CSS + JS Hacks We’re Fine With

CSS + JS Hacks We’re Fine With

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS + JS Hacks that they're ok with using. Sponsor - Freshbooks Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Sponsor - Sentry If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Show Notes 00:53 What are the things in web dev, that feel wrong or hacky when starting out, but are actually totally accepted to do? 02:09 Sponsor: Sentry 03:12 Sponsor: Freshbooks 05:32 Negative margins in CSS 07:53 Not Passing a radix to parseInt() 10:17 -50% translation 50% direction 11:27 Overwriting Arguments in a function 13:20 non-standard-element 17:26 Button must have a type 18:56 Triangles out of borders 20:40 Overflow:hidden to clear a float 20:55 Always pass noopener to links! 22:16 Inline styles 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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975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform?

975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform?

Scott and Wes run through their wishlist for the web platform, digging into the UI primitives, DOM APIs, and browser features they wish existed (or didn’t suck). From better form controls and drag-and...

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974: Clawdbot (Moltbot), Agents and the Age of Personal Software

974: Clawdbot (Moltbot), Agents and the Age of Personal Software

Wes and Scott talk about building hyper-specific personal software with AI. They explore personal agents, home automation, JSON-as-a-database, and how LLMs unlock fast, custom apps that reduce frictio...

28 Jan 46min

973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)

973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)

Scott and Wes sit down with Kent C. Dodds to break down MCP, context engineering, and what it really takes to build effective AI-powered tools. They dig into practical examples, UI patterns, performan...

26 Jan 48min

972: These Things Make Your App Feel Like Crap on Mobile

972: These Things Make Your App Feel Like Crap on Mobile

Wes and Scott talk about why mobile web apps often feel “janky” compared to native—and how to fix it. They cover input zooming, accidental horizontal scroll, pointer/user-select quirks, frame rate con...

21 Jan 38min

971: Stackoverflow and Firefox are Dead?

971: Stackoverflow and Firefox are Dead?

Is Stack Overflow actually dying, and what does that mean in an AI-driven dev world? Scott and Wes break down the latest web dev news, from Firefox’s AI crossroads and Apple’s browser engine changes t...

19 Jan 46min

970: Why Did Anthropic Buy Bun?

970: Why Did Anthropic Buy Bun?

Wes and Scott answer your questions about whether Git GUIs beat the terminal, balancing accessibility with experimental web projects, blocking malicious traffic, smart home setups, why Anthropic bough...

14 Jan 45min

969: This guy is nuts (TypeScript Doom)

969: This guy is nuts (TypeScript Doom)

Scott and Wes sit down with Dimitri Mitropoulos to explore the wild edges of TypeScript—from running Doom in the type system to building tools like Typeslayer. They dig into Turing-complete types, per...

12 Jan 55min

968: Habits and Changes We Want to Make in 2026

968: Habits and Changes We Want to Make in 2026

Wes and Scott talk about setting realistic goals for the new year, building habits through small, sustainable changes, creating systems that actually stick, and why incremental progress beats big reso...

7 Jan 33min

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