October 26th, 2022 × #Web Development#Programming#Software Testing
Spooky Web Dev Stories 2022
Scott and Wes share cringey, scary stories submitted by developers about mistakes they've made in production that caused big problems.
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!
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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
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