Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
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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.

  1. 7 HR AGO

    856: Loading UIs, Rust Webpack, New Cookie Types, Conference Talks + More

    Scott and Wes dive into your questions on Hono and SvelteKit, partitioned cookies, redirect codes, and using Rspack instead of Vite. Plus, they share insights on quoting projects, interview best practices, and whether you should slow down those speedy loading spinners. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:50 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:23 Apple developer accounts and certificates. 06:58 Hono, SvelteKit, and using them together. 11:14 Rspack & Rsbuild over Vite? Rspack, Rsbuild. Rolldown, Rollup. oxc. Turborepo. 21:01 Quoting projects without seeing under the hood. 25:26 HTTP cookies, partitioned cookies, and chips. Partitioned Cookies. 30:29 Redirect codes; 301, 302, 303, 307 418 I’m a teapot. 36:22 Gaining inspiration for talks and posts. 40:02 My loading state is too fast! Should I use setTimeout? setTimeout Docs. 42:29 Interviews and landing the job. 49:50 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Stainless Steel Cookware. Wes: Dim Lightbulbs, steelpan.guy on TikTok. Shameless Plugs Scott: Potluck Submissions. Wes: Syntax on YouTube. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    56 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    855: Fast Websites: The New Speculation Rules API

    Scott and Wes dive into the Speculation Rules API and why it’s a game-changer for building blazing-fast websites. They break down how pre-loading, prefetching, and pre-connecting work together to boost performance while weighing the costs for both users and developers. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:49 Pre-loading, prefetching, and pre-connecting. CSS Wizardy. CSS Wizardy on GitHub. 02:06 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:16 Benefits of pre-loading, prefetching, and pre-connecting? 07:02 The Speculation Rules API. mdn web docs. 08:20 Isn’t that expensive? 08:53 Eagerness of the Speculation Rules API. 09:55 What is the cost for the site? 14:42 What is the cost for the user? 15:49 Next Master. Next Master. 18:07 The current prevalence. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    24 min

  3. 5 DAYS AGO

    854: Animating the Web With Matt Perry: Exploring motion.dev

    Wes and Scott talk with Matt Perry, the creator of Motion (formerly Framer Motion). Matt discusses building intuitive tools, transitioning Motion to open source, and the future of web animation. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:15 The Framer Motion story Motion 05:16 What’s the status of Framer Motion today? 09:08 What tech is Motion built on? 13:40 Is Motion entirely WAAPI? 16:06 Why hasn’t the Web Animation API gained more traction? 17:46 Does Matt design his demos? 19:25 Performance and testing 25:34 Brought to you by Sentry.io 28:10 Have other animation libraries influenced Motion? Svelte GSAP Anime.js 31:49 Micro-Optimizations in JS 36:02 How do you test frame rates? 38:03 Graphics programming and shaders Maxime Heckel Maxime’s blog 39:58 What is the future of Motion? 41:42 What’s the difference between layout animations and the Vue Transition API? 46:35 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Matt: Grime music P Money Ghetts Shameless Plugs Matt: Motion.dev Sponsor Motion Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    50 min

  4. 27 NOV

    853: The State of Frontend

    Scott and Wes dive into the State of Frontend 2024 Survey, breaking down the latest trends, tools, and frameworks shaping the developer ecosystem. Tune in as they react to hot takes on frameworks, state management, hosting, and what’s next for frontend devs! Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:53 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:15 About the survey. Follow along! State of Frontend Survey 02:10 Frameworks. 06:15 Rendering frameworks. 07:35 State management. 09:14 Other libraries. Just: Dependency-free Utilities. 13:34 Data. Syntax Episode 453. Syntax Episode 833. 16:39 Hosting. AWS Amplify. 19:51 Continuous Integration. 21:30 Micro-frontends. 23:25 Package Managers. pnpm Link Workspace Packages. Corepack. 28:35 JS Runtimes. 29:47 Typescript. 33:13 Browser Technologies. 35:05 What is app property? 38:20 Progressive Web Apps. 40:11 Styling tools. 43:17 Testing. 45:39 Code editors. 49:02 Build tools. 49:17 Linting tools. 50:26 Operating systems. 51:17 The future trends. 54:14 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Candle Warmer. Wes: Flighty iOS App. Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on Bluesky Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    1h 1m

  5. 25 NOV

    852: Cloudflare Tunnels

    Explore the power of Cloudflare Tunnels with Scott and Wes as they break down this essential tool for secure remote server access. Learn how to establish and configure tunnels safely, integrate public webhooks with services like Snipcart and Apple Pay, and master the security practices that keep your connections protected. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:17 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:09 How do Cloudflare Tunnels work? 03:52 Publicly exposed webhooks. 04:09 Apple Pay. 04:40 Snipcart. 04:54 Accessing servers when away. Jellyfin, Home Assistant. 07:47 How to set up Cloudflare Tunnels. 10:00 Security risks. Cloudflare Access & Zero Trust. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    19 min

  6. 22 NOV

    851: The Future of VS Code and Copilot

    Wes and Scott talk with Cassidy Williams and Harald Kirschner about exciting new features in VS Code and GitHub Copilot, including custom instructions, UI/UX improvements, and the future of AI and Copilot within different editors. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:32 Cassidy’s keynote at GitHub Universe 03:23 New Copilot features 04:55 Use cases for prompt engineering 09:20 UI and UX enhancements 19:18 Copilot Extensions 20:38 Brought to you by Sentry.io 21:26 Multi-line suggestions? 27:00 How do you develop new ideas in this space? GitHub Next 35:42 Copilot in Xcode GitHub Copilot code completion in Xcode is now available in public preview 39:16 VS Code experimental features @code Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    42 min

  7. 20 NOV

    850: Manage State in JavaScript Like a Pro!

    Scott and Wes serve up state management in JavaScript, breaking down key concepts like reactive state, state updaters, and global vs local state. They also explore various approaches and libraries, mutation-based state, and tools like Zustand and xState, to help you manage state like a pro. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:22 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:10 What is state? 03:29 Common state jargon. 03:48 Reactive State. 04:14 Store. 04:46 Immutable vs Mutable State. 05:53 State updaters. 06:15 Signals. Solid.js Signal Docs. 06:49 Observables. 07:07 UI is a function of state. 08:39 State Machine. 10:58 Binding state. 11:36 Global vs local. 11:49 Computed State, derived state, selector state. 12:41 Approaches to state management. 12:52 Reducer based. 16:39 Mutation based state. 21:17 Atom based state. 25:15 Ways to hold state. 25:17 Holding state in an object. 27:38 Holding state in the URL. Syntax Shows. 29:34 Holding state in IndexedDB, local storage, and cookies. 32:16 Holding state with FormData. 33:56 Holding state with Signals. Signals Proposal. 37:27 Holding state with the server database. 38:55 Global State vs Component State. Habit Path. 40:39 Sharing state. 42:58 State libraries. 45:26 Zustand. 50:24 Jotai. 51:50 xState. 54:56 Easy Peasy. 55:24 Pinia. 56:01 TanStack Query. 57:02 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Cremo Mens Body Wash, Bentgo Adult. Wes: Adult Bento Box. Shameless Plugs Wes: Syntax on YouTube. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    1h 2m

  8. 18 NOV

    849: How to Pick a JS Package

    You’ve got a project, and you need the right tool—but how do you know if that JavaScript package is the one? Scott and Wes guide you through finding and validating packages, from checking NPM to scoping out social proof, so you can pick tools you can trust. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:29 Brought to you by Sentry.io. Take The Pledge 01:44 How to find a JS package. 02:56 Searching via NPM. 03:28 Searching via Socket.dev. 06:02 Searching via Reddit. 06:24 Searching via Perplexity. 08:31 Searching via Google autocomplete. 09:25 Searching via Awesome repo. 09:51 Searching via social networks. 10:47 Searching via established projects. 11:19 Evaluating the quality of a package. 12:02 Validating via GitHub Issues. html2canvas. 13:58 Are there types? 15:16 Validating via Socket. 16:15 Validating via Bundlephobia. 17:15 Validating via the docs. 17:55 Validating via GitHub Search. 18:14 Validating via GitHub Insights. GitHub Network Dependents. 20:19 Validating via the package.json file. Syntax Episode 563. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

    22 min
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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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