693: Lessons Learned & Bugs Fixed from Launching Syntax.fm

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the lessons they learned while launching the new Syntax website including launching now, transcription bugs, error monitoring, black text on black backgrounds, and more.
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome to Syntax
01:41 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
02:43 Don’t wait. Launch!
04:28 Transcript bug
Most Powerful Speech-to-Text API | Deepgram

09:01 Error monitoring is a must
12:36 Timestamp error
16:20 Black text on black background might hide things
17:33 WASM Vercel file system
21:18 Things have gotten easier to launch
PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform — PlanetScale

23:36 Switching from OpenAI to Anthropic Claude and AI Responses aren’t always JSON
25:34 Local dev is fast
Navigation API

31:37 Mind your payloads
32:41 GitHub Milestones
33:57 Almost forgot the Robots.txt
36:17 Chron job timeout
Inngest

40:06 TypeScript errors don’t need to be zero to launch
42:25 GitHub Actions pipeline bug
43:23 Basic testing will do
Playwright

44:56 Have a designer to work with
Airbase

52:07 Sick Picks
Sick Picks Scott: Dog Poop Bags With Dispenser

Wes: Resistance band
Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry

Wes: Wes Bos Courses

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