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Horror Web Dev Stories - 2021
Scott and Wes share horror stories submitted by developers about production bugs, data loss, performance issues, and more.
#webdev#horror#halloween
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Potluck — Coding for Kids × MongoDB Hosting × NoMoreFoo × Best Cities for Dev Jobs × GraphQL Resolvers × Package Security × Prototypes and Portfolios × More!
Scott and Wes answer questions on policies, teaching, hubs, GraphQL, code, CSS, MongoDB, services, security, upgrades, sites, values, backup and images in a fun potluck show.
#Teaching#GraphQL#Security#Performance
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A Podcast on Running a Podcast
Covers how Wes and Scott run every aspect of the Syntax podcast from recording, planning, editing, promoting, sponsors, and more.
#podcasting#webdev#production
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Potluck — Corn Shucking × Self-Hosting Images × WordPress × Getting Scammed × Portfolios
Scott and Wes answer listener questions on a variety of web development topics including building portfolio sites, Svelte testing, MDX, WordPress hosting strategies, and more.
#Careers#JavaScript#CMS
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Changelog Frontend Feud
Web development podcast hosts compete in a game show testing their knowledge of frontend development.
#podcast#game#frontend
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From React To SvelteKit
Scott rewrote his Level Up Tutorials site from React to SvelteKit and discusses his experience with the transition.
#react#svelte#javascript
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New to JavaScript — ES2022
Overview of new JavaScript language features added in ECMAScript 2022 including top level await, the array .at() method, private fields and methods in classes, regex indices and more.
#JavaScript#ECMAScript#ES2022
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Potluck - Sass × Houdini × No JS? × Solid Project × First Dev Job Tips × Bartering × DRM × Dev Laptops × Databases × Frontity × More!
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes bid farewell to the Syntax studio while discussing Sass, Houdini, building without JS, decentralized data with Solid, bartering skills, DRM, Linux laptops, using React and GraphQL with Svelte, MongoDB with Prisma, and predictions for Webpack's future.
#Sass#WordPress#React#JavaScript
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STUMP'D - Coding Interview Questions
Scott and Wes go through a series of JavaScript coding interview questions, testing each other's knowledge on topics like first class functions, preventing default behavior, weak maps and more.
#JavaScript
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Advice for New Devs
Scott and Wes share tips and advice for new developers just starting out, covering topics like learning fundamentals, debugging, soft skills, struggles all developers face, and more.
#Beginner#Debugging#Advice
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Potluck - Moist code × Memoization × Ready for full-time? × Deadlines × Design ethics × React components × Video hosting × Local fonts × More!
Wes and Scott answer listener questions on React components, freelancing, ethics, moist code, debugging fonts, and more during a fun potluck episode.
#React#Freelancing#Fonts
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How to Build a Website — The Show For Beginners
Emailer asks Wes and Scott to explain the basics of building a website from scratch using HTML, CSS and JavaScript for beginners with no experience.
#beginners#webdev#html#css
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Potluck - WordPress × 3rd-Party Cloud Services × Backend Hosting × Drupal × Getting Clients × GPS vs BEM × More!
Wes and Scott answer developer questions about WordPress vs advanced tech for clients, backend hosting, Drupal, CSS strategies, preparing for job interviews, home cooling fan setups, and podcast recommendations.
#WordPress#Backend#CSS#Jobs
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ShopTalk x Syntax
Wes and Scott from Syntax podcast join Chris and Dave from ShopTalk podcast for a crossover episode. They discuss their podcast goals, current web development stacks they use and like such as Next.js and SvelteKit, how WordPress compares, and more.
#Podcasts#JavaScript
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Potluck - Svelte × Bleeding-Edge Tech × Git Process × Screencasts × Government Jobs × Permissions-Based APIs × Rescript × More!
In today's potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer listener questions on topics like Svelte vs React, severing project ties, permissions-based APIs, Rescript, and more.
#Svelte#Permissions#Rescript
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React 18 - A Look Ahead
React 18 is introducing automatic batching, suspense, strict mode, useTransition hook, SSR streaming, and more. There are great explainers on the React docs.
#React#JavaScript
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Syntax Highlight — We Review Your Portfolios
Scott and Wes review listener submitted websites and portfolios, providing feedback on design, code, accessibility, and more. They also discuss Scott's upcoming move, funny kid stories, and share picks for lever wire connectors, podcasts, and web dev courses.
#Portfolios#Design
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Dev Tools Power — Elements Tab
Scott and Wes dive deep into the elements tab in dev tools, explaining all the tips, tricks and lesser-known features for inspecting HTML and CSS. They cover manipulating the DOM, debugging styles and layouts, previewing animations, compatibility checking, and customizing the dev tools.
#Dev Tools#HTML#CSS#Debugging
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Potluck - Web components × Gear × Docker × Web Dev Frameworks × Golden Handcuffs × Browser Testing × SSR React × Code Prediction × More!
Scott and Wes answer listener questions covering web components, minimum coding setup, Python frameworks, Docker, code prediction, storing audio files, and more.
#Q&A#Tips
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CSS Container Queries, Layers, Scoping and More with Miriam Suzanne
Discussion on how container queries will allow styling based on available space by measuring elements instead of viewport. Other topics include cascade layers to control specificity order, scope for addressing naming conflicts, and Miriam's work with the CSS Working Group.
#css
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Potluck - Immutability × Turning Off Your Brain × Types vs Interfaces × Hooks vs Components × Making the Most of Your First Job × Confidence in Svelte × More!
Wes and Scott answer audience questions about React, TypeScript, problem solving, first jobs, Svelte, sleep habits, CMS tools, caching, scaffolding generators, spice organization, and stainless steel blender bottles.
#react#typescript#graphql#cms
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React + TypeScript
Discussion on setting up React with TypeScript, typing components, props, state, hooks, and other common patterns when using the two technologies together.
#react#typescript#webdev
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Bike Shedding — Developer Opinions Explained
Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss controversial developer opinions including naming conventions, code editors, themes, exports, and more.
#Naming#Editors#Themes
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The Surprisingly Exciting World of HTML Elements
Scott and Wes have a fun discussion about HTML tags including semantic HTML, accessibility, SEO, default styling, and lesser known tags. They also talk about what tags they wish existed natively like textarea autosize and animated accordions.
#html#webdev#accessibility
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Potluck — Freelancing × Leveraging your experience × Component size × Dealing with mediocrity × How to spend "extra time" × Rust vs Node × Free hosting? × More!
Wes and Scott answer listener questions on freelancing, component design, debouncing vs throttling, career moves, integrating React into legacy systems, and more.
#freelancing#react#css
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Potluck — Is it worth it to still learn WordPress? × Is Safari the new IE11? × Mobile website testing × Pirated content × Styled components × SSGs × Transitioning to full-time freelance × More!
Wes and Scott answer audience questions about web development topics like WordPress, browser testing, course building, and more.
#Podcasting#Freelancing
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TypeScript Fundamentals — Getting a Bit Deeper
Getting deeper into TypeScript fundamentals like any vs unknown, generics, inference, definitions, and assertions.
#TypeScript#Fundamentals#Generics
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Selling and Shipping T-Shirts with TypeScript
Wes goes through his journey of designing, selling, and shipping his own t-shirts using various technologies to optimize the process.
#ecommerce#fulfillment#automation
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Dev Tools Tabs Explained — Plus Tips & Tricks
Scott and Wes bos explain the dev tools tabs in Chrome and Firefox, detailing what each one does and providing tips and tricks for using them effectively.
#Chrome#Firefox#DevTools#Debugging
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Potluck — Video Hosting × Fake Names? × Portfolio Projects × Monorepos × APIs × TLDs × Recording Tips × More!
The hosts answer listener questions about various web development topics including APIs, video hosting, personal projects, imposter syndrome, and monorepos.
#APIs#Video#Development
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Servers with Matt from Caddy
Matt Holt discusses creating the Caddy web server to easily handle TLS certificates, proxies, load balancing and more. He talks about the flaws with existing web servers and how Go enabled building a better solution.
#Caddy#Web Servers#HTTPS#Go
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Syntax Highlight (We Review Your Portfolio)
Scott and Wes provide portfolio feedback for developers looking for jobs. They review designs, code, content and accessibility. They also discuss explosive gases, VR mini golf, and guess the location games.
#Careers#Portfolios#Critiques
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How To Build Your Own Auth
Scott and Wes discuss implementing authentication from scratch using sessions, JWT, cookies, CORS, CSRF and related concepts.
#Authentication#Security
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Potluck — VSCode × Vercel vs Netlify × Models × Mutations × Multi-Vendor Platforms × Websites vs Web Apps × More!
Wes and Scott answer audience questions on a variety of web development topics including developer tools, hosting, frameworks, testing, best practices and more.
#React#GraphQL#Cypress
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Syntax Desk Setups
In this podcast episode, web developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss their desk setups and gear they use for coding, video editing and podcast recording.
#desksetup#developergear
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React Query + More React with Tanner Linsley
Tanner Linsley discusses React Query - a data fetching and caching tool. Covers React Query features, building dev tools, using context, server components and more.
#react#data fetching#caching#apis
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Potluck — Do titles matter? × Should clients pay for plugins? × Can I debug my baby? × How we prepare for Syntax × Deno × Learning things quickly × More!
Scott and Wes answer listener questions about JavaScript, web development, React, career advice, and more in a potluck episode.
#JavaScript#React
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We Review Resumes, Websites, and Online Presence
Wes and Scott review resumes, websites, and online presences from developers and designers who submitted them.
#Careers
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TypeScript Fundamentals
An overview of TypeScript fundamentals including types, benefits, compilation and more.
#javascript#webdev#typescript
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The Deno Show
Scott and Wes introduce Deno, a new runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript. They compare it to Node.js and discuss features like built-in TypeScript support, ESM modules, sandboxing, running scripts from URLs, and more.
#Deno#Nodejs#JavaScript