Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about headings on your website, why you should care, how to structure your headings, and what tooling is there for testing your website?
Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 01:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:41 Why do we care about Headings? How-to: Accessible heading structure - The A11Y Project 03:12 Heading design provides an outline for your website 08:45 Using H1 classes? 10:28 Is the logo an H1? 13:03 Giving an ARIA level 17:14 Can headings be visually hidden? 21:00 Benefits of good heading design 22:27 Tooling Heading outlines - ADG HTML Standard Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers HeadingsMap - Chrome Web Store HeadingsMap – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US) Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Desseyn about his work as a job recruiter, how hiring has changed over the last few years, what soft and tech skills developers need, what not to do when applying, and how AI is affecting the hiring process.
Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:35 Who is Taylor Desseyn? taylor desseyn (/tdesseyn) Taylor Desseyn on LinkedIn World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io taylor desseyn (@tdesseyn) / X Taylor Desseyn 03:49 Why are recruiters just sending emails? 05:26 How much does a recruiter make? 06:44 How have things changed in the last couple of years? 09:22 How can developers stand out when applying? 13:52 What do developers do that cost them jobs? 28:46 What soft skills are employers looking for? 32:01 What tech skills are showing up in job postings? 34:57 Are resumes dead? 40:16 How does Gun.io vet people? World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io 43:15 How is AI changing hiring? 46:03 What’s working on social media marketing in hiring? 48:33 Supper Club questions 53:39 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Group Chat - Dee Murthy - Watch Painkiller | Netflix Official Site Shameless Plugs Guidance Counselor 2.0 | Podcast on Spotify The Unicorn Finders | Podcast on Spotify Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott go over some of the results the State of CSS survey for 2023, including drop-shadow, subgrid, logical properties, media range, and more!
Show Notes 00:25:21 Welcome 01:31:22 Soccer update 03:52:05 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 04:03:18 StateOfCSS.com State of CSS 2023 04:21:11 Top 5 Most Used Features 09:13:09 Drop-shadow 13:00:11 Subgrid 18:31:21 Logical properties 20:11:20 Media range 20:52:11 Object view box 23:10:14 Anchor positioning 28:21:09 Intrinsic sizing keywords 29:32:00 View Transitions API Can I use… Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc Astro Supper Club × Astro 2.0 with Fred Schott — Syntax Podcast 580 31:43:18 Updates to colors in CSS 35:07:05 Accent color, current color 36:36:11 Scroll snap and overscroll behaviour 39:04:22 Touch action 40:16:01 Line clamp or variable font Variable Fonts 45:28:11 Accessibility features 48:33:12 :Has has jumped 49:32:11 @Property 53:52:13 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Kodiak Cakes Strawberries & Cream Oatmeal Packets (Pack of 6) Wes: Food Storage Containers, Baby Food Storage Containers with Lid, Baby Food and Toddler Snack Containers Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax Podcast (@syntaxfm) | TikTok Wes: Web Unleashed 2023 - FITC Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the building desktop apps using Electron vs Tauri.
Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 00:55 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:15 Check my hair app Tauri Apps Electron Hand Mirror on the Mac App Store SoFriendly/2fhey 04:19 What is Tauri? 08:23 The experience of writing apps in Electron vs Tauri 16:17 Electron Forge 20:02 Building the same app in Electron vs Tauri Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about signs and symptoms of anxiety, what the long term effects are of anxiety, how to know if you need help, and what kinds of things you can do to deal with anxiety and uncertainty.
Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:11 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:23 Introducing Dr. Courtney Tolinski Mental Health and Dev ft Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Depression, Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Focus, Motivation, Burnout — Syntax Podcast 236 Supper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney Tolinski — Syntax Podcast 532 04:13 What is anxiety? 06:44 Is there a difference between anxiety and just not wanting to do something? 08:58 What kinds of physical symptoms are there? 15:43 What are the longer term effects of anxiety? 17:34 How do you know if you need help with anxiety? 21:05 What can I do to solve my anxiety? Psychology Today Canada: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking How We Feel Apple Reveals More iOS 17 Features Not Available Until Later This Year - MacRumors Meditation and Sleep Made Simple - Headspace Bearable Symptom Tracker, Mood Journal, & Health App BreathingApp — Personal breathing trainer for a better health 30:15 How can we recognize anxiety triggers? 33:26 What advice do you have for dealing with uncertainty? 37:54 How can I deal with keeping up with everything and feeling like I’m falling behind? 43:02 Navigating big life decisions 51:39 Supper Club questions Being Well Podcast with Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson Celebrity Book Club with Steven & Lily on Apple Podcasts Criminality 58:01 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Fullstar Compact Vegetable Chopper - Vegetable Cutter, Food Chopper, Veggie Chopper, Onion Chopper, Vegetable Chopper With Container, Vegetable Slicer, Vegetable Cutter, Mandoline Slicer (6 Inserts): Home & Kitchen Shameless Plugs Learning Differently (@learning.differently) • Instagram photos and videos Zarlengo Foundation Learning Evaluation Center| Denver, Colorado Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

In this episode of Syntax, Wes reviews his experience building with Svelte and SvelteKit including templating, data fetching, actions, managing state, request handlers, and more.
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:12 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:11 What is Svelte vs SvelteKit From React To SvelteKit — Syntax Podcast 390 Hasty Treat - Wes & Scott Look At Svelte 3 — Syntax Podcast 173 Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined 05:59 Templating in Svelte 18:20 Data fetching in SvelteKit 25:23 Actions 28:58 State 32:41 Binding values 36:18 Hooks 37:25 Request handlers Special elements • Docs • Svelte website/src/actions/anchor.ts at v2 · syntaxfm/website website/src/actions/click_outside.ts at v2 · syntaxfm/website 39:23 Svelte Actions 42:26 Popover API 45:33 Routing 47:22 Layouts 50:08 Styling 57:09 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Aqara Smart Lock U100 Wes: Headphones Replacement Ear Pads,Compatible for Bose Quietcomfort QC15 QC25 QC35 35 ii-(Black Floral) Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky