Hasty Treat - Reading Documentation

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Brad Frost about how to implement design systems in small and large scale projects, best practices around naming things, keeping everything in sync across different codebases, and how design systems help projects. Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 01:02 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:34 Introducing Brad Frost Brad Frost.com Atomic Design by Brad Frost Brad (@brad_frost) on Twitter Brad on LinkedIn Brad on Mastodon Brad on YouTube Brad on GitHub Brad Frost on CodePen Big Medium | Design for What’s Next 06:43 What is a design system? 12:12 How do you keep design and code in sync? Material Design Shopify Polaris Carbon Design System The Design System Ecosystem | Brad Frost 16:13 How do you use Shopify, WordPress, React, etc. through a design system? 19:41 How is CSS handled? 25:40 What’s the benefit of going all in on web components? 29:13 Do small startups need to worry about design systems? 33:03 How do design tokens work? 38:17 How do you deal with pushback on design systems? 41:46 How do you go outside the guidelines? 45:24 What system do you use for naming things? 49:34 How do you best document your language choices? 51:09 Supper Club questions Thinking in Systems: International Bestseller: Donella H. Meadows, Diana Wright: 9781603580557: Amazon.com: Books Miriam Eric Suzanne Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design - Famous for stating the obvious. 57:54 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Rubblebucket Shameless Plugs Frostapalooza! | Brad Frost FROSTAPALOOZA - A Concert Party Happening On August 17th 2024 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

20 Okt 202359min

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through recent developments in AI and how they might be useful for developers, whether AI is still worthy of the hype, and whether developer jobs are at risk from AI. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 03:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 03:49 v0.dev v0 by Vercel 09:28 Anthropic and Claude Claude Syntax Listener Survey 18:02 Facebook’s Meta AI AI at Meta 18:48 Cloudflare AI Large language model (LLM) Speech to text Translation Sentiment Analysis Image classification Embedding 27:24 AI Hardware announced Rewind 29:39 Cloudflare Hugging face Hugging Face – The AI community building the future. StarCoder: A State-of-the-Art LLM for Code Vectorize: a vector database for shipping AI-powered applications 36:28 OpenAI Function calling Function calling and other API updates 38:55 GPT-4V GPT-4V(ision) system card 42:36 GitHub CoPilot 44:03 Are we still on the AI hype train? 48:27 Are our jobs at risk as developers? 52:24 Spotify DJ AI Spotify Debuts a New AI DJ 53:29 ChatGPT plugins ChatGPT plugins 55:19 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Coding App for Kids | codeSpark Academy Wes: Peter Santenello, Roblox 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

18 Okt 20231h

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 Okt 202332min

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 Okt 202355min

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 Okt 202356min

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 Okt 202326min

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 Okt 202358min

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 Okt 202356min