Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats9 Okt 2019

Potluck - Terminal Configs × CSS Reset × Flexbox × Freelancing × NPM Dependencies × Project Hand-off × More!

It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about freelancing, handing off projects to other developers, terminal configs, podcast apps, how much flexbox is too much flexbox, npm dependencies, and more! 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. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. Show Notes 3:49 - Q: I’m interested in freelancing full-time and have some projects, big and small, lined up over the next few months to work on the side. How much work is a good amount of work to transition into freelancing full-time? 9:52 - Q: How much flexbox is too much flexbox? Is it a bad idea to use a dozen flexboxes for a viewport-filling application? 13:19 - Q: Can you explain the “potential” benefit of resetting CSS and whether it’s necessary? In which circumstances should we use such an approach? 15:26 - Q: I would love to hear an episode, or potluck segment, about your shell/fish/zsh configs. Maybe explain little tweaks you’ve made and why you’ve chosen the shell you use. 23:26 - Q: I always get confused on when and how to use .bind() method. Any pointers on when I should use .bind(), like in what situations? I also see it used a lot in React apps, but have no idea why they are using it. Could you explain this in detail? 27:02 - What are your suggestions for handing off client sites for freelance work? I don’t take many contracts (I have another full time job) but I’ll take one here or there during summer to supplement a little bit. I’m finding it difficult to make a clean hand-off when the project is finished. The contractual requirements are met and like anything, there are always tweaks to be made. I’ll handle some minor deployment issues without billing, but I struggle with where to draw the line. What suggestions do you have? 35:19 - This question is for Wes. I live in Central New York, and every time I go on the highway heading north or south I see several Ontario license plates. Where are ya’ll going all the time? Is there a secret Canadian spot down here? 38:20 - Each time I re-open an old project I lose so much time with npm dependencies being outdated and it drives me mad! I’m starting to dislike npm and everything around it, but is it npm only? How does other languages like php, python or GO handle this mess of dependencies? Are we better today than yesterday and I’m just complaining about nothing? 43:50 - Which podcast player do you use (Android, PC, or other phone/tablet), and why? Where do you listen to them? Links Flexbox React Native CSS Grid Normalize iTerm2 zsh Fish Hyper Wes’ Command Line Power User Course Overcast Pocket Casts Planet Money Joe Rogan The Indicator ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Garmin vivoactive 3 Wes: Untitled Goose Game Shameless Plugs Scott: Svelte For Beginners - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: Wes’ Instagram 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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884: Typescript Just Got 10x Faster

Wes and Scott talk with Anders Hejlsberg and Daniel Rosenwasser about TypeScript’s leap to native code. They discuss the challenges, trade-offs, and the decision to port TypeScript to Go, unlocking faster compilation, better concurrency, and new possibilities for AI-assisted development. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:38 TypeScript compiler goes native 05:24 Challenges in rebuilding TypeScript 08:49 How long has this been in development? 10:32 What does porting TypeScript to native entail? 16:36 Why choose Go? 26:48 The porting process 35:02 Brought to you by Sentry.io 35:27 Type checking and parallel compilation 42:36 Fixing TypeScript’s performance bottlenecks 49:09 Large TypeScript codebases 54:11 What’s the timeline for the new compiler? 58:39 Optimization and AI 01:00:32 New features? 01:04:15 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Daniel: pprof-it Anders: USB Hand Warmers Shameless Plugs TypeScript 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

11 Mars 1h 8min

883: Web Vitals Explained

What are Web Vitals, and why should you care? Scott and Wes break down metrics like LCP, FCP, CLS, and INP, explaining what they measure, how they impact your site’s performance, and how to track them yourself. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 03:26 What each web vital means. Web Vitals Playground. 03:38 LCP - Largest Contentful Paint. 05:04 FCP - First Contentful Paint. 06:07 CLS - Cumulative Layout Shift. 10:58 INP - Interaction to Next Paint. 13:43 Measuring the impact. 14:22 TTFB - Time to First Byte 15:27 How to track this on your own. 17:42 Checking the performance of Syntax.fm. 21:07 Brought to you by Sentry.io. Sentry Web Vitals. 21:49 Checking the performance of Wes’ site. 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

10 Mars 22min

882: Aaron Francis is putting PHP in Your JS Files

Wes and Scott talk with Aaron Francis about Fusion for Laravel, a new way to seamlessly integrate PHP into JavaScript. They discuss how Fusion expands on Inertia, its potential for React support, and how it simplifies full-stack development. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:22 Aaron’s background in PHP Yii Laravel 02:27 What is Fusion for Laravel? Fusion for Laravel 09:14 How Fusion works 13:57 The benefits of Laravel 19:18 Invalidation and caching 25:20 Brought to you by Sentry.io 25:32 Optimistic UI 28:28 React integration? 31:44 Fusion’s original name (and the naming process) 33:30 Laravel’s approach to frontend frameworks Livewire 37:32 Databases and scaling 41:27 Postgres extensibility and hosting options Crunchy Data Xata 47:44 The vision for Fusion 48:31 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Aaron: Better Display CLI Shameless Plugs Aaron: High Performance SQLite Mastering Postgres Screencasting.com 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 Mars 54min

881: What Happened to Remix. Worth Using Axios? Client Only Next.js?

Scott and Wes answer your listener questions! They debate Axios vs. Fetch, discuss whether Next.js is overkill without a backend, talk htmx and Alpine, dive into tech career transitions, and tackle everything from podcast ads to password hashing myths. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:55 Scott’s health update. 04:11 Submit your questions. 04:26 Is Axios still worth using over Fetch? shiki. xior. ky. 10:17 Does Alpine.js solve HTMX’s client-side limitations? Syntax Ep. 868: The State of JavaScript. Server Driven Web Apps With HTMX. Syntax Ep. 568: Supper Club × Caleb Porzio. Alpine.js. Inertia.js. 16:47 How should I host my database for a local-first app? Neon Tech 22:50 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 24:14 Should I use Next.js if I want a separate backend? Create Vite Extra. 32:08 Are ad networks like BuySellAds worth it for podcasts? 36:36 Can I transition from airline pilot to senior software developer? 41:23 Is Base64 encoding a valid alternative to password hashing? 45:43 How do I use unexported functions from a third-party package? 48:09 How do you stay on top of package and browser updates? Syntax Ep. 425: Updating Project Dependencies. npm-check-update. 52:38 Why are Chrome and Firefox’s mobile presets outdated? 57:20 Should I give feedback on bad UX/UI designs from agencies? 01:01:53 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Nothing Ear (a). Wes: SmallRig Phone Cage. Shameless Plugs 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

3 Mars 1h 7min

880: Creator of Home Assistant: Web Components, Self Hosting and Home Hacking

Wes and CJ talk with Paulus Schoutsen, creator of Home Assistant, about the future of smart homes, AI-powered automation, and open-source innovation. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:29 What is Home Assistant? 03:32 Web Components in Home Assistant Home Assistant Frontend 10:41 Home Assistant’s stability and longevity 17:05 Is Home Assistant the biggest open-source project using web components? 20:03 How does the native app work? 23:34 Code sharing between Android and iOS 24:17 Self-hosting Home Assistant 28:13 Brought to you by Sentry.io 30:47 Bundle size and memory usage 32:29 How AI and voice assistants are shaping the future of Home Assistant Talking with Home Assistant 37:16 How Paulus made it possible to flash microcontrollers directly from the browser Open Home Foundation 43:48 Web Serial and Web Bluetooth APIs 47:03 Matter, Zigbee, and Z-Wave – where smart home standards are headed Matter Zigbee Z-Wave 51:17 Paulus’ smart home setup Reolink Yale 53:16 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Andrew Schmelyun Sick Picks Paulus: Bambu 3d Printer Shameless Plugs Paulus: Nabu Casa 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

26 Feb 58min

879: Fullstack Cloudflare

Wes and CJ break down everything Cloudflare—from Workers and R2 Storage to Hyperdrive and AI Gateway. Get the scoop on what makes Cloudflare tick, the quirks of their ecosystem, and whether vendor lock-in is a real concern. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:40 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:58 What we’re talking about today. 02:48 Cloudflare Workers. 03:06 How Cloudflare Workers… work. 04:39 How Cloudflare Workers run. 06:05 Workers size limitations in JavaScript. 07:37 Cloudflare has their own way. 08:13 Potential vendor lock-in. 08:51 You pay based on CPU time, not wall time. 10:26 Cloudflare Pages. Compatibility Matrix 12:07 Durable Objects. Zeb X Post. PartyKit.io, tldraw. 16:41 Cloudflare Workflows. 19:52 How we do something similar on Syntax.fm. 20:52 Cloudflare Queues. 25:26 Files. 26:15 R2 Storage. Ep 780: Cloud Storage: Bandwidth, Storage and BIG ZIPS. 28:00 The Open Bandwidth Alliance. 28:39 Image Pipelines. 33:24 Cloudflare Stream. Streaming Video in 2025. 34:24 Data. 36:37 Key Value. 40:16 Time To Live. 41:13 Hyperdrive. How It Works. Query caching. 44:01 Vectorize Data. 45:41 AI Gateway. 47:49 Automated Rate-Limiting. 48:50 Frameworks. Orange.js. 52:13 Analytics Engine. Counterscale. Ep 761: Cloudflare Analytics Engine, Workers + more with Ben Vinegar. 52:52 WebRTC Engine. 53:01 Puppeteer API. 54:09 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks CJ: Flush MicroSD Adapter for Macbook Wes: Synology. Shameless Plugs 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

24 Feb 58min

878: You Are Sleeping On Nuxt, Nitro and Vue w/ Daniel Roe

Wes and Scott talk with Daniel Roe about Nuxt and Nitro, demystifying the UnJS ecosystem, serverless deployments, open-source sustainability, and the future of full-stack web development. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 02:52 Daniel’s work with Nitro Nitro 06:01 What’s the connection between Nitro and Nuxt? Nuxt 09:23 What makes something an UnJS package? UnJS 12:55 Nitro’s built-in features 18:21 What would Daniel use to build an app today? Cloudflare Vercel Netlify 28:01 Brought to you by Sentry.io 28:36 Nuxt and SST SST 32:25 Nuxt vs. Next.js in 2025 Next.js 40:06 Keeping docs up to date 44:46 Who is behind the fantastic design of the Nuxt website? Anthony Fu Rmoon Vite 47:27 Why is Vue awesome? Vue alien-signals 52:47 How do you make money in full-time open source? 55:32 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Daniel: DeskPad Shameless Plugs Daniel: React to Nuxt 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

19 Feb 58min

877: Tailwind 4

Tailwind 4.0 is here, and Scott and Wes break down all the spicy new features, from CSS-powered configs to first-class container queries. Plus, they dig into Tailwind Oxide, @property magic, and whether it’s finally time to stop asking, “Why not just use normal CSS?” Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:03 Tailwind 4. Tailwind CSS V4.0 Blog. 02:53 Wes’ favorite new feature. 05:45 @property. CSS Houdini API. 07:28 The config is now a CSS file. 08:25 Tailwind Oxide. 10:48 P3 color space. 12:36 Dynamic Utilities + Variants. 13:36 Data attributes. 15:32 First class container query support. 17:03 Starting Style. 19:22 When to use inline styles. 20:13 Descendant selector. Styling Descendants. 20:48 Why not just use “normal” CSS? 22:03 No text shadow support. Scott has to use Tailwind. 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

17 Feb 25min

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