Potluck — Freelancing × Leveraging your experience × Component size × Dealing with mediocrity × How to spend “extra time” × Rust vs Node × Free hosting? × More!
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats12 Touko 2021

Potluck — Freelancing × Leveraging your experience × Component size × Dealing with mediocrity × How to spend “extra time” × Rust vs Node × Free hosting? × More!

It’s another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about freelancing, climbing the corporate ladder, Throttling vs debounce, how to build skills with your free time, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Vonage - Sponsor Vonage is a Cloud Communications platform that allows developers to integrate voice, video and messaging into their applications using their communication APIs. Whether you’re wanting to build video calls into your app, create a Facebook bot, or build applications on top of programmable phone numbers, you’ll have all the tools you need. Use promo code SYNTAX10 for €10 of free credit when signing up at vonage.dev/syntax. Show Notes 02:11 - I’ve read that when you start out freelancing, you should look to your area first to gauge the market for both rates, and type of work that is in demand. If you wanted to work remotely as a freelancer, however, is that really applicable advice? Is it viable to work 100% remote and not be tied to “local rates”? How can I leverage my years of professional experience when starting to freelance? A lot of material online speaks to those who are learning web development for the first time. But what does someone do if they’ve been working at big companies, who can’t share their work directly? What can I do to help prospective clients appreciate those years of experience? 06:02 - In your opinion, what is the accepted norm for the size of a component? It could be anything from a single element to a full page of content, but what is the norm for component size or content? Love the show, keep up the good work. 09:42 - I’m a bit confused about throttling and debounce. What is the difference between them? I have been finding different examples which are not at all helpful. 12:58 - My question is about climbing the company hierarchy. I’ve had a hard time getting my first job after graduation. I have dealt with the unemployment office, useless recruiters, trying to look important for companies, and I wonder if a get a low wage job at a company and then apply for their IT department after some time if there is a open position. Is it bad practice or good strategy taking this shortcut? Would they know what I’m trying to accomplish? 18:25 - I’m getting started building websites and find the initial design to be a challenge. I always end up diving into the coding and then spending hours getting lost tweaking CSS. The mediocrity of the final design is a masked technical challenge, and I emerge at the other end of the effort with something I’m still not happy with. I suspect there is some kind of mock up stage I’m forgoing, and I bet there are some tools to make it easier. I imagine that some kind of application that really focused me on the design and made it easy to tweak and tinker quickly would be ideal. Thoughts? What do you use? 23:34 - The company I work for works with a SOAP API. Currently I am developing a application in React but I am wondering whether it’s better to use the SOAP API or let them create a Rest API. Some people on the internet say that JS and SOAP combinations are not done. Is there some advice you can give me about this? 28:28 - Why are radio buttons called radio buttons? 30:49 - I am midway through a post-baccalaureate in computer science. I recently quit my job to focus on my second degree. Now I’m looking to spend my “extra time” on an area of focus that can hit as many of the following criteria as possible: Could make me money now Help me to hit the ground running when I graduate Get me a job easily Make me all kinds of cash Thoughts? 35:56 - What is your opinion on a Rust GraphQL server for web backend? Do you think it is better than Node.js? (not part of a question, just a comment: I found you yesterday and dude I have to say, you are legendary… I am 13 right now and also started web development when I was 12. I have been looking for a good web-development related podcast for about four months now. Looks like I found the one I needed ;) ) 39:57 - How would you go about introducing React into an existing big website with lots of legacy code and a template-based CMS behind? I can’t do a full rewrite but I would love to start turning little bits & pieces into a single-page-experience (e.g. checkout) to slowly modernize the site. The frontend is already TypeScript & SCSS but it’s an old self-made framework and the content coming from the CMS is mostly put into data-attributes or right into the HTML. I don’t really have an API for most of the content. How would React hook into the existing DOM in different places, loading data from the templates and potentially writing it back into the templates as well? 45:31 - What’s the best way to be able to host personal projects (frontend + backend) for free on the web? I would like something where I can SSH into to install for example Node.js and a database. I already bought a domain, but I don’t want to pay for some premium plan for now since I’m short on money and it’s for personal projects anyway. Links https://type-scale.com https://www.leveluptutorials.com/tutorials/modern-css-design-systems https://www.npmjs.com/package/soap Vercel Glitch Codepen Code Sandbox PM2 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Wyze Sprinkler Controller Wes: Retevis Shameless Plugs Scott: 1: Become a Level Up Tutorials Author 2: Github Actions with Brian Douglas - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: All Courses - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! 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

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863: 2024: A Year in Review

863: 2024: A Year in Review

Scott and Wes look back at 2024 and share highlights from a big year for Syntax and the web dev world. They review their 2024 predictions to see what they got right (and wrong), and break down the major moments in web development from CSS improvements to AI editors and beyond. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:30 Changes to the Syntax podcast. 05:56 What happened this year? 06:07 React. 06:36 Solid Start. 07:04 Tanstack Start. 07:43 Remix 09:42 AI Editors. 11:53 Vite 6. 14:02 Bluesky. 19:52 CSS. 22:17 What did we do? 22:21 React Miami. React Miami Episode. 22:26 JSNation Amsterdam. 23:55 JSNation US + React Summit. 24:57 Terminal Feud. 26:28 Laravel + Terminal basketball game. 27:02 Syntax San Francisco meetup. 27:23 GitHub Universe. 28:07 FITC. 28:38 153 Syntax Episodes + Video. 29:32 Our 2024 Predictions Reviewed. 29:46 Types in JS will have real movement. 31:29 Temporal API will ship in 1 browser. 32:50 Perf tooling gets easy for everyone to understand. 33:29 CSS continues to get better where you need less JS. 34:25 Svelte v5 is very fast. 34:38 The year of the server in frameworks. 35:28 Astro is going to have a good year. 36:13 React server components. 37:03 Remix moves away from page-based loaders, to component loaders. 37:18 Hono will become more ubiquitous. 38:28 We will see a route matching Proposal move ahead. 39:23 Bun releases full node compat. 40:42 We will see a new Linter + formatter entirely replace. 42:16 New TypeScript typechecker. Ezno. 43:40 Lightning CSS pops - or does it? 45:10 You’ll hear more about Rspack and Turbopack. 45:51 Vite isn’t going to release anything big in 2024. 46:24 Relative color will land in all major browsers. 48:14 CSS contrast-color will land in chrome. 48:48 Scroll animation landing in 2 browsers. 50:03 The year of CSS discovery. 51:09 Safari will Ship 3 missing PWA Support. 52:11 Firefox usage will continue to slip. 56:53 Paid Arc features. 57:14 More XR web experiences as Apple releases in Vision Pro. 59:55 AI Tooling. 01:00:57 Small Models that run in the browser. 01:01:38 Apps get Sherlocked by OpenAI. 01:02:04 On prem corporate AI. 01:04:49 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: TCGPocket App. Wes: Huge Bag of Croc Charms Shameless Plugs Scott: 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

23 Joulu 20241h 8min

862: Svelte 5 Is Here!

862: Svelte 5 Is Here!

Is Svelte becoming React? Scott and Wes explore the exciting updates in Svelte 5, including Runes, Snippets, odd font choices, and performance benchmarks, while discussing custom event updates, migration tips, and potential performance gains. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Scott’s Svelte5 Overview. 01:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:06 What’s new in Svelte 5? 02:13 Runes. 04:47 $state 07:00 $state.snapshot 11:47 $derived 12:46 $derived.by 15:41 $effect 17:24 $effect.pre 18:05 $effect use cases. 22:20 $props 24:57 Binding state. 27:15 $inspect vsode-wrap-svelte. 28:46 $inspect(…).with 30:42 Snippets. 34:22 Events now onclick instead of on:click. 36:09 Custom events now just props instead of createEventDispatcher. 36:31 Serif Font on website. 40:01 Performance. Benchmarks Doc. Benjamin McCann Tweet. 46:41 Is Svelte becoming React? 49:21 Migration. 51:41 What’s next and wish list for Svelte. 57:12 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Dragon Quest 3. Wes: Dresscode.dev. Shameless Plugs Scott: 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

18 Joulu 20241h

861: Local Data: Sqlite, LocalStorage, Session, Cookies and IndexDB

861: Local Data: Sqlite, LocalStorage, Session, Cookies and IndexDB

Scott and Wes dive into the world of local data storage, breaking down the pros and cons of Sqlite, LocalStorage, SessionStorage, Cookies, and IndexedDB. They cover real-world use cases like user settings, offline data, and auth tokens, while sharing their favorite tools and strategies for keeping your data fast and secure. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:30 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:43 Why store data locally. 01:55 User preferences and settings. 02:50 Not logged in state (shopping carts, etc). 03:30 Data for faster loading. 03:51 Privacy concerns. 04:25 Large files or drafts. 05:50 Auth tokens. 07:08 Where to store data. 07:11 Cookies. 07:48 Local storage. 09:15 Session storage. 10:35 IndexedDB. 12:15 BYOJS Storage. 13:41 SQlite via WASM. 14:12 Penalties of SQLite in browser via WASM. 15:29 PGLite. 16:23 Dealing with migrations. 16:55 The advantages of the approach. 18:42 Dexie. 19:59 Patch messages. 21:25 A few options. TinyBase Docs. Local First Web. 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

16 Joulu 202424min

860: Module Federation Microfrontends with ByteDance’s Zack Jackson

860: Module Federation Microfrontends with ByteDance’s Zack Jackson

Wes and Scott talk with Zack Jackson about Module Federation, and the innovative ways it streamlines collaboration across large teams and complex applications. Zack also dives into simplifying microfrontends, optimizing builds with Rspack, and his work at ByteDance. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:48 Zach background and role at ByteDance 03:10 ByteDance’s web and native apps How ByteDance Became the World’s Most Valuable Startup Lynx ByteDance GitHub Coze Lark MarsCode 06:48 What is Module Federation? Zephyr Cloud 15:49 Evolution from V1 to V2 of Module Federation 24:47 When to consider Module Federation 29:46 How would you publish a utils package in Module Federation? 32:59 How would you do a major upgrade? 36:36 Brought to you by Sentry.io 37:01 Who owns the update process? 39:40 Handling multiple frameworks 42:10 ModernJS and Meta frameworks ModernJS Rspress 47:20 Does ByteDance have its own JavaScript runtime? NAPI 50:02 Why Zack built Rspack Rspack Rsbuild 58:15 The future of Rspack and custom bundlers Unpack 01:04:24 Module Federation’s major features 01:07:29 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs Shameless Plugs Zack: Zephyr Cloud Midscene.js 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

13 Joulu 20241h 10min

859: Streaming Video in 2025

859: Streaming Video in 2025

Scott and Wes break down the tech behind video streaming for the web, from transcoding and variants to CDN and access control. They also share insights on tools like Mux, Cloudflare Stream, and ffmpeg, plus tips for managing bandwidth, hosting, and costs. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:50 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:15 The history of video streaming. 02:10 How video streaming works: The Tech. 03:54 How video streaming works: Transcoding. 06:37 How video streaming works: Variants. ffmpeg. Wes’ R2-video-streaming. Wes’ Transcoding. YT-DL. YT-DLP. 13:13 Dynamic ad insertion. 14:29 Bandwidth and hosting. Mux. 18:03 Cloudflare. 19:13 The costs. Wes Bos Tweet Cloudflare TOS. Steve Tenuto tweet. 25:39 Media players. Media Chrome. 29:42 CDN. 32:04 Access control. 33:35 Solutions. Mux. Cloudflare Stream. Bunny.net Stream AWS Media Convert. Cloudinary. Bitmovin. 41:55 Some other features. 45:47 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Anker MagGo. Wes: PolyCapture. Shameless Plugs Scott: 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

11 Joulu 202451min

858: How to Go Deeper With Your Learning

858: How to Go Deeper With Your Learning

Want to level up your web dev game? Scott and Wes share their top tips for going deeper with your learning—covering everything from reading the docs and source code to finding mentorship and engaging with the community. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 02:48 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:54 How do you go deeper? 04:23 Pick a project and build it. 06:36 Read the docs. Svelte Docs. 09:07 Read the source. 11:19 Consume content: blogs, conference talks, etc. Dot Conferences on YouTube. GitNation JavaScript Conferences. 16:24 Discord and Reddit. 19:31 Get mentorship and ask questions. 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

9 Joulu 202424min

857: How to Look and Sound Good at $10, $100 and $1000 With Producer Randy

857: How to Look and Sound Good at $10, $100 and $1000 With Producer Randy

Wes and Scott talk with Syntax Producer Randy Rektor. From mastering mic technique to lighting hacks and choosing the right camera, they discuss the best ways to upgrade your audio and video setup on any budget. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 03:01 Brought to you by Sentry.io 04:14 Understanding signal-to-noise ratio 06:48 Using de-noise iZotope Voice De-noise 09:12 The importance of mic technique 10:28 Dealing with electrical noise 11:15 The proximity effect 13:01 Sound treatment vs sound proofing Sound Wavelength Calculator Syntax 516: Wes’ New Soundproof Office Studiobricks Randy’s Studiobricks video GIK Acoustics 23:33 Do egg crates work for sound treatment? 25:22 USB mics vs XLR mics Shure MV6 Syntax 845: Are Companies Hiring? State of the Dev Job Market With Taylor Desseyn 27:06 Video composition 30:18 How to improve your lighting 35:37 Choosing the right camera 36:58 The importance of codecs and bitrates 38:14 What to look for in a webcam 38:50 Randy’s packages for $50, $150 and $500-$1000 budgets 40:02 The $50 package/selecting your mic Feelworld PM1 Fifine K688 heyday Stone White Desktop Mic 43:53 The $150 package Neewer lights 45:32 The $500-$1000 package Shure MV6 Insta360 Link 2 Insta360 Link 2c Elgato Cam Link 4k Sonay a6000 51:07 Mic stand recommendations VIVO 56:50 Sick picks & Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Randy: etymologynerd on TikTok Shameless Plugs Randy: Randy’s YouTube Channel 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

6 Joulu 202458min

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

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

4 Joulu 202456min

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