Fundamentals - Web Workers and Service Workers

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the fundamentals of web workers and service workers - examples, when you should use them, how to debug, local dev, and more. 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. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 04:34 What are threads? 06:12 Concurrent vs parallel 09:22 Green screen web cam example 13:02 Examples of what you could use web workers for Party Town Deno 19:52 Sponsor: LogRocket 20:42 Post Message API and Web Workers 25:57 What about WASM? 27:28 Offline sync 28:14 What are service workers? 31:20 How do you caching sites for offline use? 32:39 Web worker vs service worker 34:12 Sponsor: Sanity 35:40 What is the lifecycle of a service worker 38:18 Possible issues with Service Workers 42:46 Debugging service workers Svelte Kit Service workers Workbox 43:04 Testing and local development Service Workers notes from Wes’ Workshop 46:45 Sponsor: Freshbooks 49:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Setex Gecko Grip 1mm Anti Slip Eyeglass Nose Pads Wes: Samsung Frame TV Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials 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