Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk all about how they use Git inside of VS Code, extensions they use, and the various ways to interact with Git in VS Code. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. SPONSOR - 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. SPONSOR - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:21 Recording Syntax in Riverside Riverside 01:22 Welcome 04:57 CLI vs VS Code VS Code 07:27 Git Jargon 11:50 UI tools we’ve used Git Tower Git Kraken GitHub for Desktop iTerm Warp Git SCM 14:09 Ways to interact with Git in VS Code 19:41 Source control tab 26:28 Sponsor: Linode 27:47 File History 30:29 Diffing or Compare 36:24 Conflict resolution 42:56 Automation with post-commit commands 46:10 Sponsor: LogRocket 47:14 Extensions GitLens Git History Git Graph Conventional Commits 53:59 Git config tip 55:24 Sponsor: Freshbooks 56:02 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Espanso Wes: AirPod cleaning kit 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

1 Jun 20221h 2min

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes answer a question about caching, cache control headers, an explanation of the fields for caching. Sentry - Sponsor 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. 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. Show Notes Time to live calculator Reminx Conf Opera The United States of Insanity - Official Trailer 00:24 Welcome 01:11 Sponsor: Sentry 02:28 Sponsor: LogRocket 03:08 My struggle has been with caching, cache control headers and would love a better explanation on some of the fields? 04:48 What is a header? 06:05 What is caching? 08:21 Time to live (TTL) 09:08 Benefits of a cache 10:03 Specifying how long to cache 11:06 max-age 12:45 stale-while-revalidate 16:17 stale-if-error 16:54 must-revalidate 17:21 private 18:03 immutable 19:29 no-transform 20:45 Cache Control Request Directives 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

30 Mai 202225min

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Tom Pretson-Werner about his work on RedwoodJS, the importance of documentation, and the new Redwood Startup Fund. AIOSEO - Sponsor Our Sponsor for today’s episode is a popular WordPress plugin, AIOSEO, also known as All in One SEO for WordPress. It’s becoming one of the most powerful SEO toolkit and is now used by over 3 million websites to improve search rankings. Shipshape (Whiskey, Web and Whatnot) - Sponsor Whiskey Web and Whatnot is different than your typical dev podcast. We show a lighter, more human side of developers you know and love, like a fireside chat with your favorite devs. Past guests include Tom Preston-Werner, Kent C. Dodds, Charlie Gerard, and of course Wes Bos! We have discussed everything from Next.js and TypeScript to Chuck’s past life as a blackjack dealer, Cincinnati Chili, the best casseroles, and of course whiskey! Show Notes 00:34 Welcome 01:36 Guest introduction Tom Preston-Werner on Twitter Kai’s Power Tools 04:23 Math is weird 07:21 User interface design 08:53 Sponsor: AIOSEO 10:24 What is RedwoodJS? RedwoodJS Chatterbug 15:31 Is JavaScript the stack you should be using these days? 18:40 Freedom vs decisions in software Where Good Ideas Come From 23:10 RedwoodJS docs and video strategy RedwoodJS Docs Readme Driven Development 29:13 The tech behind RedwoodJS Apollo Storybook 36:20 Sponsor: Shipshape (Whiskey, Web and Whatnot) 36:58 Redwood Startup Fund The Redwood Startup Fund 42:28 Supper club questions VS Code Netlify Hacker News RedwoodJS on Discord RedwoodJS Discourse RedwoodJS on Twitter 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

27 Mai 202258min

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through TypeScript tooling, build tools, configs, and editors. 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. MagicBell - Sponsor MagicBell is the The notification inbox for your product. Add a MagicBell to your product for announcements, billing, workflow, and other notifications. The free plan supports up to 100 Monthly Active Users - use the coupon code SYNTAXFM for 10% off the first 12 months. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:57 Tooling tsc esbuild swc bun Zig 13:45 LogRocket 15:01 Server side or node-ish Deno ts-node wds 26:09 MagicBell 27:42 Build tools Vite Parcel Nextjs Svelte Kit Rome 33:25 Configs tsconfig typescript-eslint 39:08 Sponsor: Freshbooks 40:00 Editors VS Code Webstorm 44:58 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Tonie Wes: Burst Toothbrush 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

25 Mai 202252min

In this episode of Syntax, Scott talks about his new office setup where he records videos and podcasts, writes codes, and gets his steps in. Sentry - Sponsor 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. 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. Show Notes 00:15 Welcome 01:24 Office ideas Heat pumps on Technology Connections Neewer lighting 05:00 Sponsor: Sanity 06:10 Sponsor: Sentry 07:37 Levelup Lodge tour 09:40 Lighting 13:57 The desk Karlby Countertop Fully Jarvis legs Desk Haus 19:32 Audio gear M-Audio BX8 Gik Acoustics Nero Scarlett 2i2 Caldigit TS3 Plus Electrovoice RE20 Cloudlifter cL1 DBX 286s Sony Alpha 7 III Audeze LCD 1 25:25 Tech setup 33:00 Misc items 35:43 Movie posters Shaw Brothers posters 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

23 Mai 202240min

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jared Palmer about Turbo Repo, how it fits in your tech stack, and what it was like being acquired by Vercel. Whiskey Web and Whatnot - Sponsor Whiskey Web and Whatnot is different than your typical dev podcast. We show a lighter, more human side of developers you know and love, like a fireside chat with your favorite devs. Past guests include Tom Preston-Werner, Kent C. Dodds, Charlie Gerard, and of course Wes Bos! We have discussed everything from Next.js and TypeScript to Chuck’s past life as a blackjack dealer, Cincinnati Chili, the best casseroles, and of course whiskey! Show Notes 00:35 Welcome Jared Palmer 02:15 What is Turbo Repo? Turbo Repo Vercel tsdx 03:27 Where does Turbo Repo fit in your stack? 06:04 What are Google, Meta, or Twitter doing? 15:35 Sponsor: Whiskey, Web and Whatnot 16:45 What’s the cost of adding Turbo Repo to a project? 21:19 Changing based on environmental variables 23:18 Does this replace how you define your workplace? 24:08 How do you share the cache? 25:25 What don’t you cache? 27:35 What about Gatsby images? 28:44 Can Turbo Repo help with re-running compiles? 36:54 Supper Rapid Fire Questions Oceanic Next GitHub Dark Kotlin 52:47 Selling Turbo Repo to Vercel 55:49 Shameless Plugs 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

20 Mai 202258min

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about protestware, NoSQL, Next.js, the Syntax.fm website, ESM, Jest, and more! Prismic - Sponsor Prismic is a Headless CMS that makes it easy to build website pages as a set of components. Break pages into sections of components using React, Vue, or whatever you like. Make corresponding Slices in Prismic. Start building pages dynamically in minutes. Get started at prismic.io/syntax. 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. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:30 What are the good reasons to use nextjs apart from personal preference? 05:15 How did you decide to build Syntax.fm? Uses.tech 09:09 Why does my M1 Mac feel slower than my Intel Mac? 14:44 Do you alphabetize your larger javascript objects by key name? 17:14 Sponsor: Prismic 19:06 Why did you choose noSQL database over SQL databse? 25:13 What does it mean to support ESM? 30:23 Sponsor: LogRocket 31:35 Are open source maintainers doing harm by inserting protestware into packages? Protestware found lurking in popular npm package 40:30 Should I write the game logic on the backend or on the frontend? 46:30 Sponsor: Auth0 48:20 Sick Picks ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Eons Mysteries of Time podcast Wes: Mr Bio Multi cable 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

18 Mai 202253min

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about why we need Web Interop? Yet another standards body? Our thoughts on Serverless, Edge Compute, and more. Sentry - Sponsor 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. 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. Show Notes 00:23 Welcome 01:25 Sponsor: Sentry 02:25 Sponsor: Sanity 04:10 The Syntax Lift adventure 06:04 A new Community Group for Web-interoperable JavaScript runtimes. 07:07 JavaScript environments 09:19 What’s bun? Bun 13:28 Are we excited about this? 16:27 What’s the future of this? 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

16 Mai 202221min