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How to Code: Opinionated TypeScript Stack + Tooling Choices Explained
Overview of main web development technologies by category with opinions on best options for beginners
#beginners#JavaScript#webdev#tutorial
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Is HTMX a Joke?
HTMLX is a small library for swapping out parts of your UI with responses from a server. It brings back AJAX and is not a full replacement for React.
#front-end#frameworks#server-side
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Safari is the new Chrome - Jen Simmons of Apple
Jen Simmons discusses her work on web standards at Apple, the recent acceleration of Safari development, advanced color spaces in CSS, and the future of layout with CSS Grid and Masonry.
#safari#apple#css
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Potluck: Is Virtual Dom Bad?
Scott and Wes discuss their weekends, advertisers, new staff, and take listener questions on JS libraries, in app browsers, and generators.
#AlpineJS#HTMX#WebViews#Generators
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Svelte 5: Speed, Simplicity & Size
Covers new Svelte 5 features focused on speed, simplicity and smaller bundles including the $state, $effect and $props syntax changes.
#Svelte#JavaScript
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Next Level Web APIs. Bluetooth, File Access, Thomas Steiner - Project Fugu
Google Chrome developer relations engineer Thomas Steiner discusses Project Fugu, an effort to enable any app idea to be built on the web by inventing new browser APIs like web Bluetooth, file system access, shape detection, and more.
#javascript#api#chrome
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You should learn Drizzle, the TypeScript SQL ORM
Podcast explaining the Drizzle ORM for interacting with databases like MySQL, Postgres and SQLite.
#javascript#webdev#databases
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Where Does Time Come From?
Discussion on how time works on computers and issues that arise when working with dates and time in JavaScript. Covers time infrastructure, standards, and new Temporal API.
#time#javascript#webdev
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Fullstack TypeScript Apps with No Build Step?! with Brian LeRoux
Brian Larew discusses his opinions on avoiding bundlers, using enhanced dev to build web apps, and his perspective on the AWS re:Invent conference.
#JavaScript#AWS
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React Server Components
In-depth discussion on new React server components feature including server-side rendering, async data fetching, forms, suspense and more.
#react#javascript#webdev
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How to be Productive
Wes and Scott discuss productivity habits like tracking goals, scheduling focus time, simplifying workflows, and pushing through procrastination to build momentum.
#productivity#workflows#organization
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JS Perf Wins & New Node.js Features with Yagiz Nizipli
Yagiz Nizipli discusses Node.js performance improvements he has contributed, optimization techniques, complexities around URLs and factors enabling future TypeScript support.
#nodejs#performance#optimization
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Google & MS Duopoly, Frontend to Fullstack, Where to Put Business Logic + more(Potluck)
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer developer questions about web development tools, strategies, and concepts.
#javascript#webdev#programming
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CSS :has() in Every Browser! 10 Uses
Discussion of practical examples and use cases unlocked by the CSS :has() selector being supported across all major browsers.
#css#webdev#frontend
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The CSS OG Eric Meyer. 1994 CSS, JS in Fridges, Tailwind, and Web Standards
In this episode Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski interview Eric Meyer, prominent figure in web standards known for his early work developing resources for CSS. He reflects on the evolution of CSS over decades of work, from early textbook-like specs to extensive modern testing suites, and shares thoughts on popular frameworks, keeping pace with browser features, and where web tech is embedded.
#CSS#Web History#Web Standards
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2024 Predictions
In this 2024 web development predictions episode, Scott and Wes make bold guesses about what will happen in JavaScript, frameworks, tooling, CSS, browsers, AI, and more over the next year.
#javascript#webdev#predictions
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The Surprisingly Exciting World of Print + PDF CSS
Covers using print CSS for various use cases like shipping labels and recipes. Explains how to load print CSS, use advanced features like CSS counters and @page rules, control page margins and numbering, debug print styles, and generate PDFs.
#print-css#css#web-dev
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A Passwordless Future Passkeys with Anna Pobletts
Discussion on passkeys, a new way to login that is passwordless and phishing resistant while also improving usability. Covers what they are, how they work, benefits over passwords, and timeline for adoption.
#passkeys#authentication#security
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Potluck × Naming Tech × Generators × Layers Follow Up × Sick Picks Page
In this holiday potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer developer questions around topics like advanced JavaScript techniques, React, CSS layers, designing databases, and specializing as a front-end engineer.
#javascript#react#css
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How We Made Syntax.fm Faster
Scott and Wes discuss various performance issues encountered while rebuilding the Syntax site, including slow database queries, unnecessary data loading, and Open Graph image generation. They share the optimizations and tools used to diagnose bottlenecks and make improvements.
#webdev#performance#debugging
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What happened in JS, CSS And Web Dev in 2023? 2023 Predictions Results!
Wes and Scott review their 2023 web development predictions from the previous year, assessing what trends and technologies ended up being hits or misses.
#webdev#javascript#predictions
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AI and ML - The Pieces Explained
Scott and Wes explain all the terminology, services, and technical pieces that make up artificial intelligence and machine learning.
#AI#ML#Technology
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Is Running Random Code From npm Safe? With Feross Aboukhadijeh
Discussion on whether npm packages can be trusted and tools like socket.dev to scan packages for security issues. Also covers misuse of open source packages and peer-to-peer web technologies.
#security#javascript#nodejs
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Stump'd JS + CSS Interview Questions
Wes and Scott ask each other tricky web development interview questions covering topics like CSS layout, JavaScript, accessibility, and more.
#css#javascript#interview
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The Observer Pattern
Discussion on the observer pattern, its use in game dev and JavaScript frameworks, differences from observables, and its relation to promises and streams.
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New + Proposed JS APIs for 2024
Covers new and proposed JavaScript APIs for 2024 including source maps, temporal, array methods and more.
#javascript#webdev#apis
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A11y Treats - Labels & Roles
Discussion on using ARIA roles and labels to make web apps more accessible, including legal requirements, providing context for UI elements, and testing tools.
#accessibility#a11y#webdev
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Payload is Rails for JS with TypeScript, React and Drizzle (James Mikrut)
Discussion with James Mikrut creator of Payload CMS about its features, architecture using Drizzle ORM, building open source sustainable products, plans to position itself as a Laravel style all-in-one platform for TypeScript web apps and more.
#payload#cms#typescript#nextjs
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Potluck × TypeScript's Longevity × Canvas-Rendered Apps × Learning Rust × Executing Untrusted JS Code
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer listener questions on various web dev topics including TypeScript's future, Flutter for web, WordPress workflows, Rust projects, MongoDB for AI search, and more.
#javascript#webdev#programming
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Why You Should Be Using CSS @Layers
Wes and Scott discuss CSS Layers - a new way to control cascading and specificity by defining layers of CSS.
#CSS#webdev#frontend
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What is DevRel with Salma Alam-Naylor
Covers a wide range of DevRel topics including what DevRel is, how to get into it, important skills like writing and public speaking, challenges like blog post quotas, and more.
#blogging
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How to Build a Website or App
This podcast episode covers a wide range of topics related to building a website or web application from start to finish.
#website#development#tutorial
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5 New CSS Features You Should Know
This episode covers 5 interesting new CSS features including nth child microsyntax, CSS motion path, scroll snap, scroll driven animations, and margin trim.
#CSS#Frontend
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What's Up With Angular with Mark Techson
Mark Techson from the Angular team discusses the latest with Angular 17 including the rebrand, new website, control flow syntax, deferred loading, state management and more.
#Angular#WebDev#JavaScript
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Lessons Learned & Bugs Fixed from Launching Syntax.fm
Scott and Wes discuss launching the new Syntax.fm site, including database timeouts from too much data, the importance of error monitoring, dark mode UI bugs, using AI for show notes, managing background jobs with serverless, launching with TypeScript errors, having fast local development, being mindful of payload sizes, taking advantage of new browser APIs, and how Wes helped improve the overall design.
#JavaScript#Podcasting
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You Need Stale While Revalidate
Scott and Wes explain the stale while revalidate caching technique, when you would use it, and how it allows you to serve cached content while asynchronously generating fresh content.
#caching#performance
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Cloudflare Workers Are Next Level With Rita Kozlov And Brendan Irvine-Broque
This episode covers Cloudflare Workers for running serverless code at the edge. The guests explain the use cases, benefits, and how Workers provides a standardized runtime model. Other topics include the Winter CG group for collaboration on web standards, using Wrangler CLI for local dev, and new AI integration.
#cloudflare#serverless#edge computing
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How To Dark Mode and Beyond
Scott and Wes discuss how to implement dark mode and theming in web development, including topics like using color variables, overriding system preferences, solving contrast issues, theming components, and more.
#dark mode#theming
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You Should Be Using JavaScript Maps & Sets
Wes and Scott discuss JavaScript maps and sets - how they differ from arrays and objects, unique use cases, and when to reach for maps/sets over arrays/objects.
#javascript#webdev#podcast
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Ex-npm Employee Making a New Package Manager?! Vlt with Darcy Clarke
Darcy Clarke discusses his career journey through agencies, open source, and companies like npm. He introduces his new project Volt, a next generation package manager and registry aiming to be the Google of packages.
#JavaScript#npm#Open Source
