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Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.

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812: CSS 4, 5, and 6! With Google’s Una and Adam

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2024/08/23

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle from Google Chrome about the evolution of CSS, new features, and the push toward more advanced UI capabilities on the web. They discuss the introduction of CSS versioning, exciting new properties like text-box-trim, state queries, and scroll state functionalities, select, and more! Show Notes 00:00 - Welcome to Syntax! 01:43 - Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:19 - The evolution of CSS 04:07 - CSS versioning and spec

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811: NodeJS Evolves

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2024/08/21

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810: Effortless Light and Dark Mode × Theme Styling

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2024/08/19

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809: How To Stay Up To Date with Daily.dev’s...

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2024/08/16

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Daily.dev’s Francesco Ciulla about the platform's history, community features, and significant growth. They dive into the core ideas behind daily.dev, including its personalized feed for developers, new features like squads, community contributions, and tech stack. Francesco also shares his passion for Rust, and highlights the importance of content creation in the ever-evolving tech landscape. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:36 Brought to

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52:35

808: The Future of JavaScript Frameworks × Building...

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2024/08/14

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about the future of JavaScript frameworks, building custom authentication systems, limiting API access, using Caddy server proxy for local development, component props in JSX, structuring a relational database, and more! Show Notes 00:00 - Welcome to Syntax! 01:48 - Brought to you by Sentry.io 04:37 - The future of JavaScript frameworks 09:09 - How to use Caddy for local development SvelteKit Vite 14:27 - When to use

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807 - CSS Components: Tailwind, Panda, Scoped,...

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2024/08/12

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about CSS components, including class-based components, CSS modules, scoped CSS, utility CSS, and CSS-in-JS strategies. They share their thoughts, what differentiates these approaches, and why you may (or may not) want to use them. Show Notes 00:00 - Welcome to Syntax! 01:30 - Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:11 - What makes a good CSS component system? 07:54 - Component vs part of a component 13:26 - CSS Modules 15:56 - Scoped CSS @scope - (82%

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806: The King of Drag and Drop: Alex Reardon

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2024/08/09

Scott and Wes talk with Alex Reardon from Atlassian about developing drag-and-drop libraries, specifically the challenges with creating efficient and accessible drag-and-drop functionalities for the web. They also explore what it takes to build and implement a system that works seamlessly across various frameworks. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:18 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:51 What Alex does at Atlassian react-beautiful-dnd Pragmatic drag and drop 04:38 What makes drag and

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805: We React to State of React Survey

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2024/08/07

Scott and Wes serve up their reaction to the “State of React 2023” survey results, discussing the main API pain points like forwardRef and memo. They also explore the latest on state management, hooks pain points, and exciting new libraries in the React ecosystem. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:41 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:28 The State of React 2023. 03:11 The Main API Painpoints. 04:31 forwardRef. 05:27 memo. 06:39 Context API. 07:18 StrictMode. 08:45 Double rendering.

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804: Should Your Website Work Without JavaScript?

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2024/08/05

Scott and Wes debate whether your website really needs JavaScript to function. They explore the principles of web standards, progressive enhancement, and test popular websites like Shopify and Netflix to see how they perform without JavaScript. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:11 Take 2 01:43 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:19 The clip summarized. 03:16 Your website should load, be readable and be (mostly) styled without JavaScript. 07:32 Web standards first. If it can be done without

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01:00:57

803: The SQLite Takeover with Turso’s Glauber Costa

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2024/08/02

Scott and Wes chat with Glauber Costa from Turso about the evolution of databases and the fascinating technology behind Turso. They dive into topics like the benefits of massive multi-tenancy, vector search, and why Glauber made the switch from NoSQL to relational databases. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:36 Turso’s relationship with Drizzle. 02:10 What is Turso? 04:23 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 04:48 Using libSQL without Turso. 06:21 An explanation of Vector Search. 07:16 Vector

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802: Tree Shaking × useMemo vs useCallback ×...

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2024/07/31

Scott and Wes serve up a gameshow-style quiz with STUMP’d, challenging each other on web development trivia. From the differences between useMemo and useCallback to the intricacies of the JavaScript event loop, join them for a fun and informative session packed with web dev insights! Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:17 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:03 The longest game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Round 1 03:22 In React, what is the difference between useMemo and useCallback hooks, and in

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801: 6 New JavaScript Proposals

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2024/07/29

Scott and Wes serve up six exciting new JavaScript proposals, including Promise.try and Math.sumPrecise. They break down what each proposal means for developers and how these new features could change the way we write JavaScript. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:45 Understanding the stages of JavaScript Proposals. 04:04 Promise.try - Stage 3. 05:39 Math.sumPrecise - Stage 2.7. 07:28 Floating point math. 09:07 ShadowRealm - Stage 2.7. 11:39 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 12:03 Regex

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800: Why the jQuery Creator Uses React and Typescript...

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2024/07/26

In episode 800 of Syntax, Scott and Wes sit down with John Resig, the creator of jQuery, to discuss the current state of React and TypeScript. They dive into the evolution of frontend frameworks, the challenges of server-side rendering, and the tech stack at Khan Academy. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:32 What is jQuery? 05:31 Did you anticipate the success jQuery had? 07:16 allow-discrete, @starting-style. Install Nothing: App UIs With Native

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799: Hot New and Under-Utilized Browser APIs

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2024/07/24

Scott and Wes serve up the latest and most under-utilized browser APIs that are changing the game for web development. From the @starting-style CSS API to scroll-snap and popovers, they break down how these tools can elevate your projects with minimal effort. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Install Nothing: App UIs With Native Browser APIs – Scott Tolinski. Tolin.ski Demos. 01:03 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:15 When to use these tools. 03:45 @starting-style CSS API. 08:23

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798: Self Hosting: Reverse Proxy Servers

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2024/07/22

Scott and Wes serve up an episode on reverse proxy servers. They discuss popular options like CF Tunnels, Caddy, Nginx, Apache, and more, explaining why you might need one for load balancing, SSL certificates, security, and managing multiple servers. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:30 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:25 What is reverse proxy? 03:16 Some examples of reverse proxies. 05:04 Why do you need a reverse proxy? 05:09 Combining multiple servers. 06:51 Load balancing. 07:23

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797: Drizzle: The TypeScript SQL ORM

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2024/07/19

Scott and Wes chat with Alex Blokh and Andrew Sherman, the co-founders of Drizzle ORM, about building a modern ORM from the ground up. They dive into the importance of type safety, creating filters with Drizzle, and the differences between Drizzle and other ORMs like Prisma. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Syntax × Drizzle Swag. 01:15 What is Drizzle? 02:36 The genesis of Drizzle. 04:15 The process of building an ORM. 05:38 ‘100% Type-Safe’ and why that’s not a great goal. 07:50 Who

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58:34

796: Do We Need JS Frameworks × Are You...

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2024/07/17

Scott and Wes tackle a variety of audience questions, from the nuances of over-engineering to the energy consumption of AI LLMs. They also discuss the pros and cons of monorepos, frameworks, and the ever-important question: Do you really need to learn all the developer tooling? Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:41 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:07 Challenges around a resume playback function. 05:56 Why use Google Forms for Potluck questions? 07:57 What constitutes over-engineering and

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795: Hosting Private Fonts on the Edge With Cloudflare

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2024/07/15

Scott and Wes dish out the intricacies of hosting private fonts using Cloudflare Pages. They explore the challenges of font security, the benefits of a font server, and the nuances of caching and whitelisting to keep your fonts secure and efficient. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:53 Behind the Code: Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:12 The problem with hosting fonts. Scott’s Fonts. 05:42 The solution, a font server with Cloudflare Pages. 09:37 Utilizing a Key Value Store. 10:53

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794: Prettier JavaScript with Vjeux

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2024/07/12

Scott and Wes sit down with Vjeux from Meta to dive deep into the origins and evolution of Prettier, the widely-used code formatter. They discuss the challenges faced, the decision-making process behind its features, and what the future holds for this indispensable tool in the developer’s toolkit. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:45 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:19 New swag! 03:25 Who is Vjeux? 06:56 Is management the key to successful projects? 08:50 The genesis of Prettier. 12:08

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793: The Local First Landscape

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2024/07/10

Scott and Wes dive into the local first landscape, exploring the benefits and possibilities of local first apps. They highlight some of their favorite tools and discuss why local first is gaining traction among developers. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:27 Behind the Code: Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:06 Catch up with Wes and Scott. 03:00 The local first space. Scott’s Blog: The Spectrum of Local First Libraries. Syntax 739: The Lofi Movement. 04:27 Some local first apps we

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