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Is JSDoc Better than TypeScript?
In this episode Scott and Wes discuss Svelte's recent move from TypeScript to using JSDoc for typing, explaining what JSDoc is and its benefits over regular TypeScript.
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In this episode Scott and Wes discuss Svelte's recent move from TypeScript to using JSDoc for typing, explaining what JSDoc is and its benefits over regular TypeScript.
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Discussion on values like none, 0, and hidden that essentially remove or undo something in CSS and HTML.
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GitHub's R&D team discusses pioneering AI developer tools like Copilot and shares insights on creating reliable, intuitive experiences. They examine challenges like latency, trust, feedback and rethinking workflows in light of AI capabilities.
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Scott and Wes discuss building the infrastructure and backend for the new Syntax.fm website. Topics include choosing SvelteKit, setting up GitHub OAuth, integrating PostCSS, and leveraging AI for automated podcast transcription.
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Scott and Wes discuss JavaScript executables - standalone, portable executables containing your Node app, dependencies, and the runtime. They cover use cases, criticisms of large executable sizes, and potential ways to shrink executables.
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Bramus Van Damme from the Chrome team discusses the latest in CSS including scroll-linked animations, scope styling, view transitions, nesting and more.
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In this episode, Wes and Scott answer listener questions on topics like using SvelteKit with Astro, what can be put in CSS custom properties, driving code quality on a team, and working with deprecated dependencies in React Native. They also share picks.
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Discussion on why Node.js node_modules folders get so large and what actually takes up most of the space inside them.
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Adam Argyle discusses all the latest updates in CSS including new units, gradients, animations, custom properties, and more.
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Compares popular hosting providers like Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS services. Looks at features, pricing models, and opinions.
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Discussion on what signals are, why frameworks are adopting them, and whether you need to use them in your apps.
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Dylan Javeri from Mux discusses their developer platform for powering professional video on the web. Topics include video players, streaming, codecs, analytics, AI, web components, and the future of video.
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Wes and Scott discuss browser native UI elements, issues with their lack of flexibility, and research into better customizable options via the Open UI community group.
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Scott and Wes discuss the new Blue Sky social network and AT protocol, comparing it to Twitter, Mastodon and other decentralized social networks.
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Scott and Wes interview Zach Lloyd, creator of the Warp terminal app, about building Warp in Rust, efforts to reinvent the terminal UX, integrating AI assistants, and his background working on Google Docs.
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Scott and Wes discuss building the Syntax merch giveaway site using SvelteKit, Prisma, and PlanetScale, handling heavy traffic, security considerations, and why it was an enjoyable developer experience.
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Wes and Scott explain RPC and discuss its growing popularity due to server-side React, key concepts, use cases, standards, comparisons to REST, and considerations.
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A discussion with lawyers about the details of privacy policies, terms of service, GDPR compliance, cookie consent, and more for websites and online businesses.
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Scott talks about his new Neumann MT48 audio interface and how it will improve his podcast audio setup.
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This episode covers practical uses of new CSS color functions like relative color, color contrast, and color mixing. Wes and Scott are excited about the possibilities enabled by modifying colors dynamically in CSS.
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Nicholas Zakas discusses creating ESLint 10 years ago, how it works, improving the config system, and why communication skills matter more as you become a senior engineer.
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Wes and Scott discuss whether vanilla CSS has all the features of Sass these days, going through variables, nesting, colors, looping, mixins, imports, math functions, custom functions, and BEM syntax.
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Discussion on terminology, HTML elements, and implementation details around modal popups, dialogs, and popovers.
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Discussion of Tomagui - a tool that unifies React Native and web development with consistent styling. Covers React Native styling, optimizations, animations, layout, and more.
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Scott and Wes announce that Syntax is joining Sentry. They discuss the partnership, how it started, and what it means for the future of the podcast.
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This episode explains OAuth, the standard for logging in via services like GitHub and accessing user data. OAuth uses various tokens like client ID, client secret, authorization code, access token, and refresh token.
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A deep dive into modern WordPress development covering block editors, headless CMS, developer workflows, editing experience and more.
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Scott and Wes play a gameshow where ChatGPT asks them web development interview questions of increasing difficulty and obscurity on topics like JavaScript, CSS, GraphQL, TypeScript, Svelte, and Deno.
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Explains the new import maps standard for aliasing files and paths in JavaScript projects. Covers how to use them and browser support.
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Discussion with Justin Fagnani of Google about web components, how they work, the intent behind their creation, and how libraries like Lit integrate with them.
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In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer developer questions about freelancing tips, testing animations, choosing frameworks, writing small functions, learning strategies, and using CSS grid.
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Scott and Wes discuss how to work with the OpenAI API and ChatGPT in JavaScript. They go over the different APIs available, pricing, token limits, prompt tuning, and share tips for saving money.
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Travis Nielsen joins to discuss his perspective on AI tools as a designer and creator, including the importance of treating AI tools like collaborators, keeping the human element in interfaces, articulating ideas effectively, and customizing models to your needs and priorities.
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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.
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Discussion on using HTTPS and tunneling services like Cloudflare Tunnel and ngrok to securely expose a local dev server and allow outside traffic for testing.
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Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski talk with Dax Raad about modern hosting platforms and serverless technology, including using Next.js with Vercel vs self-hosting on AWS, Cloudflare's edge platform, and optimizing costs with thoughtful architecture.
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In this fun IRL episode, Wes and Scott brainstorm creative ideas for improving the Syntax podcast website, including search, transcripts, video components, surfacing old content, and more.
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Wes and Scott discuss web streams, how they work, and examples of using them for performance and working with large data.
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Scott and Wes interview Eric Sartorius, a developer and digital nomad who has traveled the world while working full time as a freelancer and mentor.
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Discussion on identifying performance issues that cause websites to be slow and potential solutions.