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Our Web Dev Wish List
Scott and Wes discuss frustrations with web development and wish for better defaults and APIs.
#javascript#webdev#apis
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Potluck! Node Versions, Old Man Internet, Responsive Design + MORE
Wes and Scott discuss resolving NPM errors when starting old projects, compatibility across Node versions, and specifying required versions in package.json.
#node#npm#compatibility#errors
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Our Code Styles
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott discuss their coding styles and preferences in JavaScript and CSS.
#JavaScript#CSS#TypeScript
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Potluck - Peer Dependencies × Vitest × NVM and PNPM × Sprites
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott discuss NAS networking, Home Assistant, peer dependencies in npm, and transpilation when using Vite and Vitest.
#npm#networking#testing
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10 years of Speaking + Conferences
Wes and Scott discuss their experiences with conference speaking over the past 10 years, including the benefits like gaining legitimacy, improving public speaking skills, making connections, and traveling.
#speaking#conferences#connections
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Tips for Communicating
Communication tips for email, meetings, code reviews, spanning topics like numbering questions, bolding important parts, using paragraphs, and recognizing when you're asking a lot.
#Email#Communication#Writing#Productivity
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Home Automation - A Look Ahead
An overview of home automation protocols, software options like Homebridge, how it leads to family buy-in, and the ways automation can improve upon analog problems.
#smart home#protocols#customization
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Potluck - Headless WordPress, Databases, Regex
Wes and Scott answer listener questions on topics like hosting databases, learning new programming languages, fitness goals, CSS environment variables, and more.
#Programming#JavaScript
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Syntax Live at Reactathon
Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski host a live podcast episode from Reactathon, featuring debates, old code, syntax errors, JS or NAS, and audience Q&A.
#javascript#webdev#podcast
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Git in VS Code
Wes and Scott discuss using Git version control in VS Code, including built-in features and extensions that enhance the developer workflow.
#git#vs code
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TypeScript Tooling Explained
Overview of the various TypeScript tooling options including type checkers, compilers, build tools, IDEs, configs, and recommendations for server-side usage.
#typescript#tooling#compilers
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Potluck - Protestware × NoSQL × Next.js × ESM × Jest
Wes and Scott answer listener questions about Next.js, database options, build tools, protestware packages, and game development.
#Next.js#Open Source
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10 Nifty Browser APIs
Discussion of 10 interesting browser APIs for accessing user data and hardware like webcam, geolocation, animations, speech, and more.
#APIs#JavaScript
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WTF is the Edge? Edge Compute / Functions
Discussion on what edge computing is, how it works, use cases, upsides and downsides.
#edge computing#edge functions#serverless
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JavaScript × STUMP’D
Wes and Scott quiz each other on random JavaScript interview questions and discuss techniques and concepts like weak maps, promises, and variable swapping.
#JavaScript
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Potluck - Working on a Team × Dealing with Imposter Syndrome × Animating on the Web × Icon Libraries × Demanding Clients
Scott and Wes answer listener questions about working on a development team, dealing with imposter syndrome, using icon libraries, fixing broken service workers, building fullstack apps in Next.js, when to move a project to production, and dealing with bad clients.
#teamwork#webdev#javascript
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Potluck - Multi Tenant Apps, JS Sprinkles, Kids Coding, Server Error Handling
In this episode of Syntax, Scott talks about his new Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle and its features. Wes and Scott also answer listener questions about adding interactivity to a Drupal site and whether presentational React components can be non-leaf components.
#react
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Making Content × What is our Process? Youtube, Blog Posts, Courses, Conference Talks, and Podcasts
In this Making Content × What is our Process? episode, Wes and Scott share their strategies for developing ideas and structuring content across mediums like YouTube, conferences, courses, blogs, and podcasts.
#productivity
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Syntax Highlight
Wes and Scott review developer portfolio sites, providing feedback on design, user experience, and accessibility.
#webdev#portfolios#developers
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Our Stacks Explained
Wes Boss and Scott Tolinski explain and compare the tech stacks they use for their online course platforms, which have changed over the years but accomplish similar goals in different ways.
#JavaScript#Online Courses