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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
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.
Episodes
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats807: CSS Components: Tailwind, Panda, Scoped, Modules, Classes, Variables, CSS-in-JS and Sprinkles!
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats806: The King of Drag and Drop: Alex Reardon
Scott and Wes talk with Alex Reardon from Atlassian about developing drag-and-drop libraries, specifically the challenges with creating efficient and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats805: We React to State of React Survey
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats804: Should Your Website Work Without JavaScript?
Scott and Wes debate whether your website really needs JavaScript to function. They explore the principles of web standards, progressive enhancement, and test…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats803: The SQLite Takeover with Turso’s Glauber Costa
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats802: Tree Shaking × useMemo vs useCallback × JavaScript Event Loop - STUMP'd
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats801: 6 New JavaScript Proposals
Scott and Wes serve up six exciting new JavaScript proposals, including Promise.try and Math.sumPrecise. They break down what each proposal means for…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats800: Why the jQuery Creator Uses React and Typescript - John Resig
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats799: Hot New and Under-Utilized Browser APIs
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats798: Self Hosting: Reverse Proxy Servers
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats797: Drizzle: The TypeScript SQL ORM
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats796: Do We Need JS Frameworks × Are You Over-Engineering? × Webview vs Native
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats795: Hosting Private Fonts on the Edge With Cloudflare
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats794: Prettier JavaScript with Vjeux
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats793: The Local First Landscape
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…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats792: Perfect Sitemaps for SEO
Scott and Wes break down the importance of sitemaps for SEO. They dive into the different file formats, essential fields, and common pitfalls to avoid when…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats791: LLRT The Serverless Runtime w/ Richard Davison
Scott and Wes chat with Richard Davison from AWS about LLRT, a new runtime tailored specifically for Lambda. They dive into the benefits of using LLRT…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats790: State of JS 2023 Reactions
Scott and Wes dive into the 2023 State of JavaScript survey, breaking down the latest trends and pain points in front-end frameworks, build tools, and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats789: Do More With AI - LLMs With Big Token Counts
Join Scott and CJ as they dive into the fascinating world of AI, exploring topics from LLM token sizes and context windows to understanding input length. They…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats788: Supabase: Open Source Firebase for Fullstack JS Apps
Scott and CJ chat with Paul Copplestone, CEO and co-founder of Supabase, about the journey of building an open source alternative to Firebase. Learn about the…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats787: You Should Try Vue.js
Scott and CJ dive deep into the world of Vue.js, exploring what makes this frontend framework unique and why it stands out from React and Svelte. CJ gives a…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats786: What Open Source license should you use?
Scott and CJ dive into the world of open source, breaking down its meaning, benefits, and the various types of licenses you’ll encounter. From permissive…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats785: What’s Next for Next.js with Tim Neutkens
Scott and Wes dive into the world of Next.js with special guest Tim Neutkens from Vercel. They explore the latest updates, including the React Compiler and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats784: Logging × Blogging × Testing × Freelancing
In this Potluck episode, Scott and Wes tackle listener questions on modern blogging, website environmental impact, and using LangChain with LLMs. They also…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats783: How We Built a Netflix Style “Save for Offline” Feature Into Syntax
Scott and Wes dive into the world of browser caching for audio files, exploring the File System API and the Cache API. They discuss size restrictions across…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats782: The Developer’s Guide To Fonts with Stephen Nixon
Scott and CJ are joined by Stephen Nixon of ArrowType to delve into the world of fonts and type for developers. They explore the intricacies of font creation…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats781: Potluck - The Value of TypeScript × Vue vs Svelte × Leetcode
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Scott and CJ serve up a variety of community questions, from the nuances of beginner vs. advanced TypeScript to the pros and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats780: Cloud Storage: Bandwidth, Storage and BIG ZIPS
Today, Scott and Wes dive into cloud storage solutions—why you might need them, how they use them, and what you need to know about the big players, fees, and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats779: Why SQLite is Taking Over with Brian Holt & Marco Bambini
Scott and CJ dive into the world of SQLite Cloud with special guests Brian Holt and Marco Bambini. They explore why SQLite is gaining traction, its unique…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats778: 11 Habits of Highly Effective Developers
Today, Scott and Wes dive into the 11 habits of effective web developers, from understanding stakeholder goals to maintaining a work-life balance. We’ll…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats777: The Modern Dev CMS - Pocketbase
Today, Scott and Wes are diving into Pocketbase, a fantastic tool for web developers to quickly set up a CMS without breaking a sweat. We’ll cover everything…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats776: How 1Password Uses WASM and Rust for Local First Dev With Andrew Burkhart
Today we’re serving up an episode on 1Password with Senior Rust Developer Andrew Burkhart, delving into how 1Password works, tackling conflict resolution and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats775: Components We Need on Every Project
In today’s episode, Scott and Wes dive into the essential components they need on every web project, discussing whether to build them from scratch or leverage…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats774: Promise Flow Control, Concurrency, Libraries, TypeScript and Deferreds - Part 3
In today’s episode, Scott and Wes dive into the final part of our JavaScript Promises series, covering deferred promises, fetch, flow control, concurrency with…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats773: React Native with Robin Heinze
Scott and Wes dish out a feast with Robin Heinze from Infinite Red, diving into the world of React Native. They discuss how React Native differs from other…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats772: React Server Components with PHP, Selling Accessibility, WTF is Cloudflare + more
In this Potluck episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes tackle community questions on handling overwork, teaching programming to family, and React’s Server…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats771: Promises: Error Handling, Aborts, and Helper Methods - Part 2
We’re diving into part 2 of our 3-part series on Promises, focusing on error handling, aborts, and essential helper methods. We’ll explore how to manage errors…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats770: Design Systems With Brad Frost (Rereleased)
In this revisited supper club episode, Wes and Scott talk with Brad Frost about how to implement design systems in small and large scale projects, best…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats769: React Miami Live Show
Welcome to a special live edition of Syntax, recorded at React Miami! Join Scott and Wes as they dish out games galore, from Spot the Syntax Error to JS or…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats768: React 19 is here!
Scott and Wes serve up all the deets on the latest React 19 update, exploring new features like actions, web components, use()API, and document metadata. Stay…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats767: Local First and TypeScript’s Missing Library with Johannes Schickling
In this episode, Scott and Wes dive into the world of local-first apps with Johannes Schickling, the mastermind behind Prisma. From databases, WASM for non-JS…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats766: React Server Components: Form Actions + Server Actions
Scott and Wes are here to guide you through the world of React Server Components, shedding light on the intricacies of Form Actions and Server Actions. Get…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats765: JS Promises Fundamentals - Part 1
In this 3-course series, Scott and Wes serve up some JavaScript Promises treats. In part 1, they unravel the concept of promises and delve into common examples…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats764: Biome JS with Emanuele Stoppa
Join Scott and Wes as they delve into the fascinating realm of Biome.JS alongside Emanuele Stoppa, the mastermind behind it all. Why is it written in Rust? Why…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats763: Web Scraping + Reverse Engineering APIs
Web scraping 101! Dive into the world of web scraping with Scott and Wes as they explore everything from tooling setup and navigating protected routes to…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats762: What to Steal. Finding Inspiration in Web Development
Scott and Wes discuss the delicate balance of what’s acceptable to borrow or be inspired by in web development and what crosses into territory that’s…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats761: Cloudflare Analytics Engine, Workers + more with Ben Vinegar
Scott and Wes dive into Cloudflare’s Analytics Engine and Workers with special guest Ben Vinegar, Syntax’s General Manager. Tune in as they explore Clickhouse…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats760: Pro VSCode Setups
Join Scott and Wes as they dish out the juiciest VSCode secrets for coding like a boss (or a Tolinski)! From speedy navigation to must-have extensions and the…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats759: How to Easily Explore Coding Ideas
Scott and Wes serve up top tools and tricks for rapid idea execution, from JavaScript services like Valtown and Observable to database solutions including…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats758: Web Awesome with Konnor Rogers + Cory LaViska
Font Awesome is back with Web Awesome, an open source library of web components that will work with any framework because it’s based on standards. Today on…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats757: Potluck: Is Gatsby Dead? Shadow Dom, AI Summaries, Self Hosting + More
Scott and Wes serve up answers to community questions, from navigating Light DOM vs. Shadow DOM to diving into tools for data extraction. Plus, they dish out…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats756: CSS Is Getting Mixins + Functions
Scott and Wes chomp through CSS Mixins and Functions, discussing the latest features making their way into CSS. From Tailwind-like classes to fluid typography…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats755: Chrome Extensions and Ad Blockers VS Google with Oliver Dunk
We were wrong, Manifest V3 is a big deal. Scott and Wes sit down with Oliver Dunk from Google to dive into the intricate world of Chrome Extensions…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats754: How to Level Up Your Web Development Career
Ready to level up your career in web development? Join Wes and Scott as they discuss techniques and best practices for advancing in the field. From mastering…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats753: Cache Ruins Everything Around Me
Scott and Wes dive into the cache problem, tackling user-specific data and caching security. From marketing A/B testing to content negotiation, they explore…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats752: React vs Vue vs Angular with Corbin Crutchley
Which framework is best? Join Scott and Wes as they chat with Corbin Crutchley, author of the “Framework Field Guide”, diving into the world of frameworks…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats751: UI Components: ShadCN, Tailwind UI, Headless, React Aria, Radix UI
Scott and Wes explore UI Components, discussing functionality, styling, accessibility, and theming. From headless components to styled starters, they share…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats750: New CSS and JavaScript You Should Be Using
Get stoked, jQuery 1.2 is here! Join Scott and Wes as they discuss jQuery Mobile, slicing PSD files, CSS rounded corners, CoffeeScript features, WordPress 2.3…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats749: Coding Shopify with Anne and Trudy of Design Packs
Scott and Wes are joined by special guests Trudy MacNabb and Anne Thomas from Design Packs, diving into the nitty-gritty of Shopify design. Tune in as they…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats748: Fitness Will Make You a Better Developer
Level up your coding game -and your gains! Today, Scott and Wes weigh in on the importance of physical fitness for developers, covering motivation, diet…