, and I’m loving the course so far. My only complaint would be I wish you added a module for CSS. I think it's just because I personally struggle with styling websites. Do either of you have any suggestions on how I can improve in that aspect of web dev? 50:35 - For web developers just starting out in freelancing/building e-commerce sites — from a business perspective, do you recommend we first 1) just code and worry about business stuff later? or 2) go through the government paperwork and be a sole proprietorship? or 3) incorporate (though this costs more)? 54:20 - What’s your approach for handling padding + margin with components? 57:43 - How do you back up sensitive files that do NOT get added to source control (env files, for example)? I have off-site computer backups, and I have .env files on a small thumb drive on my keychain. What do you do? 59:56 - Do you guys have stress management techniques? How do you cope with stressful situations at work, like unexpected tight deadlines? Links Syntax 002: Webcam and audio access with WebRTC and getUserMedia() Syntax 256: WebRTC and Peer-to-Peer Video Calling with Ian Ramzy Daily.co Twilio Svelte https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wmaurer.change-case Master Gatsby Syntax 292: How to Make Freelancing Easier https://github.com/formium/tsdx https://nx.dev/react https://github.com/lerna/lerna https://www.npmjs.com/package/babel-plugin-module-resolver Deno Rust wasm-pack https://rocket.rs/ Syntax 290: Potluck - Is Angular good? × Stencil.js × Self XSS × SVGs in React × Social Platforms for Devs × Project Handoff × Cleaning Knives × More! Modern CSS Layouts Modern CSS Design Systems Digital Ocean App Platform ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day: A Cookbook Wes:Levi’s Barstow Western Shirt Shameless Plugs Scott:Animating Svelte- Black Friday Sale: Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Black Friday Sale: All courses 50% off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/25/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 26 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about client- and server-side validation, and what each is used for! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 02:49 - Wes’ story 06:28 - What is the role of client-side validation? Help the user input the correct data as they type it. Show correct data in UI. Show correct UI. Just about all of these things are for the user’s benefit, and how they feel when using the site. 11:10 - What is the role of server-side validation? Validate that all the data is correct before it’s saved to the database Security first and foremost 15:03 - What process should a store follow to validate on the server? Check that correct types are coming in. Very easy with Graphql. Get current stock and price information from unique ids from the database. Confirm that this information is what the user is expecting — if the UI said the user will be charged $40, don’t charge them $50 just because of the updated info. In that case, send back to the user. 17:17 - What do you do if you don’t want people messing with your React state? @fvilers/disable-react-devtools if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') disableReactDevTools() We do this on LUT. Why? Because it’s a deterrent. Links uses.tech Flipp App GraphQL Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/24/2020 • 21 minutes, 25 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Benjamin Dunphy about running conferences — what to do, what not to do, and what makes a good online conference in a post-Covid world! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Guests Benjamin Dunphy Show Notes 03:48 - How do you get started running a conference? 10:05 - Which conferences have you run? 18:05 - How do you get speakers? 23:21 - What about paying speakers? 28:26 - Speaker goody bags? 32:40 - You started your own catering company? 35:32 - How has Coronavirus affected the conference space? 43:06 - Should online conferences try to replicate live conferences? Links Reactathon Jamstackconf Epicodus Meetup Flutter Lifted Plate DevRelCon EventLoop Modern Web Summit @Swizec Sanity Review Changes @tylermcginnis Syntax 250: Scott Teaches Wes Svelte and Sapper ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Ben:Serverless Handbook for Frontend Engineers Scott:Tineco Pure One S12 Wes:Chromecast Shameless Plugs Ben: EventLoop Modern Web Summit Scott:Animating Svelte- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/18/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 20 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS Grid Level 3 — why it’s such a cool thing and why they’ve been waiting for it for so long. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 04:33 - The spec https://drafts.csswg.org/css-grid-3/ https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1320735900343668738 06:10 - How it works masonry-auto-flow: next; It first puts all the items that are explicitly placed onto the grid. Items that you have a set start/stop value for are first put down. Then it takes the next item that it to be placed and finds a spot for it. This is different because with CSS Grid you normally have to place the next item on the next row or column. grid-template-columnsandgrid-template-rowscan now be marked as masonry and this specifies which axis will be masonry. 09:06 - The implicit grid https://drafts.csswg.org/css-grid-3/#%23implicit-grid The implicit grid is formed in the same way as a regular grid container. However, it’s only used in the grid axis. Interesting in a column situation (see images). 13:25 - Thoughts Power tools for layout in CSS — opens up a ton of possibilities and completes the functionality we use to dream of in CSS. Links David DeSandro https://metafizzy.co/ Chris Coyier https://caniuse.com/ Isotope Flickity Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/16/2020 • 17 minutes, 3 seconds

It’s the 300th episode of Syntax! To celebrate, Scott and Wes do a special live call-in episode with Syntax listeners. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 03:30 - How is this going to work? Ask a Potluck Question Do a Sick Pick Take on a Stump’d Question Do a Shameless Plug 04:45 - Brad https://bradgarropy.com/ Sick Pick:Rogue Fitness Weighted Vests Shameless Plug:Murphy 11:54 - Brittany Shameless Plug:ZTM Academy Andrei Neagoie 16:43 - Jesse Stump’d Question: What are portals in React? Shameless Plug:codeSTACKr YouTube Channel Shameless Plug:VS Code Hero Course- Use coupon code “Syntax” for discount 23:44 - Henri Shameless Plug:https://twitter.com/HenriHelvetica Shameless Plug:JamstackTORONTO 31:27 - Jason Stump’d Question: What does “use strict” do and what are the benefits? 36:48 - Spence mdx-embed https://github.com/PaulieScanlon/mdx-embed 41:33 - James Potluck Question: How do you keep people engaged in a workshop? Stump’d Question: What is the difference between the postfix i++ and the prefix ++i increment operators? Shameless Plug:YouTube for Developers Shameless Plug:James Q Quick YouTube Channel 54:24 - Austin Potluck Question: Problems with ESLint, Prettier and VS Code playing nicely together Shameless Plug:https://erickka.art/ 66:21 - Dave Sick Pick:mmhmm Stump’d Question: What is the difference between the + and ~ sibling selectors in CSS? 78:56 - Gareth Potluck Question: What do you think about the future of mobile development vs traditional mobile app development? Sick Pick:https://darkreader.org/ Shameless Plug:Level Up Tutorials Discord 89:51 - Ackzell and Lewis Ackzell: Sick Pick:JSConf Mexico Shameless Plug:Ackzell YouTube Channel Lewis: Potluck Question: What is your daily routine like, and you do you decide to prioritize projects? Links What Syntax 300 live on Twitch Discord Mux React HLS Player https://30secondsofinterviews.org/ https://dev.to/bdesigned/vscode-setup-with-eslint-and-prettier-1gek https://madewithsvelte.com/mdsvex OBS Streamlabs ESLint Prettier Missive Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/11/2020 • 1 hour, 45 minutes, 17 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the state of bundlers in 2020 — Rome, Snowpack, Parcel, Webpack, Rollup, Vite, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:39 - What is a bundler? On the one hand, you can write HTML, CSS and JavaScript and open it in the browser On the other hand, your build could be super complex 03:24 - What goes into configuring a bundler? Templating language you use (Jsx, Pug, Vue, etc.) JavaScript you write and compile to: ES6/7/8/9 Typescript CoffeeScript Polyfills Environmental variables CSS loading Image compression Asset Chunking Tree shaking 05:12 -Webpack Hardest to learn, most used currently 07:38 -Rollup Scott’s pick as best option for most features vs ease of use Very powerful Mmmr, tree shaking, plugins, esm 09:52 -Parcel Scott’s simplicity winner pick Easiest to get started with It’s a bundler, but also a dev tool Hot reload Local server Config is done via your package.json Lots of plugins available 12:01 -Npm,Yarn and Yarn 2 It’s a dependency installer rather than a bundler 13:27 -Snowpack Scott’s speed pick of the week Uses ESM by default Like Sonic after a triple shot of espresso HRM Perfect for dev builds, as well as production builds 15:51 -Isobuild / Meteor Scott’s underdog pick of the litter 16:48 -Rome Scott’s mystery pick of the week New tool to do it all Bundler, but also a linter 17:54 -Deno Linter Typescript formatter Bundler (bundle into a single .js file) 20:44 - Let your tool take care of it Gatsby(webpack) Next.js(webpack) Gridsome Create React App Vite(Rollup) Broccoli.js Links Babel Gulp Syntax 212: Pika Pkg Fred Schott Pika Rust Go Software Engineering Daily: Deno and TypeScript with Elio Rivero Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/9/2020 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Josh Comeau about coding with your voice, accessibility, bootcamps, animation, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Guests Josh Comeau Show Notes 01:48 - What is your background? 04:33 - Coding with your voice 08:32 - How do you code for a living if you can only do it for a few minutes a day? 21:56 - How has it impacted your productivity? 22:46 - Is it easier with a typed language like Typescript? 26:05 - What about accessibility? 27:14 - How good is the eye tracker? 29:30 - What got you into animation? 35:29 - Favorite app for animations? 40:12 - Being a teacher 41:44 - Is it worth going to a bootcamp? 44:57 - Interactivity in teaching Links joshwcomeau.com @concordia_btcmp @gatsbyjs @khanacademy @unsplash Talon Using Python to Code by Voice Neuralink Tobii 5 Moleskine Apps VLC VSCode freeCodeCamp Syntax 246: Bootcamps, Getting a Job, and Income Share Agreements with Heather Payne https://joshwcomeau.com/css/full-bleed/ Nintendo Switch Navigator.vibrate Voice Driven Development ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Josh:The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Scott:The Neighborhood Listen Wes:Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage Shameless Plugs Josh:CSS for Javascript Developers | An online course that teaches the fundamentals of CSS for React/Vue devs Scott:Animating Svelte- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/4/2020 • 58 minutes, 33 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about web dev certifications —are they worth it, or a waste of time? Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 02:12 - Certifications 05:30 - We have standards, and people move faster than standards. jQuery moved faster than vanilla JS Typescript is sometimes preferred over regular JS We have universities that offer web developer certs and many of them are a joke The point is that programming is the wild west — it’s far too broad and moves far too fast for us to try and fit it in a box 10:28 - Do certifications mean anything? 14:30 - How do you know if you have enough skills (when you’re job hunting)? 19:04 - Some jobs do require a certification AWS Google Links https://openjsf.org/certification/ https://www.sentiatechblog.com/imposter-syndrome-how-to-display-front-end https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1318192217824124928 https://twitter.com/photonstorm/status/1318193404312944641 https://twitter.com/Ky1e_S/status/1318193954085634048 https://twitter.com/ArleyM/status/1318194323821912067 https://twitter.com/ajitbohra/status/1318194600335470592 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/2/2020 • 20 minutes, 26 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are back for another episode of spooky web dev stories — listener-submitted stories about web dev gone wrong. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 03:28 - Jack Rhysider Story 06:28 - Dirty Dicks JSON 08:23 - CMS Disaster 10:58 - Oh No Hotel 11:19 - FTP 12:19 - Push Notification Hell 13:16 - DVD Nightmare 15:15 - Bad Words Again 16:23 - Mo Money 17:01 - Bass Ackwards 18:17 - Taxi Coding 19:36 - Bad Env 21:30 - Login As 21:50 - Email Subscribers Plugin 22:33 - 1 in 300 Chance of the C-Word 24:24 - Production Target 26:12 - A Happy SEO Ending 28:26 - Just Oof 29:48 - I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up 30:54 - Crypto 32:34 - rm -rf 33:42 - Never Deploy on Fridays 35:31 - Million Dollar Scramble 36:22 - Deleting Production 37:11 - 500,000 Concurrent Problems 39:14 - Deleting a Government Website 40:36 - You Ruined the Surprise! 45:23 - Mr. D Hole 46:48 - One Expensive Race Condition 48:43 - Yikes 51:11 - Always Be Closing 51:44 - Adidas - All Day I Delete A Site Links @JackRhysider Darknet Diaries Podcast ExpressionEngine #ghosts chefkoch.de Sendgrid Magento Evite ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Fastify Wes: 🇨🇦 Mr Chefer Meat Thermometer 🇺🇸 Mr Chefer Meat Thermometer Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/28/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Temporal Date Objects in JavaScript — a WICKED AWESOME API for working with times and dates. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 05:11 - Temporal Now You can get now Temporal.now.___ 07:58 - Temporal Instants ATemporal.Instantrepresents a fixed point in time, without regard to calendar or location. Most common way to show it is nanoseconds since unix epoch. Can be formatted a few different ways. 09:59 - Calendar Support for different types of calendars 11:43 - Durations Temporal.Duration There are .from and .add and subtract() methods 12:47 - Other interesting parts Timezones Temporal.ZonedDateTime Temporal.YearMonth - represents a ym = new Temporal.YearMonth(2019, 6) // => 2019-06 14:51 - Polyfill (unstable) Links Fixing JavaScrip Date - Maggie Pint https://github.com/tc39/proposal-temporal https://github.com/tc39/proposal-temporal/blob/main/docs/calendar.md#methods https://github.com/tc39/proposal-temporal/blob/main/docs/duration.md Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/26/2020 • 16 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about spooky web dev stories — listener-submitted stories about web dev gone wrong. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:12 - The Most Expensive Boolean Ever 06:19 - An Actual Logging Issue 09:37 - Snitches Get Stitches 10:41 - The Spooky Office Skeleton 12:04 - Prevent the Default of Making Money 13:52 - Computer Magic Trick 14:42 - Update Score 15:59 - Change Reaction 19:30 - Personal Mongodb 20:26 - Hello Rob! 22:08 - SSN Regex 23:06 - WordPress Plugins 23:52 - Loggin Ya In, Ya F’in Dummy 24:58 - A Hostel Coding Environment 25:59 - A Graceful Exit 27:27 - Favicon DDOS 28:07 - Common Cents 29:03 - Open Source Vendors 33:04 - Don’t Leave the Country 35:09 - Apostrophe Catastrophe 35:43 - Env 36:05 - A Christmas Miracle 36:43 - The One Million Dollar Bill 39:00 - The Hacker Who Dropped the DB 40:19 - The Tech Lead Who Uses Alert Statements 46:14 - Lorem Ipsum 46:58 - Malicious Compliance Links Indigo.ca r/MaliciousCompliance ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Hades Game Wes: LED Flame Bulb Smaller LED Flame Bulbs Shameless Plugs Scott:Animating Svelte- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/21/2020 • 54 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about stretching for developers — techniques, misconceptions, and how to feel better. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:21 - Devs do the following Head forward looking at screen Shoulders forward Sitting a lot Weak core Carpel tunnel from typing 06:02 - Stretching misconceptions Static holds Dynamic controlled movements first and foremost 07:52 - Stretches to help Dynamic twists Cat / Cow Flat down / Curl up spine Arm hang to decompress spine Wrist stretches and strengthening for carpel tunnel Horse stance at standing desk to be office weird person Shoulder circles Doorway stretches Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/19/2020 • 19 minutes, 58 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about how to make freelancing easier — how to avoid burnout, and tips and tricks to make it successful. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 02:15 - Code Use starters and resets and component libraries Don’t build in something you don’t know, unless you have time and budget to do so — WP is good enough for most projects Feel free to go over time on projects if you are learning something new Re-use code from project to project Target similar types of clients 13:09 - Communication Often, clear and frequent People won’t be mad for being too informed — just know when to leave out the technical jargon Clients typically don’t care about Git, React, etc. — they care about results Don’t overwhelm them Train your clients that you aren’t available 24/7 22:19 - Time management Set calendar alerts early and often to not miss communications Set meetings at 9am, don’t wait around all day for meetings Block off large amounts of time for dev — you won’t be able to get meaningful work done in one-hour slots 27:54 - Contracts + quoting Have a boilerplate contract that you can just fill in Same for a quote Value-based billing 33:47 - Billing + taxes Don’t be shy when talking about money. Be clear on what you need, when you need it, and on what terms. This is business. This is your art, but it’s also your business Pay quarterly taxes - most likely Or don’t and take the small hit — then you can pay once a year Put taxes into another account if you aren’t good with money Get a billing management system or get an accountant — you need to focus on working on code Wave Apps, Xero, Freshbooks 42:03 - Marketing Be loud — people need to know what you offer The best marketing is a referral from a previous client If you show up, return emails and do a good job, you’ll kill it Show people what you are excited about: blog posts, videos, tweets, etc. Go where your clients are: Do you want to be serving small businesses? Family and friends Do you want to be a hired gun for a technical team? Conferences/Twitter, blog posts 48:25 - Final thoughts Scott — It’s ok if freelancing isn’t for you. Not everyone is great at all of these factors, myself included. However, with practice, you can be your own boss, work on your own terms, and make money. Also, don’t be afraid to take on longer contracts with established teams and companies. Wes — Freelancing can be a great filler between jobs or career transitions. Links Syntax 117: Hasty Treat - How To Email Busy People Freshbooks - Breaking the Time Barrier Design Is a Job - Mike Monteiro Wave Xero Freshbooks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Displaced Gamers YouTube Channel Wes:Battery Adapter for DeWALT 20V Max 18v Dock Power Connector Shameless Plugs Scott:React For Everyone- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/14/2020 • 58 minutes, 29 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about updating web apps that have running for a long time — the problems to look out for and how to avoid them. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:54 - The problem This only affects the client-side 05:28 - What are some solutions: Do nothing and hope the user refreshes. Have a list of assets, or commit hashes. Poll the server periodically, and when there is a new version available: Prompt the user to refresh Just refresh the user (store current state in localstorage and restore) Do a custom component, that checks the last time the user has refreshed (or if new version if available). When they click the link, render a regular instead of a pushstate link. Use a service worker. They will emit an event when a new version is available. Use the above methods to refresh the user. Hot code push. Vuepress has “hot reloading” baked in. Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1306969658751361024 Notion Vuepress Meteor Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/12/2020 • 13 minutes, 1 second

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about getting your first web dev job, what makes a software engineer senior, handing off projects to clients, Angular vs React, the best social platforms for devs, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 01:58 - You’ve talked a couple times in the past about the security concerns aroundtarget="_blank". You mentioned how addingrel="noopener"and / orrel="noreferrer"can secure this functionality, but what’s to stop a savvy person from going into the dev tools and deleting these attributes before clicking a link? Does this defeat the entire purpose or what? Surely browsers have thought of this and it’s not so easy to hack? 03:48 - Why did you not mentionStencilwhen talking about web-component in the last Potluck? Can I presume you have not heard of it? It is quite successful and Ionic proves it. We’ve been using it for two years in production. This is the only library that thought web-components through to the end. If you know it, what do you think about it and would you use it? Example of a stencil component: import { Component, Prop, h } from '@stencil/core'; @Component({ tag: 'my-first-component', }) export class MyComponent { // Indicate that name should be a public property on the component @Prop() name: string; render() { return ( My name is {this.name} ); } } 06:12 - Ishttps://www.syntax.fmsupposed to not work? I get a 404. 07:34 - I’m wondering what advice you’d have for someone self-taught switching from a totally non-tech industry (non profit arts, in my case) where I work in a tech role. I’ve hustled and built a portfolio of projects and learned a ton from both of your courses, but I feel that my experience is seen as less valuable because I don’t work in a traditional software/web development environment. Any tips for getting over the final hurdle of getting a dev job? 11:11 - What makes a software engineer senior? 13:08 - I have a Gatsby / Netlify client project about to launch. What’s the best approach in handing over to the (non technical) client? Do I keep in my Github account and just give the client the Netlify CMS login, or create the a Github account for the client that I can access for any maintenance? What do other devs do? 17:55 - I recently blocked all cookies on my mobile browser (Google Chrome), and I noticed something weird. A couple of sites that I know for a fact to have been built using NextJS weren’t working as expected (surprise surprise). They would load as usual, and after a second or so, all the content on the page disappeared, with the error message “sorry: an unexpected error has occurred”. In some cases, the error was printed in the site’s font, and with the same background color on the body. Why does blocking cookies do this to NextJS sites? 21:21 - How often do you make commits? I always hear, “commit often”, but I am hesitant because I feel like I may change my code later on before I make a pull request? I really liked your episode on Git Fundamentals, I would love to see a tutorial/deep dive into Git workflows and practices (when to commit / how often) Should I commit even though I know what I’m working on isn’t complete or I need to refactor it?? What is code review etiquette? 26:59 - Wes, how do you handle captioning and transcripts on your courses? Do you use some tool or service for that or do you do it by hand? 31:11 - I am a recent graduate of a code school that focused on React and Rails. The company that I currently work for uses Angular for part of their stack. I eventually would like to move into a dev spot, but I am finding that Angular feels a bit stuffy and I am not as excited about it as React, Svelte, Vue, etc. I am afraid that if I dive into Angular, I will become less relevant down the road. I want to learn everything, but I only have so much time and don’t want to stunt my growth as a developer. Any thoughts or advice on this would be sick! 36:38 - How do you handle SVGs in React? I know that SVGR exists, but I’d like to avoid adding another dependency if it’s something I can roll on my own. In the past, I’ve created functions that take parameters like fill or stroke to control color, and return a string of SVG code with the arguments interpolated in. Then I place that string into a component using dangerouslySetInnerHTML. I haven’t seen this method used anywhere else, and is probably not best practice. But also, it works, so maybe it’s fine? 39:52 - What social media platforms should you use as a Dev? What is cool to have? What are their benefits? 48:14 - Have you tried an ultrawide monitor for coding, such as 34" or 38"? I feel the extra width would be great for a single monitor setup, but haven’t been able to see one live where I live. Links Syntax 269: Hasty Treat - Target=_blank security issue? What’s the deal with noopener and noreferrer? Syntax 280: Potluck - RIP Firefox? × Safari × Changing Careers × Regression Testing × Google Analytics Alternatives × Malicious Github Users? × Mac vs Windows × More! 8 Mile Syntax 286: Git Fundamentals Rev Angular React Svelte SVGR LevelUp Tuts Discord Dev.to freeCodeCamp ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: 1:Knife Cleaner 2:Scraper 3:Chainmail Scrubber Wes:Scriptable App Shameless Plugs Scott:ReactJS For Everyone- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/7/2020 • 58 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about enums in JS — what they are, what they do, and how they work in JavaScript. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:11 - What are enums? A type restricting variables to one value from a predefined set of constants Direction = UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT Role = ADMIN EDITOR AUTHOR VIEWER Day of the Week 05:12 - In GraphQL enum Role { ADMIN EDITOR AUTHOR VIEWER} Then 07:05 - In TypeScript First, declare the type: enum direction = { UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT } Then when you defined your function, use that type type User { role: Role } or type User { role: [Role] } 08:49 - In JavaScript Not in JS yet There is a proposal in stage 1 https://github.com/rbuckton/proposal-enum And a babel plugin: https://www.npmjs.com/package/babel-plugin-const-enum Can use case/switch Can use Object or Map keys Links Syntax 287: Hasty Treat - Records and Tuples in JavaScript Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/5/2020 • 13 minutes, 5 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are back with part 2 of Tales from Web Dev Past — this time looking at iFrames, layout trends, icon fonts, web rings, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 03:00 - iFrames Sidebar menu target 05:42 - JavaScript image hovers Dreamweaver PhotoshopSlice and Select Tool 08:24 -CSS Pie 09:42 - Animated gifs of people and construction http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/ 11:20 - CSS Zoom 1 / IE CSS Hacks Forced IE 7 to redraw floats 13:42 - Layout trends 800x600 fixed websites 960gs Golden Grid 12-col grid creators 16:26 - Sprite maps Spritecow ☠️ Killed icon fonts ☠️ Killed by SVG icons 18:40 -Firebugand Firebug Lite Lite was a bookmarklet 20:14 - Image maps / Background gradients 1px wide and 2000px tall image to make repeating gradients Squidfingers Subtle Patterns Hero Patterns CSS3 Patterns 25:53 - Web rings 27:41 - Glossy buttons 28:09 - Flaming text FlamingText.com 30:01 - Marquee tags Staggered Speed attribute 31:26 - Spacer gifs 34:30 -AngelFire/GeoCities 36:11 -Xanga/LiveJournal 37:29 - Above the fold content Abovethefold.fyi 39:36 -Homestar Runner Links Drupal Omega theme Syntax 032: Designing, Templating, Inlining and Sending Email Mailchimp Litmus Email on Acid Herman Miller Aeron ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:New Rustacean Podcast Wes:Autonomous Ergo Chair Shameless Plugs Scott:Advanced Animating React with Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/30/2020 • 48 minutes, 59 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about records and tuples in javascript — what they are, why you might want to use them, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes ??? - 02:42 - Immutability 05:08 - Records Immutable object Syntax#{x: 1, y: 2} 05:56 - Tuples Immutable array Syntax#[1,2,3,4] 07:18 - For both Referred to as a compound primitive Can contain only primitives, not objects They are compared deeply by their contents rather than their identity assert(#{ a: 1 } === #{ a: 1 }); assert(#[1, 2] === #[1, 2]); assert(#{ a: 1, b: 2 } === #{ b: 2, a: 1 }); Potential for optimizations Optimizations for making deep equality checks fast Optimizations for manipulating data structures Works well with type systems Better integration with the debugger Accessed through normal record.scott object like syntax 13:39 - Stage 2 Links https://github.com/tc39/proposal-record-tuple Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/28/2020 • 17 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about Git fundamentals — what it is, why you need it, best practices, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 03:12 - What is Git? 04:16 - Why do you need it? 06:31 - UI vs command line 09:03 - Commands 101 https://git-scm.com/ init .gitignorefile is key right off the bat add add -p- quick review of all the changes you’ve made commit Multiple adds and commits Commit messages should be descriptive push What are origins? pull clone checkout merge fetch stash fork Merge vs pull request Git vs GitHub / Alternatives Bitbucket GitLab 44:25 - Common issues Merge conflicts Files being tracked unintentionally “How do I delete file from GitHub?” git rm -r alias gri="git ls-files --ignored --exclude-standard | xargs -0 git rm -r" Databases in Git? 49:10 - Git clients https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis CLI “Hub” Github CLI GitHub desktop app VS Code integration Source tree Kraken Tower Links VS Code GitLens GitHub Bitbucket GitLab Drupal GitKraken Tower ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:What Had Happened Was Podcast Wes:Yeti Products Shameless Plugs Scott:React For Everybody- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/23/2020 • 58 minutes, 40 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their first steps in the word of entrepreneurship and web dev specifically. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes Wes: First money: check for $300 First website: Pool company First ad sense income: Craigonomics First YouTube: import large SQL database with bigdump First online Product: Sublime Text - Ryan Christiani First in-person teaching: HackerYou First project at agency: Jet Cooper Scott: First dev gig: parents tea store First design gig: Perpetual First YouTube video:Adobe Premier 101 First BIG YouTube video: Sass Tutorials First ad sense income:scotttolinski.comblog post about music promotion sites First online product: Sass Mastery First project at agency: Nu Step Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1276500155789910016 Audiojungle Themeforest Juno College @steveschoger Smashing Mag Css Tricks Packt Publishing Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/21/2020 • 22 minutes, 49 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about writing good CSS. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 02:11 - Frameworks Utility:Tailwind, Taycons,Bulma Frameworks:Foundation,Bootstrap Classless base starters:https://github.com/dbohdan/classless-css HTML5 UP/ A template 13:37 - Preprocessors Sass Stylus Less Regular CSS Variables Color functions - not yet 19:42 - Tools PostCSSis like Babel for CSS. Some good plugins: https://github.com/postcss/postcss#plugins CSS min/max for clamp Autoprefixer Autoreset- reset a component Gap instead of grid-gap Simple-vars Postcss-modules SugarSS Preset env 34:19 - Stylint Stylint More than just a basic linter Capable of complex rules in your CI process - i.e. if you are using a color, make sure it’s a CSS variable 36:37 - Removing unwanted CSS PurgeCSS- Tailwind uses this PurifyCSS 41:17 - Writing maintainable CSS / scoping solutions Component-based CSS Modules Naming Convention Based BEM SMACSS CSS Variables Powerful when utilized with things like calc() to avoid out of sync values Know which browsers you need to support Links Syntax 197: Hasty Treat - Tips For Writing Good CSS Compass Susy Grunt Gulp Linaria Astroturf Houdini Svelte Syntax Highlight Dhanish Gajjar -https://www.instagram.com/dhanishgajjar/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Rustlings Wes:Class Action Park Documentary Shameless Plugs Scott:Advanced Animating React with Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/16/2020 • 56 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about time block planning — what it is and how it can help you increase your productivity! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 01:50 - What is time block planning 03:12 - How TBP has helped Scott stay focused 04:46 - How it helps family life 05:57 - How to plan your week 11:00 - How to deal with setbacks Links Cal Newport Todoist Deep Work Deep Questions Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/14/2020 • 16 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about tales from web dev past — clearfix, floats, flash, cufon, guestbooks, hit counters, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 04:28 - Float-based layouts Clearfix ☠️ Killed by Flexbox, and thenGrid 09:29 - Loading Screens: Two websites - one flash and one HTML Splash screen 11:22 - Hit counters 12:28 - Guestbooks 13:28 - Flash 3rd party player Media dragged its feet FOREVER ☠️ Killed by Steve Jobs 18:46 - Fonts The Golden Layout Cufon/sIFR/ Images of text Typekit ☠️ Killed by font-face 24:15 - Folder-based version control ☠️ Killed by Git 26:22 - FTP ☠️ Killed by Git, then many other things 28:40 - CSS Zen Garden CSS Zen Garden ☠️ Killed by CSS being better 32:02 - TextMate Coda Notepad++ Adobe GoLive FrontPage Macromedia/Dreamweaver ☠️ Killed by Sublime Text, thenVSCode 33:58 - Sliding doors A technique for rounded corners on buttons ☠️ Killed by CSS 35:29 - PNG Fix ☠️ Killed by the death of IE6 37:53 - 9-Panel layouts ☠️ Killed by CSS 39:20 - CSS 3 Please CSS 3 Please Paul Irish ☠️ Killed by modern CSS Links Silverlight Chris Coyier ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Fancierstudio 600 LED Light Panel Kit Wes:Allen Key Drill Bit Set Shameless Plugs Scott:React 3D and Advanced Animating React with Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/9/2020 • 49 minutes, 46 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about home offices, backyard offices, costs, and pros and cons! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:40 - Structure options: Existing sheds Build your own likely not allowed Drop-in offices Rubbermaid shed 07:18 - Electrical 07:58 - Insulation 09:01 - Heating 11:30 - Cooling 16:01 - Interior 16:42 - WiFi 17:12 - Costs ~ $4k Electrical - $2k Flooring - $600 Paneling- $900 AC - $1000 Fan - $100 Links https://twitter.com/bradwestfall/status/1284299864210210817 https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/brad-frost-web-headquarters/ Technology Connections - Space Heater Nonsense Technology Connections - Personal “air conditioners” aren’t what they seem Technology Connections - Cassette adapters are remarkably simple Caldigit Ubiquity Outdoor Access Point Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/7/2020 • 20 minutes, 11 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about the recent Mozilla layoffs, Safari, finding time to learn coding, Google Analytics alternatives, malicious Github users, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 01:15 - What are your guy’s thoughts on Mozzila’s layoffs and how it will affect developers? 08:42 - Right now I am a math teacher. I am married with 2 kids (3 and 1) so finding time to code is difficult. My current situation includes waking up at 4:30 am everyday just to get in some time before the kids wake up. Do either of you have any tips about finding a balance between raising kids, getting stuff done around the house, having a full time job and trying to teach yourself web development to transition into a different career? 13:23 - If you had to use a drag-n-drop framework using React, which one would you choose? 15:49 - E2E vs Visual Regression Testing? At which web-app development cycle to implement each? Best tools open source vs purchase? 20:36 - I teach a Highschool course in web development. For a group of students who have a solid knowledge of HTML/CSS and a decent understanding of JavaScript, would Svelte be a good framework for entering into component-based development for the first time? 22:33 - What’s a good Google Analytics alternative in 2020? I have a site on Netlify that the $9/mo seems a bit steep for, for what the site is, and flipping the domain through Cloudflare just for the analytics seems crazy; but is it worth it? Alternatives would be awesome, as I’d love to get off the Google overlords. 29:22 - I have noticed about a dozen to 100 unique clones of my git repos after each push. It doesn’t matter if the repo is initialized, picture added or the readme updated. The repos are still cloned. The traffic section shows the views to my repo at 1 sometimes 2. Is this normal? Is this how interested employers keep tabs on you? Are there a lot of malicious git users? What is happening? 32:30 - With Apple switching to their own processors is it silly for anyone to buy a Mac for development before that releases? Do you guys have experience with Windows, and which would you still prefer today if you needed to buy? 40:28 - Have you ever been approached by or heard ofGitAds.io? They’re trying to pay developers to put ads onto popular open source libraries on Github, and they approached me recently, and I wasn’t sure what to think about them. What do you think? 45:16 - I just listened to your TLD game. It made me wonder your opinions on personal site domain names? Should it always try to be yourname.dev? What about .me or other domains? 47:53 - What’s the best way to introduce new technology or processes to a team? Links Rust Firefox MDN Jen Simmons Safari React DnD React Beautiful DnD React Spring Framer Motion Cypress Percy.io Svelte Heap Fathom GitAds.io .TECH Syntax 179: Hasty Treat - The TLD Game Javascript30 Syntax 206: Hasty Treat - The New MacBook Pro for Web Development ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Turbo Boost Switcher for Mac OS X Wes:Roller Blade Wheels for your chair Shameless Plugs Scott:React 3D- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Master Gatsby Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/2/2020 • 59 minutes, 19 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes wrap up season one of the podcast and talk about what’s coming. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:32 - Plans for the Fall 06:59 - Fav Hasty Scott Ep 161: Hasty Treat - VSCode Extensions & Themes Ep 165: Hasty Treat - VSCode Treats Part 2 Ep 167: Hasty Treat - VSCode Love Part 3 Ep 277: Hasty Treat - 5 Things That Make Your Site Slow Wes Ep 211: Hasty Treat - Modules in Node 08:55 - Fav Tasty Scott Ep 236: Mental Health and Dev ft Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Depression, Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Focus, Motivation, Burnout Ep 250: Scott Teaches Wes Svelte and Sapper Wes Ep 224: Serverless / Cloud Functions - Part 1 Ep 256: WebRTC and Peer-to-Peer Video Calling with Ian Ramzy 10:22 - Top Episodes of 2020 10:Ep 214: 2020 Fitness 09:Ep 228: More on Severless - Databases × Files × Secrets × Auth × More! 08:Ep 220: The Synology Show - Backups and Home Server 07:Ep 222: Are Web Dev GUIs Going to Replace Us? 06:Ep 210: Potluck - Fonts × Frameworks × Teas × Coding Subscriptions × Client Work × More! 05:Ep 212: Pika Pkg 04:Ep 224: Serverless / Cloud Functions Part 1 03:Ep 218: Potluck - Dev Culture Fit × Slack Communities × Vanilla JS × Backpacks × Raspberry Pi × More! 02:Ep 226: Potluck - Next vs Gatsby × Headless CMS × Vue.js × Is Ruby on Rails still good? × More! 01:Ep 216: Tech to Watch in 2020 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/31/2020 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about MDX, portfolio projects for junior devs, code commenting, CSS property order, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 02:18 - I’m curious to know what you guys think ofMDX. I’d love to learn more about pros and cons, if you guys had a chance to use it. 08:49 - Where would you put business logic in Vue.js middle- or large-scale applications? I try to put business logic in store but it makes hard to maintain such store, even with splitting to actions/getters/mutations files. I ended up using vanilla JavaScript files, where each file is a class singleton. I was wondering: is it a good solution or do you have better alternatives in mind? 12:07 - I commonly find myself engineering complex programs and left flabbergasted on how to express these ideas to other people when the need arises that I need to explain them and remember why I did them a certain way. How can I get better at conceptualizing intricate design patterns or functions as well as have better memory recall for these abstractions? 18:02 - Can I get recommendations for a junior dev portfolio? What five projects you would recommend to build that will significantly help in getting a job as a front-end web dev and why? 21:13 - I am now working on building a minesweeper game with React. You know how on a computer you right click to flag and disable a cell? I am thinking of doing a press and hold on a mobile device instead. I am not sure how to do either (the right click logic or the press and hold). How can you listen for these events in React? Can you help with some guidance or resources? :) 30:00 - What are your thoughts onSailsJSas a Rails-equivalent framework in Javascript? They recently released version 1.0 and I’m wondering if I should start using it in projects or if I should wait to see if it pans out. 34:35 - How do you go about creating reusable React components (reusable from project to project)? Do you create packages and publish them to NPM? Or do you have another method for storing code for components that you will likely need to use again? 38:33 - Thoughts on shadow dom / custom elements? Would you use them in your own projects? 40:49 - How do you organize CSS properties within a rule and why? Random, alphabetical, logical groupings, etc. 46:04 - Have u ever used the 2nd parameter of JSON.stringify for anything useful? 48:00 - Getting my first dev job at an actual software company a year ago opened my eyes to the vast difference between educational repos and the absolute jungle that can be enterprise code bases. I’ve also learned the importance of writing code that will be readable later - ensuring any hacky workaround is replaced with a pattern seen elsewhere in the code base, etc. My question is - are there resources on these sorts of topics for folks trying to break into the industry? A lot of tech topics revolve around how to get your code to run, which feels to me like only half the battle. Where can juniors find resources on robustness? Links https://github.com/jxnblk/mdx-deck https://mdsvex.com/ Spectacle MDsveX Vue.js Redux VueX Better Comments Kap Redwood.js Blitz.js GraphQL https://github.com/ryanmcdermott/clean-code-javascript ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Easy Snippet Wes:WOW Pool Noodles Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/26/2020 • 57 minutes, 27 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back with another edition of Stump’d! where they try to stump each other with interview questions. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:28 - What is the difference between HTML and React event handling? 05:55 - What are JavaScript data types? 07:00 - In which states can a Promise be? 07:48 - Discuss the differences between an HTML specification and a browser’s implementation thereof. 09:14 - What is a stateless component? 10:10 - What is a pure function? 10:51 - What is the output of the following code? const a = [1, 2, 3] const b = [1, 2, 3] const c = "1,2,3" console.log(a == c) console.log(a == b) 13:35 - What is memoization? 15:15 - How do you pass an argument to an event handler in React? 15:59 - What is HTML5 Web Storage? Explain localStorage and sessionStorage. Links 30 Seconds of Interviews Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/24/2020 • 19 minutes, 36 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about React subscriptions, ES Modules in Node, how to cook a chicken thigh, being a good dad and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Stackbit - Sponsor Stackbit offers developers tools that enable things like inline content editing, live previewing of content changes, and collaboration features on your Jamstack site, without code changes. That’s why Stackbit is the best way to Jamstack.stackbit.com. Show Notes 02:11 - What are “subscriptions” in React, or in programming in general? The React docs mention that setting up a subscription is an example of a side effect, but what exactly is a subscription, and how do you set one up? 05:43 - Using the latest node esm imports, is it possible to use aliases? Using the old require() syntax I used the npm package module-alias (https://www.npmjs.com/package/module-alias), but I cannot seem to find a solution for node v14 imports. In a deeply nested file, I find the import ‘…/…/…/some/folder’ syntax to be awful compared to require(’@/some/folder’). 09:20 - I’ve been a full-time developer for over 10 years and my company has a fairly flat hierarchy. I want to take on more responsibility (and salary) but my company doesn’t have anything like a “lead developer” position. Any ideas for how to move up without switching companies? I know my boss would be receptive if I came to him with a pitch, but we work full stack so it feels like I’m already doing it all. 12:59 - In Wes’ website episode, he mentioned using Gatsby Parallels for images. Why not git LFS? 17:25 - For Wes: Any Big Green Egg tips for beginners? I just ordered a kamado style grill and I’d appreciate any tasty tips you’ve got. 22:45 - Inline code is considered harmful because of potential XSS attacks. Lighthouse recommends inlining critical CSS to improve page speed. What do you think about this tradeoff? 26:30 - What advice would both of you have for being a first-time father, and how can I best prepare? My wife is pregnant, and we are both very excited! I want to do the best I can at being a good father. Our baby is due in January. As both of you are fathers (multiple times), I would love to hear your thoughts. 32:58 - Are present web developers merely crud bastards for corporate culture? If not, What entrepreneurial opportunities are open with Javascript and hooking up React with backend Node/Laravel and reading the Google Map docs? Of course the list isn’t exhaustive but you get my point right? Note: I’m not interested in selling courses and creating frameworks. 37:08 - Do you have any use for ES6 Generators andyield? It seems that they are a mechanism for async-await “under the hood,” so using ‘async-await’ is probably sufficient. 39:10 - With a legacy project that has old build dependencies how do you decide when to retool and fix all the npm audit issues? 46:10 - In what instances do you prefer to use rem vs em vs pixels for font size? I usually think about it like so: if I’m okay with an element’s font size being sized based on the parent, then I’ll use em. If not, then I’ll use rem. I almost never use pixels anymore except sometimes on the html element. But even then, I usually use a percentage. In practice, I’ve found it a bit hard to gauge what to expect with ems because of nesting issues. So, I’ve mostly been leaning towards rem. Though I also understand that using rems can be less modular. How do you guys make the decision? 52:49 - Hello chaps. Thank you so much for the show, I’ve learned an awful lot through listening. I’ve been dabbling in development for some time now and have taken on a project for an Express site which aside from a few static pages will include a shop with a small number of items ( Links Meteor Babel https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#esm_transpiler_loader Gatsby Parallel Runner Git LFS Syntax 247: Hasty Treat - Wes’ New Personal Website Big Green Egg Mongoose Obsidian Notion ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Foam Wes:How to use a multimeter Shameless Plugs Scott:Modern Design Systems- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/19/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 6 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about tips and tricks for using Gatsby in your projects LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:02 - React Helmet Make a re-usable SEO component that sets defaults. Spread children to override. 04:27 - When in doubt, stop the build and restart Gatsby clean Nuke node_modules + package-lock 05:34 - Use ESM to use ES Modules everywhere - share functions between gatsby-node and gatsby-browser 06:44 - Run the build command locally to troubleshoot prod Dev mode isn’t SSG’d - people overlook this 08:06 - Wrap your layout automatically in gatsby-ssr and gatbsy-browser wrapPageElement and wrapRootElement 09:50 - Consider just adding the layout component manually to each page This will allow you to skip the layout if you need to have a page that isn’t typical 11:21 - Layout is not suitable for unmount animations Orchestrating individual component animations in Gatsby isn’t easy, use wrapPageElement to write your animations or delays for internally unmounted components. 12:59 - use onCreatePage to pass context to the layout exports.onCreatePage = ({ page, actions }) => { const { createPage } = actions; if (page.path.match(/thumbnail/)) { page.context.layout = 'thumbnail'; createPage(page); } }; 14:03 - You don’t have to query for everything Hard-coding data in html/jsx is super valid 15:32 - Gatsby Parallel Runner For lots of images Links Gridsom Google Cloud Cloudinary Sanity Image Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/17/2020 • 17 minutes, 37 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Adam Argyle about how stuff gets added to CSS. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Guests Adam Argyle Show Notes 01:48 - Who are you and what do you do? 04:13 - How does stuff get added to CSS? 06:44 - Github issue proposal or public document Shares use case Problem made succinct StrawMan solution JS demo 10:12 - Time Multiple proposals Comments Back and forth Bikeshedding 20:00 - Editor’s draft spec (Stage 1) CSS typed Examples Provided code logic Implementor interest Can go stale Explainer Implementor Prototype behind flags in browser Intent to Prototype (I2P) 24:42 - Working Draft (Stage 2) WPTs Prototype behind flags in browser Needs two or more to graduate Intent to Ship (I2S) 24:54 - Conference Calls Around 10 items to discuss Issues or proposals Flexible list Things can be injected as emergency Things can get punted to the next call 25:26 - Face 2 Face (F2F) Four times a year Presentations Breakout sessions Houdini focus groups, etc Try to resolve as many Github issues as possible 27:34 - Candidate Recommendation (Stage 3) Could still be behind a flag Edge cases are being worked through WPTs and standards are being nudged into a final state 44:20 - Roles Spec author Community Member Print Color Internationalization Box Model AOM JS APIs Renderers etc Implementor It’s like pub/sub, where spec authors pub and implementors sub, and the community tries to help shape the message that’s published while supporting the subscribers who need to implement and make it real 46:32 - Questions What language is CSS written in? What's the deal with Houdini? Links https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts @rachelandrew @hj_chen Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS 10 Things I Regret About Node https://ishoudinireadyyet.com/ ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× AdamWok Scott:Balance Pad Wes:Security Bit Set Shameless Plugs Adam:The CSS Podcast Scott:CSS Design Systems- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/12/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 32 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about refining your processes, how to evaluate them, make them better, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 04:18 - Find slow process Getting through email Cleaning my desk 06:29 - Set clear goals (smart goals) Is my inbox less crazy? Don’t spend too much time Do a 30-day challenge 09:46 - Ask around What are people you know using and why Time-blocking Batching Eat that frog Links Streaks Matt Cutts — Try something new for 30 days 1Writer Notable Dropbox Notion Obsidian Todoist Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/10/2020 • 18 minutes, 5 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about React State libraries, should you use them, pros, cons, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 01:24 -Context Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: Yes Pros Built into React As simple or complex as you want Cons Takes effort to optimize Takes effort to plan and organize aka can get out of hand quickly 08:49 -Redux Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: Yes Pros Huge user base Legacy of growth and improvements Modern API Even though it’s hard to learn, it has a clear “how to build with it” path Dev tools Cons Complex Thing that calls a thing that calls a thing that calls a thing Confusion around what additional packages are needed, e.g. ducks, saga, whatever 17:08 -XState Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: No Pros Enforces solid design patterns Very safe Awesome tooling like UI to see state machines https://xstate.js.org/viz/ Cons Knowledge overhead - having to understand state machines Complex syntax 23:26 -Zustand Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: No Pros Fast, scalable, easy to use Simpler No context providers Cons Smaller community 2.6k stars on Github Can inform components transiently (without causing render) 27:04 -Apollo Client Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: Yes Pros Fits in well with your GraphQL API Dev tools Cons Complex, large syntax for simple operations Dev tools SSR story is really complex. It’s hard because they aren’t also the framework. 31:35 -RXJS Have we used? Scott: No Wes: No Observable based 33:02 -React Query Have we used? Scott: No Wes: Pros Fast growing community Awesome dev tools Cons Not sure if this can be used for application state or just data 35:37 -Recoil Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: No Pros Very good for complex, splintered state needs Cons Overly complex for most use cases 38:34 -MobX Have we used? Scott: No Wes: No Pros Big community Not just React Powerful Observable capabilities Cons Uses decorators, but doesn’t have to? 43:15 -Easy Peasy Have we used? Scott: No Wes: No Pros Simple API (easy peasy) Redux dev tools supported 45:06 -Meteor ReactiveDict/ReactiveVar Have we used? Scott: Yes Wes: No Pros Very simple Get, set Is Reactive Cons Lock-in to Meteor 46:19 - Final Thoughts On State Wes: Go for simpler solutions Scott: I think application state should be separate from application data, but maybe that’s because there isn’t a solution that does both how I want Links Svelte Meteor Syntax 206: State Machines, CSS and Animations with David K Piano Syntax 268: Potluck - Beating Procrastination × Rollup vs Webpack × Leadership × Code Planning × Styled Components × More! Zustand CodeSandbox swr ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Becoming Bond Wes:IRWIN VISE-GRIP GrooveLock Pliers Set Shameless Plugs Scott:Modern CSS Design Systems- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/5/2020 • 54 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their experience upgradingSyntax.fmand some of the site’s big changes. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:26 - The old Syntax site Next.js Custom server for API - shows, Latest shows, sick picks On-demand page builds Custom routing 06:41 - The new Syntax site Next.js has solved those things now, no need for a custom server. API Routes On-demand page builds: SSG with Next.js. It’s a server, but caches the page builds. Releasing the shows happens with revalidation. It’s statically generated like Gatsby, but you can also choose Custom routing is now done with [pages] Very fast to load Very fast to build Very fast to deploy It’s now a “dynamic static site” Zeit Now 1 to “Vercel” Huge thanks toTim NeutkensandLuis Alvarezfrom Vercel for making it happen. 13:23 - Why not: Gatsby Entire site would need to be regenerated exactly at 9am eastern API of the site would need to be done with something else like Netlify Functions - not nearly as nice as Next API routes Sapper Links Next.js Gatsby Sapper Vercel Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/3/2020 • 17 minutes, 31 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Filipe Névola about Meteor and the exciting things happening in the Meteor world! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Guests Filipe Névola @filipenevola Show Notes 01:20 - What is your background? 03:41 - What exactly is Meteor? 12:00 - What are the biggest misconceptions of modern meteor? 18:20 - What do you say to people who think Meteor is dead? 21:33 - How does data get from your Meteor into your React app? Example of getting data on client side import { useTracker } from 'meteor/react-meteor-data' // Hook, basic use, everything in one component const MyProtectedPage = (pageId) => { const { user, isLoggedIn, page } = useTracker(() => { // The publication must also be secure const subscription = Meteor.subscribe('page', pageId) const page = Pages.findOne({ _id: pageId }) const user = Meteor.user() const userId = Meteor.userId() const isLoggingIn = Meteor.loggingIn() return { page, isLoading: !subscription.ready(), user, userId, isLoggingIn, isLoggedIn: !!userId } }, [pageId]) if (!isLoggedIn) { return Create an Account Log in } return {page.title} {page.content} { e.preventDefault(); Meteor.logout(); }}>Log out ({user.username}) } 27:50 - What do you think is the ideal usecase for Meteor? 31:09 - Why did Meteor 1.0 fail to maintain hype? 36:41 - What does Meteor’s future look like? 45:27 - Are there any plans to integrate serverless into Meteor? 46:55 - Any little known features of Meteor that people might be interested in? Links Meteor Tiny Capital Deno Meteor Galaxy Mongoose Parcel Apollo MongoDB Svelte Meteor repo Meteor Up https://howtocreateanapp.dev/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8A0hHUaCBvuBs0eA5g_q3A Cordova Missive Meteor Forums ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Filipe: 1:Galaxy 2:Terere Scott:Amplifi Alien Router Wes:Parcel - Global Package Tracking Shameless Plugs Filipe:@filipenevola Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/29/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 37 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about noopener and noreferrer and why you should use them with links that have blank targets. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:35 - What’s the big deal? If you have a link that is target="_blank" you should add rel=“noopener” and rel=“noreferrer” Retail Me Not uses it Valid use cases: Same domain change the page from a popup Cross domain changing page data Example:https://mathiasbynens.github.io/rel-noopener/ 05:39 - Why doesn’t the browser just fix it? Safari did - You can use rel=“opener” to allow it Firefox did Chrome hasn’t yet https://twitter.com/HugoGiraudel/status/801475801397030912 10:48 - Does this hurt SEO? It breaks analytics of the recipient site, turning a referral visit from your site into direct traffic, unless the link has UTM or similar tracking parameters. If you have a site where passing traffic offsite is part of the business model, links need an affiliate id instead. Links @argyleink Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/27/2020 • 14 minutes

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about transitioning to backend dev, tips for beating procrastination, Rollup vs Webpack, code planning, growing as a leader and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 02:33 - I am a junior dev, coming up on two years at my current agency. I have been primarily on the frontend using Angular and templating with Handlebars and other HTML and CSS. I have been asked if I would be interested in moving more into backend, with a focus on Node.js. Outside of creating APIs, what else should I do to learn “backend”? 06:08 - I work as a web master and would like to be a frontend developer someday. Currently I am working on a MERN stack app on my own to enhance my skills, but have problems focusing and tend to procrastinate a lot. How do you tackle distractions and get things done? I would appreciate some tips. 11:00 - Rollup or Webpack? Webpack 5 still doesn’t seem to support ES6 module output,as described by Philip Walton, so instead of upgrading to Webpack 5, this might be a good time to think about switching to Rollup (or Parcel). 13:46 - I have been learning web development (HTML, CSS and JS) and am at a place where I can build simple websites for small businesses, but I feel like a beginner and am wondering if you have any recommendations on courses to get to a more intermediate/advanced level? 18:01 - Why should you choose Styled Components over other ways of writing CSS? 22:56 - What are your thoughts on companies that make senior developer roles require leadership responsibilities? A great technical person does not always make a great leader or visa versa. 26:36 - I am often not good at planning out code from the start. I find that it’s easier to start coding, write a few lines, run it to see where I’m at, and carry on. This technique doesn’t work when I need to wait for a deploy to finish before I can view the result, as it greatly increases dev time. Do you have any advice for what I can do better? 31:43 - I have a very random question. for context I’m a Mac and Linux user myself. However, recently while building our company application I’ve noticed that Windows does extremely weird things with font sizes. Since we have a pretty decent Windows user base, obviously this is something my partner and I want to solve. However I’m very unsure of the best way to handle it. It seems entirely different from user to user. How in the world do we as developers account for these inconsistencies? We have tried vertical media queries that more or less kick them to tablet mode. Obviously this is less than optimal. 37:50 - Are side projects common among developers? I recently mentioned to my boss that I have a few side projects - nothing serious, just for learning mostly - and he said he would rather I didn’t, and instead focus on my work. He said he hadn’t really heard of developers doing side projects, and that if I want to work on things that aren’t our work he has other things I can do. Links inputmag.com Focus app TSdx Rollup Webapck Parcel Beginner Javascript Typescript Darknet Diaries ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Malicious Life Podcast Wes:LaCie Rugged USB-C External HDD Shameless Plugs Scott:Modern CSS Design Systems- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/22/2020 • 50 minutes, 41 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about turbolinks — what it is, how to use is, popular apps using is, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 02:50 - What is turbolinks? Generate HTML on the server Send it over the ajax request Load it in the page 03:55 - Who is using Turbolinks? GitHub Basecamp Hey.com 05:24 - Turbo Links javascript browser bundle Intercepts any link click Fetches the page HTML 09:19 - JS Sprinkles Vanilla JS jQuery Stimulus Alpine JS Links Turbolinks Syntax 254: Headless CMS Break Down & Roundup pjax Svelte Next.js Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/20/2020 • 15 minutes, 31 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the future of video for the web! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 08:19 - Scott’s Background in video Started editing in middle school Worked professionally as an editor and production assistant for magazine Created specialty flash video players Have been hosting video content since the start of my web career 09:12 - Terminology Transcoding - digital to digital conversion of one format to another Ingest - bringing a video to a new facility (ie uploaded video file or data stream to server) 10:51 - Streaming vs Downloading Streaming is basically chunks of content at a time, while download is waiting for the entire file to be downloaded before playing. 11:16 - Formats MP4 WebM DASH HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) m3u8 21:35 - Players shaka-player -https://github.com/google/shaka-player/ hls.js -https://hls-js.netlify.app/demo/ dash.js -https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js video.js -https://videojs.com/ jw player -https://www.jwplayer.com/ Bit Movin player -https://bitmovin.com/docs/player Ooyala Brightcove -https://www.brightcove.com/en/ 27:48 - Services Roundup 🐴 YouTube - free Vimeo - $ MUX - $$ Wistia - Cloudflare - $$ JW Player - $ Cloudinary - $$$ Brightcove - $$$ Azure - $$ Bit Movin - $$ AWS - $$ 46:59 - What Scott did and how/why upchunk Mux Video.js Custom uploader Using polling Links Basecamp Hey Inbox YouTube Wistia Drip ConvertKit Vimeo https://fronteers.nl/congres/2015/sessions/jsmpeg-by-dominic-szablewski https://www.vidbeo.com/blog/hls-vs-dash HLS Can I Use youtube-dl Syntax Ep 254: Headless CMS Break Down & Roundup Cloudflare Mux Framer Motion Cloudinary upchunk ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Flexibility Focus Podcast Wes:Mustie1 YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott:CSS Variables Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/15/2020 • 53 minutes, 13 seconds

In this Hasty Treat it’s another edition of the Top Level Domain Game! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:25 - How it works We pick a TLD from a list, and the other person needs to guess: Is it for a country or business? +5 points What country, business, or type of business is it for? +5 points How much per year does it cost to register? You may also say “unregisterable” +/- off by $$https://www.101domain.com/ Is scott._ and wes._available? -10 points for each 04:00 - .sd Scott: 5 + -5 + -126 + -10 + 10 = -126 05:46 - .ong Wes: 5 + -5 + -30 + 20 = -10 07:53 - .koeln Scott: 5 + -5 + -20 + 20 = -126 09:23 - .co.ke Wes: 10 + -15 + 0 = -15 11:00 - .tr Scott: 5 + -5 + 0 + 0 = -126 12:25 - .ist Wes: -5 + 5 + -10 + 0 = -25 13:57 - .xn—45q11c Scott: 5 + 5 + -295 + 10 = 20 = -401 16:40 - .reit Wes: 10 + -1460 + 10 = -1465 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/13/2020 • 19 minutes, 38 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jerome Hardaway about web dev, vets who code, diversity in tech, and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor If you need eyes on your project, you’ll need a domain, and .TECH is perfect for representing your brand. Find out if your .TECH domain is available atgo.tech/syntax2020. Use the coupon code Syntax2020 and get 90% off 1- 5- and 10-year domain names. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Guests Jerome Hardaway Show Notes 01:50 - Captain America of Tech 03:25 - Where do you work and what type of stuff do you work on? 08:03 - What was your introduction to programming? 15:46 - When did you start Vets Who Code? 24:13 - What is the stack behind Vets Who Code? 29:56 - How do you help prep vets to get jobs? 41:32 - How can you be an ally and amplify black voices in tech? 50:05 - Everybody against racism Links Vets Who Code Quicken Loans Eventbrite Animate.css Laws of UX react-spring General Assembly Code Bootcamps uses.tech keycode.info Tech Talent Pipeline @vetswhocode ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Jerome: 1:HBO’s Watchmen 2:https://vidr.io/ Scott:Explained on Netflix Wes:Jeremy Fielding YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Jerome:Vets Who Code Scott:Design Systems with CSS Variables- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/8/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 38 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about forms, captchas, dealing with malicious users, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:00 - So you made a form: Contact form Sales form Email signup for newsletter Bug report Sign up for an account Password reset 03:00 - Now someone is going to: Have a bot that submits it Maliciously write a bot that submits thousands 04:14 - So what can you do? 4:54 - Honey pot This is a field that is either hidden or you tell the user not to fill in Can goof up autofill Works in many cases 07:37 - IP Throttle Only allow each IP to do an action a certain number or times inside a window You may only try signing up once per 10 mins 09:48 Block known ASN 12:37 - Captcha Soft captcha: “What is 1 plus 1?” Annoying captcha: Type these letters Google captcha: Train our self driving cars Hidden captcha Cloudflare hCaptcha Links Cloudflare Digital Ocean Google reCaptcha Cloudflare hCaptcha Cloudinary Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/6/2020 • 20 minutes, 39 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about what they wish existed in React! DevLifts - Sponsor Refactor your body with DevLifts. They have a few different programs: 1) fit.start (normally $19/month) has a few options (lean, bodyweight, and strong). Workouts are delivered via email each month, with access to a Slack community for questions and accountability. 2) Premium (normally $199/month) is a custom-tailored option, where you get your workouts and nutrition advice after answering a questionnaire. They also check in with you each week via Slack to see how it's going and make changes if necessary. Get 50% off fit.Start plans with code SYNTAX and 50% off Premium with code TASTY. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Show Notes React 03:53 - Unmount delay for animation 06:20 - Suspense with SSR released (or not because I think they are shelving it) Dan's tweet: https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/1259614150386425858 09:24 - File based components Like Svelte and Vue This would look like a file with a special scoped tag per page. 11:50 - Prevent Default shortcuts 13:00 - No more useIsoLayoutEffect useLayoutEffect on SSR should just work without a custom hook Simple data fetching strategy based on promises 15:52 - Recommended hooks E.g. "here is the best way to do things" Official list of best practice hooks 18:25 - A good form strategy Bind inputs to state directly without any change handlers Inputs and forms all around need more magic - it's painful 20:43 - Write once deploy everywhere Not likely ever E.g. automatic transformation into react-native (obviously not going to happen) 22:28 - Compile time directives https://github.com/bukharim96/directive-x 25:11 - Slots instead of children Allows for things like named slots more explicit than children JSX 26:44 - Removal of htmlFor, className and all other abominations of html 29:09 - Import Raact from React for JSX to work Soon will be fixed https://github.com/babel/babel/pull/11154 react-require 32:31 - Better conditional / if statement syntax 33:09 - Fragments by default Just do it for us - the error message already knows 33:54 - Automatic key ids If mapping an object, check for common _id or id 36:36 - Simple scoped CSS built in 37:29 - Short hand for props with same name is prop={prop} 39:00 - Prop interpolation without backticks: name="$first $last" Or just backticks without brackets name=${first} ${last} instead of name={${first} ${last}} Tooling 39:43 - Story for typescript/prettier/babel 40:11 - Automatic a href client side routing 41:51 - Scaffolding and component generation Links Svelte Vue React Native NativeScript react-spring Paul Henschel Scream Sneeze: https://twitter.com/morganc_smith/status/1235332301044801538 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Software Engineering Daily Podcast Wes: PicQuic Screwdriver Shameless Plugs Scott: Sapper For Everyone - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: Wes' New Gatsby Course - Use the coupon code 'Syntax' for $10 off! 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

7/1/2020 • 51 minutes, 55 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about rural and mobile internet — options, tools, and things to be aware of. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 05:04 - Satellite High latency Satellite congestion Oneweb Starlink 08:43 - WISP Can be different techs - LTE, LOS, Long range WiFi Local towers put up in town 900mhz, 5 + 2.5gz Pretty cowboy 12:09 - Cellular LTE Goes over the cell signal Can be super fast or slow depending on your reception Cell plans can be rate limited 12:52 - Routers WE826-T2 Rooter / Golden Orb / Wifix Based on Open WRT https://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/ Nighhawk M1 ZTE MF288 17:03 - Modem Two types of modems: Host modems PCI-e / M2 Cards Sierra Wireless AT Commands Band locking Enable carrier aggregation Get detailed values on modem power See cell tower IDs 23:16 - Antennas Omni Yagi Gotta get them high Lots of connectors - Type N, SMA, RP SMA 25:47 - Boosters Adds noise 26:04 - Plans Some plans are phone only Some plans are tower restricted Most Hot spot plans are a rip off Calyx Institute Canada: Bell Internet Five Telus Smart Hub 29:27 - Speeds Depends on tower, congestion Depends on pre paid, post paid or first responder Depends on if you hit the cap or not 30:15 - Tools: Cell Mapper LTE Hacks Facebook group LTE Fix website Links Syntax 169: Hasty Treat - Remote Internet Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/29/2020 • 34 minutes, 19 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about libraries vs frameworks, Firefox, who would win a thumb war, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 01:37 - Q: Why does React bill itself as a library instead of a framework? 03:14 - Q: Are y’all still using Firefox now that it has been six months? 06:30 - Q: Is it possible to do a hasty treat regarding the Brave browser? Would love to hear your opinion on the tech, view on the approach and why we could need another browser in 2020. Peace! 09:34 - Q: Who would win in a thumb war, Wes or Scott? 10:56 - Q: What are your thoughts on XState and state machines for managing state in apps? I’ve been super interested in trying to use it, eager to hear what you both think. Also, wondering if you’d have any recommendations on how to use it with Apollo, whether to use XState’s internal context to store app state, or use the Apollo cache. 14:53 - Q: Should I start a new project with jQuery or React? 17:21 - Q: I’m a young teen (npm installcan be agonizing sometimes, not to mention the amount of space node_modules take up on a device with 16GB of storage! So basically, any pointers on getting income (and practice!) in the web development field when your under 16? And just in general, what advice do you have to young teen learning to code? Thanks in advance! P.S. You know you’ve got something going when a teenaged boy would rather listen to your podcast than watch Star Wars or Marvel with his friends! ;) So keep up the amazing work. 22:12 - Q: Is it worth my time to learn design patterns in JavaScript? 24:28 - Q: I have a question regarding Figma design to HTML/CSS conversion. When translating the design into code, do you keep the font-size, padding, height of images the same as defined in design or do you take something different? Let’s suppose top nav bar is 115px, then do you make it the same as well, or something else? 29:03 - Q: You both are great at technical communication — how do you get better at technical communication when self-learning? 33:06 - Q: What tools (or other methods) do y’all use to manage spinning up new projects with all the assorted directory structures, tools, and configs, you prefer? For example, when I start a new project, these days I like TS, Prettier, ESLint, and want those to play nicely together. I find I’m constantly copying files from one project to the other but haven’t found a good abstraction that allows me to setup a new project with the assorted files. Bonus points for a solution that can keep shared configs and deps up to date. 36:10 - Q: I am 26 years old and working a full-time job. I am currently looking at the possibility between work and spending time with my partner. I get maybe an hour a week (maybe two) to focus on learning Javascript. I feel like it is taking me literally forever to get anywhere, and when I do learn something, there is always a better way of doing it! And then when I do sit down and get the time I just feel like I have no direction. Your podcast has been giving me small boosts of motivation, so thanks for that. But is 26 too old to make a move into development? 39:39 - Q: How do you step up a web development project to an enterprise-level? There are so many simple tutorials and quick wins all over the internet, but how do you get more knowledge about bigger enterprise-ready technical stuff. E.g. How to organize a Vue app with >60 different pages? How do you organize the REST-ful API? How do you resolve dependencies between API endpoint 1 and API endpoint 2? How do you share information between multiple components in VUE-State-Management? 42:44 - Q: I’ve done Wes’ NextJS course and he uses Styled Components instead of Next’s own styled-jsx. What are your opinions on styled-jsx, and why you do (or do not) use it? Links React Firefox Brave CodeSandbox VS Code in the browser CodePen Source Making Design Patterns Figma Auto Layout ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: 1:Myths and Legends Podcast 2:Fictional Podcast Wes:Parchment Paper Baking Sheets Shameless Plugs Scott:Sapper For Beginners- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner JavaScript Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/24/2020 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS functions, what they are, how to use them, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:13 - attr() 04:14 - calc() 06:05 - :is() 07:20 - sin, cos, tan, acos, asin, sqrt, pow 08:52 - clamp() 12:13 - minmax() 14:24 - fit-content() 15:35 - filter blur() grayscale() sepia() opacity() contrast() url() Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1256229763225657348/photo/1 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/22/2020 • 19 minutes, 45 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes continue their discussion of fundamentals — Bash, text editors, Regex, Github, Dev tools, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:17 - Typing Take an online typing test or skills -https://www.keybr.com/ 07:02 - Bash / Terminal WSL What directory am I in? SSH How to copy / paste / remove files and folders z Nice prompt (ZSHorfish) Know how to get out of VIM/VI and how to use it for fast editing Know how to make an alias 13:19 - Text editors Command Palette Keyboard shortcuts (just look them up!) Click through to source Multiple cursors Find/replace master Find and replace across files 18:37 - Regex Regex101 https://regexone.comwill teach you just enough 22:03 - OS Basics Switching apps Unzipping File organization Searching for/in files 28:50 - Googling Learn how to google well What words to use and what not to Basic operators “-”, ", UseReddit: for opinions Add dates - example: Library has been out for 6 months, and you can filter out 33:08 - Navigating GitHub Explore for finding interesting projects and creators Know how to clone a repo Create repo and push to it https://octolinker.now.sh/to click through to files UseOctotreeto navigate 36:20 - Navigating source View source Where to start in a repo (ie the entrance to a project) Most code repos are easier to read and understand than you give yourself credit for - it will improve your code reading and parsing skills Access to the minds of other developers 37:31 - Knowing how to pick the right dev tools pane Is it network based? Does it happen once you click something? Toggling CSS on/off When console logging makes sense vs using a better tool Links TypingTest.com Wes’ Command Line Power User Karabiner BetterTouchTool Alfred ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Fabric of the Cosmos Wes:Cosmonaut Stylus Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/17/2020 • 44 minutes, 47 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott tells Wes about his new Linux laptop — what it is, why he did it, pros and cons, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:38 - Why? 04:20 - What is System76? System76 Lemur Pro 08:53 - What is Pop OS? Pop OS 09:41 - How has Linux compared to Mac? Pop OS is a great distro with lots of features, but command line knowledge is still necessary 10:07 - I can still run: Alfred Figma VSCode DaVinci Resolve Zoom Brave Chrome Firefox 10:43 - I can’t run: ScreenFlow Logic Sketch 13:46 - What do I miss? Trackpad gestures It’s not as polished of an experience Links Dell Toughbook Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/15/2020 • 22 minutes, 27 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Ian Ramzy aboutZipCall.io — how he built it, why, and some of the surprising choices he made along the way. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Stackbit - Sponsor Stackbit offers developers tools that enable things like inline content editing, live previewing of content changes, and collaboration features on your Jamstack site, without code changes. That's why Stackbit is the best way to Jamstack. stackbit.com Guests Ian Ramzy Show Notes 02:08 - Who are you and what’s your background? 05:34 - Why did you build this? 13:55 - What is it built in? Express server Web sockets 16:10 - Why is there no tooling? GetUserMedia WebRTC Twilio STUN/TURN/ICE infrastructure https://www.twilio.com/docs/stun-turn/faq VideoChat.peerConnection = new RTCPeerConnection({ iceServers: token.iceServers, }); 24:31 - How does your server deal with an influx of users? 27:11 - How do each of these features work? Auto-scaling video quality Text chat Screen sharing Picture in picture Live captions Loading animation No download required, entirely browser based Direct peer to peer connection ensures lowest latency Single use disposable chat rooms 41:32 - Have you looked into any of the recording APIs? Links ZipCall Zoom jQuery WebTorrent Heroku Adopter.js Figma ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Ian:Notion Scott:Summoning Salt Wes:4 Channel WiFi Momentary Inching Relay Self-Lock Switch Module Shameless Plugs IanZipCall Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/10/2020 • 54 minutes, 29 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back with part 2 on how to develop for slow internet connections. Kyle Prinsloo Freelancing - Sponsor Kyle Prinsloo teaches you everything you need to know about freelancing, including how to quit your job, earn a side-income and start taking control of your life. Check it out atstudywebdevelopment.com/freelaning. Use the coupon “SYNTAX” and get 25%. Show Notes 03:27 - Images Resize client-side when uploading Lazy load or progressive JPG Width + height so the content doesn’t shift with placeholders Compress your images - lossless and lossy Use SVG where possible 08:33 - Scripts + CSS assets Hasty Treat - 5 Things That Make Your Site Slow Hasty Treat - 5 More Things That Make Your Site Slow 08:51 - Video Variable-rate video is key 09:13 - Connections that go in-n-out a lot Save form state on page refresh Show UI when user goes offline window.addEventListener('offline', updateOnlineStatus); window.addEventListener('online', updateOnlineStatus); Retrying in _____ 10:27 - Service workers! Serves up local cache initially 12:05 - Fonts Font-display CSShttps://css-tricks.com/font-display-masses/ Sometimes possible: tree shake your fonts - load only the characters you need font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 14:04 - CSS tricks Text over background image — make sure you also set a color so the text will show while the image is loading 14:37 - Testing slow connections Dev tools Mimic a speed, or 3G Links ImageOptim Slack Discord Cloudflare Workbox by Google Chrome Dev Tools Firefox Dev Tools Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/8/2020 • 19 minutes, 4 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about headless content management systems — why you might want to use one, things you should take into account, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 02:38 - What and why A headless CMS doesn’t mean you have to use a static site generator A headless CMS has an API: REST GraphQL GROQ A headless CMS can pipe its content into: Static Site on build - likeGatsby An app on run/refresh An existing website - widget What makes a CMS? Do you need a UI? What is the threshold? Is a hotdog a sandwich? Things to think about when choosing an API Auth - Rules + roles + levels How easy is it to create new data types? Is it code or UI? Can my mom use it? Can you create one-off content types? (e.g. settings pages) Custom workflows dRafts, revisions, roll backs How are images handled? Do you need another service for that? Pre-determined UI Is custom UI possible? Two-way relationships? Tags? Data validation? UI + API? Hosting? Pricing? Content movability? Can you get your data out? Schemas Users Revisions CORS or realtime API? APIs Can you insert data via the API? (or just pull) NodeAPI Importing data 24:37 - Hosted Sanity Prismic Contentful Dato CMS Storyblok 8Base Agility CMS Seems to be making a big corporate play 36:59 - Self-Hosted WordPress WordPress REST API GraphQL API WP GraphQL Advanced Custom Fieldsfor custom UI Most things in WordPress are custom post types and taxonomies, so data from plugins can often be surfaced The theme UI from plugins is often lost Drupal contentacms.org Craft CMS Ghost Strapi Keystone Joomla(JK!) 44:33 - API (BYOUI) Hasura Prisma Firebase 47:37 - Git Based Netlify Forestry 50:30 - Other Google Sheets Sheety Airtable Tina CMS Not a CMS Markdown under the hood Notion Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1254772936935739393 Pixel & Tonic GraphCool GraphCMS Sapper ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:DEWALT Random Orbit Sander Wes:Shelf Brackets Shameless Plugs Scott:New course on Sapper- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Wes’ YouTube Channel Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/3/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 47 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to develop for slow internet connections. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:26 - Types of Slow connections Slow upload Slow download This could be that your kids are watching a show and your partner is on a zoom call High latency Intermittent 07:47 - Loading UI Show loading UI for everything, but after X seconds Page transitions on SPAs Form switches - enter country, get list of provinces/shipping/whatever 11:58 - Account for XHR failures Sometimes I’m in a loading state forever State machines will account for this 13:26 - “Still working” timeouts Some sort of timeout so the user can get feedback Links Sentry Sapper Backblaze Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/1/2020 • 16 minutes, 18 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about kids learning to code, React sub-components, why it’s so hard to scale, new frameworks, data structures, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 03:11 - Q: Do you think Selenium could get replaced by Cypress in the future? 16:16 - Q: When blogging about code, you need a good way to display snippets of code in your blog post. What are good ways to do that? Should you embed something like a GitHub Gist, or setup something specific for your blog? 11:13 - Q: Do my students NEED to understand recursion to be effective JS devs? 15:41 - Q: What do you think about developing using just an iPad + keyboard + external monitor? To try this, I just moved all my environment to a VM on the cloud and configured code-server (a VSCode accessed by the webhttps://github.com/cdr/code-server). Works pretty well! The only problem now is that the iPad has a bad resolution on the external monitor when I’m using the browser. 22:43 - Q: I often find myself refactoring sub-components out of a component once it gets too big. This however is very tedious, especially if the sub-component is tightly coupled with the component and thus needs to take a lot of props. Do you have any suggestions? Do you just let the component grow bigger in a case like that? 26:15 - Q: [Insert Hoser related greeting here], during quarantine I’ve tried to come up with an outline for creating a goofy Pokémon app with my boys (age 8 and 5). They’re obsessed with Pokémon right now and I figure this could be a fun little group activity. I see how much they struggle focusing on some of the online instruction they have through school, and they’re a bit fatigued with “learning” right now. We tried doing a bit of scratch/scratch jr. I figured a fun-themed project could help them stay engaged with learning, but I’m struggling with where to start. How would you go about creating a course/activities (like Wes’ Javascript 30 course) specifically designed for primary/elementary aged kids? 30:52 - Q: How much should someone who wants to work as a web developer (starting in a junior position) know about data structures and algorithms? Should I practice algorithms and do questions before applying for jobs? 33:53 - Q: I’m working with a friend to start up a website for our YouTube channel, and we’re getting into podcasts too (not tech-related so no competition, no worries). I’m thinking about trying to host my own RSS feed for podcasts to save some bucks. Am I crazy? 36:27 - Q: Do you guys name your colors in terms of the color or the use of the color. For example, say you styled all your links to be purple. Would you name that color “purple” or “link”? 41:00 - Q: I’ve been listening to you for about a month and really dig it. I’m working on an app that will require a couple of different databases. I’ll need a database for user information, and a larger database for application data. The app does some analytics stuff, so data is critical. I’m getting lost in the world of hosted database options (mLab, Digital Ocean, etc.) and big cloud providers (AWS, Google, etc.). Could you guys talk a little bit about how you choose database hosting? Bonus question - have you ever used Auth0 or Okta for user authentication? 45:09 - Q: I’m a bit confused about using GitHub. What happens to the files that are ignored, but required for development? What’s the best practice for backing up both? I have used .env files, but not too sure how it works if it’s in the gitignore and the site is deployed via GitHub (like with Netlify). Right now I have a backup folder on my hard drive and I back up both the dev and the live versions with a timestamp, whenever I do a new ‘release’. Also, you spoke about Jetpack, and I’d be curious what’s the best way to do this with a cronjob for example. 48:50 - Q: I was laid off in early April because of COVID-19. I’ve been trying to file unemployment since then. The state unemployment office said they were launching an updated website for filing claims on Friday, April 24th. At 9:00am that day, they ran a banner saying demand has been so high that it’s affecting the process ‘despite rigorous testing.’ Why is this so hard to scale? 55:57 - Q: What is your take on all of these rails-like server side rendered React and GraphQL frameworks? Here is another one built by Michael Jackson, Ryan Florence and some others:https://twitter.com/remix_run. This of course is in addition to Redwood and Blitz. Links Prism VS Code gatsby-remark-vscode CodeSandbox vscode-textmate System76 Linux Laptop JS Refactor ScratchJr Javascript30 GraphiQL Pokedex AWS Auth0 Okta mLab Jetpack Backup Remix Redis Redwood Blitz Next.js Encarta ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:EGO battery-powered lawn gear Wes:AmazonBasics Notebook Laptop Stand Arm Mount Tray Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! 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5/27/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 4 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about IE11 — should you support it, what to be aware of if you do, and what data is important in making that decision. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:21 - When was IE11 made? 03:48 - When is it deprecated? 04:44 - How to make the decision? Look at your analytics Look at your users Is a 2% drop in sales worth it? 09:00 - What doesn’t IE11 have? What can you start using now that IE11 is gone? Modern Flexbox CSS Grid CSS Variables 10:26 - Can you partially support it? Major features Progressive enhancement Gracefully degrade Polyfill 11:16 - What about testing? Links wesbos.com VirtualBox modern.ie IE11 Surface Book Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/25/2020 • 15 minutes, 14 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott teaches Wes about Svelte and Sapper — general premise, best practices, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Stackbit - Sponsor Stackbit offers developers tools that enable things like inline content editing, live previewing of content changes, and collaboration features on your Jamstack site, without code changes. That's why Stackbit is the best way to Jamstack. stackbit.com Show Notes 03:14 - General premise Sapper compiles away, removing framework code from build Component & Props based Easy reactivity Built-in tools like animation Template-based 07:57 - Svelte 101 .svelte files Files can include , , and straight-up CSS Variables are used in templates via {var} - even works Import component and use just like React and Vue 10:49 - Stylin’ All styles are scoped by default global() to wrap around global declarations Language type sass to use sass 12:22 - Reactivity Baked in let count = 0 count = count + 1 will reactively update in template variables are essentially state $: double = count + 2 - to create a reactive variable that updates when another variable updates $: console.log(count) = will run whenever count is update a-la useEffect $: if (count >10) = same… reactive if updates let name in script 15:55 - Props Same was React, but need to be exported before they can be used Seems counterintuitive, but you get over it quickly EZ defaultsexport let answer = 'a mystery'; import Nested from './Nested.svelte'; export let answer = 'a mystery'; The answer is {answer} 20:08 - Template logic If statements {#if user._id} {/if} Loops {#each cats as kittens} Promise tags {#await promise} ...waiting {:then number} The number is {number} {:catch error} {error.message} {/await} 23:12 - Events On directive Functions can also be inline Modifiers Click me 26:11 - Baked-in goodies Animation Dimensions {text} Lifecycle methods Advanced State Via Stores A store is simply an object with a subscribe method that allows interested parties to be notified whenever the store value changes. import { writable } from ‘svelte/store’; export const count = writable(0); count.update(0) Slots React helmet like stuff, ie 36:39 - Sapper Similar to Next.js Folder routes Static export with all of the good stuff like service workers and preloading Links Svelte Sapper r/webdev Vue.js ScottTolinski.com WesBos.com Next.js ScottTolinski.com Github Repo Gatsby.js Shawn Swyx ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Lewisia Battery Backup Solar Fountain Pump Wes:Firefox Containers Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUpTuts YouTube Channel Wes:Wes’ New Website Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/20/2020 • 50 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Scott’s new website! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 02:25 - Relaxed fit development Not concerned with it being perfect Will act as a loose digital garden, so it needs to be flexible Keep my talks and podcast appearances somewhere 04:40 - The stack Svelte / Sapper CSS variables Static generation with markdown No API Hosted on Netlify 08:15 - Why? I dropped that db life in 2015 and never looked back I’m a developer - markdown is good for me I like a playground for ideas, so the new site throws out any idea of formality and dives into being a playground for myself. Full page animations. Orchestration. Fully SSG. Code is painless to add to — adding a blog post is as easy as creating a markdown file Links ScottTolinski.com Svelte Sapper Maggie Appleton Shawn Swyx Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/18/2020 • 14 minutes, 59 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about what is new in Javascript — a whole bunch of new stuff that you can use now and in the next sixth months or so. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes ES2019 04:03 - Array.flatMap() 05:30 - Array.flat() 07:37 - Array.fromEntries() 09:50 - String.trimStart() and String.trimEnd() 11:23 - Function.toString() 11:57 - Object Key Order Integer keys in ascending order (and strings like “1” that parse as ints) String keys, in insertion order (ES2015 guarantees this and all browsers comply) Symbol names, in insertion order (ES2015 guarantees this and all browsers comply) ES2020 14:50 - Big int 18:09 - Nullish coalescing 20:57 - Optional Chaining 24:55 - promise.allSettled 25:33 - Dynamic import 27:14 - string.matchAll(regex) and string.replaceAll 29:30 - globalThis 30:44 - Module Namespace Exports 33:11 - Navigator.share() API 36:34 - Async Hooks 37:39 - Pipline Operator 39:59 - Top Level Await Links https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1181584047144878080 https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1238472679893671938 https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1230515254687301635 Regex101 Regexr https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/canShare Sketch CloudApp Figma https://nodejs.org/api/async_hooks.html Gulp https://v8.dev/features/top-level-await https://github.com/tc39/proposal-pipeline-operator ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Sapper Wes:Dewalt Oscillating Multitool Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/13/2020 • 48 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes’ new website - its first update since 2014! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 05:04 - The stack Gatsby Styled components React MDX 07:04 - The content Blog posts Twitter Hot Tips 09:54 - Styling Styled components Less 16:54 - MDX 17:45 - Serverless functions Links wesbos.com bos.af WordPress ACF Netlify Gatsby React MDX My New Website! Here are the deets Next Operator Mono Mono Lisa Puppeteer gatsby-image Jason Lengstorf gatsby-plugin-prettier-build Cloudinary Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/11/2020 • 28 minutes, 17 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Heather Payne about bootcamps — how to get the most out of them and what to look out for! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Guests Heather Payne Show Notes 07:52 - Bootcamps What do you teach in the bootcamp? How long is it? SHow do you validate and pick topics? What makes a good bootcamp student? Do bootcamps work? How do you get the most out of a bootcamp? 20:45 - Finding a job How do you prepare for an interview? What qualities, outside of technical skill, do you see in developers who get jobs easily out of the bootcamp? Do you see any common traits in the few that don’t get jobs? What about getting a job in the current climate? 43:30 - Other How do income share agreements work? Pay what you can income share agreements How do you tell if a bootcamp is good? Links Heather Payne Juno College WordPress React Council on Integrity in Results Reporting Zoom ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Heather:Whereby Scott:Original Grind Coffee Co. Cold Brew Coffee Maker (1 Gallon) Wes:iStat Menus Shameless Plugs Heather:Juno’s Continuing Education Online Courses Scott:Design Systems In Figma- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Wes’ New Website- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/6/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about javascript events, and how to avoid some common pitfalls! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 02:23 - Event bubbling Some events bubble, some don’t Clicks bubble Mouseevents bubble Focus doesn’t bubble 04:10 - Event capturing Capture: down, bubble up Canceling: prevent default target` vs currentTarget currentTarget is what got clicked target is what you listened for the click on event.isTrusted addEventListener once: true Links Javascript30 BeginnerJavascript Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/4/2020 • 13 minutes, 39 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about custom hooks, static site generators, code management, CSS, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 04:02 - Q: Could you do a quick overview of how to effectively use a platform likeCloudinary? I have aGatsbysite with a lot of images and want to use something like Cloudinary to help with optimization, but the docs aren’t completely clear to me how to get the most out of their service. 10:58 - Q: What kind of CSS pre/post-processor you usually use? What are the pros and cons of pre-processor (SASS, SCSS, LESS) and post-processor (PostCSS)? 16:22 - Q: What is the most effective way to share a project with the internet and get feedback? I’m in a phase right now where I’m building loads of new web things with React and JavaScript, but the only place I can think to share them is my Twitter, where only like 3 people will see them. 18:35 - Q: What are your thoughts on classes in JavaScript? Do we still need them in 2020, or has the functional programming paradigm made them largely unnecessary? Does the answer change based on the size of the project and/or team? 23:56 - Q: Does ES2020 havevar? Also, is ES2020 a real spec or just a term people are using? 27:37 - Q: Have you triedgqless, a graphql client alternative to something like Apollo client? Very interesting idea for clean and maintainable code. 29:15 - Q: What are the main differences in working for a software agency and a software product company? Pros and cons of each? 33:53 - Q: Advice for having static blog with minimal moving parts? I used to have a static blog but I eventually got sick of touching it because instead of writing content I often got stuck keeping up with all the dependencies involved. 38:18 - Q: Micro Frontends—is it the solution to rewriting legacy components? 42:16 - Q: I am relatively new to web development and I feel like it is very difficult to “catch up” with JavaScript. It seems like whenever I try to contribute an open source, I can’t figure out the code because they’re using newer (and presumably better) ways of doing things. How can I get up to date with everything that’s going on in the JavaScript world? Also, at what point should I start learning a front-end framework? 46:56 - Q: My team and I are starting to write pretty complicated custom hooks gathering data from a number of different endpoints and/or polling certain endpoints on a continuous interval timer before returning it to the component that needs the data. Since this is the case some hooks have gotten fairly large with multiple functions inside of them getting called to get/manipulate all the data, or multiple hooks using those same functions to get slightly different data. Is it a best practice to keep all those hooks together in one file if they support all the hooks? Or should we break the hooks into separate files and move the helper functions into another file and just have one hook per file? 51:10 - Q: Any tips for navigating projects with bad project managers? Working with non-technical agency project managers makes it pretty difficult to effectively plan and allocate time to ensure that all of the projects are done on time, on budget, and done well. It’s important to me to maintain an optimistic attitude in the organization, but sometimes I’d love to just hit 'em with the 'ol “Peace out” and go smoke some pork butt. Wondering if you guys have any good experience managing these types of projects? 55:45 - Q: I’m committing often and early, but this means that I end up writing the same vague git commit message over and over again. I know the solution to the problem is to just be more verbose, but it’s a difficult habit to break. Any advice? Links imgIX Netlify Sass Less Bootstrap Stylus PostCSS WordPress Reddit StaticGen Gridsom Vue Laravel Hugo ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Jelle’s Marble Runs Wes:Hyundai HHC2GNK Vertical Style Electric Air Compressor Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/29/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 10 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about getting buy-in from your team when using new tools. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:53 - Q: "I wrote a long message to our architect asking if I could install prettier into our component generator for new projects moving forward, and the response I got was: “Don’t auto-format, not all devs want that and prettier doesn’t always format the way I like, I don’t want to enforce that on devs.” This sucks because I know the codebase would benefit so much. Right now every time I visit a project so much of the code is not spaced out that it makes it hard to read quickly for me, lots of the React code is bunched up with no spacing - it’s a mess to read for me especially because I am very organized. If this was your situation where you know a new tool/standard is something that can help a lot but it’s shot down, do you just give up? I don’t know how to respond to this because I am the only dev who has ever proposed this at my company and I just started here. 05:03 - Lots to unpack here Some senior devs don’t like getting suggestions from other devs. There is a sense that these things change quickly and I bet there is some anxiety over that at play here. Senior devs know better than to slap new tools into the codebase because they have probably done it and regretted it. What if it broke your code. 08:20 - So what can you do? Ask for their thoughts on a tool instead of suggesting it - it seems you have done this already Show the dev that even though it looks weird, it’s better for readability. Look at existing guidelines and try to match the settings as close as possible (not always an option with prettier). Put together a solid argument for it, written down. Use it in a smaller project. Everyone is against prettier at first, but once they use it, they realize how amazing it is. Can you just Prettier the code yourself and then format it otherwise before you check it in? This depends on if you have existing formats. Links Prettier js-beautify Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/27/2020 • 17 minutes, 34 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about mobile first development, ES6 arrow functions, Deno.js, tips for refactoring your code, best e-commerce platforms and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 02:50 - Q: Wondering about your take on mobile first design and implementation? Do you throw the desktop styles or the mobile styles in media queries? Any opinions about that? I’m switching a lot between projects that do it differently, and it really makes my head melt. 08:24 - Q: What is the difference between the ES6 arrow functions and a normal function? When would you use a normal function instead of an arrow function or the other way around? 13:54 - Q: What are your opinions or experiences on developing 360/VR experiences on the web? There are a few frameworks out there for building such experiences, likeA-FrameandReact 360. I was wondering if you had any experience using such frameworks or building these types of things, and do you think that this could become a big thing for web development in the future? 19:02 - Q: How do you define senior developer? What is the difference between intermediate and senior developers? 21:37 - Q: I was curious knowing your opinions regardingjson:apiand its consumption in React. Is it still a good pick compared toGraphQLor normal rest/json? 27:30 - Q: What’s your take onBlitz.jsandRedwoodJS? Would you use a framework like this to build a large & scalable web app? 30:54 - Q: What do you think ofDeno.jsreaching version 1.0? Is it really going to be a Node successor, or is that just marketing hype? 34:34 - Q: When you are looking to refactor code, do you have a process you like to follow? 41:35 - Q: Which technology stack would you choose in 2020 for an e-commerce website and why? 46:32 - Q: I’m confused about developing a website for a client. I feel like most, if not all, clients want to take administrative control at the end of the project to be able to handle things themselves. Does this mean the only option for client projects is WordPress? I got really excited about making a client’s site in Gatsby, but they would need to be a coder to be able to edit the content of the site or maintain it. Am I missing something here? 49:52 - Q: How do I use prop types to check a component when getting the props from context instead of passing them down? 51:51 - Q: Should I use themongoDBormongoose node modulein my project? What are the differences? 55:48 - Q: Is it a bad practice if I mix upReact BootstrapandMaterial UIin one React project? Links gqless Prisma The Blitz.js Manifesto (A New Fullstack React Framework) Begin Shopify Snipcart Magento Sanity Gatsby Syntax 157: Hasty Treat - What is a Headless CMS? @dog_rates Wondery - Joe Exotic ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Jackbox Games - Murder Party Two Wes:Tiger King Shameless Plugs Scott:Custom React Hooks- Currently 50% off! - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for an additional 10% off! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/22/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 46 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes continue their discussion of website page speed — five more things that make your site slow! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:01 - Shipping too much JS Code splitting Webpack Bundle Analyzer Look at dependencies of libraries Use fewer libraries 06:38 - Not bundling code Build process 08:24 - Not compressing code Google Closure Compiler Gzip via your server serving assets Minify CSS + JS 11:45 - Loading JS asynchronously Where should I put tags in HTML markup? Solution: Lazy load JS as needed Solution: Show HTML first, load JS in the footer Solution: Use Async + Defer 16:42 - Missing indexes on DB What is a DB index? Where should you add them? MongoDB Compass Links Syntax 239: Hasty Treat - 5 Things That Make Your Site Slow Google PageSpped Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/20/2020 • 21 minutes, 11 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about emergency UI when building a website. During an emergency, you need to relay information to your website visitors as quickly and efficiently as possible. How do you do that? What do you need in place on your website? Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 5:40 - Banners and popups Interfere Static Dismissible Cookie/localstorage When that popup is updated, it should show again. Maybe use a hash of the content? Or length? Something that resets itself every time the content is updated. Private client-side-only PWAs are hard 14:35 - Good styling What happens if they add an image? Do they have access to the branded fonts and colors in their WYSIWYG? Can you revoke 100px red Times New Roman? 18:32 - Page alerts Yellow, green, red Alerts on existing pages 21:08 - New pages Is there a good template for new pages? Can they easily set the slug? whatever.com/covid19 Can they add it to the nav? 23:52 - Google’s “Hours of Operation” Is that easy to change? Meta tags:https://schema.org/OpeningHoursSpecification 25:43 - Other Own your audience! Email newsletter ready to rock Online pickup? Basic scheduling software https://www.cityhive.net/ https://snipcart.com/ Live streaming - have a YouTube account ready to go, even if empty 34:38 - Deployment Detail how to deploy everything It might have been years and the CSS will only compile on Node 6 and Gulp 3 Do any caches need clearing? Does the CSS need to be cache busted? Links 1Password Cloudflare ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Mellow Groovy Sounds YouTube Channel Mellow Grovvy AOR / West Coast Mix #4 Wes: Used projectors are cheap and can be a great deal Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- 50% everything! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/15/2020 • 45 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about five things that could potentially be making your website slow. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 3:00 - TTFB Slow DNS lookup Server on the other side of the world Slow server processing Network speed back to the browser 6:21 - Requests Too many requests Too large Waterfalling your requests 9:44 - Assets are too large Images are the biggest bloat in a site Compress and optimize via build tool or ImageOptim Make smaller Picture fill for mobile 14:48 - Lazy loading lazy=“true” Intersection observer Preload slider images two ahead 18:03 - Not using a CDN What is a CDN? Cloudflare is free, others are very cheap - we used Cloudfront Netlify is free and comes with a CDN Links WordPress Webpack Gulp gatsby-image Cloudinary Cloudflare Cloudfront Netlify Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/13/2020 • 24 minutes, 28 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about working from home. How do we do our best in these unprecedented times? Here are our tips for working from home and staying productive and sane! .TECH Domains - Sponsor If you need eyes on your project, you’ll need a domain, and .TECH is perfect for representing your brand. Find out if your .TECH domain is available atgo.tech/syntax2020. Use the coupon code Syntax2020 and get 90% off 1- 5- and 10-year domain names. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:39 - Your space You need a table Card table or dining room table Keyboard + monitor Don’t work from your bed or couch Headphones can get you in the zone (noise-canceling ftw) 16:36 - Routine Shower, shave, makeup Clear start and stop times - even if that means it’s 5am to 11am because you are splitting Taking breaks is important 25:24 - Focus TODO list - write a list of what you hope to do at the start of the day, check things off, feel good about yourself Eat That Frog - for the 100th time Don’t watch or check the news during work hours Block the terms related to the pandemic or politics on social media - you don’t need that info there DOOM Scrolling 30:11 - Self care Video games or relaxing things post work Exercise Kettlebells, spin bike, bodyweight workouts Stronger by Science has a great episode about this -https://www.strongerbyscience.com/podcast-episode-38/ Zoom Happy Hours Don’t overly rely on substances to get you through Get your VD (vitamin D) Don’t stress out yourself at night - don’t look up news before bed 43:20 - Managing kids and sharing time with your partner First of all, props to you all - this is really hard, mentally and physically This will vary greatly depending on your SO’s job, number and age of kids Our SOs have work and jobs of their own Watching young kids is hard work Give each other 30 min brakes Kids need routine - put something in place Some times Uncle Mickey needs to take over, and that’s ok Communication is key Schedule Examples: 6-12 and 12-6 4 hours each 2 hour trade off Focus time (calls, deep work) and half-focus time (emails, etc.) Have empathy with everyone: co-workers, SO, kids Check in on your peeps Keep an eye on your co-workers, even the extroverted ones Links Super Strong Neodymium Magnets Elgato Cam Link 4k Keychron K1 Eat That Frog! uses.tech Animal Crossing Love Is Blind Powerblocks Peloton Strange Brew Wes’ Twitter thread - How are you managing child care? Syntax Twitter thread - Send us your work from home tips! ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Oculus Quest Wes:Slumberpod Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- 50% off! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/8/2020 • 54 minutes, 39 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about abstraction in general as well as javascript programming. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 1:48 - What the heck is abstraction? I like to think of it as sweeping under the rug Vue and React devs should be very familiar with the concept 4:44 - When to abstract When things are getting too heavy Personal preference Some people have an arbitrary line limit 7:25 - When not to abstract When savings are minimal When it just adds a pointless layer 9:40 - Personal code abstractions vs public My personal focus is on API simplicity and baked-in smart defaults More specific Public APIs need to be more flexible or at least for some components Links React Vue Svelte Max MSP chakra UI Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/6/2020 • 17 minutes

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about mental health and web development. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:20 - Depression Honestly just explaining depression would be great. Too many times I’ve heard “but you don’t look sad” As someone who struggles with depression, what are some things I can do to rekindle and things I enjoy like developing and hobbies? This would greatly benefit me for learning more dev related things outside of doing it for work. My depression is due to some other cause in personal life - two years into it. Coding has bought me little life back as this is the only thing I have to do. What can we do from an outsider's view to someone who might have depression? 12:23 - Anxiety Imposter Syndrome x 1000 How to deal with increased anxiety during these times? How to avoid anxiety and feel useless when working products that you don’t appeal to you? Wanted to ask the Dr about why do I feel that I have to work on 1000 projects that seem to never finish? 😣This is inducing a lot of anxiety sometimes. I am on depression medication. Sometimes, I feel scared that I am so slow and don’t feel accomplished enough like people working at FANG, etc, being a SE. How to deal with the anxiety caused by today’s events around the world and the need to isolate yourself from society even though we crave human interaction? 29:12 - Focus and job performance How to keep motivation and focus? I find myself enjoying work but having a hard time focusing on it. All the “distraction-free” apps don’t work because I can turn them off and I feel they literally have no power over me. Hardcore mode Pomodoro technique 35:10 - Motivation and remote work Bore-out Burnout How do you deal with loss of focus and happiness in web development (especially on remote jobs)? Working for yourself at home, you don’t get a chance to bounce ideas and encouragement from others in an office. What’re some good ways to compensate for that to ensure you maintain a positive mindset? Work on new things Find ways to try new things 40:38 - Stress Correctly identifying source of (negative?) stress. Not lashing out when under stress. How to avoid eating to cope with stress? Links Eat That Frog! - Brian Tracy Pomodoro technique Healthline How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Courtney:Animal Crossing: New Horizons,How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk,The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind Scott:The Engineering Mindset YouTube Channel Wes:Toca Boca Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 50%! Wes:All Courses- Eveything is 50% off! Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/1/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about security and how to get good at passwords. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 7:35 - Setting passwords Absolutely 100% must be unique for EVERY SINGLE WEBSITE 9:38 - Generated passwords Make a sentence: lovetoEatPizza Decide on casing Make your own algorithm: 3rd letter replaced by 4th letter of domain number on end is double the number of chars in the domain 13:52 - Use a password Manager Have the password manager generate the password for you Get it on your phone You must go 100% all in 1password Dashlane Bitwarden- open source version of Dashlane LastPass- awful 17:45 - Password manager tips Turn off your browser password manager - this is a crutch and causes them to become out of sync and this is why I see people annoyed by them For the love of god, make you master password something you can remember You can add family members to your plan that will approve it 1password’s Watchtower feature 20:50 - Biometrics Face ID, Touch ID Blood 21:37 - 2FA codes Authy Google Authenticator Authenticator + 1Password for 2FA codes Backup codes You can also backup the QR code 29:55 - Text message codes Don’t My sister got sim jacked, PayPal drained, phone number was gone for 7 days Lock transfer - ask your phone provider - mine has voice recognition Links Have I been pwned? Shop Talk Show: One on One with a Hacker Mailchimp Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/30/2020 • 34 minutes, 43 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about bootcamps, Figma, Gatsby, AMP, Mongoose, imposter syndrome, and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor If you need eyes on your project, you’ll need a domain, and .TECH is perfect for representing your brand. Find out if your .TECH domain is available atgo.tech/syntax2020. Use the coupon code Syntax2020 and get 90% off 1- 5- and 10-year domain names. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 3:02 - Q. Scott, you talk a lot about your workflow with Figma. As a designer going to programming it sounds like the workflow was natural to you. As a programmer trying to move into design, I have no idea how to get started. Could you explain your workflow on starting a new project in Figma through starting to implement in VSCode? 5:36 - The dreaded monitor question, flat or curved? 8:34 - I am relatively new to web development and have learned HTML, CSS, Node and Mongo. I planned on taking your GatsbyJS e-commerce course, however, I have no experience in React whatsoever. Should I learn React first? 12:35 - What is AMP and should I be using it? 16:07 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of building a web app using a framework such as Blitz.js? 21:46 - Would you ever consider moving from Mongo / Mongoose? 24:47 - I am very new to the dev world. Went to college 15 years ago for Comp Sci, but dropped out halfway through to become an electrician. (Wasn’t sure if I could sit in an office all day.) Long story, but I’m wanting to change my career path and I’m very interested in software development. I’ve heard about Modern Labor’s bootcamp and I’m intrigued. I’d like to know what your take is on their program. 33:15 - Loved your recent episode(s) on serverless functions. I’ve implemented a few myself, but I always come back to the same question: how exactly do I secure these endpoints? Because you are charged for compute time, and those endpoints are publicly available, couldn’t anyone just send requests to them and run up your bill? 36:53 - I’ve decided to make a career out of coding and programming and I’m an absolute beginner starting out in HTML and CSS. It might be a weird question but how many/what percentage elements and declaratives do I need to memorize? It’s not that the info is necessarily difficult to parse, it’s the amount of tags that I’m bombarding my brain with is muddying my progress. I’m more of a theory-driven learner so it’s not the biggest obstacle in the world but I’m starting to see the breadth of this endeavor and I’m not sure how to focus my mental acuity. 40:39 - Do you have a standard folder structure that you follow for placing “utility” function JS files? Is there an “industry standard”? I’ve just been usingutilsorutilitiesinsidesrc, but curious if there is a more common way. 44:12 - Is figuring out new techs/modules/plugins/whatever really as easy as reading the docs for most people? A common response to “what’s a good way to learn x” seems to be “the docs are good”. I then open the docs and am absolutely clueless. Are these people just giving bad advice, or do the docs actually give most people enough to go on? For example, I tried to implement username login with Passport using their docs, and a lot seemed to be left out, implying you’re supposed to just already know all this other stuff. It’s a bit demoralizing to feel like I can’t figure out much of anything on my own, and I’ve been doing web dev for a few years now, albeit not professionally, but I have done some big projects that are used regularly. So anyway, just wondering what your take on this common advice is, your experience with being able to figure out things on your own without needing an hour-long tutorial, and so on. I know you’re both tutorial makers, but I don’t get the impression that you two have to take a course to understand something new. 48:19 - Do you have any tips for getting over “code shyness” or “imposter syndrome”? I find myself struggling with this issue from time to time and was curious to know your suggestions for dealing with it. 53:36 - If I rename my GitHub repo, will all the links that are in the wild still work. For instance will github.com/webruinmap togithub.com/newname? Links Cloudflare AMP Blitz.js Brandon Blitz Meteor Mongoose DynamoDB uses.tech Course Report - Modern Labor Passport.js Syntax 058: Advice For Beginners - Tech Skills, Applying for Jobs, Focus, Imposter Syndrome + More Syntax 015: Advice for New Developers, Imposter Syndrome and Interviewing at Google Syntax 075: Hasty Treat - Feedback and Criticism Brendan Eich ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Stronger by Science Podcast Wes:iStat Menus Shameless Plugs Scott:Animating React with Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/25/2020 • 57 minutes, 50 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about purchasing power parity — what it is, and how Wes has implemented it on his course website. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:36 - What is it? 5:43 - How do you calculate it? Big Mac Index Purchasing Power Parity Spotify Pricing Index Glassdoor Just ask developers what they make 8:04 - How do you implement it? Cloudflare headers Dealing with VPNs Does it work with sales? 16:09 - Is it client-side only? Links country-emoji npm package Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/23/2020 • 17 minutes, 59 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about React Hooks, one year later — what’s changed, how to use them, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 1:26 - Hooks vs Render Props Hooks win hands down useState useReducer useRef useContext useEffect Custom hooks to hide and encapsulate functionality 35:06 - How we use them Scott Index that imports all custom hooks Babel alias to hooks folder Import { useHook } from ‘hooks’ useContextState Wes useResizeObserver useForm useGridRower useWickedFavIcon 45:54 - Which built-in hooks do we not use? useImperativeHandle useCallback useDebugValue 48:22 - Are hooks harder to learn? Wes: Yes — but easier to maintain after the fact Scott: Yes — harder conceptually and initially but easier after concepts are understood 50:29 - Are classes going away? Wes: I say yes Scott: Double yes Links Syntax Ep 092: React Hooks Making setInterval Declarative with React Hooks - Dan Abramov babel-plugin-module-resolver awesome-uses uses.tech ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Ars Technica War Stories Wes:Mpow CH1 Kids Headphones Shameless Plugs Scott:All Courses- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/18/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 3 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to hire an assistant — something that can make your life a lot easier as a solo developer. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:34 - Finding someone Virtual Assistant Offset timezones can be handy Flexible is great - two hours here, two hours there 5:55 - Types of tasks to delegate Support Email replies Mail and shipping items Invoicing Expenses Research - find emails for X Blog post edits Sponsorships 14:50 - Standard Operating Procedures If something happens more than once, make an SOP Common questions that come up 18:07 - Tools 1Password Missive Custom backend tools for: Managing courses Issuing refunds Chromebook Google Docs 21:52 - Hours Links 1Password Missive Notion Freshbooks Syntax Ep 184: Desktop & Mobile Apps With a Single Codebase Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/16/2020 • 23 minutes, 11 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about soft skills tips — productivity, planning, communication, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:20 - Productivity Make a todo list and prioritize Get ideas out of your brain Use a tool like Notion as a second brain Batch related things together Recharge when you need it Have a system and stick to it 16:34 - Finishing projects Start Do a little every day Go all-in for a few days Clearly identify what needs to be done (Github issues, todo app) 23:30 - Planning tips I use Mind Node Whimsical Write it down when you have an idea Put everything in a calendar 30:24 - Communication Be honest and upfront with deadlines Give yourself padding — many people are overly optimistic Don’t let people expect communication from you, at all, or at all times Assume good intentions Don’t be a jerk to clients or coworkers 40:28 - Skill and career advancement FDD — fun driven development Share what you learn Don’t let other’s progress get you down — there is always someone smarter doing crazier stuff Solve your own problems Apply and interview for anything that’s interesting Track your progress I want to ___, I wish I could ____, You are lucky that you get to _____ Just start! Seriously. Plan on doing something. Links Todoist Things Notion Evernote Notable Beginner Javascript Level 1 Electron uses.tech Rework Jason Freid David Heinemeier Hanson It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work Mind Node Whimsical Javascript30 CodeSandbox Streaks Xerf Xpec YouTube Channel ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Katsumi Horii Project - Sky Cruisin’ Album Wes:AmpliFi ALIEN Router Shameless Plugs Scott:Animating React with Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/11/2020 • 1 hour, 53 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott asks Wes about Cloudflare — which services he uses, which ones he doesn’t, why, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:45 - What do you personally use Cloudflare for? DNS provider Domain registration at cost Caching DDoS protection Hiding server IP address Free HTTPS Firewall rules Scrape shield Lightweight stats Serverless functions DNS Cloudflare Warp 16:40 - What are you not using? KV storage Video streaming Deep customization around blocking/errors 19:49 - How do you set it up? Links Cloudflare Beginner Javascript Digital Ocean DNS Simple Let’s Encrypt Syntax Ep 224: Serverless / Cloud Functions - Part 1 Begin 7-Eleven hit “Dance The Slurp” Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/9/2020 • 25 minutes, 47 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes do a part 2 about Serverless — databases, files, secrets, auth, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:47 - Wes tried Cloudflare Workers Also this is so cool: Hey Wes, just listened to the latest Syntax episode on the serverless setup. Not sure if it’s an episode idea or not, but if you wanna do a bit of a dive on Cloudflare’s service workers, I’m currently leading an “invisible infrastructure migration” right now from a legacy WordPress setup to a new Storyblok/Netlify setup. We’re using Cloudflare’s service workers to basically “stitch” the headers/menus/footers from the old WordPress site into our new Netlify pages, but serving the page back as if it was part of the normal domain. This means we can migrate from the old to the new slowly without massively disrupting SEO, doing a lengthy/costly rebuild, etc. A word on Digital Ocean Kubernetes + FAAS allows you to scale up/down 13:54 - Secret management Some have a great UI Some have a CLI Some only have production Some have dev/staging/prod 16:24 - Vendor lock-in Two kinds of vendor lock-in Lock into a low-level provider (Like AWS, or MongoDB) Lock into a framework Questions to ask: Can I go, take my app as-is, and host it on another provider? Can I refactor the config and run my code as-is? Do I need to refactor my code for it to run on other platforms? Next.js will only run on Now There is a community package Begin all runs on Arc.codes Firebase is locked in? 25:12 - Sharing dependencies Each function will have its own package.json, which can be a pain Publish utils a private module AWS Layers Import/export Bundle and tree shake 30:26 - Local development Now dev NPX sandbox Wrangler for Cloudflare workers 36:40 - Existing applications Difficult to move with many routes, but easy to move a Graphql API that has one single route Maybe do piece by piece instead of all at once Begin has http express method 45:21 - Data Any DB you want Dynamo DB integrated into many Firebase KV Storage for Cloudflare workers Fauna 48:14 - File storage Generally files go in the associated file place like Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudinary Many also have this integrated as well 52:18 - Auth Serverless is ephemeral and stateless JWT likely as sessions will work, but doesn’t really make sense Links Cloudflare Workers Akamai MongoDB Stitch Hitler uses Kubernetes Digital Ocean Kubernetes Firebase Google Cloud Architect Next.js Now.sh Begin Netlify Now Wrangler Apollo Federation Monaco Postman Codesandbox DynamoDB Amazon S3 Backblaze B2 Cloudinary ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Power of Bad by John Tierney Wes:Socket Organizer Shameless Plugs Scott:Animating React with Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/4/2020 • 1 hour, 37 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about container queries, what they are and how you can use them. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:30 - The General Idea Toward Responsive Elements — Brian Kardell 6:20 - Problems It’s not as easy as, “how do we write them” Some of the requirements may need a fundamental change to browser engines May be very impractical and take a long time “Did you know, for example, that there are multiple many year long efforts with huge investments underway already aimed at unlocking many new things in CSS? There are - and I don’t mean Houdini!” ~ Brian Kardell 8:56 - What’s been happening? Lots of conversations Dead ends “How do we make this into more solvable problems?” and “How do we actually make some progress, mitigate risk - take a step, and and actually get something to developers?” ~ Brian Kardell ‘containment’ and ResizeObserver, Implemented in all browsers in about 2 years 12:00 - Progress Lot’s of discussion Goog, Moz, Apple, smart people Not there yet Big ideas that could go somewhere .foo { display: grid; grid-template-columns: switch( (available-inline-size > 1024px) 1fr 4fr 1fr; (available-inline-size > 400px) 2fr 1fr; (available-inline-size > 100px) 1fr; default 1fr; ); } “A whole lot of the problems with existing ideas is that they heave to loop back through (expensive) phases potentially several times and make it (seemingly) impossible to keep CSS rendering in the same frame.” ~ Brian Kardell Or a system based on resizeObserver “In the coming months I hope to continue to think about, explore this space and continue discussions with others. I would love to publish some research and maybe some new (functional) experiments with JS that aim to be ‘closer’ to a path that might be paveable.” ~ Brian Kardell https://github.com/ZeeCoder/container-query https://github.com/FreddyFY/styled-container-query Links uses.tech Ian Kilpatrick Jared Palmer’s tsdx Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/2/2020 • 24 minutes, 14 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about Gastby vs everything, Next, Vue, Rails, working with agencies, CSS, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Kyle Prinsloo Freelancing - Sponsor Kyle Prinsloo teaches you everything you need to know about freelancing, including how to quit your job, earn a side-income and start taking control of your life. Check it out atstudywebdevelopment.com/freelaning. Use the coupon “SYNTAX” and get 25%. Show Notes 1:39 - This may be a crazy question but I need to build a similar system to Level Up Tutorials where people can access content based on a monthly subscription. Any recommendations where to start with either Next.js or Gastby.js? How do I check to see if a person is up-to-date with payment? 4:14 - What's your favorite new tab page? 6:19: CSS vs SCSS vs Styled Components? When you are developing a React or Next.js application which styling method do you guys use and why? Which one is “best practice”, or a more efficient way of going about it? 11:14 - What do you think of lit-html? 15:25 - I’m relatively new to React, and primarily learning the create-react-app way. When do you go for the create-react-app approach when building an application, and when do you customize the config? I’m uncertain when it’s time to escape the ‘create-react-app’ approach. Also, when escaping it, which main configurations are you grabbing? 18:19 - Is there a reason hasty treat intros are 2.5x the length of normal episodes? Now that Overcast has intro skipping it’d be nice if the intros were uniform in length. 21:23 - I see Kyle Matthews coming out with a lot of input on how Gatsby can be used for web applications as well. After listening to several of your podcasts, where you talk about Gatsby, it doesn’t seem like you agree, and would go for Next.js instead. In your opinion is the development at Gatsby really heading in the direction of SSG and web application? 27:17 - I’ve hopped on the Vue train from jQuery land, and am loving both Nuxt and Gridsome. However, I keep hearing all these good things about Gatsby. Would you guys say that it is worth it to learn Gatsby (and the whole react ecosystem for that matter) over Gridsome? This is mostly for small-medium-ish side-project web sites that connect to a headless CMS. 30:04 - What are your thoughts on CSS pre-processors nowadays? With all the advance and new features from CSS, do you guys really think that it is still worthy to use it those? 32:11 - Scott, can you talk a bit about why you decided to switch back to Meteor after putting in all the effort to convert LUT to Next.js? I am about to start a new fullstack project and was considering Next until I heard you switched back. Maybe I should consider Meteor instead? 40:21 - I’ve recently started an internship at one of my favorite tech companies where I’m using EmberJS and Ruby on Rails. I love the team I’m on (the people are so nice) but I’m not super passionate about the tech stack. I’d much rather be using something like React and NodeJS/Express in my day-to-day coding. Do you think it’s worth staying in a position (if I were to try and get a full-time gig in this role) if you don’t like the tech stack, but really like the people? 40:51 - I’m thinking of doing a bootcamp that teaches Ruby on Rails for backend. I hear a lot that Ruby is a dying language, but at the same time, I know it’s used for a lot of big-timers, such as Airbnb and Shopify. Could you please explain the relevance that Ruby/Ruby on Rails will have in 2020 forward, as well as if it’s worth learning for newer web developers at this point? 45:15 - What is the deal with CMSs/headless CMSs? I hear you guys talk about them all the time (Sanity, Keystone, Prisma?) but I’m not sure what they are good for. To me, they just seem like a UI to my database, but isn’t that what my application is? It just seems like it would be easier to have my frontend talk to my backend talk to my database instead of learning how each CMS wants things to be done and programming for that? Am I missing the point? 48:11 - What does Svelte needs for each of you to use it instead of React in personal and future developments? 50:38 - I freelance on the side as well as have a 9-5. The other dev I work with mentioned he’d help if I ever needed/wanted help on a client project. What are your thoughts on doing freelance work with someone who you also work with at your job? 52:01 - My team is currently in the design phase for a rewrite of our biggest product. We are switching from perl backend (y i k e s) to node (yay) but for some reason, our tech lead decided on hapi for the node framework. I have spent a little time with hapi and it seems cool but I am not sure about its longevity when compared to more established frameworks like express. How do you feel about hapi and should I push for a different framework? 54:29 - I’m a lead dev that recently joined an agency for the first time. What 🔥tips do you have for livin’ and devin’ in that agency life? Especially around time management, time estimation and dealing with clients. Links Stripe Braintree Recurly Firefox lit-html Overcast @kylemathews Gatsby Build Vue.js Nuxt.js Gridsome postcss-preset-env Meteor Ember Ruby on Rails Personal Capital Airbnb Shopify Missive Sanity Keystone Prisma Svelte hapi koa Express Matt Stauffer's Blog ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Caffeine by Michael Pollan Wes:Matt Stauffer - Setting Up Your Webcam, Lights, and Audio for Remote Work, Podcasting, Videos, and Streaming Shameless Plugs Scott:New course on Framer Motion- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/26/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to make servers fast! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:58 - Ram / Memory Things like variables, functions, callstacks, application cache, sessions are all stored in memory Large processes can eat up lots of memory Reading 1,000,000 lines of a CSV npm installing Swap Memory If your node application is limited by memory, it will crash or wait longer for memory to be freed up (garbage collection) Garbage collection can take up CPU resourced High-performance databases 7:52 - CPU The processor on your server - the brains of the computer A task - like 1 + 1, or function handleClick(), takes CPU time - the faster the processor, and the more cores it has, the faster it can think and perform these tasks A faster CPU means your node app will start more quickly 9:26 - GPU Most servers don’t have a GPU GPUs are not only good for graphics, but they are great at solving complex tasks Bitcoin mining is fast on a GPU Machine Learning 11:47 - Disk Space SSD vs HDD The files have to be read from the hard drive and served up to the web server - the hard drive speed determines how fast they can be read, and how fast they can be written SSD is more expensive but makes for a much faster application HDD is cheaper and is better for storing larger files that aren’t as time-sensitive An SSD will mean your node app will start faster and serve up files more quickly Links Atlas Digital Ocean Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/24/2020 • 15 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about serverless and cloud providers - the benefits, limitations, providers and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor If you need eyes on your project, you’ll need a domain, and .TECH is perfect for representing your brand. Find out if your .TECH domain is available atgo.tech/syntax2020. Use the coupon code Syntax2020 and get 90% off 1- 5- and 10-year domain names. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 4:05 - What is Serverless? URL driven Startup/shut down (Heroku works this way) Digital Ocean droplet works differently 8:15 - What are the benefits? Scale up specific functions rather than everything - aka potentially cheaper Security - your singular server instance being hacked is not a possibility Less knowledge overhead required You don’t need to manage your own server Empowers front-end devs to do more Faster deploys Only re-deploy the code that changed 17:05 - What can you host on Serverless? Static Files - SPA (React) Single functions It can be in JS, Python, GO, PHP 18:07 - What can’t you host on Serverless? Entire applications Large apps have slow coldstarts 500mb limit 23:40 - Raw Providers Google Cloud Azure AWS Lambda SAP Red Hat IBM Cloud Functions Cloudflare Workers Kind of cool because they work like service workers where you can intercept any HTTP request 27:33 - Easy Providers + Frameworks Begin + Arc.codes Zeit Now + Next.js Anything + Serverless Netlify AWS Amplify Apex Up - TJ Holowaychuk Open Faas + Digital Ocean Links Heroku Digital Ocean Meteor Galaxy Codepen Radio: Preprocessors and Lambda Zeit Now Wes’ tweet about serverless @maxsteenbergen uses.tech Google Cloud Azure AWS Lambda SAP Red Hat IBM Cloud Functions Cloudflare Workers Begin Arc.codes Severless Netlify AWS Amplify Apex Up Open Faas @tjholowaychuk Scott tries Begin.com SyntaxFM Reddit ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Matt McMuscles YouTube Channel Wes:Modern Vintage Gamer Shameless Plugs Scott:Scott’s YouTube Channel Wes:Beginner Javascript Course- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/19/2020 • 53 minutes, 10 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Framer Motion — why it is so cool, and how it can improve animations in your projects. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 4:53 - The 411 Previous knowns as Pop Motion Pose Animation library with focus on ease of use Utilizes both spring and duration based animations 7:19 - Pose Pose was previously more pose based - aka you made scenes and toggled between them This still exists within Motion as variants, but isn’t the main way 8:06 - The New New motion.div animate prop is basically a live value for the animation initial for initial state exit for animating out with use of animatePresence Hard stuff made easy drag prop Full control over properties like duration and easing Orchestration features, this then that Variants Multiple scenes allow you to orchestrate many animations with a single state change Handles hover and tap easily Scroll values SVG path animations 19:45 - Final Thoughts Framer Motion is easier React Spring is much smaller React Spring makes very complex animation possible Links Framer Motion React Spring Framer Motion Examples Framer X Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/17/2020 • 23 minutes, 45 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about web dev GUIs — what are they, are they going to replace developers, are they good or bad, and more! Hasura - Sponsor Hasura is an open source real-time GraphQL engine. It connects to your databases & microservices and instantly gives you a production-ready GraphQL API. Check it out atHasura.io. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 1:30 - What is “codeless”? The codeless movement is coming in with a force. Are they just selling something? Or is it a real concern? All types of jobs are being replaced by computers Truckers Cashiers Lawnmowers Doctors Why not web developers? 7:22 - First experience building sites with a GUI? Dreamweaver 10:18 - Entire website builders: Wix Squarespace Webflow Modulz Grid.io Wordpress Builders 13:17 - When are GUIs useful? Brochure site Basic e-commerce 20:26 - Is a GUI/Codeless always better? It depends what you’re capable of doing 25:21 - Levels of hell GUI assistance in builders CMS - Just modifying content and basic markup Access to code, drag blocks into place No or minimal access to code No modification outside of options 31:36 - Are there GUIs for making applications? Native Mobile Zapier 36:54 - Are jobs at risk? Yes I think a lot of WordPress tinkering has already been replaced The guy who knows what buttons to push is at risk? Webmaster jobs where the roll was just occasionally updating HTML and text No Government Educational institutions Major corporations that can’t have their content stored via a service 39:55 - Our favorite GUIs to help development Scott: Netlify Heroku Studio 3T VS Code Wes: Sketch CSS Export Digital Ocean Cyberduck Transmit ZSH VS Code Links Roomba’s first autonomous lawnmower Notepad++ Geocities Angelfire Sketch Figma Gatsby Excel Meteor Recurly Gumroad Begin.com ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Baron of Botox Wes:Owlet Smart Sock Shameless Plugs Scott:How To Build A GraphQL API- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/12/2020 • 52 minutes, 17 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about hobbies — how they can improve your life and make you a better developer, as well as the hobbies they enjoy. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:19 - What are our hobbies? Wes: Focus on one thing, learn it, move along Kombucha, Fermentation and Curing Projects Bike flipping Kids ride on repairs + hacks ATV fixing ICE to Battery conversion Scott: Dance - 15+ years Weightlifting / fitness Video games Watching hockey Design Computing / coding Snowboarding Kung fu movies 9:00 - Why are they good? Fuel your coding project Maybe could even become your key to a job you love They keep your mind sharp Good for downtime Good for mental health and mood Can be meditative Be cognizant of what they do to your mental state Promotes creativity and critical thinking Fun man 17:54 - How do you find a hobby? Wes I always need an end game I want to grow hot peppers I want a wicked ATV for cheap I think batteries are fascinating but I need something real to do Scott - I start with the fascination I think dancing is cool, but I could never learn I think _____ is cool, but I don’t know where to start Deep dark YouTube holes YouTube has an endless selection of educational content Facebooks groups or forums Meetups / volunteering Introverts will have a hard time with this, push yourself 22:50 - What is your hobby? Tweet us @syntaxfm SyntaxFM Reddit Links Oculus Quest Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/10/2020 • 23 minutes, 41 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about running backups and a home server — Synology setups, apps, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:03 - What is it? A little headless computer 5:07 - Drives WD Red or Seagate Ironwolf — They are loud, you can put SSDs in them, but it’s $$ 6:25 - RAID 11:17 - Power Backup Time Machine over the network You can upgrade the memory SSDs 22:40 - Backing up your Backups Mirror folders to Backblaze B2 Slow, but worth it 30:53 - Apps Plex + Emby Storage Analyzer Docker - anything really Node js ;) Security cameras Pi-hole or custom DNS server Moments Drive Links Screenflow Synology DS918+ DS219+ WD Red Drives Seagate Iron Wolf Govee Thermometer Now Squizzy Backblaze B2 Plex Emby Storage Analyzer DaisyDisk Docker Node.js Raspberry Pi Dokku Synology vs Blue Iris Moments app Pi-hole Discourse ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Lululemon Men’s Jogger Wes:DS918+ Shameless Plugs Scott:How to Build a GraphQL API- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/5/2020 • 59 minutes, 32 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the non-glamorous skills that will improve your life as a developer! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 3:13 - Why it’s needed Make you a better dev Make big tasks easier 7:00 - Why we don’t do it Because it’s hard It’s boring - sometimes It’s not our focus 7:24 - Good command line skills Get around file system Copy, move, delete things 8:58 - Keyboard skills Jump by word/line/BOL/EOL Learn 1 new shortcut per week Custom keybindings for common tasks 14:22 - Communication and interpersonal skills Check outSyntax 125: Hasty Treat - Communication Skillz 14:41 - Time management Focus apps to help How long will something take? Revisit past projects when they are done and see how long it took 16:36 - Good file hygiene Good folder structure Delete old cruft Clear your recycle Desktop and downloads are off-limits Create template structures or tools for commonly used structures Links Wes’ Command Line Power User Course Synology VSCode React PropTypes Generate Syntax 125: Hasty Treat - Communication Skillz CleanMyMac DaisyDisk Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/3/2020 • 23 minutes, 24 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about dev culture fit, Slack communities, vanilla Javascript, backpacks, Raspberry Pi, beards, and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor If you need eyes on your project, you’ll need a domain, and .TECH is perfect for representing your brand. Find out if your .TECH domain is available atgo.tech/syntax2020. Use the coupon code Syntax2020 and get 90% off 1- 5- and 10-year domain names. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 3:10 - Q: Recently I took a job as a lead dev doing the exact kind of work I’ve always wanted to do. But after the first week, I really hate it. I feel like I don’t fit in and I’m seeing many red flags. There are no processes and there doesn’t seem to be any real excitement around what we are building. What should I do? Do I suck it up for a while? Or do I start looking for something else, potentially taking a pay cut (and moving back into doing web dev as opposed to building apps) to work at another creative agency with people who are more my jam? 10:32 - Does Syntax have a Discord or Slack community channel to collaborate on topics? 12:00 - What is one thing thatreallyannoys you about Javascript? I’m curious if you could change one thing about the language itself, what would it be? 15:08 - Have you tried Fauna DB? 19:13 - What are your thoughts on including tutorial projects in a portfolio? (For example, putting the Sick Fits site from Wes’ Advanced React course in a portfolio.) I’m relatively new to React and have a couple of my own projects, but a bunch of projects from following a course. 23:58 - A site you’re maintaining is hacked, how do you handle fixing it? 30:28 - My bookmarks are overwhelming! I just started learning web dev and even though I sort my bookmarks into folders, I end up with so much that I don’t even know how to use them. What do you guys do for managing bookmarks on browsers? 34:15 - How would you recommend integrating React and other modern JS frameworks into (more or less) “static” or “brochure” websites? Say for instance I have a banking website that has mostly static content, but also has complicated JS pieces such as calculators, location finders and sign-up forms? I currently reach for jQuery & jQuery plugins for these pieces of functionality, but React and Vue sound like they could also help solve these one-off pieces of functionality. Most tutorials and examples are based on creating apps from the ground up, but what if you only want to sprinkle these frameworks in and only use them where JS is necessary? How might the both of you solve for these scenarios? 38:00 - I was wondering whether you could share which backpack, or bag do you use for carrying your laptops? I’m looking for something that would be useful for carrying my 16" Macbook Pro, but also could hold some other stuff like groceries, clothes, or other various things that one may want to put there. 41:50 - Do you write out a vanillafetch()in your components that need it, or do you use a fetch “wrapper” written by yourself or someone else? If so, what does it look like? 46:16 - Have you ever done any automation projects using a Raspberry Pi? I am trying my hand at remote access to the solar power setup at our ‘bach’ (pronounced ‘batch’) here in New Zealand, which is the same thing as a ‘cottage’ in Canada. Finding it hard to find good resources for this online as most get really technical really fast. My idea is to take the RS485 modbus data and just send it up to a DB every 5 minutes or so. 51:38 - What do Wes and Scott think about beards and have you ever thought about growing one? Links Syntax 215: Hasty Treat - Picking the Stack for uses.tech - Gatsby, React, Context, Styled Components r/SyntaxFM/ Fauna Hasura neo4j Wes’ Advanced React Course Pocket Full Stack Radio 132: Caleb Porzio - Just Enough JavaScript with Alpine.js Peak Design Everyday Bag Raspberry Pi Extreme ironing ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Shogun Wheel Yoga Wheel Wes:Velcro Cable Ties Shameless Plugs Scott:How To Make a GraphQL Server- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/29/2020 • 1 hour, 30 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about community building online — some of the different software techniques and things you can do to either get started with a web community or join one. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 7:16 - Chat options Slack Discord Level Up Tutorials Discord Faster communication 9:00 - Forum based Indexable Searchable Slower communication Discourse Spectrum Facebook groups Reddit Syntax Reddit 27:27 - Commenting systems YouTube comments Comments systems in general Links Github Slack Discord Discourse Spectrum Reddit r/reactjs Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/27/2020 • 30 minutes, 45 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about tech to watch in 2020 — things you should keep an eye on and learn this year! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 6:39 - CSS Subgrid 8:10 - CSS Houdini 11:20 - CSS features not supported in older browsers yet Scrollsnap - IE 11 and up. Lot’s of mobile issues. position:sticky - no IE at all 14:24 - NPM tink installer-less npm Load packages at runtime into a shared cache across all projects Intelligently download the parts you need 17:25 - Yarn PnP Hard links to eliminate package duplication Shared cache across all projects 18:31 - Pika & Snowpack 21:10 - Deno New Node? 25:39 - React Suspense in more libraries Suspense for Server Rendering Meteor New ownership. v1.9 just dropped with lots of promise for future growth Svelte 3 Vue 3 Apollo Next.js 36:37 - Serverless Going to get easier Begin.com Next.js / Now Functions 38:14 - Gatsby A single useQuery (made possible by suspense) 39:36 - Headless CMS Thunderdome 42:20 - Next Gen Frameworks Keystone Strapi Meteor Vulcan.js 43:46 - Cypress End to end testing Currently no Firefox support, but hopeful for 2020 44:21 - Modulz Exports to JS component 45:00 - Figma Was already amazing in 2019 Constantly improving and adding new features Can import from Sketch Links Syntax 109: CSS Grid Level 2 aka Subgrid CSS Houdini Interactive Introduction to CSS Houdini Tweetdeck Next Generation Package Management tink Pika Yarn PnP Syntax 212: Pika Pkg Snowpack Entropic Deno Ryan Dahl - 10 Things I regret About Node.js https://github.com/denoland/deno Cloudflare Hover Meteor Meteor roadmap tiny Svelte 3 Apollo Nextjs Vue Begin Firefox Keystone Strapi Vulcan.js Prisma Hasura Syntax 209: Hasty Treat - Wes Teaches Scott about Keystone.js Cypress Modulz Framer Figma Sketch James Quick YouTube Channel ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Govee Thermometer Wes:Rack Mount Power Bar Shameless Plugs Scott:Fullstack React and Firebase- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/22/2020 • 55 minutes, 21 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes’ new website, uses.tech — the stack he chose for building it, as well as what it does and how to use it! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:23 - What is uses.tech? 5:33 - The stack 8:13 - Avatars 10:43 - Filtering 15:51 - Github actions 19:25 - Favicon 21:30 - Search 22:03 - Hosting Links uses.tech awesome-uses repo Gatsby React Gatsby Node API Clearbit API unavatar Now.sh webserv.nl country-emoji Andrew Luca joi Making setInterval Declarative with React Hooks Netlify Algolia Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/20/2020 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about fitness — how to stay in shape as a developer, nutrition, goals, and more! DevLifts - Sponsor Refactor your body with DevLifts. They have a few different programs: 1)fit.Start(normally $19/month) has a few options (lean, bodyweight, and strong). Workouts are delivered via email each month, with access to a Slack community for questions and accountability. 2)Premium(normally $199/month) is a custom-tailored option, where you get your workouts and nutrition advice after answering a questionnaire. They also check in with you each week via Slack to see how it’s going and make changes if necessary. Get 50% off fit.Start plans with codeSYNTAXand 50% off Premium with codeTASTY. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:42 - Past year reflections Scott Tried several different lifting Breaking didn’t happen as much, so my cardio took a hit I finally found a full body plan / bro split that has been very effective Weight belt has really helped my form Wes Overcommitted in 2019 Feeling great - physically Gained about 12 pounds past where I want to be - rough year! Noticeable loss in energy when I don’t hit the gym DevLifts since November Cardio / HIIT up 12:15 - What we’re doing now Scott 4 day split Chest/Triceps Back/biceps Shoulders Legs Abs every day Wes 3 days a week Set A - Chest and back Set B - Legs and chest Set C - Legs and back Cardio finisher (BLASTERS) At home helpers Kettle bells Foam roller 30:32 - Nutrition Scott Nothing too hardcore, salads for lunch - not religiously though Good dinners IF occasionally (e.g. not eating before 10 and not eating after dinner snacks) Desert items allowed Wes Macro Tracking - still want to enjoy things Low Carb High on veggies Brussel sprouts Green beans Salads Chickpeas Olives Still super into fermentation, crunchy + sour + fizzy + spicy No sweets either Beer is my downfall 41:04 - Supplements Scott Not doing anything right now other than high quality protein On meds for nerve damage Probiotic Fish Oil Psylluim husk Wes Megafood Men’s Once Daily Multivitamin - they are natural and organic, empty stomach Magnesium Fish Oil Lions Mane Ashwagandha Shilajit 53:49 - Year Looking Forward Scott New gym remodel going to help life Yoga once twice a week Breaking once a week Lifting every day Stretching every day VR Gaming (I burned 400 cals last night playing Super Hot) Goals to dead lift 350, weighted GHR, continue to progress at current rate Make cardio a thing Wes Lose a Few Pounds + Energy + consistency Kettle Bells in office Consistent Gym before life takes a dive Lock down macros Stretches Less beer HIIT Links HeavySet App Syntax 020: Fitness, Nutrition, and Losing Weight Syntax 084: Fitness for Developers Skinny Taste Recipes Daniel Tiger MegaFood Men’s One Daily Multivitamin Examine.com Caffeine App Superhot VR ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Fitness Blender Bob & Brad YouTube Channel Jeremy Ethier YouTube Channel Wes:TechBoss Torch Lighter Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/15/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 53 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about a month of using Firefox — what they liked, what they didn’t, and whether or not they’ll keep using it. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 3:42 - Dev tools are really good 19:16 - Browsing experience 22:40 - Setup and switchover tips 26:45 - What we didn’t like 29:57 - Will we stay? Links Firefox Errors in Firefox Debugging messages in Firefox Harald Kirschner GraphQL 1Password WhatsApp Videostream for Chromecast Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/13/2020 • 32 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Fred Schott about Pika Pkg, a new kind of package registry for the modern web. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:24 - What is Pika? 9:40 - What about peer dependencies? 12:53 - What does migration look like? 17:30 - Are these tools making things easier? 21:25 - What is the Pika Registry? 34:48 - What is the Pika editor? 41:13 - Is it open source? 47:30 - What about security? Links Fred Schott @FredKSchott Pika @pikapkg Snowpack Pika Builders Babel Typescript Webpack CSZ Parcel Deno VSCode Entropic Homebrew Plex Synology NAS Luke Jackson Toolsday Podcast ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Fred:Idle Supermarket Scott:Theragun Wes:Emby Shameless Plugs Fred:Pika Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/8/2020 • 56 minutes, 49 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about modules in Node — what are they, how they’re different from browser modules, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:06 - How were they done before? 5:11 - How do they work? 7:07 - How to use Modules in Node 9:57 - Gotchas 13:18 - What should you use? Links Node Node Modules Babel ESM Meteor Keystone MJS Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/6/2020 • 18 minutes, 15 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about fonts, frameworks vs custom, drinking tea, learning to code, client work, and more! Kyle Prinsloo Freelancing - Sponsor Kyle Prinsloo teaches you everything you need to know about freelancing, including how to quit your job, earn a side-income and start taking control of your life. Check it out atstudywebdevelopment.com/freelancing. Use the coupon “SYNTAX” and get 25%. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:01 - Q: When you run audits like lighthouse on a website, do you run the audit on each page? Or have you found an app or hack to run the audit over the entire site / multiple pages? 5:30 - Q: What makes a font “good”? I stumbled uponhaleyfiege.fun/fonts, where she says her first font was not “good,” but it looks perfectly usable to me. When you are picking fonts for web apps, how do you judge them? Is it entirely subjective? 9:14 - Q: As a solo founder, speed is essential. What’s faster, building your own components, using a theme, or using a framework? 12:05 - Q: I’ve never been a tea drinker, but lately I’ve been wanting to start drinking a hot tea in the afternoon (instead of coffee). I know Scott is the Tea Guru, so what would your suggestions be for starting out? 15:30 - Q: Is it worth bundling JavaScript for websites that aren’t using a framework (i.e. WordPress / CMS websites)? The company I work for uses a large enterprise CMS and our JavaScript is just a minified mash of several different JS files, most of which are several hundred lines of spaghetti code. It would be nice to break up all these files in some sort of modular way, plus have the added benefit of using Babel so we can write modern JS. However, the output of the bundled JS file seems massive. Won’t that hurt performance and page load? 21:17 - Q: I know both of you put out a ton of content, both together and individually. I’m just curious to hear if you listen to any other podcasts out there in the land, or any other types of content that you consume to hone your skillz to pay the billz. Thanks! 25:14 - Q: What are your thoughts on Blazor? Is it a good move to be an early adopter of a framework like this, or should you focus on the ones that are already in a fully released state like React, Vue etc.? 28:51 - Q: I would like to ask Scott how you make subscriptions in a website? Also, how you give users a lifetime locked yearly subscription? 39:53 - Q: I feel like other developers’ code is always shorter, better structured, and easier to read than mine. Any tips (or resources) on writing clean, ‘good’ javascript code (or any other functional programming language)? 44:02 - Q: Both of you have CMS backgrounds, Scott with Drupal and Wes with WordPress. When you moved to freelancing, did you build for clients using a CMS? Or did you create custom admin interfaces for clients to manage their own site? You’ve mentioned some headless WordPress in the past, but was that the norm? 47:02 - Q: Hey Scott + Wes, you’re obviously very successful with your course creation careers, but do you miss client work? If people for some reason ever stopped buying your courses, would you go back to client work? Links Lighthouse Syntax203: Hasty Treat - What Are Github Actions? Lighthouse Batch NPM Package Lighthouse Action GitHub Action Next.js haleyfiege.fun/fonts Radnika Next Sipsby Babel Shop Talk Show CodePen Radio Heist Podcast Mixergy The Dream React Podcast Indie Hackers Akimbo Command Line Heroes Blazor Braintree Syntax055: Hasty Treat - User Role Systems Clean Code concepts adapted for JavaScript codecademy Javascript30 CakePHP Drupal WordPress ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Aerial America Wes:Streamer for Chromecast Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/1/2020 • 57 minutes, 22 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Wes teaches Scott about Keystone.js — best practices, things to avoid, why you should check it out, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:10 - What is Keystone? 7:38 - How do you handle mutations? 14:26 - What’s the hosting situation like? 19:34 - Shortcomings 21:40 - Plugins Links KeystoneJS Prisma Hasura Next.js GraphQL Stripe API WordPress ThinkMail Drupal Redux Now MongoDB MongoDB Compass pm2 TypeScript Apollo Helpers GraphCool Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/30/2019 • 27 minutes, 20 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes do a 2019 year in review — the most popular Syntax episodes, what they learned, some personal updates, plans for next year, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:40 - Plans for 2020 Syntax Live March 2019 Plans for 2020 Twitter has done really well for@syntaxfm Community feels great 9:20 - Top 10 Syntax episodes of 2019 Syntax162: The Fundamentals - JS Syntax120: Gatsby vs Next Syntax158: The Fundamentals - HTML + CSS Syntax126: Bootcamps vs School vs Self-Learning Syntax138: What’s New in Web Development Syntax130: The VueJS Show (Scott teaches Wes) Syntax146: CSS the Cool Parts Syntax174: How to Build an API Syntax154: SVGs with Sara Soueidan Syntax106: A Look Forward to 2019 25:17 - Personal stuff Scott Brooklyn Tolinksi 2019 was really tough for me Level Up courses for 12 months Huge changes to my production values and office Huge changes to LUT codebase (React hooks, Typescript, Next.js, Mongoose) Wes New Baby in June / 3 months Paternity Leave Bought a cottage Hardest course to make was Beginner JS — it was a slog, hard to stay motivated at times, with 80 hours of recording alone Course Platform re-write (Next.js) 39:17 - Stuff we learned Scott Better speaker Lots of TypeScript Better debugging Hooks Svelte General improvement in JS writing and programming skills Wes Really good at Vanilla.js DOM API React Hooks Suspense Audio Visualization Shape Detection API - Faces, Barcodes, Text Headless CMS: Prismic, Sanity, WordPress GraphQL, Keystone.js, Hasura Very good understanding of the nitty gritty of JS (closures, objects, this, new keyword, classes, etc.) Links Reactathon freeCodeCamp Podcast CSS Houdini Syntax109: Hasty Treat - CSS Grid Level 2 aka Subgrid Syntax092: React Hooks Dev Mugs TypeScript Svelte Prismic Sanity WPGraphQL Keystone.js Hasura ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Dream Podcast Wes:Synology DiskStation DS918+ Shameless Plugs Scott:React & TypeScript For Everyone- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/25/2019 • 57 minutes, 7 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about launching courses — a behind-the-scenes look at their platforms, processes, best practices, and what it takes to get a course published. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:13 - Scott’s process 8:48 - Wes’ process 20:57 - Additional tips Links Beginner Javascript Level Up Tutorials Figma Tim Smith YouTube Vimeo HandBrake Screenflow Backblaze B2 VS Code Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/23/2019 • 26 minutes, 1 second

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with David K Piano about state machines, CSS, animations and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:30 - Who is David K Piano? 4:00 - Did you have a background in animation prior to web development? 5:45 - How did you build the CSS Responsive House on Codepen? 8:36 - What are state machines? 14:47 - How does it relate to programming? 17:20 - How do you go about changing states? 20:20 - Is this similar to how RxJS works? 21:40 - How would state machine work in CSS? 29:07 - Perspective in CSS 34:47 - How do you like Twitch vs YouTube? 35:48 - How do you add XState to a current project? 41:42 - Visualizing sate machines 46:15 - Do you have a day job as well? Links @davidkpiano David’s Codepen CSS Responsive House InVision Framer Figma XState RxJS React Apollo Vue.js Javascript30 Tailwind CSS GROQ.dev Keyframe.rs Babel Twitch Keygrame.rs Patreon ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× David:Lynn Fisher Scott:The Big One Wes:American Factory Shameless Plugs David:XStateandKeyframe.rs Scott:React and Typescript for Everyone- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/18/2019 • 53 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new 16" MacBook Pro and how it performs as a web development machine. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:24 - Why did the old ones suck? 4:43 - What did we get and why? Wes 32GB RAM 2.3GHz 8-core i9 1TB SSD Scott 64GB RAM 2.4GHz 8-core i9 8gb AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 2TB SSD 9:40 - Is it still the best? The MacBook Pro is the workhorse of developers Keyboard is amazing Screen is even bigger Esc key is back Touch ID is very fast Heat is good Speed is very fast. Great for video editing, recording, etc… Trackpad feels great 15:18 - Still not good: Webcam sucks Ports 16:09 - Y NAWTS: Why not Windows? Why not Hackintosh? Why not iMac? Links 16" MackBook Pro Surface Book Alfred CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/16/2019 • 21 minutes, 31 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes bring you an entire episode of sick picks — the 2019 gift guide! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started atprismic.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:48 - Gadgets Apple Watch Sabrent Qi Wireless Charger Sony wh-1000xm3 Bose QC35 II Sabrent 8-in-1 hub Satechi Aluminum Multi-Port Adapter Anker 5-in-1 quick charge hub 3 in 1 charge cable Elgato Cam Link 16:59 - Smart Home Automation Google Nest Home Hub Wyze cams + plugs + bulbs Ecobee thermostat Google Chromecast Google Home Smart Powerstrip 27:14 - Laptop Stands 12 South Rain Design mStand Roost Nexstand 29:59 - Phone Cases RhinoShield 30:52 - Mechanical Keyboards Ctrl Keyboard Keychron K1 Code Keyboard 34:34 - Mice Logitech MX Master Mouse 35:27 - Tripods Lammcou Flexible Tripod GorillaPod 37:04 - Cameras Sony a7 III 38:06 - Experiential Massage Float Knife Skills Class Butcher Class Cooking Class 40:08 - Food Cold Brew Coffee Maker Prep Naturals Glass Meal Prep Containers Blue Top Creamy Buffalo Heartbeat Hot Sauce Pineapple Habanero Maldon Salt Weck jars Thick sheet pans Precut parchment Instant Read Thermometer Umai Dry Steak Aging Charcuterie bags Mesh produce bags Beeswax wraps Yeti drinkware 49:24 - Grooming & Wellness Theragun Foam roller Power Blocks Japanese nail clippers Links Anker Deal Extreme Prismic YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Pro- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/11/2019 • 55 minutes, 26 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Gihub Actions — what they do, why you might be interested in them, best practices and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:30 - What are Github Actions? 4:40 - Examples of Github Actions 6:02 - Will Github Actions replace continuous integration services? 9:19 - Libraries Links Codeship Github Actions nextdiff Figma Action Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/9/2019 • 16 minutes, 15 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode Scott and Wes talk about tabs vs spaces, coding music, SEO, React vs Angular vs Vue vs Svelte, Rapping, Soy sauce and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:18 - Q: I am potentially starting a job as an Angular developer (modern angular). But I am scared that, even though I will continue to stay on the cutting edge in my personal projects, using Angular in my job will make it harder to get a job after that in more modern tech like React. Do you think there is any truth to this? 5:30 - Q: Yo guys, saw soy sauce stirred up quite the controversy…lol. What are some big developer disagreements you guys have? 11:40 - Q: In JavaScript, ! == is the same as ! =, but I was told there was a slight technical difference. I cannot find what the difference is. Could you elaborate on this? 14:17 - Q: What are the rules on using another dev’s repos as a boiler plate? Example: Using Wes’s advanced react starter files to utilize his set up for my own project? 15:35 - Q: What music do you listen to while you code? As an extension, could we crowd source a dev playlist and host it on Spotify? 20:26 - Q: How do you go about working with different technologies and stacks (front-end related) when you have to accommodate for the client or other developers’ biases towards specific things. For example, you have to learn a different set of tools because in a new project someone doesn’t like what you use and says X is a better tool for the job. 23:11 - Q: I know there is no magic SEO silver bullet, but what are some best practices for implementing SEO into your website or web application? 27:26 - Q: When dealing with responsive sites, how do you go about respecting the request in iOS safari to show desktop sites? 28:45 - Q: I get confused about your usage of the word ‘app’. You don’t make iPhone or Android apps, but you often through the word around like “I would create a Node App”, or “Some of the apps I made” etc. Is it just website applications, or how exactly should I interpret “Node App” or “Web App” compared to a mobile app? 31:36 - Q: I wanted to ask your thoughts on transform class properties plugin from Babel? Heard the podcast on react state, I found it mind blowing when setting everything up without constructors. 36:53 - Q: I am a beginner, I have mostly learned front-end so far (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React). Should I first get pretty good at these before I start learning some back-end? Or, should I actually start learning back-end now and have a basic knowledge of both front-end and back-end? 39:00 - Q: If for some reason React died today and you were no longer able to use it, which framework would you pick up and use full time? Would it be Vue or Angular? Or something new like Svelte? 40:11 - Q: What habits, strategies, or specific tools do you rely on to prevent your hard drives from filling up with useless files? find . -name "node_modules" -type d -prune -exec rm -rf '{}' + 47:20 - Q: Which JS library is most like the Tesla Cybertruck? Links Tailwind CSS Syntax Spotify Playlist Head Bob Spotify Playlist Retired Scenester Metalcore Spotify Playlist DaisyDisk CleanMyMac Backblaze Tesla Cybertruck RxJS SynthWave '84 VS Code Theme RoboCopJS ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Keychron K1 Mechanical Keyboard Wes:Everlane Uniform Crew Neck Shameless Plugs Scott:Black Friday Sale on All Courses Wes:Beginner Javascript Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/4/2019 • 55 minutes, 41 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about new CSS Logical Properties. Hasura - Sponsor Hasura is an open source real-time GraphQL engine. It connects to your databases & microservices and instantly gives you a production-ready GraphQL API. Check it out atHasura.io. Show Notes 2:27 - The Box Model 5:32 - Grid and Flexbox 10:17 - Widths and Heights 11:20 - Text Align Links New CSS Logical Properties! Elad Shechter Adam Argyle Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/2/2019 • 16 minutes, 36 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes celebrate 200 episodes of Syntax with a live Q&A! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:27 - With 2020 around the corner, what are your wild predictions for the the future of web design and development? 8:44 - Are site builders going to replace us as web developers? 13:30 - What does the future look like for Syntax? 19:01 - What emerging tech advancements most excite you for the next 5-10 years? 23:27 - What is the future of web hosting? What should hosting companies do differently? 27:40 - Why do you set your base font size to 10px? 32:40 - If you could go back in time, what would you say to yourself? 36:29 - How do you make an iFrame go 100% high? 39:10 - What’s one thing you see developers stress out about for no reason? 44:46 - Do you feel overwhelmed with creating new content when there’s so much already out there? 48:42 - How do you stay sane with your naming conventions? 51:15 - If Gatsby is best for static websites and Next is best for apps, how does Create React App compare? 54:30 - How much is too much or too little magic in a framework or library? 58:11 - Does Kait ever get tired of you buying a bunch of stuff? 61:45 - What is your office setup? 64:01 - How long until we can use Suspense for data loading with libraries other than Relay? Links Pigeonhole Keystone VulcanJS NextJS Gatsby Meteor Wix Squarespace Modulz Figma Sketch Framer Netlify dnsimple Digital Ocean AWS Heroku Syntax016: Rems vs Ems Seth Godin Notion Laravel Blaze Relay SWR Suspense Project Farm YouTube Channel ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Missing Crypto Queen Wes:Bosch Wiper Blades Shameless Plugs Scott:React and Typescript Wes:Beginner Javascript Black Friday Sale - Get 50% off! Scott’s Courses Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/27/2019 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 54 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about making courses — techniques, best practices, things to avoid, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:07 - Validating your ideas 4:44 - Generating ideas 6:38 - Figuring out which ideas will stick 10:00 - Show your expertise 14:02 - Pay attention to what’s popular 15:50 - Collect email addresses Links Microsoft Excel Stream Highlights Refactoring UI Adam Wathan Steve Schoger Scott’s Svelte 3 course Wes’ Sublime Text articles Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/25/2019 • 19 minutes, 13 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about how to get better at problem solving — one of the most important skills to build as a developer. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS for your next front end project. Create complex content type, relate data, and have your clients edit it all with the Prismic UI. Then pull the data into your project with their JSON or GraphQL API. Try it out with your next project - Gatsby, React + Apollo, or any other language. Check out their examples to get you started atPrismic.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:43 - Gather info What is this thing trying to do? Use tools DevTools are your best friend during this phase 8:01 - Know where to look (and use tools) Dev tools for client side Error logs Sentry LogRocket The most experienced people in any field know how to ask the right questions. Some of this will come with experience and nothing else. If you’ve seen a problem before, it’s easier to solve. 10:00 - Look at the end game What are you really trying to do here? Don’t focus so much on the tech that you miss the bigger picture. 13:17 - Read Again Error logs provide the best clues. Read them closely. Actually read your code — don’t skim it. Write comments while reading it, or follow existing comments — good for documenting, but also for structuring your thoughts. 18:08 - Make it simple (break it into smaller parts) Limit the number of inputs and outputs Get it working in a limited capacity (e.g. safe mode, Codepen, etc.) Comment out major sections of code until you have a working example Does this problem exist outside of the framework? Does this work in a clean environment? 25:35 - Take yourself out of your environment You should be able to take a look at the problem at all zoom levels Does it work locally but not on the server? Does it work in other browsers? 27:32 - Stay calm It’s easy to get nervous or worked up when the stakes are high It won’t serve you to panic. If you are panicking, take a 10 min walk to deep breath Take a shower, lift weights (seriously) 30:14 - Talk it over Getting the perspective of another developer can be invaluable 32:28 - Make things obvious Use debugger or label logs — don’t let it be ambiguous For CSS bugs, use primary colors to make things stand out Use the right tool to make the problem stand out Layers for CSS issues Network for network issues Performance tab (etc.) 35:12 - Use Git correctly to free up your techniques If you’re code commits are up to date, you can heavily modify code without fear of deleting things — just revert to a previous commit once you find the issue and fix. 36:10 - Don’t jump at solutions Take the time to fully dissect the problem Question you assumptions It can’t possibly be a problem with ____. Well maybe it is. Wes once spent hours trying to diagnose a check engine light when the gas cap was lose. 43:51 - Get good at pattern matching This comes with experience When did this problem start? Did we deploy any code? Did we change any logic? 44:54 - Get good at googling Being able to describe your problem is key. Search the error from Firefox Links DevTools Sentry LogRocket CodePen Syntax 154: SVGs with Sara Soueidan @walpolea Syntax 152: Debugging Tools + Tips @bowlendev @dan_abramov Ryan Dahl on creating Node.js @LaurieonTech Firefox DuckDuckGo ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Jeremy Ethier Youtube Channel Wes:Marpac Rohm Sound Machine Shameless Plugs Scott:Typescript in React Course- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/20/2019 • 59 minutes, 40 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about tips for writing good CSS. Sizzy - Sponsor Sizzy- The browser made for developers and designers. Stop manually resizing your browser window and switching between devices so you can test responsive design. Speed up your workflow by developing and previewing your website on multiple devices at once. Sizzy includes powerful features and plugins that will help you take your web development game to the next level.Sizzy.co. Show Notes 4:08 - Use a system 4:50 - Use overrides and cascading Embrace the cascade Don’t rewrite the same CSS over and over again Understand why scoping is good 9:07 - Nail down typography early You can always revisit if it isn’t what you need 10:36 - Pick a pattern and stick to it BEM Functional CSS CSS in JS 14:39 - Don’t style based on element type (kind of) — a class should describe the component 17:09 - Good naming techniques Describe what it is, not what it looks like Thing ThingChild ThingChild-modifier Scale sizes (e.g. s, m, l, xl) 21:43 - Other tips Group like CSS together Chunk into different files Write good comments CSS properties FTW Links Stylus Webpack Parcel Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/18/2019 • 25 minutes, 22 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about design foundations for developers — tips to follow that will make your designs better! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 6:35 - Our backgrounds in design 12:41 - Foundations Consistency makes a big difference Use “training wheel” tools until you are confident Always work within a system Less is more - subtle is better 19:39 - Color Color theory Complementary colors and shades Stick to color pallet generators until you are good enough 28:51 - Spacing More spacing than you think you need Vertical rhythm Letter spacing: -1px Consistent margin and padding 34:47 - Typography Sans vs serifs Finding fonts Use proven combinations until you know your way around 41:49 - Interaction Design for all states (e.g. standard, visited, active, hover, etc.) Animations should be quick Interactions should make sense 45:04 - Concerns beyond visuals Accessibility via color contrast Thin fonts and light grey are awful Think about the poor Windows users 48:47 - Inspiration + Resources Take inspiration from the best — you’ll find your own voice after enough work Go easy on trends - blobby characters with purple hair Take a trip around the world wide web Stripe Dribbble Site Inspire codrops Refactoring UI Links Designer Starter Pack - Andrea Crofts LastPass Colour Lovers Syntax 142: Travis Neilson on Skills Gap, Design, Focus and Working at Google Bloomberg Dropbox FontPair FontJoy Figma - Google Font Pairings Type Scale Creative Market Radnika Next Stripe Dribbble Syntax 72: Accessibility Firefox Site Inspire codrops Refactoring UI Adam Wathan Steve Schoger ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Reelgood Wes:Magnesium Shameless Plugs Scott:FullStack React with NextJS- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/13/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 40 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about domain names — buying and selling, best practices and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:50 - Buying a domain 10:47 - Selling a domain 13:50 - Transferring a domain Links who.is GoDaddy JavaScript.co BeginnerJavaScript.com LearnNode.com BeginnerJS.com KitBos.com Cloudflare Learn.li Learnli.co Escrow.com Hover Bob.com Sedo.com Park.io Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/11/2019 • 21 minutes, 35 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about Gatsby vs Next, Google Home and privacy, flat file CMS, working with designers, CSS frameworks and more! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 6:15 - Q: Curious if you would ever consider running your course platform on Gatsby instead of NextJs? If not, what dynamic content would prevent you from doing so? 10:48 - Q: What’s the difference between a software developer and a software engineer, in your opinion? 13:11 - Q: How do you deal with designers who design without any thought about how dev will implement it? 15:46 - Q: I saw that Wes has an example in one of his slides where the Array prototype is written onto the Nodelist prototype. Is this safe enough for production as it overrides all regular NodeList behavior? 19:18 - Q: In a potluck episode you mentioned that you do not host your clients’ website. If you don’t host you clients’ website how do you usually go about handling clients that are less tech savvy? Or do you avoid those types of clients? 21:30 - Q: I know you guys (especially Wes) have been pretty insistent recently on not hosting clients’ sites yourself, but what do you guys think about continuously hosting client sites with a service like Netlify? It’s highly unlikely to go down and scales all for you, so it might be a bit of reoccurring income if you bill them yearly for the minimal Netlify fees. 24:44 - Q: I was listening to your episode on “The Smart Home” and I’m very interested in buying a Google Home Mini myself. However, I cannot stop thinking about the privacy implications of an always listening device around the house. What are your thoughts on this topic and on privacy related to online services in general? 29:08 - Q: What are your thoughts about using a CMS that uses flat files vs one that uses a traditional MySQL or Postgres database for a company blog that won’t have insane traffic? We’re currently evaluating Grav CMS and Craft CMS. 32:17 - Q: Have you used data attributes as custom elements in CSS and JS? 37:32 - Q: Why do so many people jump on styled-components/CSS in JS? Are these all people who have never used Sass/SCSS?! It seems like such a PITA to get Sass working with either of these. It feels like coding tables vs HTML 5. To me it seems like a step backwards. 44:26 - Q: When do you, if ever, reach for a component library, like Material or Bootstrap? Currently working a corporate job where it’s almost expected to use one of these for all internal applications. I usually prefer to make my own, but I’m wondering if I’m just making my life more difficult than it needs to be? Any advice? 48:30 - Q: Could you guys chat about Git clients and which ones you guys use and why? Or are you guys hardcore terminal geeks? Links Gatsby Next.js Bling.js Syntax 118: The Smart Home Grav CMS Craft CMS prismic Sanity Contentful Tiny CMS Forestry Airdale Chemical Material Bootstrap VS Code ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:HeavySet - Gym Workout Log Wes:Baroness Von Sketch Shameless Plugs Scott:FullStack React with NextJS- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Beginner Javascript Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/6/2019 • 59 minutes, 32 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes bring youmoreweb dev horror stories! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:26 - Perf Woes 3:42 - Always Backup Your Backups 4:54 - Kill Children 6:03 - Robots Don’t Eat Food 8:32 - Email Goof Up 9:44 - Hundreds of Thousands of Date Issues 10:46 - Spooky August 12:32 - You’re up to .bat 13:17 - Printed Code 15:12 - ThinkGeek 16:12 - It would take a while to Ketchup on all these orders 17:05 - This story makes me want to stick my head in async Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/4/2019 • 21 minutes, 15 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about web dev horror stories — things you can only hope will never happen to you! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:09 - Scott’s Disastrous Git Clean 4:35 - Magic Updates the Gathering 8:52 - YAAAAS 9:37 - Token Trouble 12:16 - jQuery Plugins 15:22 - Success! 18:00 - Parental Advisory 21:47 - Students Changing Grades 22:46 - Lorem sh*tsum 26:22 - Drowning in a Waterfall 28:53 - Magneto Upgrades 30:00 - JOHN CENA 33:24 - Migration Migraine 35:39 - Primary Key Nightmare 36:26 - The $20,000 YAML formatter Links Adam J. Sontag jQuery GitLab Gitlab Database Incident Magento Meteor ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Dyson Hand Vacuum Wes:/r/ AbsoluteUnits Shameless Plugs Scott:Fullstack React with JS9- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/30/2019 • 45 minutes, 36 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott talks about moving to iPhone — his experiences with both Android and iOS, the advantages and disadvantages of both, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 1:59 - My device history OG Droid → Nexus → Pixel Misconceptions of android It’s Windows for phones It’s cheaper or not as nice 5:03 - Why switch? 6:39 - Who wins what? Android Homescreen Low light photography Usability Squeeze assistant Google search integrated everywhere Search Keyboard Notification iOS Apps Performance Camera overall Device quality Fun stuff Haptics Links 1Password LastPass Gboard Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/28/2019 • 25 minutes, 55 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Brad Touesnard ofDelicious Brainsabout migrating, deploying, and hosting WordPress. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Hasura - Sponsor Hasura is an open-source GraphQL engine that helps you instantly setup a scalable and realtime GraphQL backend. Hasura makes your team super productive by dynamically composing a schema backed by databases and services that you can securely query from frontend clients. Get started athasura.ioto try it out in 30 seconds! Show Notes 3:50 - Why did start Delicious Brains? 5:25 - What plugins does Delicious Brains make? 11:40 - Migrating WordPress 16:50 - Migrating databases 24:20 - How do you do version control with WordPress? 37:06 - What’s the easiest way to deploy and host WordPress? 40:23 - What are some examples of managed WordPress hosts? 46:58 - What does your deployment process look like from beginning to end? 50:22 - Thoughts on headless WordPress 53:12 - Is serverless WordPress a thing? Links Delicious Brains WP Migrate DB Pro WP Offload Media WP Offload SES SpinupWP Heroku Now.sh WP Engine Flywheel Advanced Custom Fields Composer WP Packagist WordPress.org React Laravel Pagely Kinsta GoDaddy WordPress.com SiteFround Buddy Digital Ocean Laravel Forge npm Codeship Gatsby Laravel Vapor Installing via Composer WordPress deployment workflow Managing your WordPress site with Git and Composer ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Brad:Teppanyaki Grill Scott:SuccessionandThe Righteous Gemstones Wes:Magnatiles Shameless Plugs Brad:All Products Scott:Svelte For Beginners- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/23/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 19 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about server side rendering — what it is, how to use it, best practices, things to avoid, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:20 - What is SSR? 4:16 - Why SSR at all? 8:39 - Platforms that do SSR out of the box 11:18 - Gotchas useLayoutEffect import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect } from 'react' const useIsoLayoutEffect = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? useLayoutEffect : useEffect export default useIsoLayoutEffect 18:20 - Tools Links Next.js Gatsby Webpack Parcel Meteor React NoSSR component Syntax 127: Hasty Treat - React Suspense Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/21/2019 • 23 minutes, 36 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about server side fundamentals — the important things you should know if you’re interested in diving into server side. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:53 - Requests and responses 9:21 - What is a server? 10:33 - Ports 13:50 - Database connection and interaction 15:16 - Cookies and sessions 15:48 - Writing files and directory permissions 19:34 - Headers 22:13 - Error Handling 22:50 - Logs 25:04 - Async data handling 26:33 - Routing 30:44 - Mime types 36:26 - Authentication 37:49 - Environmental variables 40:37 - Deployment 43:24 - Advanced Links GraphQL Node React For Beginners Next.js Meteor Papertrail pjax jQuery Github iMazing HEIC Converter Now.sh Netlify Twitter streaming API B is for Build ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Samcrac YouTube Channel Wes:Wyze Plugs Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte For Beginners- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/16/2019 • 55 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their experiences with float tanks! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:28 - What is a float tank? 6:47 - What are the benefits? 8:50 - How did you feel during the float? 17:28 - Would you do it again? Links The Joe Rogan Experience Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/14/2019 • 23 minutes, 24 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about freelancing, handing off projects to other developers, terminal configs, podcast apps, how much flexbox is too much flexbox, npm dependencies, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 3:49 - Q: I’m interested in freelancing full-time and have some projects, big and small, lined up over the next few months to work on the side. How much work is a good amount of work to transition into freelancing full-time? 9:52 - Q: How much flexbox is too much flexbox? Is it a bad idea to use a dozen flexboxes for a viewport-filling application? 13:19 - Q: Can you explain the “potential” benefit of resetting CSS and whether it’s necessary? In which circ*mstances should we use such an approach? 15:26 - Q: I would love to hear an episode, or potluck segment, about your shell/fish/zsh configs. Maybe explain little tweaks you’ve made and why you’ve chosen the shell you use. 23:26 - Q: I always get confused on when and how to use .bind() method. Any pointers on when I should use .bind(), like in what situations? I also see it used a lot in React apps, but have no idea why they are using it. Could you explain this in detail? 27:02 - What are your suggestions for handing off client sites for freelance work? I don’t take many contracts (I have another full time job) but I’ll take one here or there during summer to supplement a little bit. I’m finding it difficult to make a clean hand-off when the project is finished. The contractual requirements are met and like anything, there are always tweaks to be made. I’ll handle some minor deployment issues without billing, but I struggle with where to draw the line. What suggestions do you have? 35:19 - This question is for Wes. I live in Central New York, and every time I go on the highway heading north or south I see several Ontario license plates. Where are ya’ll going all the time? Is there a secret Canadian spot down here? 38:20 - Each time I re-open an old project I lose so much time with npm dependencies being outdated and it drives me mad! I’m starting to dislike npm and everything around it, but is it npm only? How does other languages like php, python or GO handle this mess of dependencies? Are we better today than yesterday and I’m just complaining about nothing? 43:50 - Which podcast player do you use (Android, PC, or other phone/tablet), and why? Where do you listen to them? Links Flexbox React Native CSS Grid Normalize iTerm2 zsh Fish Hyper Wes’ Command Line Power User Course Overcast Pocket Casts Planet Money Joe Rogan The Indicator ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Garmin vivoactive 3 Wes:Untitled Goose Game Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte For Beginners- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Wes’ Instagram Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/9/2019 • 55 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about feature and release planning — dealing with bugs, task management, best practices, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:06 - Wes: Features are logged into software (Github, Jira, etc.) I use a Kanban board - I bubble them up and down in the order in which I want to release them I don’t plan for Q1, Q1, etc… Tear off an issue, tackle it, test and deploy. 10:39 - Scott: All issues/features get a priority tag (e.g. p1 → p4) regardless of the system Bugs go in Github Features and platform improvements go in Notion Table of priorities (with git branch, lead dev, release number, emoji icon, what it contains, etc.) Links Github Trello Kanban Jira Canny Notion Getting Things Done Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/7/2019 • 19 minutes, 20 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes talk with Etienne Lemay, developer ofMissive, about his experience building Missive, best practices, and the pros and cons of building desktop and mobile apps with a single codebase. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 0:57 - What is Missive? 6:10 - What is the desktop app built in? 9:44 - Did you use any particular libraries for the front-end? 11:44 - How are you managing state? 13:37 - Is it challenging to do all of this in JS? 15:07 - What was the catalyst for the “multi-conversation swipe”? 21:32 - What is the mobile app built in? 24:00 - What are the advantages of Cordova? 30:30 - How do you manage offline/syncing/etc. so well in a JS app? 34:56 - How do you test it? 36:52 - Have you looked into Cypress? 39:35 - How do you style it? Links @EtienneLem Missive Spark CoffeeScript Backbone Redux Typescript Electron Webpack Javascript30 Cordova React Native Fastlane Amazon S3 Cypress Sass TailwindCSS Svelte Syntax 176: Building Steam Games with React ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Disgraceland Podcast Wes:Wagner 590 Spray Gun Etienne:Prettier Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte Course Coming Soon!- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Etienne:Missive Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/2/2019 • 57 minutes, 18 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are talking about developing better habits — strategies, avoiding distractions, best practices, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:03 - Habits we’re trying to build Scott Focus on one project at a time Alfred tasks to quit apps and block sites Not being efficient with my time Daily todo lists and utilizing calendar Too much screen time Listening to music in the background instead of having the TV on Wes Flossing Mindless context switching 13:37 - General strategies for building habits Make them trackable Easy enough to not ignore them Quantifying them is key Make them small enough Be accountable Tell other people your habits and have them remind you about them Replace bad habits with good things Design a sticker Reply to three emails Drink some water Celebrate your wins productively Keep the streak alive Can’t do x until y is done Links uhabits Done Loop K-Safe Alfred Codepen Atomic Habits The Power of Habit Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/30/2019 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes are trying something new! It’s called Practical, in which Scott and Wes take a topic and flesh out all the theory into something super practical. Today’s topic comes from a listener question asking how they would build a simple version of a modern web app like Twitter, Reddit, or Airbnb. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 3:03 - Backend Express Node GraphQL MongoDB 14:45 - Frontend React Next.js Styled components Stay as close to real CSS as possible 22:39 - Deployment process Serverless Now Ideally one app that handles everything 28:38 - Email Syntax Ep 32: Designing, Templating, Inlining and Sending Email mjml Juice Inky Nodemailer Postmark Mailjet Mandrill Get everyone set up and working in two different systems, so you can switch easily if something goes wrong 33:32 - Users / Auth / Cookies / Permissions Use something a pre-existing package or service rather than role your own (though it can get expensive quickly) Passport Auth0 accounts-js 38:48 - Images Cloudinary imgIX 41:50 - Other things to be aware of Handling cash Stripe PayPal Braintree Recurly Queueing Links Ruby on Rails Django Meteor MySQL PHP Postgres Mongoose Drip ConvertKit Feathers David Luecke Tweetdeck Next.js react-router Reach Router Gatsby Digital Ocean Heroku Redux Svelte Gridsome Mailchimp ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:K-Safe Wes:Bon Appetit YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott:Svelte Course Coming Soon!- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:Flexbox.io Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/25/2019 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are talking about automation — apps, workflows, resources, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:16 - Alfred workflows 9:32 - Smart home routines 13:16 - Bash scripts & aliases 18:43 - Other Links Alfred Wyze Cam Google Home Drip Divvy Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/23/2019 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about webpack, serverless, agencies, recruiters, CSS Grid, media queries and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 5:06 - Q: What do you think about webpack vs parcel vs the old way (gulp, etc.)? 11:30 - Q: What is your opinion on AWS Lambda functions? 15:42 - Q: How do you push newSyntax.fmepisodes into production? Each episode is written in markdown. Do you have a different branch for each episode and merge into master? What’s your strategy to avoid releasing the episode before the intended date? 21:24 - Q: Can Scott share some of his experiences working at an agency? Are there any red flags for when you should jump ship? 30:44 - Q: Whats the deal with recruiters? How do they work, and should you use one to land a new job? 36:46 - Q: What do you think about Upwork? Is it possible to find cool full-time jobs there or is it only ‘work for beer’? 41:28 - Q: If my website is already fast, why should I sacrifice my developer experience and learn a new syntax? 44:17 - Q: Will there be a CSS grid inspector on Chrome? Do you use any 3rd party grid inspectors or stick with Firefox’s CSS grid inspector? 46:39 - Q: What the best way to handle media queries in Gatsby with styled components? Links Webpack Parcel Gulp Codeship Semaphore r/reactjs r/webdev Wordpress Upwork Fiverr Svelte Syntax 173: Hasty Treat - Wes & Scott Look At Svelte 3 Firefox CSS Grid Inspector ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: DIY Air Filter Box Fan Air Filter Wes:Ripride with Andy Roy - Episode 6 with Steve-O Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUpTutorials Pro - Advanced Gatsby & Shopify- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/18/2019 • 59 minutes, 19 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are playing a game! It’s called the TLD game, where Scott and Wes try to stump each other with questions about top level domains. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 1:55 - The rules of the game We pick a TLD from a list, and the other person needs to guess: Is it for a country or business? -5 points What country, business, or type of business is it for? -5 points How much per year does it cost to register? You may also say “unregisterable” +/- off by $$ is scott.___ and wes.___ available? -10 for each 5:40 - .BO 7:51 - .BZH 9:50 - .BANANAREPUBLIC 11:15 - .BABY 14:04 - .KR 16:09 - .MOTO 17:25 - .AW 19:16 - .IM Links 101Domain Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/16/2019 • 22 minutes, 56 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes talk about how they make courses — recording, editing, hosting, best practices, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 5:42 - Recording Wes: Screenflow Uberlayer Loopback Heil PR40 Heil PL-2T dbx 286s Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Scott: Screenflick iShow HD Divvy Principal for Mac EV RE-20 dbx 286s Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Sony a7 III Logic 33:04 - Editing Wes: Screenflow Speed up slow typing Edit out some goof-ups (but not all) Edit immediately after recording so I’m in the same headspace and can easily re-record Scott: Hire a video editor Cut out all blank spaces in audio, because I know that pauses are typically where I stop to think Normalize audio DaVinci Resolve 16 42:31 - Hosting Wes: Wistia Vimeo Rev Backblaze Amazon S3 My own course platform, with additional controls added via React Scott: YouTube Vimeo Plyr Video Player Backblaze Amazon S3 Custom course platform 52:46 - Common Questions Links Syntax 014: Our Stacks Explained Adobe Premier Pro Figma VS Code Audio-Technica AT2020 Blue Bluebird BSW Sweetwater Tim Smith - Video Editing ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Hyperdrive Wes:PicQuic Screwdriver Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUpTutorials Pro - Advanced Gatsby & Shopify- Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/11/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about moving from PHP to Node — pitfalls to avoid, best practices and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:43 - Servers need to be started and baby sat 4:48 - There is no built-in file system based routing 6:34 - Some "gotchas" 7:02 - Functional programming 8:17 - Async vs sync 11:11 - Event lifecycles 12:09 - Dependencies 14:17 - Keyed arrays Links Wes’ tweet thread Forever PM2 Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/9/2019 • 17 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes talk with Drew Conley about building games with Javascript. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:58 - What is Danger Crew? 5:25 - Did you have a background in game dev before this? 8:36 - What were the initial resources you went to to make a game in React? 10:27 - How much of it is Canvas? 13:06 - What other libraries are you using? 14:00 - How did you lay out the environments? 16:35 - How is text rendered? 22:40 - How did you do all of the animation? 26:08 - What performance issues did you run into? 27:31 - How do you handle user states and saves? 29:21 - Is there any server side aspect? 30:42 - What was the process for creating the level editor? 34:38 - How did you publish the game / wrap it as an executable to sell? 38:16 - How do you update it? 39:43 - How difficult was creating the game logic? 41:20 - The dev theme in the game is super prominent, did that make working on it more fun? Links Steam Danger Crew aseprite Buy Danger Crew Drew Conley Pixels to SVG GameMaker Making an editor Electron ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Drew:Strange Planet Instagram Wes:MX Master Config Tweet Thread Scott:Figma Shameless Plugs Drew:Danger Crew Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Scott:LevelUpTutorials Pro - Advanced Gatsby & Shopify Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/4/2019 • 52 minutes, 8 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back with another edition of Stump’d! where they try to stump each other with interview questions. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:54 - What is the difference between NULL and undefined? 5:40 - What is short circuit evaluation in JS? 7:25 - What isuse strict? 9:07 - What is the only value not equal to itself in JS? 10:36 - When would you create a static class member? 11:54 - What is a pure function? 13:08 - What is JSONP? 14:24 - Describe the layout of the CSS box model? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/2/2019 • 16 minutes, 26 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes talk about creating APIs — what’s happening behind the scenes and why it’s important. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:15 - How do you build an API from scratch? 3:54 - Choose an API type REST GraphQL 8:15 - Setup some sort of server that will accept requests and send responses Express Koa Meteor 11:11 - Document the endpoints What is the end point What parameters are required Filters Sorting Headers required What you get back when you hit this endpoint Any request limits Examples in common languages JS PHP Ruby 21:20 - Naming Make it obvious 27:39 - Securing Only accept requests from logged-in users oAuth Cookie/Session jwt API key CORS Check roles - access level Syntax 055: Hasty Treat - User Role Systems 32:42 - Protecting Rate limit Whitelist / blacklist Cloudflare 36:00 - Write resolvers Modify data if needed Send back the data requested Send back the correct HTTP code Log what happened 37:56 - Tools Postman Swagger Links Stripe ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Hoax Podcast Wes:Solar Lights Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUpTutorials Pro - Advanced Gatsby & Shopify Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/28/2019 • 45 minutes, 55 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Svelte 3 — initial impressions and more! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 2:16 - What is Svelte? 11:32 - Sapper 13:05 - Svelte Native 14:58 - Questions we have What’s the Typescript story here? How hard would it be to convert a large React app to Svelte? Will Svelte be able to capture the market share it needs to grow and compete? Would you (Wes & Scott) use this? Links https://svelte.dev/examples#hello-world Mustache Webpack Rollup.js Next.js Sapper Svelte Native React Native Svelte - Typescript support Rethinking Reactivity Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/26/2019 • 22 minutes, 56 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about deploying applications, the value of Typescript, live coding via Twitch and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:35 - Q: I prefer using grid-row and grid-column instead of grid-area. But is grid-area more performant? For example, in Flexbox, it’s a best practice to use the shorthand flex property instead of writing out flex-grow, flex-shrink and flex-basis. 4:04 - Q: Do you have any advice how to deploy an application? What do you think about AWS, Zeit, Heroku, Firebase? Do you use automation tools like Circle CI or Buddy.works? I also wonder if we should keep whole application on one server, or split it up. 9:36 - Q: A career advice question: I’m best at being a front-end/javascript developer - but in a quest to my make job(s) easier, I’ve also been getting into fullstack architecture - namely CI/CD (TravisCI, GitlabCI) and Kubernetes. I’m feeling like I’m spreading myself a little thin, and I guess I’m just finding it a bit frustrating (configuring Kubernetes is a lot of bashing your head against the wall). I know that my skills as a front-end developer are already valuable, whereas I can’t say the same for my Kubernetes/CICD skillset. I’m wondering whether I should narrow my scope a bit. Maybe this is just the frustrating hump I’m climbing over, and in six months I’ll be happy with where I’m at, but interested to hear your thoughts. One thing I’ve been thinking about is, maybe I should step back from the network architecture type stuff (ie. Kubernetes) and focus more on DevOps that is closer to the front-end stack (ie. writing tests, VSCode tooling, commit hooks, CI tools, etc.). 13:07 - Q: Do you think Typescript adds value to React, or more complexity than value? When should you choose Typescript for a project? 18:09 - Q: I am in a well known Bootcamp, and as of right now (from what they have taught us) this is what I am working with: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Node, Express, SQL, Auth, MVC, APIs, React, Redux. As we finish off the program, they are going over Java. I do want to learn Java, however I feel like my time would be better spent fine-tuning my knowledge on my stack. And I can learn Java at some other time. Do you recommend that I fully engage with Java and try to absorb some of the basics and fundamentals now, or do you recommend that I take this last month we have here and strengthen my current skills so I do better during my technical interviews? And by the way thanks for everything you do, it helps :) 22:02 - Q: Have you seen the live coding going on at Twitch? Thoughts? Maybe a Syntax stream in the future? There’s a good list at livecoders.dev. Thanks for all you do. Keep killin’ it! 26:11 - Q: How do you handle people (i.e. C# bastards) who think JavaScript is a joke and is going to be overthrown by Blazor or some other C# library framework? Can’t we all just get along and live in the same industry? I’m having a hard time being the adult in these kinds of responses around the web, and in random discussions with people I know very well. 29:55 - Q: There are plenty of places saying that it is important to secure API keys by not embedding them in front-end code. Cool. I’m on board! But there is not many that tell you specifically how to do this. How do you safely use an API key in a CRUD project? 34:15 - Q: Do you plan to launch aSyntax.fmapp? 45:49 - Q: I was hired as a junior developer at a company in the last year. It’s my first development job and I was so excited. The interview and application were all about React and fullstack development. However now that I’ve been here a while, I have found out the company does primarily dev ops work. None of this was mentioned in the interview or application, but it looks like soon it will be the majority of my workload. I am feeling very discouraged and was wondering what you guys would do in this situation? Links Develop Denver AWS Zeit Heroku CircleCI Buddy.works Travis CI Gitlab CI Kubernetes VSCode Typescript Blazor Linkedin ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:VIVO Premium Heavy Duty Arm Wes:AmazonBasics Pro-Style Spring Sprayer Kitchen Faucet, Oil-Rubbed Bronze Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUpTutorials Pro - Gatsby Ecommerce Wes:All Courses - Beginner JS Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/21/2019 • 46 minutes, 37 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about documentation libraries, starting and maintaining projects, how to publish React components to NPM, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:40 - Create React Library 6:55 - Documentation libraries 10:54 - What I’m building 13:13 - Linking library to projects 14:52 - Improvements and community thoughts Links Rollup testing-library/react-testing-library transitive-bullsh*t/create-react-library leveluptuts/fresh How To Make a React Component Library - Making A React Library React Styleguidist Storybook Docz DocSource npm-link Yarn wesbos/dump wesbos/Waait Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/19/2019 • 17 minutes, 46 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about state in React: local state, global state, UI state, data state, caching, API data and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:38 - What is state? 4:58 - What kind of things are kept in state? Data Temporary client side data From forms, button clicks, etc. Cached server data Data from API UI status AKA isModalOpen isToggled 12:48 - Global state vs. Local state Ask yourself: does the data need to be accessed outside this component? If data does need to be accessed a little higher, you can simply move where that state lives. React calls this “lifting state”. Do you count Apollo API calls as global state? 21:15 - Managing Local state useState, setState Passing state & update functions down State machines 31:12 - Approaches to Global state Redux Complicated, hard to learn Very useful, organized and structured Actions, reducers and more Time traveling do to nature of store Immutability Tons of Redux based hooks libs Mobx Based on Observables An Observable is like a Stream and allows to pass zero or more events where the callback is called for each event. Often Observable is preferred over Promise because it provides the features of Promise and more. Context Functions just work and update global state. Downside is there are no fancy tools Apollo Apollo quires for data in global cache Apollo client for global UI state Not quite there, isn’t super elegant Links Thinkso Learn Node! Meteor Session xstate-react React Context Mobx easy-peasy hype.codes providerCompose.js Relay React Podcast ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Command Line Heroes Wes:MASSDROP CTRL MECHANICAL KEYBOARD Shameless Plugs Scott:LevelUpTutorials - Gatsby Ecommerce— Subscribe before price goes up! Wes:All Courses— Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/14/2019 • 55 minutes, 6 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about remote internet! Remote internet is an important because it opens up living options to developers as the industry moves toward more remote work. Netlify Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upNetlifyfor more info. Show Notes 4:31 - Remote internet options 7:55 - Modems and routers 10:52 - Antennas 13:47 - Boosters 14:54 - Plans, data and speeds 20:11 - Other things to think about Links Deadmau5 house ZTE MF288 Netgear LB1120 Mofi Routers ZBT WE826T Rogers Ubiquiti Networks Tomato Firmware Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/12/2019 • 24 minutes, 16 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about blogging — both the specifics of content (how to make great content), as well as the mechanics of where and how to publish blog posts. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 7:06 - What are some of the different platforms for publishing a blog? 23:41 - How to structure a blog post? 29:10 - How to direct traffic to a blog post? 38:51 - How do you make technical content in-depth and also succinct? Links WordPress Gatsby Squarespace Netlify Tumblr Medium Hacker Noon Freedcamp Devtoo Smashing Magazine Net Magazine Gridsome GraphQL Vuepoint Next Nuxt Everything I wish I knew running a sole proprietorship business @peterc JavaScript Weekly Cooperpress Seth Godin Overreacted - Dan Abramov ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Business Wars Wes:Spectacular Failures Shameless Plugs Scott:Level Up Tutorials Pro— Subscribe before price goes up! Wes:All Courses— Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/7/2019 • 49 minutes, 27 seconds

It’s another VSCode episode! In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk all the things they love about VSCode — things to learn, how to get around more quickly, using keyboard commands, being more efficient, using snippets and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:14 - Things to learn Jump by word, line Select by word Command Palette (cmd + shift + p) Move and copy lines - option up down or with shift Multi cursor Find and replace in files Use the Insiders build if you like updates every day 11:03 - Keyboard commands Cmd + b to hide sidebar Cmd + shift + x 13:55 - Snippets Snippet Generator Get to know defaults as well as tabs Mongo Snippets for Node-js Links VSCode Marketplace VSCode Insiders Build React Snippets JavaScript (ES6) Code Snippets HTML Snippets ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native snippets Vue VSCode Snippets Atom Snippets Text Expander Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/5/2019 • 18 minutes, 46 seconds

It’s another Syntax potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about remote work, AI agendas, motivation, fitness, the future of coding, and much more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. FreshBooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:03 - Q: I hear you both talk about “state” a lot in your podcasts. And while I understand a little about it, I never understand it in the context you both use it. Can you enlighten us? 6:52 - Q: I have an idea for a project that is suited for web sockets, push text/images/documents to a bunch of users in real time. I just learned about Firebase’s real-time database, and it looks like it would be pretty easy to implement my idea. What are your thoughts, pros/cons, of these two technologies? 10:42 - Q: How’s your fitness going? 12:15 - Q: Let’s say both of you gents were junior developers that had basic knowledge and skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript but you had all the experience and knowledge of how to best master those skills and where the industry was heading. What would be the outline and focus of your road-map knowing what you do now? 17:22 - Q: Is it worth it to find a remote dev job at an early stage of your career? Considering the stuff I learn from my seniors and other devs on the team, I wonder if I will lose the opportunity to learn stuff from my team members? 19:49 - Q: How do I keep myself motivated in coding? 22:47 - Q: What’s y’all’s opinion on using some obscure (at least in my opinion) features of a language, such as Javascript bitwise operators, in a production app that dozens of other engineers maintain, and will continue to maintain long after you leave the company? It seems hard to read and immediately understand, which possibly makes it harder to debug/refactor in the future. Is it the responsibility of future devs to learn if they don’t know, or should you find a different way to code the solution in the first place? 26:00 - Q: Wes, I keep hearing you talk about working from your Dropbox. Do you sync up everything? Even things like your node module folders? 29:26 - Q: Have you talked about Firefox Developer Edition? It looks like it should be very useful, but I can’t quite make the transition. 32:58 - Q: Hey guys, what your opinion of CSS naming convention methodologies such as BEM? 35:04 - Q: I would like to refer to the question from ep 140 about fronted development possibly dying. I don’t feel satisfied with the answer, so maybe I could state the question differently: With the machine learning being developed rapidly in recent years, will the web change, causing reduction of front-end jobs? Maybe we will just be training smart algorithms and developing them instead? What do you think? 40:32 - Q: How do you deal with anxiety and fear during interviews that might hinder your ability to give the best impression of yourself or solve coding challenges? Links FeathersJS Syntax 020: Fitness, Nutrition, and Losing Weight Syntax 084: Fitness for Developers Syntax 164: A Story About Kanye West and Learning to Code Syntax 140: Potluck - Media Queries × NPM Vulnerabilities × Fullstack JS vs JAMstack × Web VR/AR × Switching Jobs × More! FireBase Slack Dropbox Backblaze FireFox developer edition Brave Wix Squarespace How you can train an AI to convert your design mockups into HTML and CSS How AI And Machine Learning Are Transforming Front-End Development? ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Wyze Sense Wes:Arthur on CBC kids Shameless Plugs Wes:CSS Grid Course Scott:Gatsby Ecommerce Course, and Dev Tools & Debugging Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/31/2019 • 54 minutes, 54 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about more of their favorite VSCode tasty treats - extensions, features, keyboard shortcuts and more! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upNetlifyfor more info. Show Notes 3:45 - Extensions Git Blame Apollo GraphQL VS Code Spell Checker 9:36 - Features Indent lines in explorer - Workbench > Tree Indent & Guides Breadcrumbs Commit all & visual git commands Change branch in lower left Rename Symbol Links Syntax 161: Hasty Treat - VSCode Extensions & Themes Alfred Playlist.js Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/29/2019 • 18 minutes, 52 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Harry Dry about the crazy story behind his Kanye West dating site, how he taught himself to code, and how to come up with cool side projects! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:30 - How did you get into web dev and come up with the idea for the Kanye West dating website? 10:29 - Do you have a background in design? 13:05 - What’s your story? 15:28 - Do you wear yeezys? 36:26 - What made you decide to take this story and make a bit site out of it? What was the plan? 40:45 - How did you learn to code? How did you decide what to learn next? 45:30 - How do you push through hard problems? 48:50 - Any final advice to offer? Links The Kanye Story TheNetNinja @rogerfederer Refactoring UI @GonzoVice Dang That’s Delicious Puck @joerogan Code Academy ChatKit by Pusher @grantimahara Mythbusters @elonmusk Marketing Examples @goodmarketinghq @harrydry ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:BattleBots Wes:Logitech MX Master 2S Wireless Mouse Harry:Twitter Demetricator Harry:CAMP LIFE: BIG JOHN FURY GIVES TOUR OF VINTAGE CARAVAN Shameless Plugs Wes:All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Scott:Dev Tools and Debugging and Gatsby and E-commerce Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/24/2019 • 56 minutes, 59 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about all of their favorite web dev resources — a full episode of sick picks! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atLogRocket. Show Notes 2:03 - Twitter Accounts Scott:HeyDesigner Wes:Mathias Bynens 5:00 - Web Dev Resources Scott:Scotch.io Wes:Webgems.io 7:37 - Design Resources Scott:UI Movement Wes:Creative Market 11:36 - Desktop Tools Scott:Pock Wes:MongoDB Compass 14:59 - YouTube Scott: JSConf stance Wes: Andrew Camarata dotconferences Links Studio3t Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/22/2019 • 21 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the fundamentals of JavaScript - the set of core skills you should know before branching off into other frameworks, libraries, etc. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atLogRocket. FreshBooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of FreshBooks atFreshBooksand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:07 - Variables + Scoping var/let/const Block scope Function scope Scope lookup 6:06 - Types Objects Reference vs. copy 7:15 - Functions Types of functions Anonymous vs. named Expressions Arrow functions Methods 9:33 - DOM Selecting Updating Creating 15:07 - Prototypes + this this Objects 20:16 - Events Listening, callbacks dispatchEvent Bubbling 22:05 - Arrays Push, pop, manipulate Spread, rest Map, filter, reduce Arrays vs. objects Mutation vs. immutable 26:25 - Flow control Looping If Promises + Async + Await 29:47 - Security and accessibility XSS and innerHTML 32:04 - Things you should know, but not necessarily master Modules Closures Ajax requests 35:26 - Clean code Clean Code Javascript Links Syntax 043: 20 Javascript Array and Object Methods to make you a better developer Syntax 141: Hasty Treat - Async + Await Error Handling Strategies Syntax 072: Accessibility ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:BaseCS Wes:Owlet Baby Monitor Shameless Plugs Scott’s new E-Commerce and Gatsby Course Wes’ Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/17/2019 • 44 minutes, 13 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about everything they love regarding VSCode: themes, fonts, extensions, techniques and more! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upNetlifyfor more info. Show Notes 3:18 - Theme Cobalt 2 SyntWave '84 4:58 - Fonts Dank Mono Operator Mono 7:12 - Five things we love Wes: Bracket Pair Colorizer Permute Lines,Unique Lines Breadcrumbs Toggle Quotes Snapshot Tools Scott: Better Comments Import Cost Ctrl+Click Go To Definition Wrap Console Log Simple Git History Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/15/2019 • 19 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jason Bahl (author of WPGraphQL) about GraphQL, headless WordPress, frameworks in WordPress, React in WordPress, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atLogRocket. Show Notes 4:55 - Data in WordPress 6:26 - WPGraphQL 10:31 - What were your initial thoughts/first experiences with GraphQL? 16:58 - Does it use MySQL queries or wpQuery? 19:36 - How does authentication work? 24:38 - What does the WP local dev experience look like in 2019? 26:49 - What about deployment? How do you handle migrating data? 30:10 - How does WPGraphQL handle mutations? 32:46 - What are the preferred hosting methods for a headless WordPress setup? 36:44 - Do you see any push back about giving up much of what WordPress gives you out of the box? 41:23 - What are techniques for preventing all of WordPress from loading When you’re using it exclusively for the API? 43:40 - How does WPGraphQL support custom post types, taxonomies and fields, etc? Links WPGraphQL Kyle Mathews GraphQL Gatsby WordPress Meteor Apollo GraphQL GraphiQL WPGraphiQL WAMP Flywheel Local by Flywheel PhpStorm Lando Laravel React Netlify Jason Schuller Leeflets Press75 Advanced Custom Fields WPGraphQL Tax Query WPGraphQL Meta Query WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields Jason’s Twitter WPGraphQL Twitter ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Figma Wes:CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock Jason:Local by Flywheel Shameless Plugs Scott’s new course - Dev Tools & Debugging Wes - All Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Jason - WPGraphQL Jason - Gatsby Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/10/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 7 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about front end security and what to do in order to avoid hacking. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:53 - SSL Encrypted transfer of information Digitally binds a cryptographic key to an organization’s details Web-cam, geolocation, etc. 6:15 - innerHTML React’s dangerouslySetInnerHTML Name intentionally chosen to be frightening Allows you to write HTML to the DOM Data should be sanitized before used in prop Removes unexpected data from string Used to prevent cross site scripting attacks 10:25 - Don’t trust the client The client can be manipulated to send any info to your server E-commerce example — don’t take the price total from the front end to make the charge, DB call and calculate on the server Validate form inputs via HTML 5 field validation/check data types on the server Don’t allow your users to send an object when it should just be a string Get this for free with GraphQL via types 13:41 - PCI Compliance Protect card holder data SSL or Secure iFrame Encrypt transmission of card data Restrict access to card holder data Restrict physical access Front of front-end 16:44 - Tips Don’t put a name on sensitive fields if you are using JS HTTP only cookies Local Storage tokens XSS Links React GraphQL Express Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/8/2019 • 20 minutes, 6 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the “fundamentals” of web development and what you need to know - HTML, CSS foundations and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atFreshbooksand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:54 - Learning fundamentals vs framework specialists Learning vs getting a job Abstractions work well until they don’t and you need to debug them HTML 7:58 - Semantic markup 9:15 - Accessibility basics 9:57 - Attributes CSS 16:13 - Specificity 22:42 - Selectors 24:52 - Layouts 27:53 - Box model 32:50 - Positioning 36:42 - Forms and inputs 40:45 - Block vs inline vs inline-block 43:09 - Sizing units 44:40 - Typography 47:53 - Media Queries Links Interviewing candidates with a lack of fundamentals - Tweet Jean-Philippe Sirois Tweet Syntax 72: Accessibility Syntax 107: Hasty Treat - CSS Units ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Wes:Forearm Forklift Lifting and Moving Straps Shameless Plugs Scott’s new course - “Debugging and Dev Tools” Wes’ courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/3/2019 • 55 minutes, 55 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about headless CMSs - why to use them, how they work, pros and cons, examples and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:11 - What is a headless CMS? It’s a system or CMS that has no front-end (aka head) Allows you to use front-end specific tech (static generators/front-end frameworks) instead of the back-end to generate pages 4:37 - Some examples Can be used with any type of website that can consume an API WordPress API + Gatsby Hosted Service + React App 7:06 - Why? Separation of concerns - your data is in a single spot, and can be pulled into any app, website, marketing micro site, etc. Keeps ergonomics of WordPress or $CMSHERE, while developers get to use what they like Optimizes for performance with static builds Hide the implementation details and back-end from view 10:19 - Live vs statically-generated website Syntax 120 - Gatsby vs Next 10:55 - How? Connects to API via normal fetch calls/GraphQL/whatever you use Needs to host your back-end either as a service or on a host Needs to host your front-end either on the same server as your back-end or on something specialized like Netlify Links WordPress Sanity.io React Syntax 120 - Gatsby vs Next Netlify GraphQL Cobalt Gatsby.js Drupal Next.js Nginx Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/1/2019 • 17 minutes, 19 seconds

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about career changes, preprocessors, moving, “the gap”, hip hop and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onSanity. Show Notes 1:54 - Q: I am 33 with a wife and two young daughters, and am trying to change careers. My job pays $80,000 a year, but I hate it. My wife is ok with me doing university, but she wants me to stay at the job I don’t like. Should I stand my ground? Any tips on achieving my goals to make me happy, but also keep my family happy? 10:10 - Q: What is your advice to very junior/junior devs in writing cover letters for jobs? I wonder what to say without sounding canned and fake. 14:35 - Q: Scott, what was the stack you were using at Ford? 17:09 - Q: Other than reading the docs, how do you guys go about learning/trying out new technologies? Do you rebuild similar applications or pick out individual features you think are “sIcK”? 22:32 - Q: Is it always necessary to use setState in react when storing data (for example, a form input) even if you don’t intend on re-rendering the page, or can you get away without using state? 25:04 - Q: Development has a stereotype for being a young person’s game. As someone who started their career out of university, I often wonder how long I can sling divs for? Do you think you could make it to retirement age or do you think the game will change out from under you? 30:34 - Q: Scott, you’ve mentioned you love hip hop. Would you be willing to share any playlists of your all-time favorite hip hop artists? 32:08 - Q: What are your thoughts on HTML pre-processors? If you use one, which one(s) do you prefer and why? 36:04 - Q: What advice would you have for someone considering to “level up” their career by moving from a city with few tech jobs to a city with more opportunity for tech jobs? What are some of the biggest things to consider when moving possibly cross-country to further a career? 42:11 - Q: What are your recommendations in terms of resources for first time dads (and moms) like books, podcasts, etc. and generally good co-parenting advice for working professionals? 46:45 - Q: Loved the show with Travis. Had a question about “the gap”. Similar to design ambitions/taste surpassing current skill, when did you feel like your code had “grown up” and that you could actually DO what you envisioned with Javascript? Links Syntax 044: How to Learn New Things Quickly Scott’s Spotify playlist - “Rap Music To Code To = Level Up Tutorials” Scott’s Spotify playlist - “Golden Era” Scott’s music picks Apache - Apache Ain’t sh*t MF DOOM - MM…Food Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly GZA - Liquid Swords Gang Starr - Daily Operation Slick Rick - The Ruler’s Back Redman & Method Man - Blackout Q-Tip - The Renaissance Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)[Expanded Edition] - Wu-Tang Clan Pete Rock on Spotify Preemo on Spotify Codeland Conference Syntax 142: Travis Neilson on Skills Gap, Design, Focus and Working at Google ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Oculus Quest All-in-one VR Gaming Headset Wes:Marpac Rhom Portable White Noise Sound Machine Shameless Plugs Scott’s new course - “Dev Tools and Debugging” Wes’ Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/26/2019 • 58 minutes, 23 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about pushing yourself in uncomfortable areas to grow as a programmer, be a better developer, and become more efficient in general. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upNetlifyfor more info. Show Notes 3:50 - CCS Preprocessor parable 6:09 - Efficiency 10:40 - When to learn new systems 13:03 - Common pain points 14:42 - Pushing yourself to foster growth Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/24/2019 • 25 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Wes is joined by Sara Soueidan, a freelance front-end UI developer and trainer. While Scott is taking a break to spend time with his new baby girl, Wes and Sara dive into all things SVG! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onSanity. Show Notes 6:05 - What are SVGs? It’s an image you can edit 16:17 - Icon fonts Better tools Fails in certain areas SVG sprite icons Grunticon 24:24 - SVG files / Build tools SVGO / SVGOMG 31:50 - Where to find SVGs Noun project Exporting from Sketch/Illustrator/Figma Freepik Iconmoon 33:48 - What is the viewbox? 40:39 - Animating SVG 43:41 - Accessibility & text with SVG 45:44 - Graphing with SVG D3.js 47:58 - Filters Links Font Awesome Grunticon Grunt gulp.js React Vue.js Sketch Illustrator Figma imagemin gulp-imagemin Gatsby.js gatsby-plugin-sharp jakearchibald/svgomg Noun Project Freepik Icomoon GreenSock Snap.svg SVG Animations: From Common UX Implementations to Complex Responsive Animation By Sarah Drasner Codrops D3.js ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Sara:Netlify Wes:Wise Contact Sensors Shameless Plugs Sara’s Website & Workshop Dates Wes’ Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets Sara’s Twitter

6/19/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about internationalization - how to deal with different languages, different currencies, and more! Log Rocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atlogrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 5:48 - Intl.NumberFormat 9:17 - Intl.ListFormat 12:17 - Intl.DateTimeFormat / Intl.RelativeTimeFormat 14:27 - Intl.PluralRules Links Standard built-in objects Language Subtag Registry Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/17/2019 • 18 minutes, 55 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about debugging — tools, techniques, and the mindset needed to debug a problem and get through it as quickly as possible. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atFreshbooks.com and putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:41 - Tools CLDD - console.log driven development How To Pause Your Code With Breakpoints In Chrome DevTools Other types of break points XHR DOM break on attribute change DOM break on children Conditional break Break on exception Break on event listener 21:49 - Network requests Doesn’t take place in your site/dom, so might not always have all info in your console, debugger Network tab in dev tools shows you all requests going in and out of your app Filters by type, sees length in request Sees headers, responses and more Failed requests will be red 26:50 - Debugging mindset Check different browsers Check the docs/examples Isolate when possible “What has changed?” Get minimal working code Rubber Duck Debug Step back and re-think Links Debugging Visual Studio Code (Node) - James Q Quick CodePen Spencer Carli’s Youtube ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:DeWALT Lawn Mower Scott:Cold Brew Coffee Maker Shameless Plugs Wes’ Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Level 2 React Native with GraphQL Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/12/2019 • 48 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss the Javascript standard library proposal — what it is, how it could influence dev, and what they’d like to see. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 1:38 - What is a Standard Lib? Still experimental Built-in modules don’t have to be downloaded because they ship with the browser Not exposing built-in modules globally has a lot of advantages: They won’t add any overhead to starting up a new JavaScript runtime context (e.g. a new tab, worker, or service worker) They won’t consume any memory or CPU unless they’re actually imported They don’t run the risk of naming collisions with other variables defined in your code 6:47 - Key Value Storage is the first one: KV Storage: the Web’s First Built-in Module 8:36 - What do we want to see? Deep clone Basically all of Lodash util.isDeepScrictEqual Async json.parse()/json.stringify UUID URL Lib for building and parsing URLs Missing Array Methods Most of underscore JS 15:53 - International Currency Formatting Lists DateTimeFormat RelativeTimeFormat Links JavaScript Standard Library Proposal Add remaining Underscore / Lodash features JavaScript standard library contents Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/10/2019 • 18 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jason Lengstorf from the Gatsby team about Gatsby themes, and the future of Gatsby in general. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atLogRocket. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atFreshbookand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:18 - Jason Lengstorf - What do you do? 9:37 - Gatsby refresher Gatsby is statically generated gatsby-config.jsfile determines which plugins you use gatsby-node.jsallows us to hook into Gatsby at different points and do things like source content and dynamically create pages gatsby-browser.jscontains code that should hook into browser events 13:54 - Gatsby themes Layouts in Gatsby are done the same way in React - simply create a component with children How is this different than a plugin? Is it a collection of plugins? How do you share themes? Can they include functionality (plugins?) Like Markdown rendering? What about a theme that needs a UI once activated? What about custom fields for Gatsby? Do you foresee a marketplace like WordPress themes? Are there some themes already out there? What will come for themes soon? 34:07 - Questions about Gatsby What do you think about WordPress? E-commerce? How do you make money? Suggested way of doing dynamic things What is the future of Gatsby? Links Gatsby Jason Lengstorf Livestream Progressive Disclosure of Complexity Gatsby Themes Sanity Gatsby + Sanity.io Snipcart Axios Algolia Netlify Airtable Hope in Source - Henry Zhiu ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Jason:Kamado Joe Grill Scott:Zojirushi Hybrid Water Boiler and Warmer Wes:Waterproof Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer Shameless Plugs Jason’s Weekly Live stream Scott’s Courses Wes’ Courses- Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/5/2019 • 57 minutes, 7 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to give a killer workshop, as well as benefits and best practices! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:00 - Types of workshops Public Private 4:29 - Choosing a topic Create original content Create custom content for companies 5:55 - Building content Choose seven to eight different little things ES6 Progressive web apps Build a single application throughout the day, introducing a new feature or two at a time and then implementing it into your own application Gatsby website React Beer application React Notes Application Process: Build the app Rewind back to starter files Build it again while writing notes Follow your own notes to see if it makes sense 13:25 - General information How long should it be? Fixed price vs split cost How many people? 16:46 - Other Tips: Break away from your app and show other apps using - gives better context Stop often and ask if anyone needs help Give large breaks Give challenges for those who need more to do Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/3/2019 • 23 minutes, 36 seconds

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about CSS, Angular, Svelte, dev job preparation and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atSanity. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onSanity. Show Notes 3:23 - Q: How big is too big for state? I have an object of around 1000 items which will be used in a search box on the frontend of my site, but the list of items won’t be updated very often. What is the most efficient way to store these items and deliver them to the browser? Would you use state, a JSON object, a MongoDB document or some other way I haven’t thought of? 7:17 - Q: How much do I need to know before I start applying for dev jobs? 9:26 - Q: Do you folks have any opinions on Skeleton loaders, and any thoughts on how best to implement them? At my day job we’ve recently implemented skeleton loaders in a way that inherits the parent styles. Would love to know if there’s any best practices for this or ways we can improve our setup. 13:01 - Q: Do you think we still need to use CSS resets like normalize and sanitizer? 14:56 - Q: Scott, can you tell the story of how you landed an interview for a job in Japan? I am moving to Japan next year and wondering how that opportunity arose for you. 20:04 - Q: Do you guys have an opinion on angular good or bad? Or is it that you’re more comfortable and have used React and Vue more often, so they’re largely at the center of any framework discussions? 22:54 - Q: Could you talk about naming and structuring files/folders in your applications? How do you name components and folders? Do you follow some sort of path of how to structure files in a web app? 29:01 - Q: Do you think that Node is almost too powerful to handle some of the simpler tasks (a site that just needs a contact form for instance), or am I just missing some very simple configuration? It seems like other languages, such as PHP, might be better suited for some of these simple tasks and Node is really just meant for larger scale application? I guess what my question really boils down to is, for a freelancer, I understand that I need to have my hands in a lot of different tech stacks, but should I really dive in on PHP (or something else) to handle some of these simpler features a client might need? 33:24 - Q: What do you guys think about Svelte? Before everything goes WASM will Svelte be the future of web programming? 37:24 - Q: What smart phones and laptops do you use for work? (specific model and why) 42:38 - Q: Should I apply for other jobs even if my contract might get renewed? Should I feel loyal to a company? ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:DaVinci Resolve 16 Wes:Affinity Photo Shameless Plugs Wes:Wes’ Courses— use coupon code “syntax” at checkout and get and extra $10 off. Scott:Scott’s Crouses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/29/2019 • 49 minutes, 27 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to identify and work on your weaknesses. Logrocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atLogRocket. Show Notes 2:45 - Why care about weaknesses? If we avoid the things we’re afraid of or bad at we’ll always grow in lopsided ways 7:32 - As a developer What skills / languages are you not good at or afraid of? 14:06 - As an employee Communication Company and personal goals Efficiency Compatibility 16:54 - As a human How you treat people Sharing your time What you’re neglecting Your living space Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/27/2019 • 22 minutes, 46 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott talk about the cool parts of CSS! From filters to variables, here are some cool (and amazing) things you can do with CSS in 2019. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes atsanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:28 - Clip path 6:35 - Filters 16:24 - Background mix blend mode 21:47 - Border images 25:46 - Multiple background images 27:47 - Multiple background gradients 28:25 - Radial gradients 29:06 - Multiple box-shadows 34:30 - HEX + Alpha 40:41 - Viewport units 42:17 - Calc 44:32 - CSS variables 47:44 - Text decoration Links Can I use Clippy - CSS clip generator CSS Filters Tweet: Usingmix-blend-mode:multiply CSS blend mode generator Lea Verou Codepen - Scott’s digital text animations Steve Schoger Mother-effing HSL Diana Adrianne ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Solar string lights Wes:Digital Calipers Shameless Plugs Wes:Wes’ Courses— use coupon code “syntax” at checkout and get and extra $10 off. Scott:Animating React Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/22/2019 • 58 minutes, 20 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back with another AMA. This time they talk about their spouses, careers outside of tech, lots of favorites (movies, colors, clothes), and more! Clubhouse - Sponsor Clubhouse is the first project management software that brings everyone together so that teams can focus on what matters: creating products that customers love. Clubhouse provides a perfect balance of simplicity and structure for better cross-functional collaboration. Check outhttps://clubhouse.io/syntaxpodcastand get your first two months free. Show Notes 2:58 - What do your wives do? 6:40 - If you had to choose a different career, what would you do? If you started learning another (programming) language today, what would it be? 11:50 - Favorites (e.g. colors, movies, brands, etc.) 18:08 - Who inspires you? 26:19 - What’s your ratio of client work, learning new tech, and teaching via your courses, talks orSyntax.fm? You guys seem awfully busy, and it’s making me feel kinda lazy. Links Pigeonhole Live Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/20/2019 • 29 minutes, 50 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk all about side hustles with special guest Courtland Allen, from Indie Hackers! They talk about the story behind Indie Hackers, how to start your own side hustle, where to find ideas, listener questions, and more. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free atLogRocket. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atFreshbooksand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:05 - What’s the back story behind Indie Hackers? 5:30 - What is a side hustle? 11:21 - How do you validate your idea? 13:15 - What are some different types of side hustles? 31:55 - What about people who don’t like marketing? 33:57 - What are some important pieces of side hustles? 39:04 - How do you sell a business? 42:40 - Listener Questions: Q: How do you stop the side hustle from affecting your main job in regards to things like overtime, sleep and commitment? Q: Should you frame yourself as a one-man-band or as a company? Q: Have you heard stories of people living in cheap places, making bank? Are there any white whales you have been chasing to interview? Links Carrd Balsamiq Mockups Flickity Nomad List Evan You Evan You Patreon Park.io Making $125,000 a Month as a Solo Founder with Mike Carson of Park.io Patreon Drift Stripe ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Courtland:Post-it NotesandPoor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger Scott:Akimbo Wes:Elastic Wallet Shameless Plugs Courtland:IndieHackers Podcast Scott:Animating React Wes:CSS Grid Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/15/2019 • 57 minutes, 23 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Shadow Doms - what they are, the individual pieces involved with them, why they’re important, and how to get started using them. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentryand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:41 What is the shadow DOM? 4:25 What elements are shadow DOM? 5:47 Styling shadow DOM elements 8:54 Creating your own 9:22 Frameworks Links Using shadow DOM Shadow DOM v1: Self-Contained Web Components Polymer Svelte 3 Wildhoney - ReactShadow Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/13/2019 • 14 minutes, 7 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk to Travis Neilson about his career at Google, the challenges he faced, how to choose projects tips for devs wanting to get better at design, and more. Stackbit - Sponsor Build modern JAMStack websites in minutes. Stackbit lets you combine any theme, site generator and CMS without complicated integrations. Join the beta today by visitingstackbit.com/syntaxfm. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:43 - Career path On ambitions and where it all started 23:15 - Being all in On how to choose your next project 33:31 - Working at Google On the day-to-day at Google, the challenges of a big team, and constraints 43:23 - Design tips for developers Advice for devs who want to get better at design but are struggling Thoughts on CSS frameworks The one thing devs often get wrong about design Links Travis Neilson’s Website Travis Neilson’s Podcasts Helvetica — Gary Hustwit How one typeface took over movie posters Just My Type: A Book About Fonts Work-Life Balance is a Joke ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Travis:Cults and Extreme BeliefandGoogle Method Podcast Scott:Sony Noise Canceling Headphones WH1000XM3 Wes:Little People Big Dreams Book Series Shameless Plugs Wes’ Courses&Wes’ Youtube Animating React How to Use Adobe XD Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/8/2019 • 55 minutes, 56 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss different error handling strategies. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:07 - Try / Catch This can be done at call time or inside the function 4:10 - Higher Order Function Makes a function that returns a new function which in turn calls your original function (but with a.catchchained on) 7:46 - Handle the error when you call it Use async/await but chain a.catchonto the end 9:03 - Node.js Unhandled Rejection Event process.on('unhandledRejectionEvent', callback) 9:40 - What do do with those errors Send to error tracking service Possible to give the user a reference number Display good error text to user Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/6/2019 • 12 minutes, 25 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - Media Queries, NPM Vulnerabilities, Web VR and AR, Fullstack JS vs JAMstack for freelancers, switching jobs, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:46 Q: I recently started a static site so I want as much of the site as possible to change layout with just CSS for responsive design. I am comfortable with media queries but find often times the design is very different between sizes. It is easy to tame the complexity of repeated data for the different component views keeping everything in sync but is it good practice to put two completely different component level views in a single HTML file? Does the repeated data in the static HTML have any effect on SEO? 7:08 Q: How should a mid developer know when its time to leave the current company? Is tech stack (e.g frameworkless) a decent reason even though he/she is happy at the place, but feels like they are not growing enough? 11:19 Q: Should I worry about the critical vulnerabilities when installing an NPM package? 15:06 Q: I’ve had the idea for styling one site two different ways (professional/artistic) and giving visitors a button to toggle between the two. Too gimmicky? Secondary: how did you pick your brand colors? 20:19 Q: Any SICK TIPS on career change? I’m a full-time employee with two kids and a lovely wife, who wants a fulfilling career. I throw as much time in as I can to study, but I feel like it isn’t enough to apply for jobs. 20:49 Q: Within the next two years, how well do you think WebVR and WebXR technologies would fit within mainstream web development (think A-Frame, SparkAR, React 360 in normal websites and applications)? 30:39 Q: Should I learn Fullstack JS or JAMstack for freelancing? 35:34 Q: Is front-end development dying? 37:30 Q: How do you deal with CSS-in-JS when you have one-off stuff, or coupled components/selectors like a [CSS] grid container and a grid child (thinkgrid-area)? CSS-in-JS feels very verbose for this use case. 42:07 Q: Scott always talks about Meteor. I thinks its really cool too. What’s the future of it and why didn’t it take off? It seems to have slowed down. They seem to have moved on to other projects like GraphQL stuff. Links Influx WebVR WebXR Google Maps will use a core Waze feature to improve public transit ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Making of a Manager Wes:DeWalt Oscillating Tool Shameless Plugs Wes:Wes’ Courses— use coupon code “syntax” at checkout and get and extra $10 off. Scott:Animating React Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/1/2019 • 50 minutes, 54 seconds

In this special Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes answer your questions about money, investments, online presence and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:33 - Besides coding/teaching, do you have any another source of income (stocks, bonds, crypto, etc.)? 9:03 - How do I build my online presence? 13:05 - What’s your favorite tasty treat (as in actual food)? 16:33 - Wes, lets talk about the + symbol that you use to start the prompt for Cobalt2 — whats up with that? 18:41 - How do you get out of a rut? Links Canadian Couch Potato Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/29/2019 • 23 minutes, 12 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about what’s new in web development: new promise static methods, new CSS functions, PWAs and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Clubhouse - Sponsor Clubhouse is the first project management software that brings everyone together so that teams can focus on what matters: creating products that customers love. Clubhouse provides a perfect balance of simplicity and structure for better cross-functional collaboration. Check outhttps://clubhouse.io/syntaxpodcastand get your first two months free. Show Notes 5:38 - New Promise static methods Promise.all Promise.race() Promise.allSettled() Promise.any() 10:16 - Lazy loading images Addy Osmani’s Lazy-Loading blog post 14:25 CSS Houdini aka JS in CSS CSS Houdini Experiments 20:32 - Subgrid Syntax 109: Hasty Treat - CSS Grid Level 2 aka Subgrid Subgrid is coming to Firefox -Jen Simmons Bugzilla 24:31 - Native modules in browser type="module" dynamicimport() 27:08 - Node Native Modules update package.json will now have a type entry where NodeJS - Plan For New Modules Implementation New ESM Implementation 29:17 - PWA install app and Google PlayStore Already shipped in Chrome Java API that communicates through services with Chrome Trusted Web Activity aka TWA All content in TWAs must comply with Play store policy including policies for payments in-app purchases and other digital goods Already existing TWAs include Twitter Lite, Google Maps Go, Instagram Lite Passing the PWA Criteria Performance Score with a minimum of 80/100, tested withLighthouse All current Google Play Store rules 35:49 - CSS Scroll Snap In many browsers already scroll-padding 38:17 - Aspect Ratio Unit Designing An Aspect Ratio Unit For CSS 39:32 - CSS nesting Disallows cross-domain cookies unless on the same domain/subdomain Links Gatsby Promise.allSettled() Promise.any() Apollo CodePen UC Browser Parcel Node.js Myles Borins’ Twitter Twitter Lite Google Maps Go Instagram Lite Lighthouse Opera Can I Use - modules Apple’s ITP ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Finding Drago Wes:The Punk Rock MBA Shameless Plugs Scott’s Gridsome Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/24/2019 • 49 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS frameworks - what they are, why they’re important, and when (and when not) to use them. Stackbit - Sponsor Build modern JAMStack websites in minutes. Stackbit lets you combine any theme, site generator and CMS without complicated integrations. Join the beta today by visitingstackbit.com/syntaxfm. Show Notes 2:52 - What is a CSS framework? Pre-written CSS that takes over the basic styling of your app Can include just utilities or lots of styles (minimal to overboard) Twitter Bootstrap and Zurb Foundation were the pioneers Follow different CSS styles from “functional CSS” to utility-first to BEM 7:33 - Functional (aka Utility) based Tachyons Tailwind 9:59 - Preprocessor based Bootstrap 11:33 - Styled Components based Rebass Styled Systems Facepaint 15:50 - Why use one? Makes styling FAST Makes hard things easy Some, like Bootstrap, have themes Keeps your own CSS minimal and organized Built on an established system Lots of people use the same CSS 19:22 - Why not use one? CSS class hell Stops you from learning how CSS works Size (not all have this problem) Brotli, Purify CSS You will be overriding a ton of it You like exclusively writing the code you need and nothing else Links Jamstack Gatsby Hugo Jekyll Bootstrap Foundation Tailwind CSS Tachyons Styled System REBASS Facepaint Brotli Purify CSS Cloudflare Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/22/2019 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about working remotely — problems, challenges, and how to keep yourself sane, productive and efficient. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 4:34 - Find your spots Coffee shops Cafes Library 7:40 - Deal with Distractions Log out of Twitter/Facebook/Instagram Delete Apps — only use the browser Put phone and computer on “do not disturb” Focus App 11:33 - Prioritize your tasks Drifting is possible when it isn’t clear what you need to do If you don’t have someone telling you what to do, it can be hard to get started Todo lists 17:15 - Make time to be social Go to meet ups Chat in Slack or Discord rooms Talk to people at work spaces 21:48 - Get fresh air Go for a walk Open the windows 24:03 - Get moving Hit the gym Do push-ups in your office 28:09 - Have a separate work space Designated office Don’t work from the couch with the TV on Clean your damn office 😂 38:16 - Act like you are going to work Dress well Fix up, look sharp - get yourself ready to go 40:44 - Take Breaks (not too many, not too long) Some people like the Pomodoro Technique Take a lunch break away from your computer Don’t make a break longer than 15 minutes or so Links Focus Discord Todoist Getting Things Done Eat That Frog The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Doug DeMuro’s YouTube Channel Wes:Yeti Rambler 14 oz. Shameless Plugs Scott’s Gridsome Course Wes’ YouTube Channel Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/17/2019 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about cranky developers — those devs who never seem happy about anything, always mad about tech choices, and constantly writing off any new tech as simply a “fad” or unnecessary. Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:20 - How to deal with cranky devs Many experienced developers prefer older, stable technology for a reason. They have been through it before. 7:14 - Questions to ask when considering new tech: Is it better for the product? Is it better for the users? Is it better for the business? Is it better for the developer? 16:39 - How to convince them: Proof of concept - show them it’s better. 18:28 - Things to acknowledge: There are risks in changing technologies. There are costs - training, tooling, hosting. 21:20 - Some people are not interested in improving themselves They got the job they want and are short sighted about the future. You can appeal to management about making progressive choices. If management isn’t interested, you should look for a new job. Links Sass Backbone Babel Gulp Babel ES6 React for Beginners Missive Swix React Flux Glamorous PayPal GraphCool Facebook Netflix MJML Juice Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/15/2019 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds

It’s another live episode of Syntax in which Wes and Scott do Hook’d on Hooks, Who’s Snackin’ on React, Stump’d, Unpopular Opinions, Q & Eh, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. The Armoury - Sponsor The Armoury is a men’s clothing and accessories retailer that provides some of the highest quality clothing you can buy. Designed for those of you who want the highest quality clothing that feels great and will last forever. Buy less, buy better. Follow them on Instagram@thearmourynycand check out their websiteTheArmoury.com. Show Notes 6:54 - Who’s Snackin’ On React Guess which of these websites have their homepage partially or fully built in React? EltonJohn.comorArianaGrande.com? Ferrari.comorLamborghini.com? Starbucks.comorDunkindonuts.com? WayFair.comorIkea.com? Walgreens.comorCvs.com? 10:55 - Hook’d on Hooks Wes: useSocket useStaticQuery (gatsby) useKeyPress Scott useLocalStorage useClickOutside useMeasure useGesture 17:47 - This, That, Both, or Neither? Gutenborg:A WordPress GUI plugin for creating react-based gutenberg blocks, or a 90’s budget TV show about Cyborgs who read? Nashorn:A Java based JavaScript engine developed by Oracle, or a popular rock climbing spot in Portland? Easy Peasy:A React state library, or children’s spoon set? Use Boxmen:A hooks library that gets box model dimension, or a puzzle-based strategy game for children? Toggs:A lightweight styleable toggle component, or rain resistant outdoor gear? Landwind:A set of React components for using the Tailwinds CSS Library, or a Chinese Knock-off Land Rover SUV? Freeflow:A redux-like state management library built on state, context and hooks, or a California-based hot tub company? Ubergrippen:A popular rock climbing spot in Denver, or a client-side video stabilization framework built on the filereader API? 26:22 - Tag Team Coding React Fetch Data from the data jokes API Show a loading indicator Have a button to fetch a new joke 36:24 - Stump’d What is a react PureComponent for? Why might you use a callback with setState? How would you reverse an array without mutating the original array? Can you explain what a “downtown job” is? When would you use useReducer? What makes useLayoutEffect different from useEffect? What propType would you use for an object that contains a number and a string 43:11 - Unpopular Opinions. Overrated, Underrated? Our own unpopular opinions Scott: React devs like to make things harder than they need to be. Dan Abramov Ryan Florence Sebastian Markbage Jared Palmer Sean Thomas Larkin Sergey Ryzhov Sophie Alpert Parker McMullin Vue does it better _____ 52:45 - Q + EH with Wes and Scott What where the first apps you worked on? What React problem stumped you for the longest time? What’s your most expensive mistake? Do we need classes in Javascript? How do you explain what you do to your mom? How do you explain React? What made you start wanting to code? What’s the hackiest thing you’ve ever done? Where do you see yourselves in 10 years? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/10/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 6 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about portfolios - best practices, organization, and how to use what people are looking for to stand out in the right ways. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:21 - Include screenshots (or don’t). Often clients can ruin a site after you hand it off. 6:19 - Include list of technologies used 7:25 - Include list of problems solved 7:48 - Use company logos (if allowed) 9:13 - Show mockups on modern laptops/phones 10:04 - Show your work (mockups, sketches, layouts, etc.) 11:39 - Keep it updated 12:10 - You don’t need a million examples — max out somewhere around five. People just need a few quick examples of the type of stuff you work on. 14:11 - What about using side projects and tutorials? 16:28 - Dribbble, Github and Instagram are all valid portfolio options as well — often that is the first place people look. Don’t ignore these. A hot stuff profile on any of these will make you more hireable. Make sure it’s creative and looks nice. Links Wordpress Google Ford Air Canada Dribbble Github Instagram Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/8/2019 • 20 minutes, 42 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - interview questions, headless CMSs, resume design, redux vs context, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:21 Q: Are there any tutorials you would recommend to learn more computer science related knowledge (algorithms, closures, etc.)? 5:12 Q: Do you have any suggestions for picking a headless CMS? 8:55 Q: Do you have any advice for someone in a customer service background seeking a more flexible job with remote work opportunities? Resources? Is this a realistic goal or a good way to approach my job search? 15:13 Q: How much importance would you place in the design of a resume? Is it worth the cost? 21:09 Q: With the new React Hooks and Context API, do we still need Redux? 25:37 Q: If either of you could change anything about your personal tech stack, what would it be and why? 29:07 Q: Do you prefer to use React’sdefaultPropsor plain JSdefault function parametersto give your component’s props some default values? 30:44 Q: You guys chat CMS sometimes - why no love for Umbraco? 35:53 Q: I’m ready for a new challenge, how do I break this to my employer? 38:16 Q: What’s the difference betweenconst add = (a, b) => { return a + b }andfunction add (a, b) { return a + b }? Links Udacity Coursera Contentful Ghost Prismic Strapi HeadlessCMS Sanity WordPress Drupal ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:J.A. Henckels International 10-piece Capri Granitium Nonstick Cookware Set Wes:IRWIN VISE-GRIP 2078300 Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper, 8" Shameless Plugs Scott’s Gridsome Series Wes’ YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/3/2019 • 49 minutes, 47 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about bike shedding - issues that are hotly debated, but may not matter that much in the long run. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 3:03 - What is Bike Shedding? Technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bike shed while the house is not finished. 4:39 - Tabs vs spaces Two spaces 5:50 - Single vs double quotes Single in JS, double in HTML 7:05 - Semicolons or not Semicolons 9:01 - Grouping/ordering CSS properties Wes: Format Scott: Alphabetical 12:35 -varvsletvsconst Scott:constfor life —letwhen needed Wes:constby default — change toletwhen needed 14:24 - Default vs named exports Use both Mix-n-match 15:58 - Should designers code? If interested, sure 17:58 - Which front-end framework Whichever one best suits your needs 19:30 - Vim/Emacs vs Atom/VS Code/Sublime VS Code 21:53 - Small perf wins Micro optimization often aren’t needed 25:14 - Browser support If you’re required to support it, then support it 25:47 - Block formatting Function block Else on a new line vs else after block 29:07 - Trailing comma Links Law of Triviality React Vue.js AngularJS Ember.js Vim Emacs Atom Sublime VS Code Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/1/2019 • 30 minutes, 37 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott talk about VueJS - what it is, how it compares to other frontend frameworks, and how to get the most out of it. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Clubhouse - Sponsor Clubhouse is the first project management software that brings everyone together so that teams can focus on what matters: creating products that customers love. Clubhouse provides a perfect balance of simplicity and structure for better cross-functional collaboration. Check outhttps://clubhouse.io/syntaxand get your first two months free. Show Notes 2:22 - What’s the deal with VueJS? Combines ideas from Angular 1, React and Blaze Ease of Angular 1 App structure of React 8:02 - Components Template syntax is similar to handlebars aka {{stuff}} v-bind:property v-bind:property or simply :bind allows you to dynamically bind a value to a property Props Props must be declared before they can be used in a template. Script tag Where imports happen Where props are defined, computed properties, action events and lifecycle Actions v-on:click="doSomething" @click="doSomething" These will run a doSomething event defined in your script export via methods Lifecycle How does data fetching work? CSS Can be scoped to file by addingto your property Global Registration You can register a global component and not have to import it 36:38 - Features CLI Easy to use when creating new projects Animations Baked in to core A transition component wraps your code and just have av-ifon the element you are transitioning There is also more intense javascript options viav-on Routing 1st party routervue-routerwith support for 3rd party routers Global State Vuex 45:57 - Ecosystem Nuxt — AKA Next.js for Vue Gridsome — AKA Gatsby for Vue Native? Links Angular React Blaze What Hooks Mean for Vue Nuxt.js Next.js Gridsome Gatsy NativeScript Vue Native ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:Modified Power Wheels Scott:Ezy Jeans by Uniqlo Shameless Plugs Wes:Node.js and React Scraper Tutorial Scott:Static Vue with Gridsome Coming Soon! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/27/2019 • 56 minutes, 55 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about frontend frameworks — what they are, when you need one, how to organize your code for maximum efficiency, and more! Stackbit - Sponsor Build modern JAMStack websites in minutes. Stackbit lets you combine any theme, site generator and CMS without complicated integrations. Join the beta today by visitingstackbit.com/syntaxfm. Show Notes 3:08 - What is a frontend framework? JavaScript based Controls applications such as: Routing Rendering Data Fetching Examples: React Angular VueJS Ember Backbone Svelte 5:54 - When to use a frontend framework The Link between your JavaScript data and the DOM (your HTML) isn’t live The use of frameworks makes re-updating the DOM (after the initial variable update) easy You need an opinionated way to handle complexity Example: You add an item to a shopping cart, send the event to the backend, and update both the number of items in the cart and the “Add to cart” button Event Handlers - binding and un-binding Your client wants a fast, modern experience Seamless routing and page transitions Fast prototyping Access to battle-tested libraries Security Perf 14:24 - When not to use a frontend framework When using CMS like WordPress and Drupal A medium amount of JavaScript is needed - Vanilla JS will work fine Modals Slideshows Form submits Static pages, no JS functionality Updating an existing project 17:20 - Why can’t I just use jQuery? Vanilla JS contains all of jQuery’s available DOM APIs Frameworks provide structure Organizes code for big projects Links Syntax 039: Is jQuery Dead? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/25/2019 • 20 minutes, 28 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott talk about how to find freelance clients — tangible things you can do to position yourself and set yourself up for success. Stackbit - Sponsor Build modern JAMStack websites in minutes. Stackbit lets you combine any theme, site generator and CMS without complicated integrations. Join the beta today by visitingstackbit.com/syntaxfm. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 1:27 - Question from Andreas Trattner: I am a backend developer with 4+ years experience working on large systems in Europe and am considering moving toward freelancing/contracting. However, I find it difficult to discover quality opportunities. Any tips you can share on how to strategically get projects? There isn’t a secret trove of work, and there’s no one way to do it. 4:50 - Relationships Trust and relationships rule all. The best paying gigs are never advertised. Who should you know? Other developers How? Meetups, Conferences, Twitter, Slack rooms, Friends Tip: Volunteering is a great way to get in to conferences, plus you often get to know people Tip: If you are friends of a friend who gets a lot of work, as for a introduction Designers and marketers You usually work together How?Twitter, Email, Dribbble, Instagram Project managers How?Cold emails, tweets Office managers Life blood of the office - they know everyone Often move into other roles How?Meetups, previous employees Entrepreneurs Lots of connections, often switching gears How?Demo camps, Facebook marketing groups Venture capitalists Have dozens of companies and tons of connections How?Demo camps, introductions, cold email 19:08 - Display of expertise It certainly is an option to just be really freaking good at what you do Speaking at conferences and local meetups Working on open source Helping in chat rooms Posting guides Maintaining docs Offering reviews / Make things public Performance -Harry Roberts from CSS Wizardry Accessibility -HeydonWorks WordPress speed React checking Start a podcast Blogging Volunteering 9:22 - Visibility You need to let everyone know what you do. Your mom’s uncle’s friend’s cousin on Facebook might casually ask for recommendations. Instagram / Photos. Showing people what you are doing and what you are working on will make a mental note in their head that you do that type of work. Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Blogging This makes the “vetting” process much easier Tweeting YouTube videos Slack channels you are involved in 38:02 - Other tactics SEO - Locality (Toronto designer), specific technologies (Redux contractor) Craigslist This one sucks, but it can lead to decent work occasionally You need to be more vigilant in screening, most clients will suck Cold asks - Just ask people what works well “Hey, I’m looking to book a few contracts starting June 2019. I love working with ______ and you can see my work here” Put a phone number on your website. Seriously. UpWork Won’t make as much money here because of competition Local business listings Find online and offline biz listings Old fashioned — putting your card on bulletin boards 47:29 - Maintaining Relationships Check in every few months with non-biz related contact But also just straight up ask for work Christmas / Thank-you gifts Links Canadian Couch Potato ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Google Drive Scanner Wes:Endy Mattress Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Hooks For Everyone Wes’ All Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/20/2019 • 1 hour, 18 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about React Suspense — what it is, how it works, support and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes Not live yet - it may/will change. Be warned! 3:59 - The problem we have with React right now API calls Image loading Code splitting 7:16 - What is React Suspense? First we convert our async data fetching functions intoresources Resources can then be read inside render - above the return Resources can be read from cache Resources can be preloaded into a cache if you anticipate needing them Resources reads are blocking for that function - you can’t return JSX until the resource is read In your component that fetches data, there is no need to maintain a loading state Then, anywhere higher up in that tree, you can introduce a suspense component The suspense component candetectif any of it’s children are currently loading data If they are, we can then choose to show a loader via thefallbackprop We can also choose toshow nothing via the maxDelay prop— this is helpful for fast connections that shouldn’t see the spinner for a short split-second 15:20 - Support React.lazy and suspense for code splitting is already here The React.lazy function lets you render a dynamic import as a regular component Loadable Components is recommended if you need splitting with SSR Data Resources is not here yet Links React 16.x Roadmap Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/18/2019 • 21 minutes, 1 second

In this episode Wes and Scott talk about developer education — what to look for, what to avoid, and how to be a life-long learner with good problem solving skills. Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. The Armoury - Sponsor The Armoury is a men’s clothing and accessories retailer that provides some of the highest quality clothing you can buy. Designed for those of you who want the highest quality clothing that feels great and will last forever. Buy less, buy better. Follow them on Instagram@thearmourynycand check out their websiteTheArmoury.com. Show Notes 3:59 - Our experiences Scott: Went to college - Go Blue! Worked odd jobs while self teaching Was mentored and taught more while working at my first job Self directed since then Started teaching via LUT in 2012 Wes: Went to university for Business Tech - entirely self-taught Led and created part-time HTML + CSS program at HackerYou Led and created first bootcamp at HackerYou Led and created first JS part-time at HackerYou Been offered jobs at colleges + universities 10:02 - School - $$$ Pros The best thing about school was unrestricted free time to find out what I enjoyed, which lead me to coding Co-ops can help you find what you like and what you don’t like Life skills that involve you being on your own and figuring things out more You are exposed to interesting people and ideas CS Degree work can open more career doors Professional networking Many companies wont hire you without some sort of bachelor’s degree (this might change) Cons Not everyone has the time or money to devote two to five years to school — especially to something they might not end up enjoying Potentially outdated staff and course material Wes was often asked to lead a video editing course, print design course and a web development course Lot’s of distractions 23:10 - Bootcamp - $$ Pros Very fast, lots of info, but can be a bit overwhelming You can get up-to-speed extremely quickly Focused on hire-ability and job-ready skills Focused information Personality is really the deciding factor here - lots of people do well, and some don’t Cons Hit or miss — quality of bootcamps aren’t vetted, so do your research Talk to someone who took it, find out who the instructors are You absolutely must continue learning after the bootcamp The bootcamp is just a push and you are expected to continue learning once you are done Not great for individuals that can’t handle the pace You have to quit your job 37:09 - Self-Taught - $ Pros Self-directed people will prevail here Can be drip-fed while earning money at another job Can be supplemented by a job (e.g. you are front-end and want to go full stack) Can get real world experience as a freelancer while you evolve Cons Not for everyone Can be difficult to self-motivate Hard to get help - sometimes you can be stuck for hours on a two-second fix Potentially discouraging You might go down the wrong path without guidance on what you should learn 47:11 - Part Time Programs - $ Pros Fantastic way to get up to speed with a new tech Goes at a good pace - twice a week usually Offered on weekends and evenings where you can maintain a regular job Very low risk - you can try it out Cons Might not be as fast as you like it Quality is all over the map 49:55 - Mentored Self Learning - $ Pros Best to do with a mentor on the job Mentor can help steer what to learn in your free time Good feedback and a place to ask lots of questions Cons Can’t be done without someone willing to mentor you Only as good as your mentor 52:55 - What approach would we take? Bootcamp > then immediately supplement with courses Links Notion ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Wes:American Kingpin Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Hooks For Everyone Wes’ All Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/13/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 35 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about communication — why it’s important, how to improve, building good habits, tools and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:59 - Why it’s important Projects can live or die by the team’s communication Project timelines can be disrupted leading to big problems with scheduling 5:53 - How to improve communication skills PRACTICE Pay attention to what works Have a system – standups, weekly meetings, etc. Over communicating can be annoying but effective Realize that people can’t read your mind, so having your intentions and timelines public and known is important 9:12 - Building good habits Need to practice Build systems to support new habits 11:04 - Tools we use to communicate Email / Standups Notion GitHub Issues Slack Missive Links Syntax 075: Hasty Treat - Feedback and Criticism Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/11/2019 • 16 minutes, 30 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - are classes dead?, tutorials vs real life, the smart home, developers and mental health, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 1:30 Q: What advice would you give to someone wanting to get involved with the open source community, coming from closed-source full-time work? How do people make time to code on the side and balance a life/family? 5:38 Q: InSyntax 060, you mentioned making your life easier as a motivation. How do you get your data from sites that may not have an API? Web scraping? Any tools you’d recommend? 11:34 Q: Do you think React aims toward a world with functional components only or will class based components always play a role? 17:10 Q: Just feedback on the recent Smart Home podcast…I really enjoyed it! I have about 48 (color) HUE lights throughout my home, and use an IFTTT applet for my Ring PRO doorbell, so when someone rings the doorbell, all the lights in the home blink (e.g. so I can see when an Amazon Prime package arrives, or know someone is at the front door, etc…while I’m working and wearing my Bose QC35II’s, and of course listening to your podcast)! I’m a huge fan of the podcast since early last summer (I rarely comment, but you guys are great)! 21:37 Q: What would you do in the event your clients sends you a “thank you” card along with cash that is MUCH lower than you are preparing to invoice them? Would you remove it from the invoice, ask them what they would prefer, etc? I’m stuck in an awkward situation and it doesn’t even cover the hosting costs. 24:39 Q: I’ve heard a lot of good things about Next.js, but what exactly is it? How does it compare to just using the create-react-app? Is it worth it to migrate a small side project that I have to Next.js? 28:26 Q: I take tutorials all the time for web dev. I have taken many of both of your courses. Thank you, they are great! I am completely self taught and have zero computer science education whatsoever. As well as your courses and other tutorials have taught me various languages and libraries, they do not prepare me for real work interviews or jobs. No offense. How do I make the jump from tutorials to real life? 34:39 Q: Do you have exercises to warm up your brain before you start coding? I always find it a bit difficult to jump straight into a project. I would never start working out before warming up and I feel that’s also true about development! 36:42 Q: How should developers deal with depression and mental health? Links Sentry Freshbooks Syntax 060: The Undocumented Wed Syntax 118: The Smart Home IFTTT Hue/Ring applet Syntax 120: Gatsby vs Next Next.js ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Clarity Money Wes:Wyze Camera Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Hooks For Everyone Wes’ CSS Grid Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/6/2019 • 45 minutes, 42 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about authentication — the difference between localStorage, cookies, session, tokens and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 4:20 - How should we track users? Token based - generally stored in the client Session based - stored on the server Token Based (JWT) 6:00 - Token-based auth Stateless - the server does not maintain a list of logged in users Scalable - you can use serverless functions easily Cross domain Data can be stored in JWT Easy to use on non-web sites like mobile apps Hard to expire tokens — you must maintain a list of blacklisted tokens 7:48 - Session-based auth Stateful - generally you maintain a list of session IDs Passive - once signed in, no need to send token again Easy to destroy sessions 10:48 - How do we identify the user on each request? localStorage or Cookies? A common misconception is that localStorage is for tokens while cookies is for sessions With localStorage, we need to grab the token and send them along on each request With cookies, the data is sent along on each request 11:25 - Security Issues XSS for Tokens - make sure bad actors can’t run code on your site Sanitize inputs XSRF - CSRF tokens are needed Links Cookies vs Tokens: The Definitive Guide Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/4/2019 • 16 minutes, 47 seconds

In this episode, Wes and Scott talk about life management — the systems and tools for managing all the the busy details of life and work. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 5:00 - Todos GTD philosophy Todoist Things 12:31 - Focusing Focus app Turn off all notifications on iOS and desktop Rename apps Ask yourself why you feel the way you do Should be doing email? Do I need to eat that frog? Why do I not enjoy this? Sticky note on screen or desk 21:27 - How we track ideas, thoughts, and notes Get everything out of your head Markdown files Evernote Notion 27:23 - Calendar and schedule Google calendar USB light switch 33:30 - Goal tracking / Life progression Keep concepts and ideas in Notion Milestones (bigger ideas) are separated Use the system that works best for you 36:58 - Fun things with Notion What is Notion? Cross-linking/referencing between boards Episode calendar and possible episodes kanban Links Freshbooks Sentry Todoist Things Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Focus Notion Evernote Bryant Electric USB light switch Bear app Airtable ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:LG Ultrawide Monitor Wes:LG 4k 32" Monitor Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Hooks For Everyone Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter

2/27/2019 • 54 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk tips to succeed on YouTube! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:55 How YouTube has affected our careers 3:45 YouTube money is just OK 6:28 SEO is king 7:15 The title is most important 8:59 Description is important 11:00 Use Tags. All of them. 12:00 Scheduled content works 13:26 Keeping Viewers 15:20 Pinning comments 15:41 Liking Comments 17:00 Practice Finishing Sentences 17:34 Collaborate when you can 19:00 Use all the features YouTube has to offer 20:44 Don’t get sucked into the BS Links TubeBuddy Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/25/2019 • 23 minutes, 33 seconds

In this episode, Wes and Scott debate Gatsby vs Next — how they compare, the pros and cons of each, why you might chose one over the other for your next project, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. The Armoury - Sponsor The Armoury is a men’s clothing and accessories retailer that provides some of the highest quality clothing you can buy. Designed for those of you who want the highest quality clothing that feels great and will last forever. Buy less, buy better. Follow them on Instagram@thearmourynycand check out their websiteTheArmoury.com. Show Notes 5:07 - Server Side Rendering Next.js will render on demand — this allows you to have server rendered pages on demand. Think of a blog website — publish a new blog post and it will immediately start working. Authenticated pages can be server rendered, and thus, pre-loaded for better performance. Gatsby runs at build time only — so you need to have all of your data ready at build time. Pro: This makes for very fast page load. Con: Large websites can take a long time to build. Con: Gatsby can do network fetches from the client, but these lose the benefit of SSR. Ease of SSR: Next.js requires a complicated document.js file if you are fetching data anywhere other than a page component. This will probably get easier with Suspense. Demos are simple, but any real application requires harder config. Gatsby is Easy Peeezy! 11:09 - Data Next.js is unopinionated. Like React, it doesn’t care where your data comes from. getInitalProps(); Gatsby has a number of “source” plugins which will pull in data from sources — markdown, WordPress, API, file system. Once you have that data sourced, you can query it with GraphQL. 22:50 - Routing and Creating Pages Next.js makes you create a page in a pages directory. You can nest these as deep as you like. If you want to pass query params, you must do so with a?query=string. There are several third-party options for getting around this that require a node server. Gatsby allows you to programmatically create pages with their createPage API. For both navigating between pages, they make a Link Component available. 30:49 - Plugins In Gatsby,everythinggoes through the Gatsby pipeline. This makes things like image compression, pagination, sass, service workers and many other progressive web app pieces very easy. Gatsby makes building a really good website easy. Gatsby Image is SOOOOO amazing. The scope of Next.js is much smaller. They give you a few things, but you generally bring your own approach for most things Routing Linking and prefetching Dynamic Importing 38:42 - Deploying and Hosting Gatsby is just HTML, CSS, and JS at the end of the day, so it can be deployed almost anywhere — Netlify, Github Pages, cheap PHP hosting, etc. Next.js is a Node app. It can be integrated into an existing Express app, or run by itself. Requires a Node server to run it. Next.js has a static generation option, but you’re better off using Gatsby for that. 44:41 - The verdict? Us Next.js for Apps, Gatsby for Websites Links LogRocket The Armoury Next.js Gatsby Netlify Node Express ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Motion LED Lights Wes:The Dream Podcast Shameless Plugs Scott’s Pro Gatsby 2 Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/20/2019 • 52 minutes, 16 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about side projects — what you can learn, why they’re great, how to come up with ideas, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:17 - Why? Keeps you sharp It’s actually useful Try new technology 5:28 - How to come up with ideas What sucks in your life? How do you get a competitive advantage in life? 12:10 - Quick and dirty tech Next.js Express diskDB Meteor Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/18/2019 • 16 minutes, 32 seconds

In this episode, Wes and Scott talk about the Smart Home — all the different tech available, how it works together, pitfalls to avoid, hardware, software, and more! Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Stackbit - Sponsor Build modern JAMStack websites in minutes. Stackbit lets you combine any theme, site generator and CMS without complicated integrations. Join the beta today by visitingstackbit.com/syntaxfm. Show Notes 2:25 - The tech Wifi devices Zigbee Can operator on low power Usually Cheaper Water Sensor, door sensor, temperature iOS HomeKit sucks You need an Apple TV or iPad to access outside of your house 9:13 - Controlling your smart home Smart Things Home Assistant Host your own Lots of add-ons You need to babysit it Android Google Assistant Google Pixel squeeze to assistant is way better than saying “Hey Google”. Google Home Google Home is awesome Custom sayings with IFTTT Custom via Routines Alexa 23:52 - Software Stringify IFTTT Basic automations Makers accounts Web hooks to trigger actions Homebridge Make non-iOS stuff work with HomeKit Swipe up control is nice 28:15 - Hardware Light Switches Leviton Lutron Bulbs LIFX Philips Hue AMAZING Much cheaper now than before Blinds Chromecast— turn the TV off Plugs Wemo Leviton Sonoff Power strip Change each plug or have timers Thermostat Ecobee 3 Lite Ecobee 4 with Alexa Nest Nest-E Cameras Ring Doorbells Ring Flood Light Camera Super slow to open the app Wyze cameras Small one Larger Panning Camera Mesh Wifi Google Wifi Amplifi Fire Alarms / CO2 Nest Protect Dumb Lithium Garage Door Opener Non-connected “smart items” Solar powered lights on a timer. No app needed, no WiFi connection needed Roomba- meh. We play “find the body” when it comes home. Locks - Code based lights 67:32 - What we want in the future Scott Motion sensors Door sensors Locks Blinds More bulbs Wes Fireplace Constantly recording cameras Sensors galore Windows open Doors open Garage door Zigbee Hub Xiaomi Sensors Gear Best Links Sanity Stackbit Google Home Mini Amazon Echo Google Pixel Apple Homepod Raspberry Pi GearBest ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Philips Hue Wes: All the recommendations from above Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/13/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 33 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes tackle email, specifically, how to email busy people — how to write emails that actually get read, and don’t just get tossed in the archive. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:05 Subject lines 11:26 The body 14:33 Best practices Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/11/2019 • 23 minutes, 53 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - organizing your Git repos, the difference between freelancing and contracting, changing careers, how to deal with spammers and more! Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Techmeme Ride Home Podcast FromTechmeme.com, Silicon Valley’s most-read news source, The Techmeme Ride Home podcast is a short daily podcast about the day’s tech news. Mark Zuckerberg called Techmeme the one news source he definitely follows. New episodes are published every day at 5p.m. You cancheck out the show here, or search for “Techmeme Ride Home” in your favorite podcast player. Show Notes 1:55 Q: Do you prefer to have your backend and frontend in separate Git repos or together? What are the trade-offs? 5:12 Q: In web dev, what’s the difference between a freelancer and independent contractor? 9:45 Q: Default export vs named export? 11:35 Q: I’m looking to change careers, but I’m 41 this year. Is it too late? 16:12 Q: Have you guys made much use of multicolumn layout? If so, only for text, or have you come up with (or seen elsewhere) any interesting out-of-the-box uses? 20:11 Q: Since you publish your courses’ source code on Github, what do you think about people using that to learn instead of buying your course? Is it an intentional decision, or is it a compromise you’re willing to make? 23:52 Q: When is a certification needed for both jobs and side-projects? 29:35 How do you deal with spammers filling out forms? 34:05 Q: Could you better explain what a slug is? I’ve heard the term thrown around on a number of your episodes, but I don’t really know what it means. 37:44 Q: I am currently going through some currency conversion stuff for a project, what would you recommend to use for international conversions? Links Sanity Techmeme Ride Home Podcast Concurrently Rachel Andrew CSS Grid auto height of elements? Cloudflare Intl.NumberFormat ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Voxon Screwdriver Set Wes:Technology Connections Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/6/2019 • 50 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes continue their discussion about code quality tooling - how to get your code extra nice and clean, and the tools that will help you along the way. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:28 Typescript and Types 5:42 Jest and Testing 7:48 Exceptions & Error Tracking Links Sentry Log Rocket Rollbar Jest Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/4/2019 • 13 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode Scott and Wes continue their discussion about the freelance client lifecycle—from design and development, to project hand-off, and everything in between. Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:47 - Design Collect all assets from your client Logo Brand guidelines List of likes and dislikes Create initial look and feel Don’t show client too early—they can be distracted by little unfinished things Back up the “whys” of what you did. Otherwise, it’s just a pretty picture and and the client only thinks about it in terms of taste. Remember, you are the expert they hired, so it’s not totally subjective—you have the expertise and you need to flex that. This button is teal because it’s your call to action—this is the button that makes you money so we want to highlight that Grey text on white background is hard to read—you’ll be leaving people out if you do this. When possible, draw circles or golden ratio lines around everything ;) Be prepared for non-standard feedback E.g. this feels cloudy, can it look more sunny? Please make it pop, etc. Don’t get offended by feedback on creative work Clients didn’t go to art school and don’t know about good feedback. Clients will ignore all finished aspects of a design and only focus on the one minor thing that’s incorrect. Revisions 17:58 - Development Clear requirements make development much easier. Sometimes this starts at the same time or in the process of design. Only show dev progress if client is capable of understanding dev process. Showing a developed site too early can cause clients to worry about visual aspects that aren’t yet in line with the design. Showing to early is also a recipe for a feedback list of things you already know. Give regular progress updates, as previously established. Make it happen on a schedule so expectations are set and so you won’t forget. Stick to your timeline! Clients don’t care about technical jargon. Don’t tell clients about Gatsby/React as much as telling them about the benefits, how fast the site is, etc. 23:48 - Feedback and revisions Feedback is done in revisions or rounds. For smaller projects, have your client email (one email) a list of feedback. For larger projects, and more technical clients, use bug tracking software, such as Github issues, Trello, etc. Write down everything, and then have a follow-up call to discuss the feedback. 30:08 - Deployment Get your client to pay for domains and hosting. Make sure their old website has everything off of it, or host the website somewhere else. If you’re moving servers, best to just point the A records at the new server. If changing nameservers for DNS, make sure the client doesn’t have email or any other apps on that server that will be nuked or broken when moving. Many clients use their server to uploaded PDFs and other files that may still need to be accessible. If you are changing URL structure, you’ll need to be aware of any redirects. Backup strategies Restoration strategies 40:05 - Handoff Create a video detailing how to do each thing Don’t give more options than they need in the back end. Do in-person training when possible. Only teach them the things that are important for their day to day usage. 44:28 - Bug fixes and support Very common for clients with wrong idea of project guidelines to want to add on at the end of a project. Not about adding new, non-established features. Emergency bugs require an emergency response if they are your fault Set expectations and be careful what you promise. 48:03 - What to do when things go to sh*t There should be a trail of communication leading up to things going awry. Project is behind. Product is not met with acceptance. Client isn’t paying. When to fire your client. Links Syntax 112: The Freelance Client Lifecycle - Part 1 Syntax 088: Pre-launch Checklist ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation DS918+ Wes:Backblaze Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ Advanced React Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/30/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 43 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about code quality tooling - how to get your code extra nice and clean, and the tools that will help you along the way. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:11 - ESLint / JSHint / Linters in general Eslint took over as a flexible solution for code style and quality Use plugins and presets to set your rules for different types of project Don’t be afraid to tweak rules, they are not the word of god 10:55 - Prettier Strictly formatting Can work with or without ESLint Provides an enforceable standard for teams Configurable Prettier for CSS, PHP, GraphQL, etc. 18:46 - VS Code Red underlines like spellcheck for code Tooltip for lint errors Fix on save vs fix on command Links ESLint JSHint Prettier Wes’ dotfiles Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/28/2019 • 26 minutes, 11 seconds

In this episode Scott and Wes talk about the freelance client lifecycle—from gathering requirements, to project hand-off, and everything in between. Techmeme Ride Home Podcast FromTechmeme.com, Silicon Valley’s most-read news source, The Techmeme Ride Home podcast is a short daily podcast about the day’s tech news. Mark Zuckerberg called Techmeme the one news source he definitely follows. New episodes are published every day at 5p.m. You cancheck out the show here, or search for “Techmeme Ride Home” in your favorite podcast player. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:29 - Gathering Requirements Probably the most important part of the process. If you botch this, you’ll be dealing with change orders and scope-creep throughout the entire project. Poor planning is why agencies have project managers and why many freelancers hate their clients. Ask lots of questions Get lots of examples Break down each page into functionality Ask about budget Clarify who will be updating the site Do this in person if possible 17:00 - Quote Figuring out the quote Break it down into major functional areas that don’t necessarily depend on each other. Multi-staged quotes are great because if it’s too expensive, the client knows they can add additional features later in the project. Explain the tech you will use in relation to how it will help their business, or how easy it will be for them to manage. Presenting the quote List what will be included List what won’t be included Make your quote valid for two weeks Create a template that looks professional Our agency had a professional template, printed on heavy paper in an embossed folder with our logo on it. You don’t have to go this far, but experience matters. Think Apple. You can quote more if you have a higher perception of quality. 30:20 - Timelines Timelines should include hard dates. You should have a “hard on” and and “hard off”. Assume 24-hour turnaround on questions Be generous with your estimates. Under promise, over deliver. Quoting time is a huge skill 35:58 - Contract You best have one Spell out what the client is getting (from quote) At the very least, have the client sign your quote Clear communication and a good relationship is extremely important Use online templates, or have a lawyer create something specific 41:09 - Setting Expectations Don’t make yourself available 24/7 Establish a professional environment by not being too casual Your choices will set the course for your relationship Don’t be too quick to reply to email Schedule emails for 10a.m. Links Syntax 036: Hasty Treat - Freelancing Hot Tips docracy Boomerang for Gmail ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:The Great Suspender Wes:Food Busker YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Styled Components Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/23/2019 • 53 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about tidying up your code - why it’s important and how it can make your (dev) life better. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:24 - Removal Unneeded comments Unused CSS Unused Functions 8:06 - Organizing A system that works for you Know when to break things out into a new file, components, functions otherwise Index file works sometimes - other times it’s too much work 11:45 - Tiding Up Refactoring bad/old code Non-ironically, does this code spark joy? Unused Functions Add in comments Folding - use a code formatter CSS Links Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Better Comments VS Code Prettier ESLint Nicole Sullivan - Object Oriented CSS Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/21/2019 • 21 minutes, 20 seconds

In this episode Scott and Wes talk about work life balance. These tips aren’t hard-and-fast - part of the beauty of being a web developer is that you do get to enjoy some flexibility. Work is a big part of our live and these are tips that will hopefully allow you to get the most enjoyment out of both work and life. Sanity.io - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the "How did you hear about us?" section. Show Notes 8:06 - Know when you work best The 9-5 isn’t for everyone - you know when you work best, so use that to your advantage 9:39 - Work when it’s time to work, life when it’s time to life Don’t do laundry during work time 11:08 - Make it clear to family members when you are working Wishy-washy in-between can cause tension - are you working? Can I interrupt you? Working after hours Text if you need me 14:34 - Have a defined space for work If I bring my laptop downstairs, I don’t bring a charger Clean yo nasty desk space It’s a mental shift when you sit down - “okay now I am working” 21:14 - Know how to “zone it” Headphones Music or podcasts Block all distractions Close email Pay attention to what gets you there, when it stops working, change it up 24:46 - Keep hobbies Away from screens Physical or relaxing or both 26:37 - Exercise Good for mind and body Huge gains long term and short term 27:31 - Prioritize your to-do list One reason many people over-work is that they feel they have too much to do Add items to your to-do list when they pop into your head - out of your head, into your system 31:28 - Walk away from difficult problems Your brain will chew on problems as time goes on and help you solve them Literally take a walk outside 34:04 - Meetups, conferences or tutorials Reinvigorate your hunger for coding and make you happier both at home and work Easy to get burned out from working too much (or not paying enough attention to your work) Links Wes’ Head Bob Spotify playlist Portable Text from Sanity Portable Text Forget about Gutenberg, no seriously What you need to know about block text ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott 1:Todoist Scott 2:Notion Wes:PassSource Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Tutorials Pro Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/16/2019 • 44 minutes, 38 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS Grid Level 2 - aka subgrid. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:27 - CSS Grid Level 2 and subgrid CSS subgrid will allow you to place grid-items’ children along the same lines at the parent grid 5:40 - How it works - Why do we need it? What problem do we have right now? Create your grid as normal - you can create columns, rows, named lines, etc. Your grid-item will also be display grid - this is nothing new - just regular nesting of grid The magic comes in when you want to define the rows and or columns of the sub-item. You can inherit the parent item’s grid-rows / columns by simply sayingdisplay: subgrid 11:19 - Browser support It’s about a year out Links Sentry is hiring Grid Level 2 and Subgrid by Rachel Andrew Css Grid Level 2 specs CSS Grid Level 2: Here Comes Subgrid Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/14/2019 • 15 minutes, 8 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - thoughts on frameworks for 2019, React Native, when should you start freelancing, where to start with JS, cron jobs, split testing and more! DevLifts — Sponsor DevLifts- Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They’re currently offering two options: The first isFit.Start- perfect for beginners or those looking to get back at it. Use the coupon code “syntax” to get 50% off the fit.start plan. The second isDevLifts Premium- for those looking for a laser-focused approach and maximum accountability. Use the coupon code “tasty” to get 50% off the premium plan. Check it out today! Just for January their eight-week plan is back. Use the coupon code “newyear19” to get $50 off. Kyle Prinsloo’s Freelancing & Beyond — Sponsor Kyle Prinsloo teaches you everything you need to know about freelancing, including how to quit your job, earn a side-income and start taking control of your life. Check it out athttps://studywebdevelopment.com/freelancingand use the coupon code “syntax” at checkout to get 25% off. Show Notes 1:40 Where is the best place to start with JS coming from WordPress? 5:36 How do you set up cron jobs? What are the best tools to use, should they run on their own server or on the application server, etc.? 17:13 What new skills, frameworks, projects are you look forward to learning in 2019? 21:35 Do you use any software for tracking analytics on your site and do you ever use this data to run split tests? If so, what is your preferred method for running split tests? 28:24 What’s your best tip for young coders to stay productive and not lose time? 32:08 I’m 17 and learning web dev. I’m pretty concerned about my skills and feeling some impostor syndrome. Is it ok to start freelancing? 37:26 What is React Native? How do people tend to use it? If you want a native and web app, do they share code? Links WordPress Gatsby Javascript30 Dead Man’s Snitch Corntab Syntax106: A Look Forward to 2019 Drip Segment.io Hotjar ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Tiding Up on Netflix Wes 1:Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Styled Components Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/10/2019 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS units (e.g. rems vs ems, px, ch, vmax), when and why you want to be using them, tips and tricks, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:32 Typography with CSS units 12:04 Pixels 15:17 Viewport units 15:51 ch units 16:35 inch/cm for print 17:19 Percentages 18:10 Media queries 19:41 Flexbox (flex-grow) 20:28 CSS Grid: flexible units: 1fr 2fr Links Sentry Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/7/2019 • 24 minutes, 10 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott take a look back at 2018 as well as a look forward to what’s coming in 2019. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. CSS In Depth and In Motion - Sponsor Electron in Action from Manning Publicationsguides you, step-by-step, as you learn to build cross-platform desktop applications that run on Windows, OSX, and Linux. As a Syntax listener, you can get 40% off all their books and courses by visitingdeals.manning.com/webdevand using the coupon code syntax40 at checkout. Show Notes 3:00 - What was hot in 2018? Tooling got easier GraphQL got easier and more accessible New GraphQL companies left and right CSS has gotten more awesome React Improvement in React Dev Tools JavaScript frameworks overall Edge adopting Chrome engine Microsoft bought Github Vue continues to impress and evolve VS Code continued to get amazing 31:29 - Predictions for 2019 Headless CMS game is going to get really real We’re gonna see rails for JavaScript start making some noise React will continue to see growth Design tools will get more code-y (Figma, etc.) VueJS will continue to see growth Developer Experience Tools will continue to get easier Wasm Code splitting easier ES6 Modules in Node Server Side Hot reloading 41:00 - Scott’s Year in Review Released 12 courses Major growth in Level Up as a platform Hired first employees to work and grow site Greatly improved quality and video production Gave first conf talks and spoke internationally 44:03 - Wes’ Year in Review Released two courses - CSS Grid and Advanced React Started work on JavaScript course Delegated lots of development to contractor Continued to work well with assistant Spoke at lots of confs Live Syntax! Grew Instagram Continued hot tips on twitter 47:00 - BIG ANNOUNCEMENT We’re both having babies! 48:09 - Wes’ Goals for 2019 Keep doing what I’m doing! New Website! JavaScript course Platform upgrades - been in the works for months - working on a faster rollout CSS course? VS Code course? More React? 8 YouTube Videos Instagram to 30k Parental Leave 52:26 - Scott’s Goals for 2019 Courses First non-Scott LUT courses (big plans / announcements here ) Parental Leave Major platform updates that are stuck in bottleneck More hires, more growth More free content More teaching from real world code Codebase to Hooks & Suspense Links Next.js Gatsby Parcel Hasura Prisma TakeShape GraphCMS Contentful WPGraphQL Apollo Github VS Code Microsoft Edge WordPress Svelte Vue.js Syntax 067: Goal Setting ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Fake or Fortune? Wes:Heavyweight Shameless Plugs Scott’s new course on design systems Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/2/2019 • 1 hour, 6 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about pointer events in CSS and JS - what they are, their differences, why you may want to use them, potential downfalls and more! Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 3:24 CSS pointer events 10:50 JavaScript pointer events 14:24 What are pointer events 17:56 Browser support Links CSS pointer events JS pointer events Pointer events support in WebKit Pointer events Polyfill Wes’ Javascript 30 Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/31/2018 • 21 minutes, 8 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott are talking all about CSS layout - how it works, things to watch out for and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. CSS In Depth and In Motion - Sponsor CSS in Depth in Motion from Manning Publicationsis a great way to master CSS. Modern CSS can handle a dizzying array of styles and effects without external frameworks, and this liveVideo course from Manning Publications will get you there. As a Syntax listener, you can get 40% off all their books and courses by visitingdeals.manning.com/webdevand using the coupon code syntax40 at checkout. Show Notes 4:15 When to use position fixed/static/absolute/relative/sticky 15:18 When to use height, width, max-height, max-width, top, bottom, left, right, etc. 21:28 What about relationships between containers and their children? 27:37 What about positioning behaviors of elements like,,, etc.? 30:09 Floating and clearing 35:55 Flexbox, Grid and responsive design 36:58 Mobile-first or desktop-first? 41:20 Viewport units - vw, vh, vmin, vmax, etc Links Keycode.info ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Last Seen Podcast Wes:Flying a DJI Tello Drone with React and Node.js Shameless Plugs Scott’s Design Systems Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/26/2018 • 53 minutes, 36 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes continue their discussion of libraries and tech that where super hot in the past, but not so much any more. Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 3:40 - jQuery UI / jQuery Mobile jQuery UI jQuery Mobile Sencha Touch 6:10 - Flash / Silverlight Flash Cufon Silverlight Netflix Happy Gilmore The Wedding Singer 10:54 - Grid systems 960.gs Golden Susy Bootstrap Foundation 16:02 - CoffeScript CoffeScript Compass 18:18 - Underescore.js Underscore.js Lodash jsPerf 20:04 - Less CSS Less CSS Vue.js Drupal Cappuccino Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/24/2018 • 26 minutes, 35 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - thoughts on Typescript, e-commerce platforms vs custom, working for agencies, job-hopping and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Vue.js In Action - Sponsor Vue.js in Action from Manning Publicationsis a great way to learn Vue.js. If you’re looking for a book that will teach you Vue.js from start to finish, this is the one. As a Syntax listener, you can get 40% off all their books and courses by visitingdeals.manning.com/webdevand using the coupon code syntax40 at checkout. Show Notes 1:20 How do you distinguish between normal and virtual pixels on high dpi devices. How do you call Pixels? Which tools do you use for optimizing Images? 5:02 What are your thoughts on TypeScript (and selfishly, I’d like to learn about using it with React)? Any temptation to try it out if you’re not already doing so? Why or why not? Any resources you’d like to share on TypeScript? 8:35 I have heard you guys say good things about Digital Ocean before, but am reading a lot of bad reviews about them on various websites. Are these just frustrated developers or is there any merit to these claims? 12:48 If you were to build an eCommerce store, given that your business requirements specify that custom functionality is needed, would it be smart to roll your own solution or use Magento/Shopify/Woocommerce? If the later, what is the developer experience like? Which has the greater ability to implement custom functionality for server and client side code? 19:50 I feel like I’m pretty “bos” at starting projects but so terrible at finishing them. As people who finish courses and projects all the time, what is your advice for getting to that finish line? 23:32 Could you please explain how you organize your files? What is the folder structure you use for both your projects and other documents/videos and stuff? 31:38 You guys mention working for “agencies” in the past. As a freelance web developer, what’s the best way to find these agencies, and to be employed by them? Also, can you explain what “agencies” are? 38:14 I once read an interview Wes gave in which he mentioned that frequently changing jobs is the best way to get salary increases. Do you both believe that to be true? Is job-hopping a bad thing? Is the criticism of it justified? 41:53 If I choose to use Next.js, does that mean I won’t be able to use new React features like hooks and suspense until/if the Next.js team implements those? 43:12 When do you useand when do you useto wrap your many returned components fromrender()? Links Devon Govett tweet about Typescript Digital Ocean Magento Shopify WooCommerce Reaction Commerce Snipcart Next.js Gatsby.js True Grit Texture Supply ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Undertale Wes:Ghostly Pixels Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ YouTube Channel Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/19/2018 • 51 minutes, 27 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about libraries that have been super hot in the past, but not so much any more. Contentful - Sponsor Contentful is a great way to manage your data. Update once and publish everywhere. Contentful gives you a ton of flexibility and reliability and everything you need to build excellent front-end content without having to worry about the back-end of your site. Check outcontentful.com/syntaxand get a free pair of socks! Show Notes 4:14 Grunt / Gulp 8:56 Backbone / Marionette 13:00 Bower / Components 15:46 Compass Links Grunt Gulp Backbone Marionette Bower Components Compass Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/17/2018 • 22 minutes, 11 seconds

To celebrate episode 100, Wes and Scott are talking about Syntax - their most popular episodes, stats, Q&A, and a bunch of cool stuff about what it’s been like making this show for 100 episodes. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:45 - Celebrating 100 episodes 04:18 - Our first episode Syntax001 - React Tools 06:23 - Our first sponsor Delicious Brains 09:37 - Most popular episodes 10 -Syntax074 - 11 Habits of Highly Effective Developers 09 -Syntax039 - Is jQuery Dead? 08 -Syntax046 - What’s New in Javascript 07 -Syntax048 - VS Code Round Two 06 -Syntax050 - Progressive Web Apps 05 -Syntax018 - All About CSS Grid 04 -Syntax051 - Our Workflows: Design, Development, Git, Deployment 03 -Syntax066 - The React Episode 02 -Syntax043 - 20 JavaScript Array and Object Methods to make you a better developer 01 -Syntax044 - How to Learn New Things Quickly 21:35 - Top countries Just passed 3 million downloads 10 - Poland - 38,731 downloads 09 - Brazil - 40,475 downloads 08 - Netherlands - 47,601 downloads 07 - India - 50,724 downloads 06 - Sweden - 55,378 downloads 05 - Australia - 80,654 downloads 04 - Germany - 109,842 downloads 03 - Canada - 138,250 downloads 02 - United Kingdom - 231,835 downloads 01 - United States - 1,220,519 downloads 27:34 - Top players AppleCoreMedia Overcast Chrome Pocket Casts iTunes 30:35 - Lessons learned about sponsors Pays the bills - editing, hosting, etc… Podcast Royale- Podcast production Libsyn- Podcast hosting They want hard numbers Conversions are hard to track It’s really cool companies and users that enjoy the product hook up How do we get them? 35:10 - Favorite episodes Wes -Syntax043 - 20 JavaScript Array and Object Methods to make you a better developer Scott -Syntax044 - How to Learn New Things Quickly 38:49 - Q&A Q: What’s your favorite soundboard sound? Q: What’s your recording process like? Do you each record your streams locally then edit them together or are there any “hax” you guys have cooked up as developers? A: Pay someone who is good at editing We both have good recording gear We record separate files and send them our production team,Podcast Royale, for editing We do show notes inDropbox Paper, which are also edited byPodcast Royale Q: Does Scott practice his segues, or do they just come to him on the fly? A: On the fly 😎 Q: Although I am all for peace, why did you choose “peace” as your outro statement? A: It was a random note from Wes in the first episode and we stuck with it Q: how did you meet each other and decided to start the podcast? A: We both released a course around the same time with the same name - we started talking and the rest is history Syntax007 - Scott Tolinski Origin Story Syntax008 - Wes Bos Origin Story 51:20 - Most asked questions What episode was it that you ______ ? Can my boss come on the show and talk about bitcoin? Can you sick pick my thing? Can you do an episode on VueJS? Can you do an episode on Angular? NO EP TODAY? 54:20 - Random thoughts Neat to have community - lots of experts Twitter is great Sales of our own products Transformed Level Up Tuts Doing fitness, hobbies, and life as a developer is fun Learned a lot from researching shows and from community feedback Different voices can give different breakthroughs 57:10 - Future of Syntax No. 1 goal is to always be a fun, helpful show Not going to become a promotional tour stop Maybe more interviews Easy to listen to and and understand Links Netlify Podcast Royale Libsyn Dropbox Paper Studio 3T ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:MongoDB Compass Scott:Notion Shameless Plugs Scott - Level Up Pro Wes - All courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/12/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 15 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the costs of running a business when you’re a solopreneur or solo founder. Contentful - Sponsor Contentful is a great way to manage your data. Update once and publish everywhere. Contentful gives you a ton of flexibility and reliability and everything you need to build excellent front-end content without having to worry about the back-end of your site. Check outcontentful.com/syntaxand get a free pair of socks! Show Notes 3:48 - Email GSuite Missive Drip Postmark Mailchimp Mandrill SendGrid Mailgun 10:44 - Transactional Costs Stripe PayPal Braintree 12:31 - Software Sketch Figma Screenflow iShowU DaVinci Notion Todoist Things Principle For Mac Textexpander Transmit Cyberduck 17:03 - Services PO Box 17:18 - Domains Hover Cloudflare Name.com Gandi 19:30 - Backup NAS Dropbox Backblaze S3 22:12 - Labor Assistant Part-time developer Contractors for projects 24:53 - Insurance Prescriptions Dental Optical Critical illness Home insurance is higher because of business 26:51 - Professional Accountant Lawyer Bookkeeper TransferWise 29:08 - Hosting CDNs Galaxy Heroku Dokku Netlify Compose Vimeo Amazon S3 Digital Ocean Now.sh Bluehost mlab 34:16 - Travel Taxi / Hotel Dinner Transportation Uber Links Codepen Radio - Software We Pay For Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/10/2018 • 36 minutes, 55 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott are joined by their first ever guest on the show: Sacha Greif. Sacha is one of the makers of theState of Javascript- the topic for today’s show. Wes, Scott and Sacha discuss the results of 2018’s survey, what they think, and implications for the industry. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 1:48 What is the State of JS survey 3:58 The tech behind State of JS 12:55 How was the data collected? 16:38 JavaScript Flavors 23:14 Frameworks 31:49 DataLayer 34:53 Backend 40:09 Other Tools 44:37 Opinions 47:48 Awards 49:58 Criticism Links Nivo Gatsby Netlify Reason Parcel Relay Express KeystoneJS Ghost Jest GraphQL VueX Storybook Real Analysis of Angular, React, and Vue ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Sacha: DIY and woodworking Wes:Alex French Guy Cooking Scott:Silverback Open 2018 Shameless Plugs Sacha - Vulcan.js Scott - Level Up Pro Wes - All courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/5/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 3 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS variables, a.k.a CSS Custom Properties - why you might want to use them, why they’re better than various preprocessor’s variables, and pitfalls to watch out for and avoid. Kyle Prinsloo’s Freelancing & Beyond — Sponsor Kyle Prinsloo teaches you everything you need to know about freelancing, including how to quit your job, earn a side-income and start taking control of your life. Check it out athttps://studywebdevelopment.com/freelancingand use the coupon code “syntax” at checkout to get 25% off. Show Notes 3:25 - What --example-name, represent custom properties called usingvar() Overwrite with a more specific style Use JavaScript to append .style.setPropert( How are they scoped? Just like normal CSS Can be set on :root {} Can be set on any element down 9:10 - Why Uses: Can make more sense if used semantically var(–accent) vs var(–yellow) Independent values for things that can’t be broken up: box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px 2px red transform: rotate(var(–rotate)) scale(2); Inline properties can be picked up by regular CSS (color, size, etc.) hey Themes that can easily be changed at runtime for entire app 19:15 - Calculations You can use them inside of calc() Animations 20:10 - Bummers Not super well supported just yet (IE 11) No good fallback other than manual fallback Syntax - Old Browsers, Fallbacks and Polyfills series Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 PostCSS Custom Properties Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/3/2018 • 25 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott bring you their holiday gift guide - things, ideas or experiences that would make great gifts for any developer, ranging from a few bucks to a few hundred bucks. Contentful - Sponsor Contentful is a great way to manage your data. Update once and publish everywhere. Contentful gives you a ton of flexibility and reliability and everything you need to build excellent front-end content without having to worry about the back-end of your site. Check outcontentful.com/syntaxfmand get a free pair of socks! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:57 - Foodie Gifts Hot Sauce Merfs Every Cholula Hot Sauce Jalapeno from Trader Joes Blue Top Creamy Buffalo Everything but the bagel Spice Loose leaf Teas from Teahaus.com Wes’ Tea Steeper Scott’s Tea Mug & Steeper Flavored Salts (No link, just go find them) Savory Spice Shop Rainbeers - make it yourself Beer Making Kit Umai Dry Steak Aging and Charcuterie Bags 11:27 - Experiences Knife Skills Class Butchering Class Cooking Class Float tank Subscription Massages 18:15 - Subscriptions Headspace Spotify HBO Go YouTube TV MeUndies Underwear Subscription Memrise LastPass Magazines Mantry Crates Kids Crates 23:07 - Books / Audible BadBlood Beat the bank - for Canadians Only American Kingpin Rich Dad / Poor Dad Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Anything You Want Essentialism The E-Myth Revisited 29:47 - Clothes Uniqlo Jeans - w/ elastic Carhart Beanie (TOQUE) Naked and Famous Raw Selvedge Denim Jeans Skinny Guy Weird Guy Nudie Raw Selvedge Denim “thin Finn” “Unbranded” Raw Denim Custom Leather Belt TNF Fanorak Windbreaker Hoodies Adidas Black-on-black NMD crewneck Champion Hoodie Sneakers Nike Airmax 270 Jordans DonTrip RayBans with mirrors Original Wayfarer Sunglasses Under Armour Boxer Jock Underwear Reebok Boxer Brief Underwear dvlpr.io Merch 39:08 - Gadgets Mechanical Keyboards CTRL Keyboard WASD Keyboard Code Keyboard Ergodox 10W qi Wireless Fast Charger Charging Pad USB C Gadgets 8-in-1 USB Type-C Hub with HDMI USB C Hub LaCie Rugged USB-C Hard Drive Koomus Car CD Slot Magnet Mount for your phone Anker Portable Battery Extra Long Braided Phone Cables Lighting Micro USB USB-c Anker USB Power Block 4 ports with Fast Charge 6 ports with Fast Charge Wifi Hotspot SkyRoam Solis Magnet Breakway USB-C Cable that handles 87w Tello Programable drone High end mini screwdrivers MaxCraft 7-in-1 iFixIt 64 bit set 48:00 - Smart Home Google Home Ring Doorbel Nest Doorbell Ring Floodlight Security Camera EcoBee WeMo Plugs TP Link Smart Plug Leviton Smart Wifi Dimmers LIFX Bulbs Sonoff $5 wifi Switch 54:40 - Grooming and Wellness Seki clippers CBD balm A nice comb Burts Bees Lip Balm in a tin 58:57 - High End Apple AirPods Bose QC 35 Wireless Headphones Samsung QLED TV - very high end Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Typescript Course Wes’ updated course platform Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/28/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about installing dependencies vs rolling your own - the advantages and disadvantages, and how to know when to do either. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:15 - Reasons To roll your own Learning Experience Fun Features Add your own features Lightweight - only use what you need 8:08 - Reasons not to roll your own Battle Tested Actually Tested Time Money Experience 11:27 - Fork Something needs extra features Upstream your changes 13:10 - Some Examples Fetch + function vs Axios Date functions vs Stack Overflow copy/paste Lodash vs your own - try it with map/reduce/filter first, but lots of cases need Lodash Links React PowerPlug Lodash Axios Stack Overflow Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/26/2018 • 19 minutes, 15 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - raising your rates, full stack designers, JWT, VS Code tips, and more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. React in Action - Sponsor React in Action by Mark Thomas from Manning Publicationsis a great way to learn React. It’s a clearly written, example-rich book, introducing front-end developers to the React framework and related tools. Not everyone likes learning from a video. If that’s you,React In Actionis a great book that covers everything you need to know.Also be sure to check out this page for40% off all manning books and videos. Show Notes 2:29 I listened to your episode on Freelancing and I was wondering how to justify an increase in my hourly rate. You mentioned that you just increased it to $100/hr and nobody griped, but I seem to have a steady stream of clients who want things for free or nearly free and I usually have that fear that if I charge them more, then I won’t get the business. Thoughts? 6:55 I’ve started a YouTube web development channel. Recently, I was approached to produce content for money for another website. For some reason, I immediately thought I might be taken advantage of (I’m pretty new and it’s odd to be offered something like this so quickly, no?) if accepting. What do you think? Should I create content for a (small) website that I never heard of or continue with YouTube (or both)? 14:00 I’ve read on Twitter that React.Context can be a good replacement for Redux. Why? 18:40 What’s it like running a podcast?! 24:03 I’ve seen a rise in the term “full-stack designer”. Is this a title you think will become a real thing? Someone capable of overseeing a project from concept to prototype? Thanks! 27:36 What has been the most awkward situation you’ve been in as a dev? 31:20 Do you have any good resources on JWT? I’m unclear when my front end needs to send what to my back end, to ensure my sites and only my sites can get the data requested from my server. Thanks for everything you do! 35:34 How do you move selected text horizontally (or vertically) in VSCode? I’ve seen it in Wes’ videos and I tried to ask him on Twitter, but I’m sure that is a chore to keep up with. I’ve googled a ton, but the only thing I found was an extension that adjusts indentation, which is not really what I’m after. 38:57 How do you recommend providing feedback on “bad” code to a developer more experienced than you, without coming off as an uppity, know-it-all junior who just read a bunch of textbooks?? 42:39 How do you set up an IP whitelist? I am just getting started managing databases and I am using Mongo Atlas. They require an IP whitelist for all connections. Developing from my computer is fine because I can just add my IP to the whitelist, but what do I do if I actually want to make my API or website public? Just whitelist everything? That sounds like a terrible idea… Links useReducer Full Stack Radio Ep 98: Ryan Chenkie - Securing Single Page Applications ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Jelle’s Marble Runs Wes 1:Good Quality Baking Sheet Pans Wes 2:Pre-cut Parchment Paper Sheets Shameless Plugs Scott’s Pro Gatsby 2 Course Wes’ Advanced React Course- use the code SYNTAX for $10 off Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/21/2018 • 52 minutes, 46 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to be well liked at work - dealing with difficult co-workers, being a better co-worker yourself, and general tips for improving your people skills. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 5:01 - Foster a culture of asking “why” and “how” 7:58 - Show your own mistakes 9:26 - Be understanding of people’s life situations and accommodate them accordingly 11:36 - Be okay with people taking your time 13:10 - Don’t take up other people’s time 15:40 - Be nice 15:57 - Share things 16:50 - Respect personal space 18:08 - Respect people’s time Links Adam Grant - Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/19/2018 • 24 minutes, 17 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss React Hooks - what they are, why you might want to use them, their differences with regular classes, and more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 2:30 Function components 4:50 What are React hooks? 8:12 What problem does this solve? 12:00 State hooks 21:50 Context hooks 26:02 Effect hooks 36:46 Reducer hooks 40:40 Ref Hooks 48:00 Libraries already using React hooks Rehooks→ Listing of hook libraries React Spring React Measure Formik Immer 50:30 Resources Dan Abramov’s Talk Harry Wolf Use Hooks Newsletter Awesome React Hooks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Bad Blood Wes 1:Swindled Podcast Wes 2:Scrub Brush Drill Shameless Plugs Scott’s Pro Gatsby 2 Course Wes’ Advanced React Course- use the code SYNTAX for $10 off Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/14/2018 • 58 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about stickers and break down Wes’ entire process for creating and selling his sticker packs. Check outBos.affor more info. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 6:08 Design 9:23 Printing 16:08 Types of Stickers 19:34 Selling 21:43 Envelopes, stamps and shipping 30:47 Returns 32:42 The future Links Bos.af Patrick DePuydt Alibaba Sticker Mule Shipstation Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/12/2018 • 35 minutes, 29 seconds

This week Scott and Wes are live at JAMstack_conf with games, Spicy JAM Tips, Q&As and more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 7:14 - Spicy JAM Tips Set default headers in your request library - this way it comes along for the ride on every request Don’t get hung up on “static” - static sites can be as dynamic as needed Don’t wait to use new tech - progressively enhance and gracefully degrade where needed There are many JAMStack libraries in the sea - there are many different approaches so don’t be afraid to experiment Side projects are key to learning - test out new tech on smaller projects first and get comfortable with it 10:10 - This, That or Both? Evo RX - High end Carbon Fibre Road Bike or Library for composing asynchronous and event-based operations in JavaScript? Jumpsuit - A rap/rock group from Flint Michigan or a minimal React/Redux Framework? Aphrodite - React Styling Library or Best Selling Erotic novel? Yugo - A minimal static site generator built in O-CAML or a super mini hatchback built in the former Yugoslavia? C-Control - A modern state management library for web components or studio headphone mixer? Yakbak - A recordable HTTP testing interface or a popular 90’s electronic toy? Joose - A hip east coast juice bar or a metaobject system for JavaScript? Easy Rooter - A client side object oriented router written in modern Vanilla JavaScript or a drain cleaning plumbing apparatus popular among local plumbers? Aqueduct - A server-rendered ORM and oAuth 2.0 based framework built in Dart or a early 2000’s pop group hailing from Venice Beach? Gort - A 1980’s animated series cartoon villain or a CLI Toolkit for RobotOps written in Go? Raptorize - A jQuery plugin that plays a Velociraptor screech or A popular DIY spray on truck bed liner? 21:13 - Stumped! Question 1: What does “age” console.log to and why? let age = 26; age /= 2; console.log(age); // ?? Question 2: What are all seven types in JS? Question 3: How do you pronounce “specificity”? Question 4: What is event delegation and when might you want to use it? Question 5: What is CSS @supports for? Question 6: An arrow function takes in an unlimited number of arguments - how would you capture them? Question 7: What is the difference between .slice() and .splice()? Question 8: How would you calculate the number of milliseconds since midnight of January 1, 1970? Question 9: What does “age” console.log to and why? const age = console.log(100) || 200; console.log(age); 31:26 - Overrated or Underrated? Arrow Functions Downtown scooters Using Sass inside Styled Components Website that play sound in the interface The amount of JS frameworks Soft close toilet seats GraphQL ES6 Destructuring Instapots Implicit Return CSS Houdini Service Workers and Offline Applications Modern Design Tools - Figma, FramerX, Moudlez, Sketch, Studio Decorators Optional Chaining Proposal 42:35 - Q+A with Scott and Wes Since this is your first time meeting, what was the thing that surprised you the most? If you could create any Tycoon game, what would you create? In 2018, how concerned should we be about no-JS users? How many spaces should a tab be? How important is integration testing and the decentralized ecosystem? What are your thoughts on the new React Hooks API? Are we going to have a serverless function architecture apocalypse? Are you ever going to create an online course together? How will the future look for component-based design? What’s your least favorite jam? What would be your goto headless CMS? What do you disagree on? Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Subscription Wes’ Advanced React Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/7/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back for another edition of Stumped! where they try to stump each other with interview questions. Today’s questions are fromFlashcards for Developers. EmailOctopus - Sponsor Email marketing for less, via Amazon SES. EmailOctopus sends your emails through Amazon’s Simple Email Service (SES), saving money without sacrificing deliverability. With simple setup and all the features you would expect, EmailOctopus is as flexible as you need it to be. Get started today atemailoctopus.com/syntaxand get your first three months free. Show Notes 4:03 What’s the difference between synchronous and asynchronous code? 5:56 What’s the difference between .call and .apply? 7:08 How do you share code between files? 8:18 What’s the difference between double equals and triple equals? 10:40 What’s the difference between null, undefined, and undeclared? 14:18 What is the event loop? Philip Roberts - What the heck is the event loop anyway? 16:02 Why is extending built-ins never a good idea? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

11/5/2018 • 21 minutes, 53 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss their pre-launch checklists. They talk about performance, accessibility, compatibility, SEO, analytics, and more - all the things you should check before launching something to the world. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. .tech Domains - Sponsor Finding a great domain name is tough with so many names already taken. If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, side project, or anything at all, check out.tech Domains. Syntax listeners can get 90% off both one-year and five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxand using the coupon code “syntax”. Show Notes 1:45 - Overall Let robots do the work for you - use auditing tools Lighthouse SEO Checkers Accessibility checkers likeaxe 2:58 - Performance Compress those images Build process Cloudinary ImageOptim imgIX Minify Code Splitting Smaller bundles where it makes sense A future where it’s done for us Run page speed tests likeGoogle PageSpeed Insights Don’t service worker on launch Syntax Ep 50 - Progressive Web Apps 11:43 - Compatibility Test on actual browsers that need to be supported Ask people to check on their devices Use a service likeBrowserstack Browser resolution and ratios Cache busters 16:00 - Sales / Credit Cards Use package.lock Have multiple people test your checkout Make sure your company name is listed on customer’s credit card bills Have a phone number listed for disputes 24:55 - Tips from the Trenches Secure API endpoints Scale up server just in case Early access Soft launch Make sure URLs are correct - no “localhost:3000”, etc. 31:25 - Content Check spelling and grammar A working 404 page Check for leftover placeholder text → launching with lorem ipsum is not good 34:39 - Accessibility Alt text Run color contrast checker Run Lighthouse Correct tab order Use the site with keyboard only and make sure it’s a good experience 37:35 - SEO Sitemap created and uploaded to Google Webmaster Tools SEO checkers Meta tags Correct heading hierarchy 41:55 - Analytics Google analytics Facebook tracking pixel Drip 43:23 - Server config & access .htaccess redirects where needed robots.txt prevent indexing of some pages Enable GZIP Caching Cloudflareor other CDN 46:12 - Company Processes Make sure tests are passing Git issues are closed Merge pull requests Write documentation on processes (readme, etc.) Deploy to staging environment and test production build No unwanted logs or errors left in production build DNS Propagation ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Swindled Podcast Wes:FIFO Bottles Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ Advanced React Course- use the code SYNTAX for $10 off Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/31/2018 • 58 minutes, 47 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes conclude a three-part series about old browsers, fallbacks and polyfills. In part three, they talk specifically about transpiling and polyfilling. VueSchool.io— Sponsor Check outVueSchool.io’snew subscription plans. Get access to their entire catalog with more than 160 lessons, including The Vue.js Masterclass, for one low monthly fee. New content and courses are added regularly. VisitVueSchool.io/syntaxand get your first month for only $5. Show Notes 2:20 - Polyfills and Transpile 5:18 - Back in the day Border-radius htc hack PNG fix for transparent PNGs Flash for custom fonts Cufon and SIFR 10:48 - JavaScript Polyfills Features are polyfilled MDN Polyfill Core-js Polyfill.io HTML5 Cross Browser Polyfills 13:47 - JavaScript Transpile Syntax is transpiled babel-preset-env Babel has plugins and presets Meteor bundle to different browsers on demand There are polyfills for most things, but performance can be an issue Resize observer Intersection Observer Some things can’t be done with either New browser APIs Service workers, device access, inline video on old iOS, etc. Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/29/2018 • 25 minutes, 1 second

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - working with designers, criticisms of WordPress, avoiding burnout, time management, and more. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. .tech Domains - Sponsor Finding a great domain name is tough with so many names already taken. If you’re looking for a domain name for your startup, side project, or anything at all, check out.tech Domains. Syntax listeners can get 90% off both one-year and five-year registration by visitinggo.tech/syntaxand using the coupon code “syntax”. Show Notes 5:05 - How can you help a designer understand how styling works and how layouts work in the web? In other words: How do I explain my boundaries as a front-end developer to a designer? Work closely with the designer Allow the designer to push your limits You can help them understand by: Showing them poor performing websites Showing them things that usually are taxing on the GPU to paint - rotations, background images, drop shadows, etc. Don’t be afraid to let a tough design push your boundaries 13:23 - How do you manage your time for learning new things when you have children and a daily full-time job? Those who figure out how to make it a priority will win out Family first - talk to your spouse Ask your boss for time to learn and grow Find ways to get paid for learning 19:45 - How do you deal with burnout in this constantly evolving front end tech ecosystem? Make time for hobbies away from the computer Do projects just for fun Solve your own problems Syntax 035: Keeping Up with the Codeashians Syntax 041: Preventing and Dealing with Burnout in Web Development 25:00 - Do you code at night (past 9pm)? Start your wind-down time earlier Let your brain wok on problems while you sleep Get it out of your head Listen to podcasts, audiobooks, etc. 29:23 - How do you compress your videos/audio for your courses/tutorials? Handbrake Fast 1080 Use presets Output from video editor, rip from YouTube, or compress directly from video editor 33:10 - It seems like in the web dev community, a lot of people give WordPress crap. Any idea why? WordPress is dope - people just like to complain. WordPress is often one of the first things people learn and have bad memories of it It’s easy to write bad code with WordPress It can be slow It can attract a certain type of developer 33:10 - What are some of the biggest mistakes that people make when they are learning programming and what’s the best way to overcome them? Don’t focus on too many things Don’t worry about picking the right technology Focus on the fundamentals Let your curiosity and excitement drive you Celebrate wins 40:29 - What are your best tips for writing documentation? Start with basic API documentation, them move to more “article style” docs Use tools likeCodeSandboxandSwagger Syntax 073: Reading Documentation 43:08 - What are some good questions or techniques to better understand a client’s requirements? How does your business work right now? What are people coming to the website for? Questionnaires are good - they get people thinking It’s your job to understand what a client want out of a website - what problems they have and need solved 45:38 - Do you guys have any tips for taking over maintenance and development of existing websites where the previous developer is no longer reachable? Take time to asses the codebase before writing anything Learn what’s there any and why Don’t start ripping out code without understanding what’s really going on Don’t leave it worse than you found it It depends on the stack, but it’s probably worth giving it an honest go before re-writing the whole thing ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott 1:Drillbrush Bathroom Surfaces Tub, Shower, Tile and Grout All Purpose Power Scrubber Cleaning Kit Scott 2:iOttie Wes 1:Sabrent Wireless Charger Wes 2:CD Player Mount Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Subscription Wes’ Advanced React Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/24/2018 • 59 minutes, 18 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes continue a three-part series about old browsers, fallbacks and polyfills. In part two, they talk specifically about CSS Grid, Flexbox, new features and fallbacks, and how to use them. VueSchool.io— Sponsor Check outVueSchool.io’snew subscription plans. Get access to their entire catalog with more than 160 lessons, including The Vue.js Masterclass, for one low monthly fee. New content and courses are added regularly. VisitVueSchool.io/syntaxand get your first month for only $5. Show Notes 3:08 - CSS Grid and Flexbox Flexbox old spec Flexbox new spec CSS Grid Some popular options for supporting for supporting CSS Grid and/or Flexbox: Just serve the mobile layout Display block Separate layout that you will eventually delete Can I Use Do websites need to look exactly the same in every browser? Modernizr CSS3, Please! Autoprefixer 12:38 - CSS Variables Double define Just like Grid, unknown def will be ignored and fallback to CSS CSS Houdini 17:00 - Fallback Code @supports Display block then display grid Feature Testing Detect the browser as a last resort Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/22/2018 • 22 minutes, 54 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss fitness for developers. As a follow-up toEpisode 20, they talk about the status of their fitness goals from that episode, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how you can be more fit yourself in 2018. DevLifts — Sponsor DevLifts- Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They’re currently offering two options: The first isFit.Start- perfect for beginners or those looking to get back at it. Use the coupon code “syntax” to get 50% off the fit.start plan. The second isDevLifts Premium- for those looking for a laser-focused approach and maximum accountability. Use the coupon code “tasty” to get 50% off the premium plan. Check it out today! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:30 Why is fitness important as a developer? 6:08 Working Out Update: Wes 14:37 Working Out Update: Scott 25:06 Nutrition Update: Wes 35:12 Nutrition Update: Scott 45:40 Supplement Update: Wes 48:00 Supplement Update: Scott 52:18 Plans for the future: Wes 54:53 Plans for the future: Scott ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Fitness Blender Wes:Dr. Peter Attia - The Drive Podcast Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ Advanced React Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/17/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes kickoff a three-part series about old browsers, fallbacks and polyfills. In part one, Scott and Wes talk specifically about old browsers, how best to support them, and whether or not you should support them at all. VueSchool.io— Sponsor Check outVueSchool.io’snew subscription plans. Get access to their entire catalog with more than 160 lessons, including The Vue.js Masterclass, for one low monthly fee. New content and courses are added regularly. VisitVueSchool.io/syntaxand get your first month for only $5. Show Notes 5:10 - How do you decide if you should support an older browser? Google Analytics Data User base / Money earned from that audience IS it worth it? Time vs Money? 11:35 - How do you test your websites and app in older browsers? Actual hardware - there’s no substitution for the real thing Browser Stack Virtual Box Modern.ie Can I Use 18:24 - Supporting and Testing Mobile Browsers Resize your browser Build a device lab Remote Debugging Browser device view Faking Geolocation Emulators in XCode / Android dev tools Browsersync Ghostlab Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/15/2018 • 28 minutes, 36 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott continue the discussion of their favorite top 18 new things in Javascript. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Graph CMS - Sponsor GraphCMS is trying to be the world’s most developer friendly CMS. It’s a great way to build a GraphQL API without having to write a custom GraphQL server. Try out the API-first CMS of the future today atgraphcms.com/syntaxfm. Show Notes 3:30 Spread 8:40 Rests 11:54 Arrow Functions 15:48 Default Function Arguments 19:47 Named params 21:26 Modules 35:35 Classes 41:54 Things we never use Links Jake’s Minesweeper ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Trader Joe’s Everything by the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend Wes:Trader Joe’s Green Dragon Hot Sauce Shameless Plugs Scott’s Better Javascript Course Wes’ ES6 For Everyone Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/10/2018 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about this year’sHacktoberfest- a great way to support open source. NativeScript - Sponsor NativeScript is an open source framework for building truly native mobile apps with Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, or JavaScript. It’s is a great way for front-end developers to get started building native mobile apps. Get started today atnativescript.org/syntax. Show Notes 2:42 Hacktoberfest - The rules 7:35 Things to PR 12:56 Thingsnotto PR 18:05 How Pull Requests work 21:45 Some of our repos Wes’ ES6 course blog posts Syntax Show Notes KeyCode.info CSSCursor.info Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/8/2018 • 25 minutes, 30 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss their favorite top 18 new things in Javascript. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project →https://mlab.com. Show Notes 6:02 Const / Let 10:00 Template literals / Template strings Toggle Quotes Extension Prettier 14:29 Object destructuring 21:28 Array destructuring 27:25 Function Param destructuring 30:14 Promises Wes’ Async + Await Talk 36:24 Async + Await Syntax Ep 028 - Async + Await 40:59 Object Computed Property Name 43:42 Object Method Syntax Links Denver Startup Week ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Red Bull VC One World Final 2018 Wes:Jura Impressa Shameless Plugs Scott’s Better Javascript Course Wes 1: CSS Grid in 45 Minutes Wes 2: Async + Await Talk Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/3/2018 • 51 minutes, 45 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back for a second edition of Stumped! where they try to stump each other with interview questions from30 Seconds of Interviews. NativeScript - Sponsor NativeScript is an open source framework for building truly native mobile apps with Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, or JavaScript. It’s is a great way for front-end developers to get started building native mobile apps. Get started today atnativescript.org/syntax. Show Notes 5:05 What are defer and async attributes on a script tag? 7:15 What are the differences between var, let, const and no keyword statements? 8:45 What is a callback? Can you show an example using one? 9:52 What is recursion and when is it useful? 12:06 What is the difference between the array methods map() and forEach()? Syntax Ep 023 14:02 What is Big O Notation? 15:28 What does 0.1 + 0.2 === 0.3 evaluate to? wtfjs 17:44 What is CSS BEM? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

10/1/2018 • 22 minutes, 2 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - all things JS, go-to dev stacks, website security and the ever-changing nature of development. Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project →https://mlab.com. Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 3:33 - Would you ever consider doing a live Syntax show? Yes! Get tickets atJAMstack_conf 4:31 - What are your thoughts on Flutter? Does React Native have some solid competition now? Google’s answer to React Native. Flutter NativeScript 9:43 - What are your website security essentials for static and dynamic sites? What’s the deal with forms? Is it bad to put a form on my site with no server-side validation? Not cool. Always do server-side validation. Netlify Cloudflare 14:55 - Do you have a ‘go-to’ stack when building new web apps? If so, what is it and how would you go about choosing the right stack for the project? Scott - Gatsby for sites / Meteor Apollo, React, MongoDB for db needing accounts sites Wes - Next.js, Express Backend + either MongoDB, DiskDB or Prisma (or hasura) 21:51 - What are your thoughts on 100 Days of Code Challenge? Consistency and accountability. The best way to get good. 100 Days of Code 25:05 - I really have been learning a lot of React recently and have been wondering what is the difference between Next.js, Gatsby.js and vanilla React? Dynamic vs static. What are your needs, how often does the content change. Next.js Use for dynamic needs It can do static exports too Convert to markdown Nothing special other than Routing and SSR (Server request getInitialProps) Gatsby.js Use for static needs Gatsby has lots of adapters 30:38 - What are websockets and when should they be used? A request that is always open - it responds to events instead of pinging, pushing or pulling data 35:15 - I would love to hear your take on PWAs. Do either of you have any experience with building or using them? Syntax Ep 50 - Progressive Web Apps 40:16 - I’m a nervous newbie who’s concerned about doing a web app that accepts payments or sensitive information. How can I know I’ve done everything to create a secure website and also protect myself from being sued by the client if their website gets hacked? I’m trying to be a jam stack developer so I’m looking at things likeSnipcartandStripe Don’t save sensitive info in plain text. Use services that make it tough to do that until you are confident. Look up PIPEDIA 43:23 - What is a JavaScript generator? I heard that async/await creates a “generator” under the hood. Pausable function that can return multiple values - call .next() on it 46:54 - Are web components worth it in 2018? Web Components Polymer Svelte 49:52 - How soon the designers replace React Developers with the invent of tools like Framer X? Not soon. Your job is changing and will continually change SouthPark - They Took Our Jobs! 56:52 - Have you, or anyone you know ever thought of quitting the industry because of difficulties you have run into? ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:EGO Lawn Tools Wes:B is for Build YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Subscription Wes’ Advanced React Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/26/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 11 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about positivity in the web industry - how it can affect you, your work, and the people around you. NativeScript - Sponsor NativeScript is an open source framework for building truly native mobile apps with Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, or JavaScript. It’s is a great way for front-end developers to get started building native mobile apps. Get started today atnativescript.org/syntax. Show Notes The tech industry is always on the cutting edge and we’re starting to see a shift in how we deal with positivity and negativity. 3:18 - The effects of negativity and how the web industry is improving Mental health awareness is very real Stack overflowsees that it needs to change Linus Torvalds’ apology Negativity is a disease, and it spreads Positivity is a force as well You can be constructive while still being nice Dan Abramov, Addy Osmani, Sarah Drasner are all amazing examples of people pushing the web forward while having a smile on their face 11:50 - Healthy ways to approach disagreements Never assume malice Kill them with kindness Take note of the people you admire and how they deal with aggressiveness 17:08 - The power of positivity Inspire the change you want to see It’s good for your productivity - it makes you feel good Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/24/2018 • 21 minutes, 5 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss specialization vs generalization - the different ways one can be a generalist or a specialist, advantages and disadvantages to both, and, ultimately, which is the better career path. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Dev Lifts — Sponsor Dev Lifts- Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They’re currently offering Personal Training and Nutrition Plans as well as a new program calledFit.Start. Get 50% off with the coupon code “tasty”. Check it out today! Show Notes 4:18 - What is a specialist? Someone who is very good at one or two things Can be very lucrative if you’ve taken the time to become well-known in you’re industry 12:20 - What is a generalist? Two ways to look at generalists: Someone who tries to do a little bit of everything (e.g. a developer who does Wordpress, Drupal, Django, Rails, etc.) Someone who builds related skills around one area (e.g. a JavaScript developer who can code up a backend and a frontend) There will be more jobs available for the dev with tightly integrated skills in related areas than a true “jack of all trades”. 22:22 - Frontend vs Backend Frontend Frameworks (React, Vue, etc.) CSS Performance Animations Backend Web servers Serverless / AWS Scaling Frameworks Performance Databases Docker CI 26:50 - When to widen your focus When you are complacent with your mastery You need a skill to get something done. For fun For a specific job 30:42 - When to narrow your focus You don’t feel control over your skills You are missing out on employment because a lack of skills in one department You feel overwhelmed by the options available You want to be the "go to person” For fun 35:48 - How to master and expand Focus on one skill at at time. Master it and then expand on your skillset Find satellite skills - things that work in harmony 38:47 - Scott’s journey 42:31 - Wes’ journey 44:55 - How to know where to focus Necessity will dictate a lot - what do you need right now? Job postings - you can stack the deck in your favor by learning React. Once you are in, you’re can lean anything you want. Follow your heart - but have a plan 51:03 - Should I be a generalist or a specialist? Wes: There is nothing wrong with having a large skillset as long as you aren’t mediocre at everything. If you’re optimizing for hire-ability I think having a defined focus on either front-end or back-end is best, but still an understanding of how the other works. Ideally you have 1) Very good JS skills, 2) an understanding of how things work on both ends. Scott: You can do either, but whatever you do, do it well. It’s easier to do a few things well than many things well. That said there are some virtuosic devs out there who can be amazing at many things, however those people are not common. Most people have holes in their armor. Links JAMstack_conf ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Great British Baking Show Wes: 1Pointless Packaging Instagram/ 2Ozark Season 2 Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Testing for Beginners Course Wes’ Advanced React Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/19/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about feedback and criticism in the web industry. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:00 - Getting Feedback Don’t assume malice - tone is easily lost in digital communication Don’t take it personally Evaluate the feedback through the eyes of who it’s coming from Look for the truth in the feedback Be open to feedback 15:15 - Giving Feedback Don’t be negative - phrase your feedback in positives Don’t give unrequested feedback Explain the why behind your feedback Don’t be rude or an asshole Use Tools and Standards for Code Quality Give an opportunity to improve Explain the “why” behind the feedback Sandwich criticism with something positive When things are heated, try to diffuse the situation Give frequent positive feedback Links Tweet from Dan Blundell Tweet from Dan vs Code Manager Tools’ Feedback Model Elon Musk on The Joe Rogan Experience Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/17/2018 • 38 minutes, 32 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss 11 habits that will make you a better developer - everything from understanding the business goals behind your projects to maintaining work-life balance, staying curious, and developing empathy. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 2:55 - You understand stakeholder and business goals What is the website (or project) ultimately trying to accomplish? How does the business make money? Don’t get caught up in your own “mama drama” about frameworks, but instead focus on how a particular framework will help achieve the end goal of the business 5:13 - You’re curious and always learning This industry is ever-changing and isn’t slowing down 7:36 - You have an open mind about new technology Don’t “poopoo” something because it’s intimidating, new, scary or different Like foods you’ve never tried, sometimes something unusual turns out to be game changing 9:57 - You ask for help #LifeHack - most people know more than you Be comfortable with NOT knowing Be comfortable with failing and with how others might perceive that Check your ego at the door 15:35 - You help others Helping others solidifies your own knowledge Answering questions Stack Overflow Quora Blogging YouTube videos Mentoring co-workers Not offering unwanted advice 19:12 - You have a “problem solver” mentality General curiosity - figuring out why things aren’t working Break things down into testable components to pinpoint an issue Have a clear head under pressure (e.g. interviews) 24:37 - You have fun with what you do Enjoying challenges Even if something isn’t particularly fun, you find ways to make it fun and interesting 27:54 - You understand work-life balance Burnout is huge in our industry It can be difficult when you love what you do, but it’s so important to maintain balance 34:00 - You are empathetic to your co-workers and users Be a team players while getting things done Make everyone around you better at what they do Be someone others want to work with by being inclusive and professional Don’t make inappropriate jokes, put co-workers in a tough position, etc. 37:08 - You pay attention to detail Think about edge cases 39:03 - You’re part of the community Local meetups / lunch and learn Twitter #100daysofcode Conferences ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Overcooked! 2 Wes:Book - Rich Dad Poor Dad Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Testing for Beginners Course Wes’ Advanced React Graph QL Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/12/2018 • 49 minutes, 30 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes dive into documentation - how to avoid common pitfalls and overwhelm, as well as how to read, understand and get the most out of documentation. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 5:10 - What are the different kinds of documentation? Tutorials Docs API references Video docs Examples of good documentation Stripe Next.js Examples New PayPal Docs Gatsby Jest Meteor 14:34 - How to read documentation Understanding how you learn will save you lots of time 16:03 - Understanding Parameters Parameter types Required / Optional Parameter order 22:45 - How do you tackle learning something new? Look at some examples Scan the entire docs to get an idea of the surface area Have something specific in mind that you want to build 27:34 - What to do when the docs suck? Look at other people’s code Chat rooms Tests for examples Read the source code Github search Contribute Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/10/2018 • 33 minutes, 6 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott dive into the very big topic of accessibility, from the basics and easy wins to best practices, tools, resources and more! Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis a heavy duty media hosting stack for your websites and applications. Also, check outMaking Media Accessible: How to Automatically Generate alt Text for Images. In the first part of the series, Cloudinary will demonstrate how you can integrate machine learning tools into your image management pipeline to automatically generate alt text for your assets. Deque - Sponsor Dequeis the amazing company behind theaXeaccessibility testing tool that over 200,000 people use to ensure their websites are accessible. For users looking to scale accessibility, export issues and collaborate with colleagues, Deque offers an enterprise toolset calledAttest. Attest also allows you to select accessibility custom rules, offers a more robust API and more integrations AND can test the accessibility of your iOS and Android applications. Show Notes 6:00 - Basics What is accessibility? Amy Carney Tweet Tim Berners Lee Quote a11y What types of disabilities are there? Temporary, situational, and permanent Tweet thread with lots of info 15:03 - How do you write accessible code (easy wins)? Clean HTML Semantic elements Use the alt attribute on images HTML5 (article, section, header, footer, aside) Proper inputs types - number, text, CSS order property on Flexbox and Grid Colors and proper contrast Use links and buttons properly Use ARIA roles to define elements when semantic HTML falls flat (popups, non-standard controls, etc.) Introduction to ARIA Using ARIA: Roles, States, and Properties Keyboard only navigation Tabindex Skip to content “Skip Navigation” Links a11y ESLint rules Video captions for ESL Transcripts for Podcasts 44:48 - Tools aXe Lighthouse - Audits tab in Chrome dev tools Inclusive Design Posters HTML Code Sniffer Pa11y runs code sniffer from the CLI Accessibility features in OS Screen Readers MacOS VoiceOver NVAccess Chrome Vox 54:35 - Resources The A11Y Project Bulb Accessibility Audit from Heydon Deque Youtube Channel 62:22 - Important Ideas Use your website with accessibility tools turned on Sit with someone using a screen reader Amy Carney’s Tweet Mike Behnke Tweet moose of letters’ Tweet Links Syntax033: Large Files - CDNs, Image Compression, Video Hosting, and Big Zips ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:SpeedCurve Wes:Netflix - Magic for Humans Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Testing Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/5/2018 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes try to stump each other with interview questions from30 Seconds of Interviews. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:33 What is the difference between the postfix (i++) and prefix (++i) increment operators? 7:15 What’s the difference between a static method and an instance method? 9:25 What is a focus ring? What is the correct solution to handle them? 11:20 How does hoisting work in JavaScript? Syntax 017 - 22 Buzz Words Explained — Mutations, Pure Functions , Serverless, Hoisting, MVC + More 12:47 What are the advantages of using CSS preprocessors? 14:29 What is memoization? 15:48 Describe the different ways to create an object. When should certain ways be preferred over others? 19:15 What is event delegation and why is it useful? Can you show an example of how to use it? 22:06 How do you compare two objects in JavaScript? 26:00 Can you describe how CSS specificity works? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

9/3/2018 • 30 minutes, 9 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - programming languages, how to practice soft skills, PHP vs JS, is it every too late to become a developer, and more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project →https://mlab.com. Show Notes 5:00 Why don’t you work with Typescript? 10:52 How do you recommend working with APIs/libraries that compete with the DOM (e.g. d3 + react, react + google maps)? 13:40 What is meant by the word “state” when referring to Vue or React? 16:32 How do you practice and get better at “soft skills” (e.g. burnout, freelancing, time management, confrontation)? Syntax 025 - Dealing with email overload PaperKarma - The App to Stop Junk Mail 28:23 Do you guys use different environments (e.g. “QA” and “Prod”)? What are some best practices? Semaphore - Test and deploy your code Sentry - Open-source error tracking 32:43 As someone trying to break into the field of programming, should you build everything from scratch, or it ok to use plugins and libraries? 38:52 What would WordPress be like if it were built on Node and GraphQL? Ghost 46:54 I’m learning JavaScript at 34… Do you think I can learn to breakdance at 34 too? 51:16 How do you handle high level page layout when using styled components? 53:13 As a junior dev, should I switch from PHP and Laravel to full stack JS? I love PHP, but JS is taking over. Links react-async-script-loader Netflix Explained ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Alfred Emoj Wes:Motherboard YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Testing Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/29/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 31 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about prototyping and design tools in the development space, specifically Framer X - what it is, what it isn’t, and some cool stuff coming down the pipeline. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 3:35 Framer X - What it is and what it isn’t 13:20 What it means for other prototyping and design tools 17:00 Future of prototyping and design and development 21:40 Final thoughts Links Scott’s Framer X Fist Look Video Sign up for Framer X Beta Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/27/2018 • 24 minutes, 16 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott dive into designing for developers - tips and tricks for improving your designs, and how to up your game in small ways that will have a big impact on your projects. Sanity.io- Sponsor Sanity.iois a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typingnpm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity initin your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan onsanity.io/syntax. Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project →https://mlab.com. Show Notes 6:18 - General Design Tips Spacing is important Using patterns and textures Subtle Patterns Hero Patterns Heroicons FlatIcon True Grit Texture Supply Steve Schoger Use subtle gradients ColorSpace Use subtle drop shadows Multiple shadows on one element can have a nice effect Don’t use true black and white (e.g. #000 or #fff) - use softer variation of black and white Use CSS Variables for custom blacks and whites CSS default colors are almost always too harsh Default browser UI is almost never the best UI Select elements, radio buttons, checkboxes, etc. can all be styled - it’s no fun, but way better than it’s ever been 40:22 - UX Design & Animation Don’t use animations when not necessary Subtle scale/transitions on hover can be a nice effect Particles.js Patagonia’s Bears Ears CSS transitions vs Physics based 51:30 - How To Get Better Follow UI-themed Instagram accounts siteInspire Dribbble UISources Follow Steve Schoger Find a free mockup and build it out pixel for pixel Take time to challenge what you think is possible or doable technically and creatively ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Louis Cole Wes:r/posthardcore Spotify Playlist Shameless Plugs Scott’s React Testing Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/22/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 18 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk goal setting - why it’s important, when to do it, how to stick to them, and more. Tweet us your goals with the hashtag #syntaxgoals. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:14 Setting SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time) 7:45 What kinds of thing should you set goals for? 10:49 Business goals 16:50 Visualizing Goals 22:58 When should you set goals? 27:42 Accountability Links ProfitWell Forever Jobless Goals Worksheet Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/20/2018 • 32 minutes, 26 seconds

In this episode Wes and Scott do a deep dive into React - what it is, best practices and all the ins and outs of how the framework works. Dev Lifts — Sponsor DevLifts- Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They’re currently offering Personal Training and Nutrition Plans as well as a new program calledfit.start(). Get 50% off fit.start() with the coupon code “SYNTAX”. Additionally, the first 10 people to use the code "TASTY" get 50% off yourDevLifts Premiumsubscription. Check it out today! Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project →https://mlab.com Show Notes 5:23 Components 12:30 JSX 25:13 Data and Props 44:48 Fetching 49:22 Event Handlers 54:00 Instance classes + properties 55:02 Lifecycle Methods 59:55 Context 1:01:35 Routing Links Preact Inferno How to Comment in JSX (article) Apollo Redux LevelUpTutorials.com Level II React Course React Informed (forms) Meteor Axios Firebase Gatsby Here’s how React’s new Context API works ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Dark Net Diaries Podcast Wes: Any suggestions for key management products? +Iliza Shlesigner Stand-Up Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Tuts Pro Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/15/2018 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 52 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss how they create courses, design and build curriculum, as well as insights and best practices for content creation. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them withSentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visitingSentry.ioand using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 4:32 - Wes’ process Figure out what to make Build the thing you’re teaching in the course Have it reviewed by experts Simplify and create a linear flow for what you’re teaching 16:25 - Scott’s process Chose a topic Build the thing Create the outline as you go Have goals in mind, for individual topics Record with final code open 28:25 - How to get started Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/13/2018 • 32 minutes, 1 second

Scott and Wes talk office setups and all things gear.Gotta get the gear! Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project →https://mlab.com Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 11:00 Wes’ gear Scott’ gear Scott’s podcasting/screencasting gear 13:30 - Computer Wes: Macbook Pro 15" Scott: Macbook Pro 15" 17:39 - Monitors Wes: [22" vertical Cheap Acer:https://amzn.to/2vkXomG [27" Dell 4k -https://amzn.to/2Mo3NnO [Ergotron Monitor Arms -https://amzn.to/2voS9CF Scott: LG 34UC88-B 34-Inch 21:9 Curved UltraWide VIVO Dual stand 28:33 - Keyboards and Mice Twitter Thread about mice Wes: Apple Magic Keyboard Magic Mouse Logitech MX Master 2S Scott: CODE Keyboard Apple Magic Trackpad 33:14 - Desks Wes: Ikea Countertop Ikea Alex Drawers Scott: Ikea Karlby Walnut Countertop+Jarvis Legs=== dope desk! 37:53 - Chairs Wes: Herman Miller Aeron Polished Aluminum Scott: Herman Miller Aeron 39:24 - Headphones Wes: Bose QC35s Apple AirPods Scott: AKG K 553 Pro M-Audio Bx8 monitors Polk Audio 12” Subwooferfor that booom booom! 43:50 - Hard Drives / Backup Systems Wes: WD My Passport 1TB Backblaze Backup Scott: WDMyCloud EX4100 47:28 - Charging Stations Wes: Anker USB Wall Charger 48:52 - USB Splitters Wes: CalDigit TS3 Plus Amazon Basics USB 3 Hub Scott: CalDigit TS3 Plus 50:35 - Wifi Wes: Amplifi HD Mesh Scott: Google Wifi Mesh 54:26 - Recording Gear Check outepisode 037for a full rundown of all of our recording gear Wes: Heil PR40 Pack dbx 286s Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Scott: Electro Voice RE-20 Sony a7 III Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 58:32 - Misc Wes: Peak Design Everyday 30L Backpack Skyroam Solis Hotspot Scott: Google Home Smart outlet that shuts off all my stuff topodesigns.com Links Laravel Nova ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× All of the above ;) Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Apollo Client with React Course Wes’ Advanced React Course - Coming Soon Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/8/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 58 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss all things cross-origin - APIs, Javascript, JSON, CORS, and more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 3:52 What is JSON? 5:09 Origin policy in the browser 6:00 Cookies + how they work 6:38 How do you get data from one site to another? 7:00 JSON P (JSON with Padding) 9:00 CORS (cross-origin resource sharing) CORS errors + learning on the fly 11:31 Canvas elements 12:24 Proxies Crossorigin.me Enable-cors.org Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/6/2018 • 17 minutes, 10 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions about freelancing, portfolios, code editors, meetup tips, switching to windows and more! VueSchool.io's Vue.js Masterclass — Sponsor Check outVueSchool.io’s new Vue.js Masterclasstaught by Alex Kyriakidis. Learn Vue.js along with best practices, modern Javascript, and other exciting technologies, by building a real-world application - a forum. The first 50 people to visitVueSchool.io/syntaxto get 25% off. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:37 Question: Maaz Syed Adeeb - Are editor fonts worth the investment (if yes, why)? Why are they such a big deal in the first place? Operator Mono Dank Mono Fira Code 6:10 Question: Ste O’Neill - How can I come up with ideas for projects? What can I put in a portfolio when I work for an agency? 9:10 Question: JavaScript Joe - If I only have two hours per week to work on coding projects, do I spend it building a side project or do I spend it contributing to open source? What’s your experience contributing to open source? 10:45 Question: Diane - Why is Git so hard to grasp in team projects? What are the best resources to master it? Try Github 13:35 Question: Grant Chambers - What are some tips for going to your first meetup? React Meetups 20:23 Question: Michael Hoffman - Have you ever thought about using Linux or Windows as your main operating system? Google Pixelbook Microsoft Surface Pro Figma Logic Sketch Mint OS Final Cut Pro 27:39 Question: Would you recommend usingUpworkfor starting out freelancing or something similar? 31:18 Question: Mike C. - What do you guys think about sites likeCodewarsandCode Fights? Being new to web development, I find the problems hard to solve. Is it important to know how to solve all these problems? If so, how do I get better at developing the mindset to solve them? JavaScript 30 Level Up Tutorials 38:47 Question: When I work on a website, I need to record user names, passwords, URLs, keys, logins, cPanel, WordPress, ftp, MySQL for each and every website, local and remote. Currently, I use a text file to save all that information. How are you storing all this info? How others do it? How the pros are managing this? Pros and cons? SSH Key LastPass 1Password 42:15 Question: Chandler Bing - What happened toScott’s YouTube channel? 44:57 Question: Whose idea was it to do a podcast? Who approached whom first? Josh Owens Egghead.io ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Jarvis Legs Wes:King of the Road Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Apollo Client with React Course Wes’ Social Media Twitter Instagram Facebook Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

8/1/2018 • 59 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss npm, yarn, lock files, why they’re useful, why you would or wouldn’t want to track them in Git and much more! Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 4:10 What is npm and yarn? 8:00 What’s the difference between npm and yarn? 12:00 What is semver? 16:40 What is the dependency tree? This is the problem that lock files solve 20:32 Cool new features of npm and yarn npx security warnings Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/30/2018 • 26 minutes, 25 seconds

What is the undocumented web? Scott and Wes dive into it, discussing APIs, faking, scraping, automation, proxies as well as tips and tricks for best practices. Kyle Prinsloo’s Freelancing & Beyond — Sponsor Kyle Prinsloo teaches you everything you need to know about freelancing, including how to quit your job, earn a side-income and start taking control of your life. Check it out athttps://studywebdevelopment.com/freelancingand use the coupon code “syntax” at checkout to get 25% off. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:05 - What Is the undocumented web? When traditional methods don’t give you what you want Wild West 6:10 - Undocumented APIS Instagram’s private API Use dev tools’ XHR Request React Dev Tools will also have the data Ep 008 - Wes Bos Origin Story Realtor.ca - MLS Mapping Simon Willison’s Zeit Day Talk about XML files Charles Proxy App- also good for debugging requests 17:34 - Faking Faking User Agents Sending headers from requests Free Blackberry wifi on plane 23:52 - Scraping What is craping? Cheerio- jQuery like node package 27:30 - Automation Cron Jobs Filling out forms instantly Headless browsers Puppeteer PhantomJS 33:30 - Proxies Need a fresh IP address Need a different country Side note: Canadians buying stuff in USA M4S1P1 === 41100 API throttling 39:00 - Tips and Tricks Multiple API keys diskDB- Text files as databases Search Github for API keys Inspect Element and Delete Overlays Delete Cookiesokay 44:45 - Stories Photo Voting MLS Listing Top Entrepreneur voting cheating Vanity Plate Checker My Hockey Team Sucks Vehicle auction bidding app youtube-dl ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Octopath Traveler & OST Wes 1:AvE Youtube Channel Wes 2:Mustie1 Youtube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Tuts Pro Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/25/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 49 seconds

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss refactoring, what it is, why you should do it, when to do it, as well as best practices and much more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 5:00 - What is refactoring and why would you do it? Re-writing code while maintaining functionality The first code you write is most likely not your best code 7:32 - Benefits To Refactoring Keep part of your codebase in your head Keep codebase timely and up to date (E.g. promises, async, await, etc.) Writing code from the vantage point of having already built your product Performance improvement 12:54 - When to refactor When it’s stopping your from progressing When brining someone new on to your team When you can see a more elegant solution When you’re having performance issues When you’re sharing or presenting code When you have a large codebase that needs to be broken up into smaller components 19:03 - Tips on how to refactor Testing will make refactoring easier Identify bad code and problem areas Use git as an escape hatch Break things into smaller chunks Publish often use code to npm as modules Links Facebook’s Codemod Syntax043 - 20 JavaScript Array and Object Methods to make you a better developer Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/23/2018 • 26 minutes, 54 seconds

Scott and Wes give their best advice for beginners, including tech skills, applying for jobs, focus, imposter syndrome, and more… Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool — Sponsor Check out Coffeecup’sCSS Grid.ccbuilder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 4:46 - Advice for gaining new skills Patience and momentum are key You likely won’t get anywhere significant in two months Think about where you want to be in five years Start small Start with was excites you and let that drive your exploration Start writing code ASAP. Don’t worry about the right way, just get started. 17:15 - Advice for applying to jobs Apply for everything. Failing an interview is no big deal. Each interview is an opportunity to gain experience Putting yourself out there is huge - one blog post, YouTube video, or open source project will put you miles ahead Have an entrepreneurial mindset - you can negotiate money, hardware, vacation time, flexible schedule, etc. Don’t just google “average salary” Negotiate salaries and perks. 29:32 - Advice for knowing what to focus on What gets you jazzed? Find something cool and figure out how to recreate it. Find a problem and figure out how to solve it - build real things. Don’t focus on tech - tech is just a tool. 38:32 - Advice for impostor syndrome Listen to this podcast! ;) Almost everyone has it. Don’t worry about other people’s progress. You don’t need to know how to do everything, but you should be able to figure out how to learn. 46:45 - Misc advice Evaluate things for yourself - don’t blindly follow the loudest voices on the internet Focus on soft skills as well - time management, communication Get a mentor Health and Hobbies - don’t let yourself burnout Links Ep 044 - How to Learn New Things Quickly Javascript30 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Sony A7iii Wes:Zevia Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Tuts Pro Wes’ Stickers Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/18/2018 • 1 hour, 50 seconds

In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) Scott and Wes discuss dot files, what they are, how to use and manage them as well as best practices and more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 3:15 - What is a dot file? Access tokens Settings for editors, etc. 4:40 - Dot file examples .gitignore .gitkeep .rc .babelrc .bashrc .eslintrc .env .DS_Store .editorconfig .meteorignore 23:46 - How to keep your dot files in sync Hot Tip In MacOS, toggle dot files with “Shift + Cmd + .” Links Wes’ dot files repo Prettier Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/16/2018 • 25 minutes, 14 seconds

In this highly requested episode, Scott and Wes talk about design systems, what they are, why you may want or need one, how to use them, efficiency, best practices, and much more… VueSchool.io's Vue.js Masterclass — Sponsor Check outVueSchool.io’s new Vue.js Masterclasstaught by Alex Kyriakidis. Learn Vue.js along with best practices, modern Javascript, and other exciting technologies, by building a real-world application - a forum. The first 50 people to visitVueSchool.io/syntaxto get 25% off. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:40 Design Systems 101 Wes’ Tweet about Design Systems 9:40 Organizational elements of design systems It’s all about consistency 23:07 Best tools for building design systems and style guides Figma Relay for Figma InVision Design Systems Manager Airbnb Lona Brad Frost’s Pattern Library uiengine 41:52 Where to learn more Links Guide to Design Systems by InVision Shopify’s Design System Mailchimp’s Voice and Tone Zendesk Garden Material Design Awesome Design Systems Design Systems Repo Design Systems Docz Facebook Yoga StorybookJS Stuart Clarke-Frisby Tweet Figma’s Platform Figma Styles and Prototyping Design Systems Newsletter ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:CalDigit TS3 Plus Wes:Picasso Tiles Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Electron Course Wes’ Advanced React Course (Coming Soon) Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/11/2018 • 56 minutes, 44 seconds

In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) Scott and Wes discuss user roles, what to think about when creating your own, security implications, etc. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 3:30 How to manage user role systems 11:30 Client side best practices Don’t rely on front-end role systems as a security measure 14:13 Where to store your roles Start simple and get more complex as needed Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/9/2018 • 18 minutes, 34 seconds

It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott talk about freelancing best practices, tips for working remotely, what they would do if they had to pick a different career, and much more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool — Sponsor Check out Coffeecup’sCSS Grid.ccbuilder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Show Notes 4:48 How long should you stay with each job and/or company? 8:20 What is the best way to work remotely? Tips for remote working Have a dedicated space Clear on and off times Have a time for winding down Make specific TODO lists Use blocking software to help you stay focused Switch up the scenery / Work in different places 15:26 What are the trade-offs with using WordPress in a headless setup vs a tradition setup? 21:28 How do you deal with API credentials in React? 27:15 How do you keep an eye on performance with an app/site over the long-term? Check uptime Check the performance features in browser dev tools Use error checking software Host-based performance tools Newrelic pingdom LogRocket 34:28 What happened to Canvas after all the hype around HTML5 a few years ago? 40:15 How do you deal with analysis paralysis? Just get to work - you can always change things later Do research, but don’t let it get in the way of shipping 44:05 If you were forced to change your career (and it had to be something you’ve never done professionally in the past), what would it be? Wes: Some sort of buying and selling (eBay, Amazon, etc,) Example: Buying things at wholesale prices and selling them with a markup Scott: Could go a lot of different directions. Example: DJ, Snowboarding instructor, develop a video game that is a sequel toCruis’n USA 50:14 As a freelance developer, what are some good questions to ask before taking on a client? Budget Scope Preferred communication methods How do you make money? What are the ultimate goals? Basically, ask as many questions as possible ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Goodhertz Wes:Audiobook: Anything You Want by Derek Sivers Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Electron Course Wes’ Courses are all on sale Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/4/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 40 seconds

In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) Scott and Wes discus all things domains. Where to get them, how to set them up and how to safe time managing them all in one place. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 3:30 What is a domain? 4:59 What is DNS? 6:00 Nameservers 8:30 What is a DNS provider? DNS Simple Cloudflare Hover Name Domainr iwantmyname 13:30 Different types of DNS records 17:00 Different kinds of domains .com, .tv, .io, etc. Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

7/2/2018 • 27 minutes, 20 seconds

Scott and Wes talk about marketing. Specifically how to do marketing if you’re a developer wondering where to start. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax Show Notes 7:58 - Personal Branding Build trust and reciprocity Be authentic to yourself and let that carry through in your work. Have the guts to put yourself out there and establish yourself as an expert. Speak at conferences Write blog posts Make YouTube videos Be on podcasts Start your own podcast 14:50 - Running a Business Treat people well. Reward your customers. Don’t punish your users. Have a refund policy. 19:26 - Social Media Don’t push people off a platform. Bring content to them that is tailored for that platform. Get in early, before the platform becomes super crowded. YouTube Quality content through quantity. Write good SEO titles. Tease your paid content or create a free one-off. Don’t expect to make a lot of money, but it can be great for growing a brand. Twitter Be helpful - small, digestible tips and tricks and great for growing a Twitter following. Quality is still the key. Steve Schogeris a great example of consistent, high quality content. Facebook People have other interests besides web development. People like to see into your life. Use Facebook to give people a window into who you are. Reddit Reddit is really difficult. It’s easy to get banned. The best strategy is to not focus on marketing and just try to be helpful. It’s sort of replaced forums and is a great place to build communities around different hobbies. Instagram Recently IG has been blowing up for web developers. Dhanishis a perfect example of how to do Instagram well. 49:55 - Paid Advertising Don’t be sleazy. Ads are good for getting likes and driving some traffic to something, but it takes experimentation to get the best bang for you buck. 54:40 - Email marketing Wes: Email is probably responsible for most of my sales. Keeps people up to date and helpful for promoting new courses. Helpful for figuring out what people want. 59:17 - Partnerships A lot of companies want to partner rather than just sponsor. It can be a great way to fund the creation of products/courses. Affiliate programs are great when they work out. 67:30 - Freebies Giving away free content is a surefire way to get people to pay attention. It’s about giving back to the community as much as marketing your products. ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Cypress: End to end testing Wes:Audiobook: Own the Day, Own Your Life Shameless Plugs Scott’s New Electron Course Wes’ Advanced React and GraphQL Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/27/2018 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 19 seconds

It’s a workflow extravaganza! Scott and Wes talk about their development workflows, covering everything from design to deployment. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’sCSS Grid.ccbuilder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! VueSchool.io's Vue.js Masterclass Check outVueSchool.io’s new Vue.js Masterclasstaught by Alex Kyriakidis. Learn Vue.js along with best practices, modern Javascript, and other exciting technologies, by building a real-world application - a forum. The first 50 people to visitVueSchool.io/syntaxto get 25% off. Show Notes 4:00 - Design Workflow Wes: Screenshots of look + feels Sketch layouts out in pencil Mock up layout in Sketch Once rough layout is done, I refine Once I have: colors, type, patterns, textures and overall layout, I move to code. A design program is important to vs designing in code Scott Mirrored component structure in Figma Using Ideas from Atomic design and React components Goal is for Figma components to be 100% mapped to styled components Flexible and testable in different layouts My design philosophy is refinement through iteration Light theft Footer fromPitchfork New card animation idea fromPatagonia 15:55 - Design to Dev Workflow Wes: Happy with design so far Setup tooling - styled components, stylus, sass… Setup type, variables, partials, resets… Do as much HTML as possible before styling CSS it up for layouts, then go section by section Broad first, then zoom in on finesse Browsersync / Hot Reload Test across browsers / Devices Scott: Define parameters in Figma Styled components in React, hand write that CSS bruh Move aspects of styled components lib like breakpoints, colors, functions, helpers, base components 32:06 - Git Workflow Wes: Tear off a branch - name after issue - DEV113 Do your work Rebase Squash Pull Request Rinse + Repeat Scott Master branch is 1-1 with live Develop is where work is done (but not really because I make a feature branch for each feature and merge in) Contributors issue pull requests into develop 42:34 - Deployment Workflow Scott: Hosted on Meteor Galaxy, container based hosting Develop is merged into master, all tests run, if everything passes tests and manual check, I deploy to Galaxy via NPM script. Soon I’ll be adding in automated test running & auto deploy to galaxy on push to master. Secrets are kept in a settings.json file that’s used during deployment. Wes: Codeship DeployHQ Git Rsync Dealing with secrets 49:53 - Project Folder Structure Wes: Folder Structure - 0100, 0101… Scott: API UI element -> styled components with index Startup Utilities Links BNO Train Wreck Album Atomic Design Guide Design Systems BrowserSync FontSquirrel fontplop Creative Market Delicious Brain’s WP Migrate DB Pro Ryan Dahl - 10 Things I Regret About Node.js ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Overcooked - Nintendo Switch Wes:SkyRoam Solis Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 2 React Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/20/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 48 seconds

Scott and Wes dive into the ins and outs, best practices and tasty tidbits of Progressive Web Apps. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax Show Notes 2:00 What’s the deal with the GitHub / Microsoft acquisition? 6:05 What is a Progressive Web App? 8:55 -Progressive Web App Checklist What are the baseline features for a Progressive Web App? 09:25 Site is served over HTTPS Let’s Encrypt 11:05 Pages are responsive on tablets & mobile devices 11:35 All app URLs load while offline Use a Service Worker 16:35 Metadata provided for Add to Home screen 18:40 First load fast even on 3G 20:00 Site works cross-browser 20:15 Page transitions don’t feel like they block on the network 22:20 Each page has a URL What makes an exemplary Progressive Web App? 27:42 All content is indexed by Google 28:38 Schema.orgmetadata is provided where appropriate Social metadata is provided where appropriate 29:42 Canonical URLs are provided when necessary User experience 31:43 Content doesn’t jump as the page loads Scott’s Pro Gatsby Course 36:52 Pressing back from a detail page retains scroll position on the previous list page 37:34 When tapped, inputs aren’t obscured by the on screen keyboard The Best of the rest 38:22 Content is easily shareable Site is responsive Any app install prompts are not used excessively The Add to Home Screen prompt is intercepted 39:20 Use cache-first networking Device APIs 40:34 Web RTC Get User Media 41:50 Push API 45:12 Accelerometer GPS 45:55 Payment Request API 47:12 Local Storage 48:03 IndexedDB 48:35 StorageManager 51:45 Vibration API 52:58 UseLighthouseto improve the quality of your web apps ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:myNoise Wes:Ozark Trail Drinkware Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 2 React Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/13/2018 • 59 minutes, 47 seconds

It’s a Potluck episode - you bring the questions and we turn them into tasty treats. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’sCSS Grid.ccbuilder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Show Notes 2:15 What’s the best resource for staying up to date with Javascript? 3:48 How do you stay motivated if you don’t like your current project? 7:08 What’s your favorite music to work to? 11:10 In what order should developers learn tools related to GraphQL? 13:48 As a JS developer, is it a good idea to learn other languages like PHP or Python? 19:55 As a CS undergrad, what can you do in terms of programming that could be a great benefit after graduation? 23:14 Should you be concerned about SEO when using JS frameworks like React? 28:17 How can you build your network when you’re too tired or busy to go to a bunch of meetups? 32:55 How do you come up with such good designs and UI for your courses? 36:37 As more websites move to secure connections, where can a noob learn the basics of https, SSL certificates, how to deploy a secure website, etc.? 43:05 Have you had experience working for large companies and how does it compare to smaller companies and/or freelancing? 47:30 What are other programming podcasts you listen to? ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:SpikeBall/Slammo Scott:Stance Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 2 React Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

6/6/2018 • 1 hour, 38 seconds

Scott and Wes are back with another round of tips, tricks and tasty treats for their favorite code editor,VS Code. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax Show Notes 01:45 Why Scott and Wes use VS Code vs all the other options Stay up to date with all releases 06:05 - Favorite new updates Notification API Auto Import Listing errors in the file explorer Column Selection Interface Customization Hot Tip: Anytime you find yourself using your mouse, there’s likely a shortcut key for what you’re trying to do React Snippets Library Wes’ VS Code settings Visual Studio Live Share 27:40 - Favorite/New Extensions Bracket Pair Colorizer Rainbow Brackets Auto Rename Tag Better Comments Jest Snapshot Tools JS Refactor Import Cost Polacode Carbon- An alternative way to share beautiful images of your source code 38:49 - Themes LevelUp Official Night Owl Cobalt2 40:35 - Tips and Tricks Learn how to jump and select by letter, word, line, etc. Move a line (or Line Bubbling) - Use this for rearranging and/or moving lines of code quickly. Cycling through multiple windows of the same app - If you have multiple VS Code windows open, “Cmd + backtick” will cycle through them, so you don’t have to drag them in and out of view. Adjust MacOS keyboard settings - change Key Repeat to “fast” and Delay Until Repeat to “short”. This will make your editor super fast when holding down arrow keys. Use Git features Git History Spell Checker - “Cmd + .” will open up code actions and you check for possible misspellings, etc. Code Spell Checker Rename Symbol - Much more reliable than find/replace. Sort Lines Select everything between quotes - (Cmd + Shift + Space) 57:25 - Things that could be improved Region folding is inconsistent and sometimes doesn’t work at all. No easy way to tell which extension is causing CPU performance issues. Sidebar indentation isn’t clear. ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:Melnor 4-Zone Digital Water Timer Scott:Tosowoong Enzyme face cleanser Shameless Plugs Scott’s Intermediate React Series Wes’ All Course Secret Sale Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/30/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 40 seconds

Scott and Wes detail the tips and tools you need to get better at debugging. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntaxand putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’sCSS Grid.ccbuilder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Show Notes 4:00 Read the stack trace 7:35 Make sure you aren’t debugging production Make sure you’re not cached 8:40 Check the network panel for the whole response CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) 12:04 Use debugger commands in the browser Set breakpoints (race conditions 13:40 Use Source Maps 15:29 Make full use of all console methods console.group/groupEnd/info/ console.log({objNAme}) 17:02 View your code in other browers Make sure your browser is up to date 18:50 Step into and step over function Useful for especially tricky issues 19:47 Look into Scope in dev tools panel 20:33 Recreate it in CodePen or Create React App Helps to quarantine your code Verify where the problem actually is 24:12 Take a break Helps clear your head and approach your problem from a different angle 25:40 Rubber Duck Debugging Forcing yourself to talk it out will often reveal problems/issues 26:40 Check Github issues / ask in Slack Leave your solution in the comments for others 28:12 Use Node --inspect flag 29:57 Read the code in your libs (if you can) 32:34 - Chrome Dev Tools Tabs Rundown 33:10 - Network tab 34:15 - Preformance tab 35:58 - Lesser known tools 36:15 - Firefox Grid Debug 36:20 - Firefox Fonts tab 37:10 - More tools (three dots menu in top right of Chrome Dev Tools window) 37:39 - Chrome Animations Inspector 38:34 -/dev tips&Modern DevTools Course 39:41 - Chrome & FF Layers for 3d and full view of canvas & window 40:51 - Sensors for overriding fake devices sensors Hot tip: Use Instagram on the desktop - Go toInstagramand set the user agent to iPad and it will work as it does on that actual device Hot tip: Get free internet on a plane - If the airplane offers free internet for a certain device, change your user agent to that device and then switch back 43:12 - Favorite DevTools extensions Apollo React Redux Vue Lighthouse JSON Formatter 44:06 - Application/Storage tab 44:41 - FireFox Grid Inspector ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Hotel Tonight App Wes: Coffee table - If you’re trying to build an outdoor coffee table, use a peice of granite Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 2 React Course coming out THIS WEEK!- subscribe and be notified when it’s released Wes’ Courses - Advanced React course coming soon- subscribe to be notified when it’s released Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/23/2018 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds

Scott and West talk about what’s new in JavaScript. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. They are also hiring!netlify.com/careers Show Notes 1:55 - Scott’s new studio 4:57 -Pop Motion Pose New library for React or vanilla JavaScript Define locations instead of CSS styles Pass the animation state into a React component as open or closed instead of active or inactive Flip animation techniques Style Fire- Simple HTML & SVG styler optimised for animation 8:44 -Intersection Observer Browser-based API based on observables Example uses: Tell me when this element is on the page, goes off the page or is halfway down the page 10: 32 -MDX Webpack loader for MDX (i.e. JSX-infused Markdown) using mdx-it Turns MarkDown files into components in Webpack 12:56 -Resize Observer Watch elements for resize 15:47Web Animations API Works with animations natively in JavaScript Tell your animations to play, pause, reverse, etc. Instead of changing classes, you have full control over what the animation is doing Web-Animation-JS Polyfill Can I use 18:00 -Window Face Detector API Create a new window.face detector and pass it an image tag and it returns an array of faces. 22:53 -Payment Request API Eliminates check out forms Allows platform to handle payment safely and securely 29:23 -INTL.NumberFormat Format pricing with different currencies 32:59 -V8 BigInts Makes working with big numbers more viable 34:53 -Speech Recognition Converts speech to text Pipe in different accents 36:22 -Text To Speech Simulates text into spoken words 41:46 -ES6 Modules In Node There are no ES6 modules in Node. It’s still being developed. If you want to build an ES6 module in Node, you have to use the .mjs extension ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott:Dank Mono Wes:Video Doorbell Pro from Ring Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/16/2018 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds

It’s a Potluck episode - you bring the questions and we turn them into tasty treats. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntax, and putSYNTAXin the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 2:42 What is an efficient way to process huge data, greater than 740 MB when not working in JS? 6:45 What’s new and shiny thing in web development do you think is going to go the distance? GraphQL Prisma GraphCool GraphQL Playground 11:09 Wes, can you make a course on how to barbecue meat properly? 12:31 How do you go about learning a new language or framework? Ep 44 - How to Learn New Things Quickly 12:54 What are the best things to keep in mind when you are the only developer on a team? 18:07 Is Redux for React dead with the new context API? Redux 21:41 What’s the funnest project you have ever worked on and why? LevelUpTuts 27:19 What’s the best use case for JWP? JWP 29:50 Should I focus on one thing and try to master one technology instead of being a jack of all trades? 35:00 Why do thousands of entrepreneurs build SaaS products on Ruby on Rails? Laravel Laravel Spark CodeIgniter Meteor Hackathon Starter 39:41 Would you use single page application vs SSR for large reactor view apps? SSR Next.js 41:06 What do you use for online learning platforms? Ep 14 - Our Stacks Explained Teachable Moodle ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:Parcel Scott:Nebo Shameless Plugs Scott’s Headless WordPress course Wes’ Instgam Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter

5/9/2018 • 52 minutes, 6 seconds

Scott and Wes talk about how they learn new things quickly. Scott also tells a crazy story about his weekend. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. They are also hiring!netlify.com/careers Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Show Notes 2:00 Scott recounts his crazy story about getting Lymphangitis 8:30 Know your learning type videos, blogs, docs, source no right or wrong way 15:00 Foundational Skills 23:00 Narrow your focus Should you learn Redux with React? blurring skills hurts future progress don't learn too many things at once 26:00 Get excited try to reclaim your initial excitement flow happens when you are excited pick projects around hobbies Star wars sucks 33:00 Grind Time write code first ask questions later break sh*t Submit to yourself that you are going to build this 3-4 times iteration driven development quality from quantity use smarter people snippet libs style guides 40:00 Immersion follow every kind of media you can put things on in the background permeate into your brain ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Wes:Crushing It Book Wes:Crushing It AudioBook Scott:Popmotion Pose Shameless Plugs Wes' JavaScript30 Course Scott's Headless WordPress course 1:00:00 Scott comes out of nowhere with a story about TEA! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

5/2/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds

Wes and Scott rattle through ~20 different Object and Arra Methods that will make you a better JavaScript developer. Freshbooks - Sponsor This is episode Wes mentions the free bookBreaking The Time Barrier. Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntax. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. They are also hiring!netlify.com/careers Show Notes For the docs for all these, just googlemdnand the method you are looking for 😃 3:00 Why are these great? They are chainable Immutable 5:30 .filter() Truthy or Falsy 8:00 .map() 10:00 .reduce() - returns any shape! filter, create a new shape, add up numbers... 14:30 .forEach() Side effects 16:00 .some() can be used as a short circuit forEach 25:00 .every() .includes() (why not contains?) 26:00 Array.from() Array.from() takes a secondary map arg Array.of() 29:00 Object.values() Object.keys() Object.entries() 32:00 Array spread - converts iterable to array Array spread - Concats arrays Array Spread + Slice. Don't splice - remove an item from an array. 34:00 Object Spread 37:00 Function Rest 39:00 Object.freeze() 40:00 Object.seal() 41:00 Object.assign() - no longer needed because you can object spread Reference vs Copy in JavaScript ×SICK×PICKS× Scott:Tea Haus Wes:SOG Folding Knife Wes:Sharpening Stone Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone Wes' Course SMASH that Subscribe Button on Wes' YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/25/2018 • 55 minutes, 30 seconds

It's a Potluck episode - you bring the questions and we turn them into tasty treats. DeployHQ - Sponsor DeployHQ is the easiest way to deploy websites to your servers. Invite your team and set up automated deployment processes to: Compile a production build of your assets Deploy securely to servers behind VPNs and firewalls Execute SSH commands Manage and upload your config files Preview and schedule deployments Track and monitor your deployments in real-time Deploy to multiple servers at the same time, whether that be your own server via FTP/SSH, or an Amazon S3 bucket. You can even start deployments automatically whenever you push! Instant setup for repositories hosted on GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab and Codebase, plus realtime notifications in your favourite chat services like Slack or HipChat. To get 50% off your first 6 months, head on over todeployhq.com/syntax. The first 25 listeners to deploy successfully will receive a FREE branded mug or t-shirt! Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Submit Your Questions Here Show Notes 02:44 What are your thoughts on Vue.js? VuePress Nuxt 6:20 What are your thoughts on Typescript and Flow? Typescript Flow 10:45 What was your biggest breakthrough in Programming? Nude.js 20:00 Any tips, tools and tricks to avoid procrastination The productivity episode Sort by anxiety Eat That Frog Todoist 25:00 Thoughts on CMSes? Headless? Database Driven? Static Site Generator? Headless WordPress Gatsby 34:00 How can I start creating and selling courses? 40:00 How did you two become renown in the developer community? We don't think we're renown :) YouTube Ad Revenue is poor 46:00 Server Side Rendering with JavaScript Apps 53:00 Is Yeoman still a thing? ×SICK×PICKS× Scott:Eat That Frog Wes:DevDocs.io PWA Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone Wes' Course SMASH that Subscribe Button on Wes' YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/18/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 10 seconds

Scott and Wes Chat about burnout! Freshbooks - Sponsor This is episode Wes mentions the free bookBreaking The Time Barrier. Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks atfreshbooks.com/syntax. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Show Notes 01:50 What is burnout? Losing Enthusiasm for web development That Hustle 7:00 Why is being burnt out bad? Putting off hobbies 12:30 How do you prevent burnout? Farming out Work Automating content Busy work 18:00 Aggressively turn down meetings Work to cut out busy work Locus on Control Managing Email and Notifications Scrubbing Plates 24:00 Health and Nutrition Sleep 27:00 Motivation What to do when you just don't like the work you are working on Small Wins Learning new Things Getting a new job Taking Courses Keeping Up With The Codeashians 37:00 Being overworked at work Overtime 41:00 So you've burnt out, what do you do? How do you reignite the spark? Taking a day off Delegating GitHub Online chat with other developers ×SICK×PICKS× Wes:Dewalt 20v Drill Set Wes:Dewalt 20v Cordless Web/Dry Vac MERU Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone SMASH that Subscribe Button on Wes' YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/11/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 50 seconds

Wes and Scott talk all about testing! SnapShooter - Sponsor SnapShooteris a Digital Ocean backup service. You get fine grain control over when you backup and how long you backup for. Easily restore from previous snapshots. Use the codeSYNTAXto get 20% off your first 12 months. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Show Notes 3:00 Testing Talk Is testing scary? 8:00 Unit Testing Pure Functions Mutations Pass in dates to functions 11:40 Integration Testing Integration Testing Mémé 14:00 Visual Regression Testing 17:00 End to End Testing 21:00 Why would you want to test? Confidence Easy Refactoring Finding edge cases 33:00 Test Runners vs Assertion Libraries Jest Mocha Cucumber BBD (Big Black Dog) BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) Cypress.io Enzyme React Testing Library 50:00 Mocking Spy Functions 54:00 Snapshot Testing Jest Snapshot Testing 57:00 TDD (Test Driven Development) BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) Continuous Integration Travis CI ×SICK×PICKS× None today! Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone SMASH that Subscribe Button on Wes' YouTube Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

4/4/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 59 seconds

Wes and Scott dive into jQuery. Is it dead? Should you still use it? Why not? What are some alternatives? LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocketlets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over athttps://logrocket.com/syntax Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 03:00 A stroll down jQuery Memory Lane What was the first jQuery plugin you wrote? jQuery Conference jQuery IRC room Ben Alman 9:00 jQuery UI jQuery Mobile Sencha Touch nvr 4get where u come from 13:00 So, why is jQuery going away? 16:00 The Selector API Sizzle Bling.js querySelectorAll Docs 21:00 Working with Ajax Fetch Axios 27:00 Dom Traversal Element.matches() You don't need jQuery 30:00 Data / Utility Functions Lodash Just use Map/Reduce/Filter Data Massaging 💆🏻‍ 34:00 Cross Browser Compatability Polyfill.io 37:00 Event Listeners Event Delegation Listening for events on multiple elements 47:00 Final Thoughts on jQuery JavaScript30 The JS Foundation Seeeaaaaacccckkkk PIX Scott:MJML Desktop App Wes:HyperSelect LED Utility Light Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone All of Wes' Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/28/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 38 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes chat about 20 different ways you can improve the perf, speed and overall user experience of your websites. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinaryis the best way to host, compress and transform your images on the web. Sign up for their free tier and get 10GB of bandwidth for free! Also check out Cloudinary'sImageConconference - use the code SYNTAX99 for a discount when checking out. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluentcovers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fluentis this June 11-14 in San Jose, CA. Save 20% today with code:SYNTAX Show Notes So many perf tips came in over twitter, so in addition to this podcast I'd recommend you read all the replies tothis tweet 0:00 We just cracked 1,000,000 downloads! Thank you! 4:00 Network Tips Reducing the amount of HTTP requests A little bit about HTTP2 An interview abouthttp2 8:00 Use Caching and LocalStorage Turn on aggressive caching on your server - long expire times What is gzip? / Enabling gzip 12:00 Using a CDN Listen to our episode onCDNs and #BigZips 13:00 When to load your JS Blocking Requests 15:00 Use Lazy Loading 17:00 Preloading content with Link rel="preload" rel="prefetch" 19:00 Picture, picturefill and srcset="" Article onsrcsrc and Picture srcset vs picture/source elements 25:00 Image Compression One less jpg Serve less data 26:00 Inline SVG Talk about Font Awesome 33:00 CSS and JS Code Critical CSS 37:00 Remove unused code Purify CSS no-unused-imports with ESlint 38:00 Code Splitting 40:00 Transpile less babel-preset-env 41:00 Tree shaking Hoyyyy its a tree shaker 42:00 Async ans defer attributes on your script tags Amazing site that visualizes async and defer 45:00 Icon Fonts Web Fonts Native Font Stack: Good:font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 47:00 font-display 49:00 Troubleshooting Performance Simulate Slow Network Speed Google Page Speed Wes' Page Speed Video SIIIIICKkkkkkkkk PIXXXXX Scott:WiFi Surge Protector Wes:KitSound Bluetooth Airline Converter Shameless Plugs Scott is working on a Vue course! Wes is working on his Advanced React course! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/21/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds

In this episode, Scott and Wes everything about their recording — from gear to software to tips and tricks for creating a good screencast. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. They are also hiring!netlify.com/careers Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 2:00 Scott's Hardware: EV RE20 DBX 286s Preamp K&M 23850 Microphone Desk Arm Shure KSM32 Blue Snowball Bluebird Scarlet 2i2 4:00 We talk about Different types of microphones Wes' Hardware: Heil PR40 Heil PL2T Boom Arm Audio Technica AT2020 Heil Flush Desk Mount Scarlet 2i2 DBX 286s Preamp EQ351 Equalizer BSW Pop filter for Heil PR40 Heil Shock Mount 14:30 What are the essentials for hardware? Put a t-shirt under your keyboard 16:00 Once you get to record, what do we use? Divvy IShowU Instant Screenflow Uberlayer Loopback 32:00 Making Mistakes Leaving in goof ups and debugging 40:00 Bad screen recordings What is boring? What is annoying? Recording pet peves Tips for sizing your editor Gross sounds Too many files 50:00 What makes a good recording? Good contrast on colour scheme Keeping the code open Short recordings SIIIIICKkkkkkkkk PIXXXXX Wes:CD Player Magnet Phone Holder Scott:OxyLED Motion Sensor Lights Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/14/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 7 seconds

In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) we answer your questions about Freelancing - how to charge more, building a portfolio, finding clients and our thoughts on using pre-made WordPress themes. Sign up for the Value Pricing Bootcamp - Sponsor Get Jonathan Stark's free 6 day email course on value based pricing for freelancers over atvaluepricingbootcamp.com. Jonathan Stark is the author ofHourly Billing is Nutsand has worked with companies such as Staples, Time and T-Mobile. These days he routinely commands an effective hourly rate of $2000+ per hour, so I'd say you should check his course out. Show Notes 1:00 Our first episode on Freelancing - how to slam dunk freelancing 4:00 Q:Ideas on building a portfolio and landing those first customers Your portfolio doesn't really matter as a web developer Your reputation and referrals is key Reputation in the community is important Put yourself out there! You have to tell people what you do You have to ask people if they need work Good communication is key 8:00 Q:What are some strategies for budging and quoting? Understanding what a website is worth to a client Talking to your client ablut pricing Asking how much they have available to spend Chunking the project into multiple bits so they can build on it 14:00 Q:How do you tell your existing clients that you need to charge more? Clean Scope / Scope Creep Quote in Features and pieces, not entire projects Fixed Pricing Becoming a better/faster developer Getting more expensive as you move Don't charge hourly Taking big Ls 18:30 Q:What is your opinion on value based pricing? We're huge proponents Clients don't like hourly billing The client should know what you are paying and what you are getting 22:00 Q:When is it okay to use WordPress and pre-made themes? Is that cheating? The beauty of open source The business Wes answer The developer Wes answer Building your own starter files Undoing other developer's work Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/9/2018 • 29 minutes, 41 seconds

Scott and Wes talk about how to deal with being overwhelmed with our fast paced industry. How do you keep you and your team's skills up to date? Wes' Note: Scott came up with the title for this one. I know. Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. They are also hiring!netlify.com/careers Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 1:00 WELCOME Scott is 32! Happy Birthday Wes Relaunched hisReact for Beginnerscourse! 4:00 That feeling Being okay with not knowing everything 9:00 How to wait it out When you should jump into a library 1.0 of libraries Dogfooding 13:00 Just In Time learning Doubling down on the fundamentals 21:00 What is JAM Stack? 22:00 Why do you need to stay up to date? Moving or Losing Jobs Comfy Chairs 25:00 Hipster Web Developers 27:00 Someone think of the customers! Technical Debt Falling in love with web development again Constantly challenging yourself 30:00 Complacency in Web Devleopment Motivating Comfortable Web Developers You have to stay up to date 32:00 Working on the weekends Real Talk: part of your job is staying up to date How to find time to learn on the clock 36:00 Adding new tech to projects as a way to learn 39:00 What if your senior developer is holding back progress? How to convince your team or boss that you aren't just a hipster and this new tech is worth it Show them the why! 47:00 Okay, I want to stay up to date. How? Strong handle on fundamentals Twitter Twitter WebDev Reddit NodeJS is Cancer Kitze's LOL Tweet JavaScript Weekly Lunch and Learns Meetups Siiiiiiiick Pixxxx Scott:Never Split The Difference Wes:Containers Podcast Shameless Plugz Scott:Pro Gatsby Wes:React For Beginners Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

3/7/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds

Wes and Scott talk all about Static Site Generators! Netlify — Sponsor Netlifyis the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit upnetlify.com/syntaxfor more info. They are also hiring!netlify.com/careers Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 1:00 Woah Scott's Audio! 4:00 #TastyTreats Winners 8:00 What are static site generators? 10:00 Benefits of Static Site Generators Gatsby StaticGen.com Jekyll Hugo Hexo 24:00 More complicated apps as static sites Next.js Static Export Nuxt.js 34:00 Limitations of a static site What happens when you need something on the server? Snipcart for Ecommerce Algolia Awestruct Hot Hot Reloading 41:00 Using with a Headless CMS Reloading The Pages 48:00 WHAT WHAT Scott is Canadian?! 50:00 Where can you host a Static Site? Literally Anywhere Github Pages Netlify rsync WPGraphQL Siiiiiiiick Pixxxx Scott:JSRefactor Wes:Auto Rename Tag Shameless Plugz Level Up Pro ES6 For Everyone Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/28/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 36 seconds

Scott and Wes talk about working with images, videos and big zips. How do you host them? Do you need a CDN? What about compression?! Cloudinary Cloudinaryis the best way to host, compress and transform your images on the web. Sign up for their free tier and get 10GB of bandwidth for free! Also check out Cloudinary'sImageConconference - use the code SYNTAX99 for a discount when checking out. Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, web and Raspberry Pi. With Xojo you really can write just one version of your app, say, on the Mac, click a button, and have a completely native Windows version too. Xojo lets you abstract yourself from specific platform details, so you can focus on what makes your app unique. All apps have completely native controls, even if they weren’t developed on that platform. Just use drag and drop to create your user interface, and one language to program the functionality. Users also include Fortune 500 companies, citizen developers, professional developers, IT, hobbyists and students - anyone who wants to build apps faster. Listeners of this show get 20% off with the coupon code SYNTAX over atxojo.com/syntax Show Notes 1:30 Chit-chatting about GraphQL Testing 3:45 What is a CDN? Why do you need one? How does the internet even work? 7:00 Amazon S3 + Cloudfront CacheFly MaxCDN Cloudflare 11:30 Talking about Image Formats WebP WebP CanIUse 16:00 Losslesss VS Lossy Stripping image meta data like EXIF Image Optim App ImageMin Gulp ImageMin ImageMin Webpack ImageMin Plugins on npm 26:00 How we use Cloudinary 29:00 Hosting, Encoding and Compressing Videos Our Stacks Explained Syntax Podcast Vimeo Pro YouTube DL BrightCove Wista Sprout Video Cloudinary Video 41:00 What is Cloudflare? Cloudflare Video is coming 46:30 Web Torrent Apparently Spotify doesn't use P2P any longer 50:00 Big Zips! How do we host large video downloads? Amazon S3 + Cloudfront Handbrake Backblaze B2 55:00 Video Formats 59:00 SVGO SVGOMG Siiick Pixxxx Wes:Node Inspector Manager Scott:iShowUInstant Shameless Plugz Level Up Pro Wes' Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/21/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 45 seconds

In this show, Scott and Wes talk about about sending both transactional and marketing email. Everything from designing to templating to inlining the CSS to getting it sent. Enjoy! Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, web and Raspberry Pi. With Xojo you really can write just one version of your app, say, on the Mac, click a button, and have a completely native Windows version too. Xojo lets you abstract yourself from specific platform details, so you can focus on what makes your app unique. All apps have completely native controls, even if they weren’t developed on that platform. Just use drag and drop to create your user interface, and one language to program the functionality. Users also include Fortune 500 companies, citizen developers, professional developers, IT, hobbyists and students - anyone who wants to build apps faster. Listeners of this show get 20% off with the coupon code SYNTAX over atxojo.com/syntax Show Notes 0:00 WELCOME! 2:00 An update on GraphCool, Prisma and Yoga 3:45 Syntax Contest! You can win a free course from either Scott or Wes by screenshotting yourself listening to the podcast and uploading to Twitter or Instagram. We will pick 1 winner from Twitter and 1 winner from Instagram Make sure to tag@wesbosand@stolinskion Twitter and@wesbosand@stolinskion Instagram #TastyTreats 5:40 Email ain't easy! 6:20 How do Scott and Wes use email in their apps and businesses? Transactional vs Marketing Email 9:00 Dealing with multiple emails and modifier Signing in with Facebook vs Email?! 11:00 Transactional Email The Process to creating single one-off email 13:00 Scott's Setup: Handlebars Meteor Email Docs Mandrill Wes' Setup Pug Templating-the artist formerly known as Jade Juice CSS Inliner Foundation for Emails Inky NodeMailer Postmark 20:00 Why does email get blocked? Amazon SES SendGrid MailGun MJML Email Reputation MailTrap MailHog 30:00 Designing Emails CSS is very limited MJML React Email Templating Tonyfrom Twitter also told me aboutHTML 37:22 Debugging and Testing Emails Litmus Email on Acidis way cheaper 45:00 Marketing Emails MailChimp Drip 52:00 Host your own Platforms Sendy Email Octopus Mautic MailTrain Siiick Pixxxx Scott:Personal Capital Wes: Nothing is Sick this week Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/14/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds

Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 0:00 Goofing Around 1:30 Real show starts 2:12 Scott explains his breakdancing hobby "Breaking" is breakdancing What is flavour? 10:20 Wes talks about being into BBQ World's Longest Yard Sale Wes has a large Big Green Egg and a MiniMax BGE 19:00 Scott talks about how he is into making music Domestic Robot Scott is starting up a new project called "Shift. Super." 21:30 How do you find time for these hobbies? Avoiding burnout Work/Life Balance Buy in from significant others 28:00 Wes talks about working out and going on date nights with his wife Hamilton is cool Home Renos 35:00 Doing a downtown job Problem Solving 40:00 Scott talks about his love for KungFu Movies 5 Fingers of death 5 Deadly Venoms secret service of the imperial court Boxer from shantung 36th Chamber of Shaolin Human Lanterns 46:00 What kind of cars do we drive? 55:00 What YouTube channels do you watch? Wes: Jeannies Garage It's Alive with Brad Wranglestar Mattias Wandel Main Woodgears Mattias Wandel Secondary Channel Big Clive How it's Made Alex French Guy Cooking Scott: RedLetterMedia stance theneedledrop BroScienceLife 1:05:00 What are you working on Personally / Mentally? Habit Tracker Doing a downtown job Quuuuuiiiiiick SIIIIIIICK PICKS Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum Scott:Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite Wes: Tracy Osbourne'sHello Web Design Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

2/7/2018 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 2 seconds

Dev Lifts - Sponsor Dev Lifts- Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. Get a Personal Training and Nutrition Plan — use the code SYNTAX for $75 off. They have also just announced theirslack-only membershipsfor $5/month Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 01:10 you should try out the newSyntax Soundboardby Andre Madarang Have a Question?! Submit it here! 03:00 Skateboarding on a TRAMPOLINE?! 04:30 Q:What are your favourite features coming to HTML 5.2 Dialog Box Multiple Main Tags Thanks Jordan! 10:00 Q:How do you retain all the info you learn like a sponge? Thanks Ozan 13:30 What are your favourite CSS Libraries / Frameworks? Thanks Blake! 21:00 What were some of the struggles you had early on in your career? How did you overcome them? Learning how to read error logs and messages Dealing with Impatience Coding is very frustrating 26:50 What are High Order Components and Render Props? High Order Components React Render Props Video: Michael Jackson - Never Write Another HoC React Downshift React Reconciliation 34:45 Q:When should you just drop the towel on code? When should you throw in the towel on code? Scrapping a codebase and moving from PHP to JS Let's talk about if it's worth it 41:00 Q:What is the best way for a JS beginner to get their hands dirty? Don't work on apps, work on pieces! 47:50 How do you recommend a designer falling in love with frontend dev sharpen their skills while being (happily) committed to a full time design position? Should designers code? SIIIIIIICK PICKS Scott:It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be Scott:Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite Wes:Tony Robins Podcast Wes:The Kevin Rose Show Shameless Plugs Scott:New React Native Course! Wes:CSS Grid Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/31/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 11 seconds

Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, web and Raspberry Pi. With Xojo you really can write just one version of your app, say, on the Mac, click a button, and have a completely native Windows version too. Xojo lets you abstract yourself from specific platform details, so you can focus on what makes your app unique. All apps have completely native controls, even if they weren’t developed on that platform. Just use drag and drop to create your user interface, and one language to program the functionality. Users also include Fortune 500 companies, citizen developers, professional developers, IT, hobbyists and students - anyone who wants to build apps faster. Listeners of this show get 20% off with the coupon code SYNTAX over atxojo.com/syntax Show Notes Take a drink every time Wes says exactly 01:10 CSS Grid course is out! 03:50 The most basic hosting / services WordPress.org, Medium, Wix, Squarespace 05:00 Your Cheap PHP/Apache Hosts Endurance International Group owns most of the cheap web hosting world cPanel Bluehost doing shady stuff Siteground seems p good 13:20 Service Based Hosting Heroku Zeit's Now Galaxy 15:00 What does "spinning down" mean? Deploying to these services 17:20 How these services do instant cut-overs to new servers SSL Certificates 20:00 You should listen to theOur Stacks Explainedepisode. Zeit's Now Alias mLab MongoDB Hosting Compose MongoDB Hosting 29:00 Raw Server Space Linode Digital Ocean Rackspace Digital Ocean Droplets Digital Ocean's docs are 👌👌👌👌 32:00 What is Nginx?! Let's Encrypt Mozilla's SSL config generator Caddy Server 38:20 Docker 40:00 SPA Apps - React, Angular, Vue... How to handle Routing Netlify SICK PICKS Wes:Magnetic Magsafe-life USB cable for micro USB, USB-c and Lightning Wes:Magsafe-like USB that can handle a 87w Macbook Pro Wow:MONGOOSE VS SNAKE VIDEO Scott:Bulk Supplements Shameless Plugs Scott:Levelup Tutorials Pro Wes:CSS Grid Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/24/2018 • 52 minutes, 47 seconds

Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, web and Raspberry Pi. With Xojo you really can write just one version of your app, say, on the Mac, click a button, and have a completely native Windows version too. Xojo lets you abstract yourself from specific platform details, so you can focus on what makes your app unique. All apps have completely native controls, even if they weren’t developed on that platform. Just use drag and drop to create your user interface, and one language to program the functionality. Users also include Fortune 500 companies, citizen developers, professional developers, IT, hobbyists and students - anyone who wants to build apps faster. Listeners of this show get 20% off with the coupon code SYNTAX over atxojo.com/syntax Show Notes Take a drink every time Wes says exactly 01:10 CSS Grid course is out! 03:50 The most basic hosting / services WordPress.org, Medium, Wix, Squarespace 05:00 Your Cheap PHP/Apache Hosts Endurance International Group owns most of the cheap web hosting world cPanel Bluehost doing shady stuff Siteground seems p good 13:20 Service Based Hosting Heroku Zeit's Now Galaxy 15:00 What does "spinning down" mean? Deploying to these services 17:20 How these services do instant cut-overs to new servers SSL Certificates 20:00 You should listen to theOur Stacks Explainedepisode. Zeit's Now Alias mLab MongoDB Hosting Compose MongoDB Hosting 29:00 Raw Server Space Linode Digital Ocean Rackspace Digital Ocean Droplets Digital Ocean's docs are 👌👌👌👌 32:00 What is Nginx?! Let's Encrypt Mozilla's SSL config generator Caddy Server 38:20 Docker 40:00 SPA Apps - React, Angular, Vue... How to handle Routing Netlify SICK PICKS Wes:Magnetic Magsafe-life USB cable for micro USB, USB-c and Lightning Wes:Magsafe-like USB that can handle a 87w Macbook Pro Wow:MONGOOSE VS SNAKE VIDEO Scott:Bulk Supplements Shameless Plugs Scott:Levelup Tutorials Pro Wes:CSS Grid Course Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/24/2018 • 0

Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 02:55 Wes' Async + Await talk on YouTube from DotJS JavaScript is Asynchronous Ryan Dhal (Creator of Node.js) original Node.js talk 06:00 Callback Hell Q Bluebird What is a promise? Promises are an IOU 8:30 Async + Await IS promises What is Async + Await? How does the code look? Returning values from an await 15:20 Performance Considerations MEGA PROMISES Promise.all() Here is an example: const [weather, store] = Promise.all(getWeather(), getStores()); 19:22 This stuff is 100% native Most new Browser APIs are build on Promises Fetch() Some examples: await fetch('https://api.github.com/users/wesbos').then(data=> data.json()) OR await (await fetch('https://api.github.com/users/wesbos')).json() Axios 22:48 The Payment Request API You should listen to episode 006 onaccepting money on the internet Web Animation API 27:00 Snackisodes Snack Packs Hasty Treats?!!! 28:00 Making callback-based functions promised basked es6-promisify util.promisify() 30:00 Error Handling Methods Viewmy slidesfor some code examples. Try/Catch High Order Function Just handle the error when you callIt().catch(dealWithIt); Node's process.on('unhandledRejection') event 36:00 Browser Support Babel it! 38:00 AbortController() Abortable Fetch SIIIIICK PICKS 42:00 Scott:Ring Doorbell Wes:The Indicator Podcast 47:00 Sick Tip Chrome's Autoplay is changing Details on this Visit chrome://media-engagement to see your scores Shameless Plugs Fullstack GraphQL CSS Grid Course is coming sooooon! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/17/2018 • 54 minutes, 31 seconds

Snipcart — Sponsor Snipcart allows you to create online shopping carts without any backend work. It's entirely client-side which means it's the perfect fit for anyone building a SPA in React, Angular or any other framework. Check out the full list of features over atSnipcart.com/syntaxand sign up for three months free! Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. { show(id: 027) { notes }} 02:40 What is GraphQL anyways? GraphQL Relational Data 04:45 How is it different than REST? 08:30 GraphQL's self documenting Nature 09:20 You don't need to replace your existing REST api It can sit infront of multiple APIs 10:00 GraphQL Resolvers Apollo Link Statedoes local data as well 11:50 GraphQL on the client side Relay Apollo GraphQL Request Lokka Nano 13:30 Why we like Apollo Setup is amazingly fast 15:00 Pagination Refreshing of data 18:00 The GraphQL Core Concepts Queries Mutations Filtering and Sorting It's not really a query language 21:00 How do you say Schema? 22:00 More on Resolvers 22:50 Mutations Updating the cache 27:00 Using with existing APIs Do you have two schemas now? One for MongoDB and one for GraphQL? 35:00 CMS and Static Site Generators that run on GraphQL Gatsby WP-GraphQL GraphCMS 45:00 Graph Cool 53:00 Apollo Link Apollo VS Redux 56:00 Graphiql SIIIIICK PICKS Wes:The Indicator Podcast Scott:You Don't Know JS Shameless Plugs Free GraphQL Tuts from Scott CSS Grid Course is coming sooooon! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/10/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 42 seconds

Dev Lifts — Sponsor Dev Liftswill create a personal training plan tailored to your 2018 health and fitness goals. Use the codeSYNTAXfor $50 off. Join with a friend and we'll make you a Buddy Plan that you can do together (nutrition will still be tailored on a per-individual basis, but workouts will be something you can both do together)! Plus, use the coupon code below and you'll both get $100 off. Enter each other's email address as the coupon code and your discount will be applied to your invoices (invoices are sent manually currently, so I'll apply the discount for you both once you've both signed up). Valid thru January 31, 2018. The Show Notes! 01:00 Scott's New Redux Course Redux Docs What is Redux? Why do we need it? 06:00 Modifying Your State Immutability 07:15 Actions + Actions Creators Dispatching 09:00 Reducers 14:00 Wes' Redux Tutorial 18:30 What is the difference between Cookies and JWT? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

1/3/2018 • 26 minutes, 1 second

Wes details "Breakout" — his email management strategy for overwhelmed creatives and Scott and Wes chat about how they have their prettier setup. Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes! 01:00 Wes' notes on the Breakout Email Management System 02:00 Do you like minisode or snackisode? Any other ideas for names for these short episodes? 04:00 Email is often busywork 04:30 You likely have a decision problem 06:00 Kill it at the source! How do you stop email from getting to you in the first place? 08:00 Your inbox is not the world's TODO list Process it when you get it Getting Things Done 09:30 Filter! Filter! Filter! 10:30 Germans sure do get a lot of vacation time! 13:00 Expansions Using Robots for empathy Text Expander aText 15:30 Dictation is great! 17:30 Video responses 18:30 Defer 19:19 Batch Processing Email Send + Archive 20:31 Stop emailing yourself 24:00 Listener Question: How do you use Prettier? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/27/2017 • 30 minutes, 48 seconds

Scott and Wes dive into CSS BEM — What is it? Why do you need it? How does it work? Sign up for D3 in 5 Days — Sponsor D3 has a bit of a bad reputation for being hard to learn so Ben Clinkinbeard has put together this awesome 5 day email course that will get you comfortable with the 3 or 4 fundamental concepts that are needed to create amazing data visualizations with D3.js.Get it now The Show Notes! 01:00 Minisode! What do you think? Meijer is the best! 05:00 What is CSS BEM? What problems does CSS BEM solve? Block, Element, Modifier! 8:00 What about really long class names? 9:00 Use with Sass/Stylus 12:00 What about styled components?! 15:00 Listener Question: Do / should you use Dropbox for a website with Git and node_modules? Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/21/2017 • 23 minutes, 6 seconds

What happened in web development in 2017? What were our personal and professional feats in 2017? What should we look forward to in 2018? Snipcart — Sponsor Snipcart allows you to create online shopping carts without any backend work. It's entirely client-side which means it's the perfect fit for anyone building a SPA in React, Angular or any other framework. Check out the full list of features over atSnipcart.com/syntaxand sign up for three months free! Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes! 02:00 Scott's 2017 Look Back Scott is a new parent Dealing with kids who don't sleep Scott's Breakdancing Gains 05:20 Wes' Look Back Taking Health Seriously First full year of Wes doing tutorials full time Course Correction VS Goals Course Platform Improvements Lots of Email Marketing Migration to Drip 09:10 Scott cut ties with startup 100% Invested in Levelup Tutorials Major Platform improvements New Payment Gateways Lots of new Series - 400 videos! 11:25 We Launched Syntax! Thank you! The show is getting good (we think?) 13:50 Wes launched hisLearn NodeCourse Wes updated hisES6 for EveryoneCourse Lots of feedback on Wes'JavaScript30course Stickers! 16:20 Goals for 2018 The Yacht Club S.M.A.R.T. Goals 18:00 Scott's 2018 Goals More videos More Youtube Building a Set Less Overtime 20:35 Wes' 2018 Goals Releasing lots and lots of Content CSS Grid VS Code Some ideas around JavaScript and CSS Courses (tweet Wes your feedback) If it's not a Hell Yes, it's a no Double down on what works New Checkout Experience Delegate + Automate Get faster at recording 29:40 JavaScript in 2018 SSR Frameworks: Next.js, Gatsby, Nuxt.js ParcelJS Tooling is becoming less of a pain in the ass 33:00 GraphQL Is Blowin' Upppppp Typed Languages / Typings Flow / Typescript / ReasonML / GraphQL Typings 38:00 WordPress' Gutenberg Editor 41:00 React Patent's Dropped Vue became really popular 45:30 CSS Changes! CSS Grid Firefox CSS Grid Dev Tools 48:50 Componentized CSS Design Systems Figma CSS Variables 54:00 VS Code became very popular 55:00 The Iron Yard shut down 58:00 Progressive Web Apps 59:00 What do we hope for in 2018? Sick Picks Scott:Google Daydream Wes:Missive Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include@SyntaxFMin your tweets

12/13/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 20 seconds

Failure. How do you deal with it? How to learn from it? How do you know when you should give up vs keep pushing? Snipcart — Sponsor Snipcart allows you to create online shopping carts without any backend work. It's entirely client-side which means it's the perfect fit for anyone building a SPA in React, Angular or any other framework. Check out the full list of features over atSnipcart.com/syntaxand sign up for three months free! Get In Shape with DevLifts — Sponsor DevLiftsis how I (Wes) got in shape. After an indepth consultation about your goals, They will create you a personal training and nutrition plan. If you are looking to get in shape in 2018, now is the time to sign up. Use the code SYNTAX for an extra $50 off. The Show Notes! 01:34 Scott and Wes shoot the sh*t Wes is back from the DotJS conference Wes does a terrible (and hopefully not offensive) French Accent 03:50 What's the deal with the #FailFast culture We talk about Fear of Failure and how it can stop you from starting anything at all High Stakes vs Low Stakes Failure 09:20 Be aware of how fear of failure manifests itself in your work Just do it, put in the work Pen to Paper 12:20 How to deal with mid-project failure Getting sick of a project part way through Finishing Things is such an underrated skill Small wins is key for confidence Take the emotion out of the decisions 18:00 MVP - Minimum Viable Product 19:30 Do you plan for failure? Wes' Life is Course Correction Wes is Unapologetically Confident Scott is Ignorantly Confident 23:00 Another one of Scott's amazing segueways into our Sponsor 26:20 Wes' Facebook Ads Failures The cost of admission Own your role in something failing 33:33 Eating burnt rice is a huge character trait Pivoting 41:20 Our own personal failures detailed Scott's Soundcloud Scott's Bandcamp Sick Picks Scott:Cypress.io Wes:Dome D201 Dashcam Tweet us your tasty treats! Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Scott's Instagram Make sure to include@SynaxFMin your tweets

12/6/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 42 seconds

Wes and Scott talk about the future of CSS - what is new and what should we expect to be coming in the near future? Bug Replay - Sponsor You need to try outBug Replayfor recording and re-playing browser based bugs. It's a bug reporting tool that can be used at all stages of development and by anyone in your organization. Provide your dev team with detailed reports so they can fix bugs faster. Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check outFreshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes! 03:30 IT'S NOT CALLED CSS4 You can find the different levels over atCSS Working Group Drafts 06:24 CSS Custom Properties (CSS Variables) Bite and chew over the syntax - it's backwards compatible What's the difference between this and Sass/Less/Stylus? JavaScript30.comDay 3 uses JavaScript + CSS Variables CSS Tricks:The CSS attr() function got nothin’ on custom properties Independent Transforms -transform: rotateX(var(--x)) translateY(var(--y)); 19:20 CSS Filters Drop Shadow Filter SVG Filters 28:20 RRGGBBAA Hex transparency in colors 31:00 Colour Functions CSS Next Draft Spec for Color Functions 36:00 CSS Level 4 Selectors ITS NOT CSS4!!!!!! css4.rocks 40:00 nth-of-selectoed :nth-child(3n of img.dog) div:has(img) 44:00 Some not-so-new-but-still-cool units Viewport Units min-height: 100vh ch units ex units CSS Angles- deg(), grad(), rad(), turn() Sick Picks Scott:Google Pixel 2 XL Wes:Anker 5 Port 40w USB Charger Anker 10 Port 60w USB Charger Anker 5 Port 60w with a USB-C Port Tweet us your tasty treats! Wes' Twitter Wes' Instagram Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Scott's Instagram Make sure to include@SynaxFMin your tweets

11/29/2017 • 58 minutes, 17 seconds

Wes and Scott talk about their fitness journey and how it relates to being a web developer in terms of energy, focus and mental clarity. Get Fit with Dev Lifts — Show Sponsor Dev Lifts- Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They are currently offering Personal Training and Nutrition Plans for $149 (Regular $249) and with the codeSyntaxyou'll get an extra $50 off. That's only $99 for the next ~95 people! The Show Notes 04:20 - Scott's Fitness Story 08:00 - Wes's Fitness Story 09:50 - The benefits of fitness and being a web developer. Productivity / Focus / Mental Clarity 14:00 - Finding Time to Work Out Tweet your work + workout routine to@SyntaxFM 17:40 - How to work out / What to do / Routines? 24:00 - Learning to code && Learning to Workout 25:20 - Significant Other Buy-in Fitness Blender Starting Strength 28:00 - All AboutDev Lifts Jeff Nippard Youtube 34:00 — Nurition 36:00 — Wes' Keto Nutrition Plan Dom D'Agostino Keto Interview MyFitnessPal Keto Reddit Keto Gains Reddit 41:00 - Scott's Nutrition 42:00 - Pop or Soda? 45:45 - 16 : 8 Intermittent Fasting IF Reddit 48:30 - Dieting is bad Supplements — Don't take our Advice here. Talk to your trainer. 50:00 - Wes' Supplements and how Bags of Milk are the best BCAA Amino Energy Preworkout co*ke'd Up Cissus Quadrangularis Extract - Genoflex Fish Oil Vita Jym Multivitamin 54:00 - Scott's Supplements NOW Adam Superior Men’s Multi Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein NOW Psyllium Husk BulkSupplements Pure L-Citrulline DL-Malate 2:1 Powder Bulksupplements Pure Caffeine Capsules. Caffeine can be dangerous warning! Sick Picks Scott:TriggerPoint GRID Foam Roller Wes:Nike Techfleece Joggers Tweet us your tasty treats! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM

11/22/2017 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 27 seconds

Wes talks to Scott about speaking at conferences. What are the benefits of speaking? How do you apply? What talk should you give? What makes a good conference talk? Freshbooks is the best! Freshbooks.com/syntax- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes Snow Tires are supes important Blizzzzaaaaakkksss!!! Benefits Free travel / accommodations / vacation Fantastic Friendships and Industry Connections Job Opportunities Industry Recognition Renewed Excitement Wes lovedDavid K Piano's Flip Talk How do you Apply / Where to Find Conferences Create a CFP You need to brute force it 🍯 Honey Hole:Lanyrd Calls 🐝 Honey Hole:The Weekly CFP 🍯 Honey Hole:Papercall.io Meetup Types of Talks you could give Lessons Learned Talk The New Concept Talk (the tasty treats talk) My Approach to XYZ The Complicated Concepts Explained The Super Interesting Deep End Talk What makes a good talk? Skip the history lesson - hook them Keep your personal bio short Start with a banger ‼️ Short Code Examples Short Looping video examples Scott's Origin Story Podcast Make sure your talk works offline Prepare for aspect ratios Plug into the projector before your talk Live that dongle life Show peoplewhythey need to know something Slide Deck Software Powerpoint or Keynote Wes' HTML5 Slide Deck Another one of Wes' talks Reveal JS React Spectacle Prezi Conference Training Training pays well More hands on experience for conf attendees Getting the Most out of a tech conference Wes' Post on Getting the most out of a conference Conf Code of Conduct Logitech Wireless Clicker Join Twitter Early Have Lunch with Speakers Stay off your phone Keep your name badge on! Practice your break away Sick Picks Scott:Spectacle Window Manager Wes:What the heck is the event loop anyway? Tweet us your tasty treats! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM

11/15/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 35 seconds

It's a long awaited CSS Grid show! How does it work? When do you use it? What's the difference between Grid and Flexbox? Sponsor Save A Brois selling absolutely hilarious mustache t-shirts for $18 - all proceeds go to support the fight against prostate cancer. Use the coupon code "syntax" at checkout to get free shipping in the US. The Show Notes Wes Bos AMAwhere he tricked Scott that Bert Bos was his dad CSS Tricks A Complete Guide to Grid Rachel Andrew Rachel Andrew Twitter Rachel's Grid by Example Rachel's Grid AMA CSS Grid Garden The Story of CSS Grid, from Its Creators Jen Simmons Jen Simmons Twitter Jen Simmons Labs CSS Grid Pinterest / Masonry Layout Question Wes' grid-auto-flow: dense; Experiment grid-auto-flow: dense; Docs caniuse CSS Grid Support- make sure to click the "Show All" button "If someone thinks progressive enhancement means providing a crappy experience for older browsers then they’ve got a lot of reading to do." —Sara Soueidan Benjamin De co*ck - @bdcdropping tasty CSS Grid treats all day long on twitter. CSS Grid Animation #1 CSS Grid Animation #2 David K Piano Twitter Flipping Slide Deck on FLIP CSS Grid Template Area ASCII Grid repeat() Grid minmax() CSS Grid nth-row() CSS Sub-Grid Sick Picks Scott:Just My Type Wes: Sick Update on theCaldigit TS3 Dock Tweet us your tasty treats! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM

11/8/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 51 seconds

Buzz Words! WTF Do they mean?! Do They Mean Things?? Let's Find Out! Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Buzz Words This is the order in which we talk about the different concepts. If you have anything you'd like to add to the next buzz words show, tweet us@SyntaxFM Serverless / Cloud Functions Composition in functional programming funfunfunction Progressive Enhancement Singleton APIs + SDKs Pure Functions + Side Effects Date-fns Immutable / Mutable / Mutations Immutable.js JavaScript30 Array Cardio Isomorphic / Universal JavaScript Microservices Scoping Closures ModelViewController Pattern Learn Nodewith a stupid explanation of MVC Bike Shedding Tree Shaking Hoisting ES Next Asynchronous / Synchronous Sick Picks Scott:Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker Wes:Apollo Reddit App for iOS Shameless Plugs Scott:React 16 for Everyone Tweet us your tasty treats! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM

11/1/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 54 seconds

Show Notes Q: Rems vs Ems vs Pixels? What do you use? Q: What activity, that isn't developer related, benefits you most as a developer? Becoming a Supple Leopard Q: Is a hot dog a sandwich? 🌭 QIf Google offered you a job today, would you take it? Mike Rowe: Why Entrepreneurs Crave the 'Reverse Commute' Q: How did Wes and Scott Meet? Q: What are your thoughts on CMSs, like WordPress, adding JavaScript frameworks, like React? Q: Where do you find remote work? Q: How do you make money? Q: Can a back-end dev become a good designer? Hero Patterns Steve Schoger's Twitter Q: Do you ever feel tired? Q: What do you think about live streaming? Should we do a Syntax live stream?! Q: What stack should a new developer use? Q: What is your process for deciding on new tools? React FAQ- sign up for Tim's newsletter! Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Sick Picks Scott:Fivestar Notebook Wes: Read about your credit card benefits + perks! Tweet us your tips! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM

10/18/2017 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 26 seconds

Scott and Wes dish out some tasty advice to developers who are new to web development. How do you get better? How do you deal with imposter syndrome? Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Shameless Plugs Wes just updated his ES6 course! Mastering Figma is now Launched! Show Notes This show is light on links :) The Gap by Ira Glass Hackathon Stater Sick Picks Nintendo Switch Creative Market Fonts Tweet us your tips! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM

10/11/2017 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 37 seconds

Scott and Wes detail their current stacks that run their training platforms. From front end code linting to the server side and databases. Sponsor Intro to The Serverless Frameworkby Loren Stewart. The first 20 people to use the code SYNTAX_FREE will get the course for free! After that make sure to use the code SYNTAX for an extra $10 off. Show Notes Wes' Stack Youtube Video Meteor Node.js Level Up Tutorialsis fast! Express Learn Node Passport JS MongoDB Mongoose mLab Hosting Mongohub MongoDB Compass Studio 3T MiniMongo React Styled Components Stylus Lang Metor Sessions Prerender.io React Apollo Cross Storage Victory Charts Cloudinary Tim Thumb Amazon S3 Amazon Cloudfront Backblaze Vimeo Pro Jest Mocha Fixer.io Curreny Conversion API Brain Tree Stripe Mandrill Drip Amazon SES PostMark App(THE BEST) Zurb Inky Juice CSS Inliner Meteor Hosting Meteor Hosting Digital Ocean Zeit Now Heroku Bluehost Sucks Let's Encrypt CloudflareOOPS I SAID CLOUDFRONT Sick Picks Scott:Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Wes:Better Bidding Tweet us your tips! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM Shameless Plugs Level Up Tuts- check out scott's new shopping cart! Wes just updated his ES6 course!

10/4/2017 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 34 seconds

This episode is all about how to become comfortable and proficient with the command line. This one includes windows users too! Sponsor Need to learn Docker? Check out Nick Janetakis'Dive into Dockercourse which is currently on sale! Show Notes React 16 Command Line Power User Course iTerm2 Hyper Awesome Hyper Cmder for Windows Windows Subsystem Linux Windows 10 Insiders Program ZSH Oh My ZSH- You'll want to start here, not on zsh.org Fish Shell Oh My Fish Fisherman Bass ZSH Autosuggestion ZSH Syntax Highlighting z Frecent(GET THIS) Tree Brew Brew Cask Trash CLI YouTube-DL Wes' Video on youtube-dl pbcopy ZSH Extract ..or...or....or.....or...... !!re-runs the last command (careful!) cd -back to last folder - this works with lots of commands likegit checkout - ⌘ + Kto clear.⌘ + Rto clear but maintain scrollback Cobalt2 for ZSH + iTerm2 Cobalt2 for Hyper Patched Powerline Fonts Slavic Cat Wild Cherry Sick Picks Scott:Source Making Wes:My Fitness Pal Tweet us your tips! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Make sure to include@SyntaxFM Shameless Plugs Level Up Tuts- check out scott's new shopping cart! Wes just updated his ES6 course! Stickers are coming!

9/27/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 23 seconds

Scott and Wes talk about switching to VS Code. What is so good about it? Killer features? Must have Plugins! Sponsor Need to learn Docker? Check out Nick Janetakis'Dive into Dockercourse which is currently on sale! Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes Cobalt2 for VS Code Visual Studio Code @rachsmithtweets 🔥 rename symbol tip- you should follow her too! Use F8 to cycle through inline errors Open the problems tab to see all your applications errors and warnings The built in debugger ESlint Package You can use thePrettier Packageon it's own, or use via your .eslintrc file and just use the above ESLint plugin. Git History Git Lens Debugger for Chrome Color Highlight Settings:"editor.formatOnSave": trueand"eslint.autoFixOnSave": true Wes' Current ESLint + Prettier Config Grumpy Developer Import Cost Path Intellisense npm Intellisense CSS Intellisense PHP Intellisense Another PHP Intellisense Custom CSS and JS Loader Cobalt2 Theme Material Theme Material Pale Night Theme Version Lens for npm Project Manager ⌘ + # Tabs Key Bindings Scott's VS Code Series on YouTube Sublime Keymap for VS Code ES6 Absolute Imports with Webpack Sick Picks Scott:Moonwalking with Einstein Wes:Yeti Rambler Wes:Ozark Trail 20oz Scott outdoes Wes by 3oz:Bottl Shameless Plugs Level Up Tuts- check out scott's new shopping cart! Wes' Courses Stickers are coming!

9/20/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 46 seconds

Scott and Wes - Do you sleep? How do you get so much done? You replied to me way too fast! We share our best productivity hot tips and the apps we use the GSD. Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes Alfred Alfred Package Manager -Packal Alfred Units Conversion Workflow Cobalt2 Alfred Theme Alfred Timezones Workflow Alfred Process Kill Workflow ⌘+Lmakes text huge! Alfred Font Awesome Workflow Alfred Encode / Decode Workflow Alfred DevDocs Workflow Alfred Stack Overflow Workflow Clipy Clipboard Manager App Todoist Things App Getting Things Done Book Git Alias Text Expander aText Evernote [Video Speed Controller]https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en() Karabiner Elements Better Touch Tool Focus App Self Control App Slicy Figma Exports CloudApp Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know Sorry windows users. ⌘ + Tabswitch between apps Pressqto quit an app from this place ⌘+ Backtick to switch between multiple windows of an app ⌘ + Tfor a new tab ⌘ + Shift + Tto reopen a closed tab Crank upKey Repeatin your keyboard setting Option + ←/→to move word-by-word Add Shift to select those itesm ⌘+option+Arrowto switch tabs ⌘ + Numberto go to that tab # Enable tabbing on OSX dialog Boxes Press question mark in any google app to get a list of shortcuts Sick Picks Scott:Rhino Sheild Case Wes:Deep Work Shameless Plugs Level Up Tuts Wes' Courses

9/13/2017 • 1 hour, 23 seconds

The most requested syntax episode ever! We break down CSS in JavaScript. Pros/Cons? What is it? What problems does it solve? What libraries should you use? Is it stupid or amazing? Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes BEM Styled Components Emotion Radium Glamorous Styled JSX Sick Picks Boxyapp Mail Client Airpods Shameless Plugs Grab Level Up Tuts before the price goes up! Modern Dev Tools

9/6/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 57 seconds

Scott and talk all about different JavaScript utility libraries that make you say "Dang, that's handy!" Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Lodash Underscore You should followJohn David Daltonon twitter Moment.js moment().endOf(‘term’) date-fns Slugify speakingurl Fetch API Axios Cookie Jar store.js Cross Storage Faker.js Woah URL.searchParams() is a thing Parse URI url-search-params-polyfill ngrok Browsesync Async Bling.js Sick Picks Essentialism Book Essentialism Audiobook Satechi Aluminum Multi-Port Adapter Satechi all Docks Shameless Plugs Dhanish Gajjar's Instagram Paweł Grzybek's Snippet Generator Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax

8/30/2017 • 59 minutes, 6 seconds

In this episode, Wes talks about his career path from a MySpace customizer to where he is now. Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Brootal PS20.itgo.com CDN Money 2004 WesBos.com The Success of Zara: Technology Makes It Possible REI BTM at Ryerson University WordPress Codex Angle Media Group Ryerson Co-op Jet Cooper Darcy Clarke DealPage Daily Deal Aggregation jQuery IRC YayQuery Ladies Learning Code HackerYou Wes' Blog Sublime Text Book Command Line Power User Flexbox.io React For Beginners ES6 for Everyone JavaScript30 This Podcast Sick Picks MotoRead Shameless Plugs Wes' Courses Level UP Tutorials Youtube Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax

8/23/2017 • 56 minutes, 37 seconds

In this episode, Scott talks about his unconventional career path and how to grow your career by working on what you love. Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes UofM Performing Arts Technology Devin Kerr Jamie Schefman Michelle Chamuel Guitar World Ghostly International Q LTD Michigan Creative Ford GTB Level Up Tutorials Scott Concussion Atya Sick Picks Good Hertz Shameless Plugs Wes' Courses Level Up Tutorials Youtube How to GraphQL Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax

8/16/2017 • 56 minutes, 5 seconds

In this episode we talk about how to accept money on the internet including the ups of Stripe, the downs of PayPal. Sponsor Freshbooks- Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Apollo React Apollo GraphCool Stripe PayPal Braintree Stripe Docs HTML5 Autocomplete Types Stripe Radar Royal Bank PayPal WorkAround Stripe Atlas Transferwise Stripe Bitcoin Sick Picks ChefSteps What Cha Tea Shameless Plugs Wes' Courses Level UP Tutorials Youtube How to GraphQL Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax

8/9/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 38 seconds

Sponsor Deliciousbrains WP Migrate DB Pro- Use the code SYNTAX for 20% off Show Notes Stickers- SOLD OUT MORE SOON Scott's Personal Website on Gatsby Gatsby Codealong Gatsby MJML Email Framework The E-Myth Revisited Book Design is a Job Breaking the Time Barrier Basecamp Trello Freshbooks Wave Sick Picks Hyper Key + Karabiner Elements Better Touch Tool King of the Road Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax

8/2/2017 • 58 minutes, 10 seconds

Show Notes Deliciousbrains WP Migrate DB Pro WesBos Website Level Up Tutorials WHY USE WWW? Webpack Babel ESLint Prettier Babili Prepack Sick Picks Figma Turn Ideas into Products Faster Design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place with Figma. CalDigit TS3 Dock The TS3 is designed for users who require their Thunderbolt™ dock to act as the main charging hub for their laptop. Delivering the reality of single cable charging, ONE Thunderbolt™ 3 cable is all it takes for a clean, elegant and streamlined workspace. Shameless Plugs JavaScript30 A Free 30 Day Vanilla JS Coding Challenge Course. Build 30 things in 30 days with 30 tutorials. No Frameworks No Compilers No Libraries No Boilerplate. Join 101,746 others. React Native for everyone Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski

7/26/2017 • 50 minutes

Show Notes WesBos Website Level Up Tutorials GraphQL Dinosaur JS Conference Angular Pug / Jade EJS BEM Methodology Stylus Rupture Less Sass PostCSS PostCSS Autoprefixer RuckSack cssnext LostGrid Bootstrap Haml Babel Flickity Plugin webpack Compass React Sick Picks Bartender 2 Lets you organize your menu bar apps, by hiding them, rearranging them, or moving them to the Bartender Bar. Vanilla Hide menu bar icons on your Mac. Power Blocks One set of Power Block replaces racks of dumbbells Shameless Plugs JavaScript30 A Free 30 Day Vanilla JS Coding Challenge Course. Build 30 things in 30 days with 30 tutorials. No Frameworks No Compilers No Libraries No Boilerplate. Join 101,746 others. The Sketch Course & UX Prototyping with Principle Combo Limited Sale Price: $39.99$49.99 Learn the new industry standard for web design. Become an expert in the app that is changing how designers work in the modern web and app design world. Animate Your Ideas, Design Better Apps Principle makes it easy to design animated and interactive user interfaces. Whether you're designing the flow of a multi-screen app, or new interactions and animations, Principle lets you create designs that look and feel amazing. Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski

7/19/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 16 seconds

Show Notes WebRTC Apple WebRTC Support GetUserMedia Slack WebTorrent https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent Soctt WebRtc Mirror - TBC MediaRecorder Electron Kap Wes Security Cam Scott Colorbars YouTube - TBC Wes Face Detection Fluent Conf Sick Picks Peak Design Everyday Backpack Everyday Backpack Video Quik by GoPro Splice Shameless Plugs JavaScript30 A Free 30 Day Vanilla JS Coding Challenge Course. Build 30 things in 30 days with 30 tutorials. No Frameworks No Compilers No Libraries No Boilerplate. Join 101,746 others. Level Up Tutorials Over 860 free video tutorials for beginners, intermediate and expert web professionals. Level Up your skills with clear, high production, free video tutorials. Twitter @Syntax @wesbos @stolinski

7/12/2017 • 40 minutes, 59 seconds

Show Notes Wes Bos' Site Level Up Tutorials site Level Up Tutorials YouTube channel Scott Tolinski personal site Cloudflare Next.js Hacker News Example in Next.js GraphQL Graphcool create-react-app React dev-tools Redux dev-tools Preact.js React Storybook Meteor Blaze Sick Picks Wes:Parcel App Scott:Fish shell Shameless Plugs Learn Node React Native for everyone

7/5/2017 • 50 minutes, 27 seconds

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6/27/2017 • 2 minutes, 34 seconds