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JavaScript in 2022
Scott and Wes discuss the JavaScript chapter of the Web Almanac, covering topics like framework usage, script loading, and JS payloads. Wes also shares about recovering from a nasty flu.
#webdev#javascript#webalmanac
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Code Styles × Readable Rules and Petty Preferences
Scott and Wes discuss their code style preferences, focusing on readability over being fancy. They also chat about prepping for a site launch.
#Code Style#JavaScript#Launch Prep
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Potluck × Twitter Following × TypeScript × Playwright
Wes and Scott answer listener questions about using Twitter, the difference between CRUD operations and real-time protocols like WebSockets, and share updates on projects they are working on.
#Twitter#WebSockets#Google
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Responsive Design Techniques
Discussion on different techniques for making websites responsive across devices like mobile, tablets, and desktop screens.
#website design
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CSS Trends Almanac for 2022 Part 2
Scott and Wes continue their analysis of CSS usage trends from the HTTP archive almanac, discussing topics like box model, columns, animations, blend modes, and responsive design.
#CSS#webdev#animation#responsive
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Potluck × Meeting IRL × SSG vs SSR × Domain Privacy
The Syntax podcast hosted by Scott Talinski and Wes Boss covers tasty web development topics.
#Podcasts#Tips & Tricks
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Spooky Web Dev Stories Part 2
Discussion of spooky web development stories involving accidents, bugs, and things gone wrong submitted by listeners.
#webdev#debugging#horror
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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.
#Programming
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2022 CSS Trends and Usage Web Almanac
Scott and Wes discuss mobile vs desktop usage based on stats from the Web Almanac report, cleaning tips, sponsors, and more.
#Web Stats#Mobile#Cleaning
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Use The Platform!
Wes and Scott discuss using browser APIs and vanilla JavaScript instead of frameworks and libraries.
#javascript#webdev#api
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Potluck - Using Emoji in Naming × Project Estimates × Goal Planning
Wes and Scott answer listener questions about using emoji in CSS, estimating project timelines, going to football games, and more.
#css#sports
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Wes’ New Soundproof Office
Wes details building his new soundproof basement office from scratch including framing, wiring, soundproofing materials and tradeoffs.
#Office#DIY#Soundproofing
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The Productivity Episode
Scott and Wes discuss productivity techniques like the Getting Things Done system and Pomodoro technique, as well as tips for managing tasks, prioritizing work, and making time for creative exploration.
#productivity#organization
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How To Build an API in 2022
This podcast episode provides a comprehensive overview of building a web API, covering topics like the various layers and components involved, popular API types like REST and GraphQL, authentication and permissions, caching, database options, and more.
#API#Development#Programming
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Potluck - How to Pick a Tech Stack × useEffect × setTimeout × Staying Focused
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer questions on object creation performance, VSCode types, standing desks, and more.
#javascript#vscode#typescript
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Syntax Highlight
Wes and Scott discuss the first day of kindergarten, setting up Wes' new office, soundproofing with acoustic panels, and then transition to reviewing developer portfolios.
#Design#Education#Podcasting
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Fundamentals - Web Workers and Service Workers
In this episode, Wes and Scott discuss the differences between public and private schools in Denver and the challenges of getting kids into preferred schools. They then provide an overview of threads, concurrency and parallelism in programming languages and how JavaScript only has a single thread. They use examples like green screening webcams to demonstrate when you may need to offload work to other threads using web workers.
#Schools#Threads#Performance
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Job Types Agency, Tech, Startup, Entrepreneur VS Tech company VS In House
Scott and Wes discuss the pros and cons of different web development jobs like agencies, tech companies, startups and freelancing.
#jobs#career#webdev
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Potluck - API Fetching × PDF Creation × tRPC × Stripe vs PayPal
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer developer questions on topics like caching slow APIs, generating PDFs from HTML, whether to learn SvelteKit before it hits v1, and more.
#APIs#PDFs#Payments#Frameworks
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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