727: How to Code: Opinionated TypeScript Stack + Tooling Choices Explained
Join Wes and Scott for a 30,000 foot, ‘soup-to-nuts’ view of web development. From choosing design tools, website styling, and programming languages, to backend infrastructure, data management, and hosting. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome! 00:21 30,000 foot view of web development 02:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:55 Starting with design tools. 06:10 Code Tooling 06:22 Text Editors 09:34 Terminal 14:28 Build Tools 16:07 Browser and dev tools 18:21 Formatter and linter. 21:43 CSS (how you style your website). 25:34 Programming languages. 27:14 Backend with metaframework. 29:36 Backend without metaframework. 32:20 Runtimes (JavaScript). What is Bun? The New JS Runtime The Deno Show 34:02 User interface libraries. Shoelace.style 39:43 Data management: Databases 41:42 Data management: ORM WTF is an ORM You should learn Drizzle, the TypeScript SQL ORM 42:53 Other data management considerations. 43:33 Image pipelines. 45:52 Hosting, CDN, CI. Where Should You Host Your App? Hosting Providers Compared Hasty Treat WTF × SSR vs JamStack vs Serverless? 47:21 Hosting your site. 50:19 The finishing touches. 50:26 Brought to you by Sentry.io 52:18 Captcha 55:03 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: GreatScottLab, Show #594 Wes: AliExpress Board, Wes’ Demo Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on YouTube 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
7 Feb 202459min
726: Is HTMX a Joke?
Scott and Wes unravel the mysteries of HTMX, exploring the essentials for getting started, its powerful capabilities, limitations, and possible stacks for building primarily server rendered applications. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 02:07 Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:53 What exactly is HTMX? 04:30 What you need to know before working in HTMX. 04:35 You need a server. 05:35 You’ll most likely need a templating engine. 06:42 You most likely do not need as much client-side JS. 08:33 You don’t work in JSON 11:15 Not something you can swap out your UI with in a SPA. 11:48 Brings back AJAX 13:32 So, what can it do? 15:20 And what it doesn’t do. 18:25 It doesn’t do server-side responses. 19:09 What about animations? 19:20 What about CSS? 19:57 What about Web Components? 20:06 What about third-party client-side JS? 20:18 What about WebSockets and SSE? HTMX WebSockets 20:30 What about extensions? HTMX Extensions 21:00 Wes’ “bomb” question. 24:16 What Scott likes about HTMX. 25:45 What Scott doesn’t like about HTMX. HTMX Multi-Swap 30:33 Hype, Meta Framework. Hype 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
5 Feb 202432min
725: Safari is the New Chrome - Jen Simmons of Apple
Wes and Scott talk with Jen Simmons about the latest updates to Safari, reporting bugs to Apple, understanding color in CSS, new CSS switch controls, and testing your websites in Vision Pro hardware. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:03 Brought to you by Sentry.io 01:05 Meet Jen Simmons. 03:15 Safari has been killing it lately Safari Release Notes WebKit Features in Safari 17.0 WebKit Features in Safari 17.1 WebKit Features in Safari 17.2 10:25 Wes’ cOnSpirACy about Apple and APIs 18:18 Where is the best place to report bugs to Apple? Bugs.Webkit.org Jen on Mastodon Web Compat 20:35 What’s happening with CSS Color gamuts and models? 33:57 Is contrast color ever going to to land? 36:25 Where is the CSS Grid and Masonry proposal at? 44:20 Will we be able to target a specific row in a grid? 46:17 What are CSS switch controls? 48:44 How can web devs view their websites in Vision Pro devices? Apple Vision Pro Running your app in Simulator or on a device 54:26 In what ways are HTML / CSS / JavaScript running where we don’t realize it? 58:43 Sick Picks Sick Picks Jen: Walking. Shameless Plugs Jen: webkit.org X Feedback Assistant at Apple Sessions - WWDC23 - Apple Developer Webkit Standards Positions Safari Technology Preview Safari Technology Preview Release Notes What’s new in CSS at WWDC23 Rediscover Safari developer features at WWDC23 What’s new in Web Apps at WWDC23 Meet Safari for spatial computing at WWDC23 Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
2 Feb 20241h 2min
724: Potluck: Is Virtual DOM Bad?
Is the Virtual DOM Bad? Are keyboard shortcuts important? What is S3 storage? In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions. Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:27 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:45 Welcome Randy, our new Producer! Randy’s YouTube 04:14 A ‘Canadian Podcast’ 04:43 Is Alpine JS or HTMX a replacement for pug or other templating libraries? 08:21 What powers the “in-app” browsers and how can we test our sites on it? Inject tracking code Tauri 13:16 A deep dive on generators and iterators. An Insight into Iteration Protocol through Infinite Scroll in Angular 15:25 Video podcast observations 17:18 PROBLEM I need a way of managing state. 22:34 Why is Virtual Dom (a la React) suddenly bad? 28:31 In a recent episode (659), Wes mentioned he updated the OG image cards, and noticed a higher click through rate. 29:07 Updated logo and monster truck intro. 30:19 Back to OG Images. 31:51 Are “import * as X” exports build stripped? 36:46 What is the difference between S3 storage and a CDN. Backblaze CDN 45:00 How important are keyboard shortcuts or extensions? Are they necessary to be a good developer? 50:04 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: Perplexity.ai, Serversideup Wes: Zojirushi Rice Cooker Shameless Plugs Wes: Wes Bos Courses Scott: Sentry Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: YouTube Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
31 Jan 202457min
723: Svelte 5: Speed Simplicity Size
Unveiling Svelte 5! delving into its latest features. From the impressive speed and simplicity to its compact size, discover what makes this new release so exciting. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:39 Syntax Is A Video Podcast! @syntaxfm on YouTube 01:52 Brought To You By Sentry.io 02:42 Svelte 5 Introduction Svelte 5 Intro 05:45 What Are Runes? 06:21 $state() 11:49 $props() Class as a rest prop 16:41 $effect() 21:17 $inspect() 23:03 What Are Snippets? 27:33 What Are Events? 30:02 Built In Functions 32:42 Smaller Output Reddit example 33:31 Speed Benchmarks 35:00 Anticipated Release Try it today Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
29 Jan 202437min
722: Next Level Web APIs. Bluetooth, File Access, Thomas Steiner - Project Fugu
Thomas Steiner talks with us about Project Fugu, an effort from Google to enable new classes of applications to run on the web. What is Project Fugu? What are some of Thomas’ favorite APIs to use? What is an IWA vs a PWA? And more! Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:52 Who is Thomas Steiner? 02:57 What is the overall goal of Project Fugu? 08:17 When might we see these APIs come to all browsers? 14:10 Do you have examples of companies pushing for an API? 18:53 What happens with the face detection API? 28:33 What is an IWA? 35:17 What is the web transport API for? 37:11 What is MIDI? 41:20 Nintendo Joycon hack 45:28 File handlers in a PWA 50:38 File System Observer API coming soon 56:26 Sick Picks Onnx HuggingFace Chrome for Developers Fugu API Tracker Google I/O 2023 LEGO Education SPIKE Igalia CapCut Descript Better Touch Tool Sick Picks Laser printers Shameless Plugs HowFuguIsMyBrowser Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
26 Jan 20241h 2min
721: You should learn Drizzle, the TypeScript SQL ORM
We’re doing a Tasty overview of Drizzle in this episode. What is Drizzle? What are different types of databases? How do you host databases? What have we built with Drizzle? And how does Drizzle handle relational data, TypeScript, querying, selects, transactions, and more! Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 00:52 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:50 What is Drizzle? 09:11 Different types of databases 17:58 Why pay for SQLite hosting? 20:36 Defining your data structures 24:27 What we’ve built using Drizzle 28:28 Relational data 36:17 TypesScript and Drizzle 40:53 Querying + Selects with Drizzle 46:23 Transactions 47:09 Syntax Drizzle Studio theme 48:27 Sick Picks Drizzle ORM Drizzle ORM - Overview Meet Drizzle Studio Benchmarks Sequel Pro TablePlus phpMyAdmin Cloudflare D1 Bun habitpath.io Chartable Neon Answer Overflow Drizzle Studio Themes Sick Picks Scott: BlackBerry - Apple TV (CA) Wes: Candle Warmer Lamp Shameless Plugs Syntax Tiktok Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
24 Jan 202454min
720: Where Does Time Come From?
It is time. Wes and Scott attempt to blow your minds by talking about time, who’s tracking time, where does time come from, what time is it in your browser vs someone else’s server, and standards around time. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:55 Thanks to Chris Enns LemonProductions.ca Chris Enns on Twitter Podcast tutorials by Chris Enns on YouTube 03:14 What is time in the browser? 06:27 What are atomic clocks? Atomic Clocks and Cloudflare 08:22 Network time 09:35 Device time 11:11 Why is time so important? 14:35 Epoch time Syntax epoch convertor 16:58 ISO 8601 standard ISO 8601 19:20 RFC 3339 RFC3339 20:35 Time zone support 21:59 The Temporal API Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
22 Jan 202427min
