
680: Getting jQuery’d × Honourable Deaths of libraries We Don’t Use Anymore
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about all the libraries we don’t need to use anymore thanks to their features being built into the browsers now. Show Notes 00:24 Welcome 01:55 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:17 Why did people use jQuery? jQuery lukeed/polka: A micro web server so fast, it’ll make you dance! 05:12 Writing our own jQuery plugins 07:23 AJAX requests jQuery.ajax() 08:29 Express Migrating to Express 5 14:58 Underscore.JS Underscore.js 19:27 Require.js RequireJS 21:06 LeftPad Coder unpublished 17 lines of JavaScript and “broke the Internet” | Ars Technica 23:13 Grid systems 960 Grid System Susy | OddBird 26:24 Sass, Less, etc. Can Vanilla CSS Replace Sass Yet? — Syntax Podcast 603 26:58 Sockets.io Socket.IO 29:50 What else is going to get jQuery’d? 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
16 Loka 202332min

679: Creator of Swift, Tesla Autopilot & Tensorflow. New AI language Mojo with Chris Lattner
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Chris Lattner about Mojo, a new programming language for AI developers. Should developers learn Python? Where does Mojo run? What is Chris excited about in AI’s future? Show Notes 00:31 Welcome 01:05 Introducing Chris Lattner Chris Lattner’s Homepage Chris Lattner on Wikipedia Chris Lattner on GitHub Chris Lattner on Twitter Modular (@Modular_AI) / X Modular: AI development starts here Swift.org - Welcome to Swift.org 03:50 What’s the history behind the hardware? 08:10 What’s the difference between a compiled language vs an interpreted language? 12:13 Is Mojo a programming language? Mojo 🔥: Programming language for all of AI 15:12 Are Python libraries compatible with Mojo? 15:26 Why did you choose Python? 16:49 Why is AI so Python focused? 19:19 Should web developers learn Python? 21:40 Where does Mojo run? 25:05 How did you use the flame emoji for the Mojo file extension? 29:05 How does machine learning actually work? 37:36 Will Mojo be open source in some way? 39:16 How do you start developing a new programming language? 43:14 What is the future of developer jobs? 45:30 What are you excited about with AI in the future? 47:24 Supper Club questions Welcome to a World of OCaml 52:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Exercise Shameless Plugs Mojo 🔥: Programming language for all of AI 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
13 Loka 202355min

678: The 2023 State of CSS Survey Part 2 × CSS Frameworks × Tooling × Browser Usage
In this episode of Syntax, it’s part 2 of Wes and Scott’s reactions to the 2023 State of CSS survey including CSS frameworks, tooling, browser usage, SVG and CSS, and the CSS Awards. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome Reacting to State of CSS Survey — Syntax Podcast 672 State of CSS 2023 01:15 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:29 CSS Frameworks Bootstrap · The most popular HTML, CSS, and JS library in the world. Open Props: sub-atomic styles Lightning CSS 10:57 How happy are you with CSS frameworks? 17:21 Other tools CSS Analytics - Project Wallace 19:34 Top utilities in use 24:48 Browser usage 29:01 CSS usage 33:25 Browser incompatibilities 36:42 SVG and CSS 44:28 Resources for learning CSS Kevin Powell | CSS Evangelist Fireship - Learn to Code Faster LeveUp Tutorials 46:55 Awards Panda CSS - Build modern websites using build time and type-safe CSS-in-JS 50:48 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: A Timeline of the 1970s Heavyweight Boxing Division (Boxing Documentary) / Full Boxing Timelines Wes: NEIKO 10181A Step Drill Bit Set 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
11 Loka 202356min

677: Home Office Tips
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through tips for upping your home office vibe, including cable management, lighting, ergonomics, and even roller blade wheels. Show Notes 00:18 Welcome 00:46 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:13 Creating a great home office Scott’s New Office × The Levelup Lodge — Syntax Podcast 461 Wes’ New Soundproof Office — Syntax Podcast 516 03:22 Lighting 06:08 Clutter and cords Alex Tech 25ft - 1/2 inch Cord Protector Wire D-Line CC-1 Light Duty Floor Cord Cover/Cable Protector Cable Clips WireRun Under Desk Cable Manager 14" 10:33 Clean 13:42 Sound absorption Bose QuietComfort 35 II review Wyze Noise-Cancelling Headphones 19:26 Ergonomics VIVO Single Monitor Height Adjustable Counterbalance Pneumatic Arm Desk Mount Stand 23:17 Roller blade wheels for your chair Office Owl Caster Wheels 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
9 Loka 202326min

676: Google IDX - VS Code in the Browser with David East
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with David East about Google’s new cloud based full-stack, multiplatform app development workflow, Project IDX. Show Notes 00:22 Welcome 01:31 Browser in the car 02:16 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:24 Who is David East? David East David East David East (@_davideast) / X Learn from David East’s courses | Frontend Masters Firebase | Google’s Mobile and Web App Development Platform 04:32 What is IDX? Project IDX Flutter - Build apps for any screen Welcome to nix.dev — nix.dev documentation 13:15 What’s the experience of IDX? Nx: Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System 16:42 IDX isn’t just a toy - it’s a dev machine 20:29 What’s the offline mode like? 23:30 How are VS Code extensions handled? 27:03 Is multiplayer or project sharing on the road map? 28:45 How is latency taken care of? 31:43 This could be faster than local dev environment 36:18 Portability of your projects 42:25 What do you think about iPad coding? 44:28 Phone testing with IDX Firebase Test Lab 46:59 How is AI being integrated? 50:23 Supper Club questions Introducing Operator | Fonts by Hoefler&Co. MD IO by Mass-Driver - Future Fonts 55:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× CSS Shameless Plugs The Bad At Css Podcast 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
6 Loka 202358min

675: Potluck × Bun Thoughts × Guesting on Syntax × Why Rust?
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about Bun, using custom auth headers, the difference between trpc, REST, or GraphQL, documenting your code, why learn Rust, and more! Show Notes Take the Syntax Survey Attend the Syntax Meetup Oct 10th in Toronto 00:00 Syntax Survey 00:24 Syntax Meetup 01:02 Welcome 01:24 Scott’s macOS bug Tauri Apps 02:19 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:40 What are your thoughts on Bun? Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime Zig Programming Language Deno, The next-generation JavaScript runtime Cloudflare Workers Netlify Connect Storybook Histoire 11:25 How can I add custom auth header for image requests done by the browser? 17:32 What are the differences between trpc, REST, and graphql? 24:48 What kind of teams would use trpc, REST, or graphql? 27:12 Are there any podcast guest opportunities on Syntax? 32:21 With no initial documentation, how do you suggest we document our intricate code, business logic, and integrations? 38:53 Rust didn’t invent this, they’re common paradigms in languages 41:05 Why Rust? Rust Programming Language 43:52 Is Scott still using his Tonal? Tonal 44:42 What did I do to make Fetch rebel against me? Proxyman 50:40 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Glow Up Wes: SendCutSend Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on TikTok 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
4 Loka 202356min

674: A11y Treats - Heading Design
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
2 Loka 202328min

673: Getting Hired, Interviewing, and Why Recruiters Suck with Taylor Desseyn
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
29 Syys 202356min