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Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers ยท Technology

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.

Episodes

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763: Web Scraping + Reverse Engineering APIs

01 May 2024
52m
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This podcast episode delves into the topic of web scraping and reverse engineering APIs. The hosts discuss the importance of tools like Sentry in identifying and resolving issues caused by bots and unexpected code paths. They highlight the value of insights provided by Sentry and share anecdotes related to charity auct...

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762: What to Steal. Finding Inspiration in Web Development

29 Apr 2024
38m
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This podcast episode explores various aspects of finding inspiration and resources for web design projects. The speakers discuss the importance of respecting original designers' work and avoiding direct copying. They highlight the line between inspiration and plagiarism, emphasizing the importance of combining borrowed...

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761: Cloudflare Analytics Engine, Workers + more with Ben Vinegar

26 Apr 2024
52m
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This podcast episode explores the development of Counterscale, a scalable web analytics tool that offers a privacy-focused alternative to commercial solutions like Google Analytics. It discusses the challenges of ingesting large amounts of data quickly and efficiently, and the use of Clickhouse, a column-oriented datab...

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760: Pro VSCode Setups

24 Apr 2024
1h 5m
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This podcast episode explores various tips and strategies to optimize the use of VSCode for efficient coding and productivity. The speakers discuss the choice between using the regular or Insider version of VSCode, the benefits of turning off tabs, the importance of keyboard familiarity and customizing the interface, v...

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759: How to Easily Explore Coding Ideas

22 Apr 2024
31m
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This podcast episode explores various platforms and tools that simplify coding and make it more accessible. It highlights platforms like Valtown and Observable HQ, which provide a seamless coding experience by combining functionalities such as running code snippets, interacting with APIs, and creating interactive dashb...

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758: Web Awesome with Konnor Rogers + Cory LaViska

19 Apr 2024
1h 1m
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This podcast episode explores the origins, evolution, and benefits of the Shoelace and Web Awesome web component frameworks. It discusses the motivations behind creating Web Awesome as a successor to Shoelace, highlighting the challenges of framework churn and the desire for stability. Web Awesome aims to provide a com...

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757: Potluck: Is Gatsby Dead? Shadow Dom, AI Summaries, Self Hosting + More

17 Apr 2024
48m
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This podcast episode covers a wide range of topics including the differences between Shadow DOM and Light DOM, the use of XPath for selecting elements, the future of Gatsby, challenges with the mouse wheel event and scrolljacking, UI tools for creating a software agency, technical issues with video recording, considera...

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756: CSS Is Getting Mixins + Functions

15 Apr 2024
25m
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This podcast episode explores the upcoming addition of mixins, functions, and style queries to CSS. These features will enhance the capabilities of CSS, allowing developers to write more modular, maintainable, and dynamic code. Custom functions and mixins will enable developers to create bespoke code tailored to specif...

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755: Chrome Extensions and Ad Blockers VS Google with Oliver Dunk

12 Apr 2024
54m
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This podcast episode explores the changes introduced in Manifest V3 for Chrome extensions, including the use of service workers for background context and the introduction of declarative net request API for content filtering. It also discusses the limits and types of rules for extensions, security concerns associated w...

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754: How to Level Up Your Web Development Career

10 Apr 2024
57m
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This podcast episode covers a wide range of topics related to learning, personal growth, productivity, and maintaining a positive and professional image. The speakers emphasize the importance of asking questions, gaining hands-on experience, and embracing new challenges in the learning process. They also discuss the va...

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753: Cache Ruins Everything Around Me

08 Apr 2024
24m
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This podcast episode explores the impact of cache issues on the Syntax website, specifically focusing on user-specific data caching and content negotiation. The hosts discuss the potential security implications of caching user-specific data and propose solutions to mitigate these risks. They also delve into the concept...

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752: React vs Vue vs Angular with Corbin Crutchley

05 Apr 2024
57m
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This podcast episode explores the complexities of working on booking software for large companies like Hilton and discusses the challenges faced by developers in choosing frameworks, building UI components, and writing interactive books. It also emphasizes the importance of robust CICD systems, QA teams, and accessibil...

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751: UI Components: ShadCN, Tailwind UI, Headless, React Aria, Radix UI

03 Apr 2024
1h 6m
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This podcast episode explores the world of UI component libraries and frameworks, discussing their importance in web development and the challenges of building functional and user-friendly UI components from scratch. It dives into various categories of UI libraries and frameworks, such as headless, unstyled, styled sta...

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750: New CSS and JavaScript You Should Be Using

01 Apr 2024
24m
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This podcast episode covers a variety of topics in web development, ranging from new features in jQuery 1.2 to the use of Cufon for custom fonts on the web. The speakers also discuss essential tools for web developers, such as CSS3Please, Coda, and CoffeeScript. Additionally, they compare CoffeeScript and JavaScript, h...

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749: Coding Shopify with Anne and Trudy of Design Packs

29 Mar 2024
58m
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This podcast episode explores the experiences and expertise of Shopify experts in areas such as Shopify theme development, app building, and the challenges and opportunities in the Shopify ecosystem. The episode covers topics such as the process of building and selling Shopify themes, the challenges and improvements of...

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748: Fitness Will Make You a Better Developer

27 Mar 2024
55m
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This podcast episode explores the benefits of working out for developers, including improved focus and productivity, increased longevity, and maintenance of muscle mass. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining muscle mass for longevity and provides practical tips for incorporating fitness into daily routines. The e...

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747: Middleware Explained

25 Mar 2024
27m
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This podcast episode explores the concept of middleware in web development and its role in enhancing application functionality. Middleware acts as a layer of code that sits between the initial request and the data handler, allowing developers to inject logic or functionality before the route handler is executed. It pro...

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746: Infrastructure for TS Devs: Kubernetes, WASM and Containers with David Flanagan

22 Mar 2024
59m
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This podcast episode explores the changing landscape of web development and the increasing need for developers to have knowledge of server management. It discusses the rising costs of hosting services and the decreasing feasibility of serverless computing as a solution. The benefits of bare metal hosting and Kubernetes...

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745: Modern JS Toolchains (Biome, Oxc + More)

20 Mar 2024
47m
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This podcast episode explores the world of modern JavaScript toolchains and the ongoing debate surrounding their necessity. The speakers discuss the benefits of adopting new tools, including improved speed and developer experience, while also acknowledging the proliferation of tools and questioning their true necessity...

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744: Docker For Developers

18 Mar 2024
25m
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This podcast episode introduces Docker, a containerization technology that allows users to bundle up configurations and use them in multiple places, ensuring reproducible environments. It explores the alternatives to Docker, such as Podman, Containerd, Buildah, and LXD, and highlights the benefits of containerization, ...

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