March 22nd, 2023 × #career#productivity#webdev#design

Potluck × Learning Web Dev × Video Streaming × Mono Repos

In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes discuss topics like switching careers, writing code quickly, learning web development with limited time, improving web design skills, and whether you really need to use a single page application.

Show Notes Transcript

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!

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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 ×××