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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 Treats747: Middleware Explained
Join Wes and Scott for a hasty episode of Syntax as they unpack the power of middleware for developers, covering caching, authentication, A/B testing, error…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats746: Infrastructure for TS Devs: Kubernetes, WASM and Containers with David Flanagan
Deploy your own tech stack: Wes and Scott are joined by Kubernetes expert David Flanagan to be schooled on how Kubernetes, Docker and even WASM containers…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats745: Modern JS Toolchains (Biome, Oxc + More)
Wes and Scott dive deep into the world of JavaScript toolchains, exploring everything from linters and compilers to transpilers and formatters. Tune in as they…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats744: Docker For Developers
Join Scott and CJ on a rapid-fire journey through Docker. From unraveling containerization to practical advice on incorporating Docker into your workflow, this…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats743: JavaScript Figma Plugins & Working at GitHub With Cameron McEfee
Wes and Scott welcome Cameron McEfee, a seasoned creative director whose journey spans GitHub, Sentry.io, and the innovative realm of JavaScript plugins with…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats742: Potluck: Migrating to Typescript, Semver Explained, Accurate Timers and Countdowns
Scott and CJ dive into a potluck of developer queries, from their favorite tech reads to essential web dev fundamentals. Tune in as they dish out expert advice…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats741: TypeScript Interview Questions - STUMP’d
Wes and Scott tackle TypeScript trivia, from combining string literal types to unraveling the mystery of d.ts files. Join them as they challenge each other on…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats740: Local AI Models in JavaScript - Machine Learning Deep Dive With Xenova
Scott and Wes are joined by special guest Xenova to explore local AI models in JavaScript. From Hugging Face to Transformers.js and practical applications like…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats739: The LoFi Movement: Building Local First Apps
Join Wes and Scott as they explore LoFi (local first) web development, delving into CRDT, Websockets, IndexedDB, SQLite, and more. Discover when Local-First…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats738: Little Scripts: Coding for your Co-workers
Process is important. This show is dedicated to examples of non-developer tasks that can be improved by coding scripts. Join Scott and Wes for a deep dive into…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats737: JSR: The New TypeScript Package Registry (NPM Killer)
Get ready to learn all about the JSR package registry with Wes, Scott, and special guest Luca Casonato of Deno, as they discuss its benefits, share insights on…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats736: CJ Reynolds is Joining Syntax
Scott and Wes introduce Syntax’s new Senior Content Producer, CJ Reynolds, who will be creating video deep-dives and companion content for topics covered on…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats735: The Taliban Stole My Domain
Wes shares the story of how the Taliban stole his .af domain. Scott and Wes discuss top-level domain (TLD) best practices, how to find unique custom domain…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats734: HTMX Web Apps with Carson Gross
Scott and Wes welcome HTMX creator Carson Gross to discuss the versatile applications and optimal scenarios for using HTMX, alongside insights into its…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats733: Egress, scraping, Safari EU changes, is SetInterval worth it?
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott discuss egress, scraping, Safari EU changes, and answer questions on updating dependencies and SetInterval…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats732: Stop going to Spam: DMARC, SPF and DKIM Explained
Wes and Scott explore the web standards and email authentication methods that keep your email from going to spam; DMARC, SPF and DKIM. If you send email via a…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats731: Client side security, XSS attacks & CSP with Stripe’s Alex Sexton
Scott and Wes are joined by security expert, Alex Sexton of Stripe to cover all things: client security, XSS, attack vectors, and CSP (content security…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats730: Own Your Own PaaS
Scott and Wes talk about the benefits of owning your own PaaS (platform as a service), the main alternatives in the space, and ways to make passion projects…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats729: CSS Native @scope
In this very hasty treat, Wes and Scott cover CSS Native @scope, the implementation of this tool, and some of its limitations. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats728: AI Superpowers with Kevin Hou and Codeium
In this supper club, Scott and Wes welcome Kevin Hou, Head of Product Engineering at Codeium, a blazing fast AI-powered code completion and chat tool for…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats727: How to Code: Opinionated TypeScript Stack + Tooling Choices Explained
Join Wes and Scott for a 30,000 foot, ‘soup-to-nuts’ view of web development. From choosing design tools, website styling, and programming languages, to…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats726: Is HTMX a Joke?
Scott and Wes unravel the mysteries of HTMX, exploring the essentials for getting started, its powerful capabilities, limitations, and possible stacks for…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats725: Safari is the New Chrome - Jen Simmons of Apple
Wes and Scott talk with Jen Simmons about the latest updates to Safari, reporting bugs to Apple, understanding color in CSS, new CSS switch controls, and…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats724: Potluck: Is Virtual DOM Bad?
Is the Virtual DOM Bad? Are keyboard shortcuts important? What is S3 storage? In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions. Show…
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats723: Svelte 5: Speed Simplicity Size
Unveiling Svelte 5! delving into its latest features. From the impressive speed and simplicity to its compact size, discover what makes this new release so…
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722: Next Level Web APIs. Bluetooth, File Access, Thomas Steiner - Project Fugu
Thomas Steiner talks with us about Project Fugu, an effort from Google to enable new classes of applications to run on the web. What is Project Fugu? What are…
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721: You should learn Drizzle, the TypeScript SQL ORM
We’re doing a Tasty overview of Drizzle in this episode. What is Drizzle? What are different types of databases? How do you host databases? What have we built…
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720: Where Does Time Come From?
It is time. Wes and Scott attempt to blow your minds by talking about time, who’s tracking time, where does time come from, what time is it in your browser vs…
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719: Fullstack TypeScript Apps with No Build Step?! with Brian LeRoux
Wes and Scott talk with Brian LeRoux about not using a bundler, handling TypeScript, live reloading, Enhance being a meta framework, how Enhance handles CSS…
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718: React Server Components
Wes and Scott talk through server components, the difference between server components and client components, reasons to run something server side, how server…
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717: How to be Productive
We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about productivity tips we’re using to stay focused, to do apps, calendars, focus states, and customizing our code editor…
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716: JS Perf Wins & New Node.js Features with Yagiz Nizipli
Yagiz Nizipli talks about his involvement with Node.js, implementing .env, how he finds areas to improve in performance, the happy path vs the hot path, and…
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715: Google & MS Duopoly, Frontend to Fullstack, Where to Put Business Logic + more(Potluck)
Wes and Scott answer your questions about duopoly in tech, tech stacks for creating content, switching from frontend to full stack, DSA knowledge, email HTML…
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714: CSS :has() in Every Browser! 10 Uses
CSS :has() is out in all browsers and Wes and Scott have got the top 10 reasons you should start using :has() now. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 02:28 Syntax…
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713: The CSS OG Eric Meyer. 1994 CSS, JS in Fridges, Tailwind, and Web Standards
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Eric Meyer about his start on the web, the early days of CSS, where CSS is headed, are we going…
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712: 2024 Predictions
Wes and Scott give their predictions for 2024 in JavaScript, frameworks, server-side JS, tooling, CSS, developer ecosystem, and AI tooling. Show Notes 00:10…
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711: The Surprisingly Exciting World of Print + PDF CSS
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about things to consider when printing something from your website or app including loading CSS only for…
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710: A Passwordless Future Passkeys with Anna Pobletts
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Anna Pobletts of Passage about passkeys, how passkeys work, how to implement passkeys on your…
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709: Potluck × Naming Tech × Generators × Layers Follow Up × Sick Picks Page
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about naming things in programming, use case for generators, CSS @Layers follow up…
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708: How We Made Syntax.fm Faster
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the ways they improved performance on the Syntax.fm website, how they knew it was slow to begin with, and…
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707: What happened in JS, CSS And Web Dev in 2023? 2023 Predictions Results!
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott review their 2023 predictions and see how they did on ideas like Deno getting hotter, new JS APIs, WASM, Houdini, CSS…
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706: AI and ML - The Pieces Explained
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about understanding the integration of different components in AI models, the choice between traditional models…
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705: Is Running Random Code From npm Safe? With Feross Aboukhadijeh
In this Supper Club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Feross Aboukhadijeh about his work on Socket which helps to make sure the code you get from npm…
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704: Stump'd JS + CSS Interview Questions
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott try to stump each other with JavaScript and CSS interview style questions including CSS contain, naming the 7 parts of…
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703: The Observer Pattern
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott give a high level overview of the observer pattern, what is the observer, what are downsides to too many observers…
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702: New + Proposed JS APIs for 2024
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through new and proposed JavaScript APIs including ones related to regex, sourcemaps, structured clone, temporal…
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701: A11y Treats - Labels & Roles
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott explain ARIA, aria-label, Roles, and the overall importance of accessibility in your web projects. Show Notes 00:25…
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700: Payload is Rails for JS with TypeScript, React and Drizzle (James Mikrut)
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with James Mikrut about Payload, how Payload isn’t just a CMS, where Payload fits in a tech stack…
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699: Potluck × TypeScript's Longevity × Canvas-Rendered Apps × Learning Rust × Executing Untrusted JS Code
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions, including: Will TypeScript ever go away? Should I write canvas-rendered web apps? How…
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698: Why You Should Be Using CSS @Layers
What are @Layers in CSS, when and where should you be using them, how do you write them, and who’s using them already? Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:49 Syntax…
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697: What is DevRel with Salma Alam-Naylor
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Salma Alam-Naylor all about her role in DevRel, what’s involved in working in DevRel, avoiding…
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696: How to Build a Website or App
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer a listener’s question about their process for building a website in 2023. Do you start with design? With code?…
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695: 5 New CSS Features You Should Know
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about 5 new CSS features :nth-child(4 of .neat), CSS Motion Path, Scroll Snap, Scroll Driven Animations, and…
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694: What's Up With Angular with Mark Techson
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Mark Techson about the recent Angular announcements and updates. How did Angular implement…
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693: Lessons Learned & Bugs Fixed from Launching Syntax.fm
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the lessons they learned while launching the new Syntax website including launching now, transcription…
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692: You Need Stale While Revalidate
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott explain what Stale While Revalidate is, why you should use it, and explore whether you should use it all the time on…
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691: Cloudflare Workers Are Next Level With Rita Kozlov And Brendan Irvine-Broque
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Rita Kozlov And Brendan Irvine-Broque about Cloudflare Workers, Cloudflare AI, browser rendering…
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690: How To Dark Mode and Beyond
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the process they are using for extending the Syntax website with themes, including a dark mode and secret…
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689: You Should Be Using JavaScript Maps & Sets
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about why you should be using JavaScript maps sets, whether you can access them directly, what makes them great…
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688: Ex-npm Employee Making a New Package Manager?! Vlt with Darcy Clarke
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Darcy Clarke about his career path in tech, working with Wes back in the day, why he decided to…