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.
In this episode of Syntax, Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski interview Ricky Hanlon, a core developer behind React, to discuss modern React features like transitions, deferred rendering, suspense, and performance improvements. Ricky explains transitions as UI updates scheduled to prevent blocking the main thread, and clarifie...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski are joined by Dr. Courtney Tolinski to answer audience questions about mental health in the tech industry. They discuss supporting neurodivergent team members by providing structure and open communication, and whether to disclose an ADHD diagnosis to employers, sugg...
This Syntax podcast episode features an interview between Scott and Dr. Sarah Bird, Chief Product Officer of Responsible AI at Microsoft. Dr. Bird discusses her background in systems and machine learning, leading to her current role in responsible AI. She emphasizes that responsible AI is about humans being responsible...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer a variety of listener questions related to web development. They discuss preferred Node.js backends, database indexing strategies, and workflows for starting new projects, including advice on choosing tech stacks and managing toxic work environments. They also delve into ...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski interview Evan You, the creator of Vue and Vite. They discuss Evan's background, his design philosophy, and the evolution from UI code to toolchain development. The conversation covers the simplicity and polish of the Vue ecosystem, the development of Rolldown as a ...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott engage in a "bike-shedding hot takes" discussion, diving into trivial yet engaging debates relevant to web developers. They explore preferences on CSS variable naming conventions (color-based vs. purpose-based), casing styles (snakecase vs. camelCase), JavaScript exports (defaul...
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes discuss Omarchy, a new Linux install from DHH and the Basecamp folks. Scott shares his experience using Omarchy, highlighting its polished feel, pre-installed apps with system-wide shortcuts, and the unique window management system called Hyprland. He contrasts it with his past ...
Wes details his Hackweek project, a real-time web-controlled LED grid, discussing its hardware components like the LED grid, microcontroller (ESP32), and 3D-printed diffuser, as well as the software side involving Cloudflare Durable Objects, PartyKit, and web sockets for real-time drawing. He explains how users can int...
In this episode of Syntax, CJ discusses the custom Sega Genesis video game he created for Syntry Hackweek with co-hosts Scott and Wes. The discussion begins with a nostalgic look back at the Sega Genesis and its place in gaming history, contrasting it with Nintendo's consoles. CJ then demonstrates his game, explaining ...
Wes introduces his Hack Week project, SynHax, a competitive coding platform built with SvelteKit, Postgres, Drizzle, and XeroSync, designed to enhance CSS battles with real-time coding and audience voting. He details the platform's features, including local coding with live updates, referee controls, and file system ac...
In this episode, Wes, Scott Tulinski, and CJ Reynolds discuss their individual projects from Sentry's Hack Week, an annual event where employees can work on passion projects. They share brief overviews of their projects: Wes built a real-time web-controlled LED grid, Scott created a real-time competitive coding platfor...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes Bos and Scott discuss the security risks associated with "vibe coding," particularly concerning authentication and access control. Wes shares a personal experience where AI-assisted coding suggested insecure client-side authentication. They then discuss a real-world example of the "T-App"...
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes discuss planning new software projects and making good tech choices. Scott, a recent convert to planning, shares his experiences and strategies, emphasizing the importance of outlining project descriptions, data structures, and routing early on. Wes introduces mind mapping softw...
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes address listener questions, starting with tips for transitioning from VS Code to Cursor, focusing on managing keyboard shortcut inconsistencies and extension syncing. They then tackle career advice, specifically whether to pursue a senior promotion soon after starting a new job ...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott tackle a variety of listener questions in a potluck format. They discuss the challenges of customer support in local-first apps, balancing AI assistance with code quality in portfolio projects, and the pros and cons of local-first databases like InstantDB. The hosts also delve i...
In this episode of Syntax Today, Scott and Wes analyze the State of Devs 2025 survey, discussing key findings related to developer careers, income, education, and employment trends. They examine salary variations based on experience, education, and job titles, noting the impact of layoffs across different countries. Th...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott discuss recent web development news, including Amazon's VS Code fork called Kiro, Node.js's TypeScript support, React Router's support for React Server Components, and Vite overtaking Webpack in NPM installs. They also cover the acquisition of Windsurf by Cognition, the release ...
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and CJ discuss RSS feeds. CJ explains what RSS is, its history, and the different formats like XML, Atom, and JSON. He details how he uses a self-hosted Miniflux server to manage and sync his feeds across devices, along with Capy Reader on Android and ReadKit on macOS as clients. CJ hig...
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and CJ, both developers from Denver, discuss their favorite productivity apps. Wes is enthusiastic about text-to-speech tools like Super Whisper and the new agentic IDE Kiro from Amazon, which helps structure AI coding workflows. CJ, more minimalist in his approach, prefers simple text-ba...
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes discuss local data and sync engines, highlighting various options available for developers. They explore the benefits of local data for creating fast and responsive applications, comparing it to traditional API-based approaches. The discussion covers different platforms like Liv...
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