November 29th, 2023 × #javascript#webdev#programming
Potluck × TypeScript's Longevity × Canvas-Rendered Apps × Learning Rust × Executing Untrusted JS Code
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer listener questions on various web dev topics including TypeScript's future, Flutter for web, WordPress workflows, Rust projects, MongoDB for AI search, and more.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
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
Shameless Plugs
- Scott: Sentry
- Wes: Wes Bos Courses
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