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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 937
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
717: How to be Productive
We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about productivity tips we’re using to stay focused, to do apps, calendars, focus states, and customizing our code editor.
Show Notes 00:25 Welcome
00:46 Syntax…
00:32:47 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
716: JS Perf Wins & New Node.js Features with Yagiz Nizipli
Yagiz Nizipli talks about his involvement with Node.js, implementing .env, how he finds areas to improve in performance, the happy path vs the hot path, and new features coming to Node.js.
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01:01:07 |
Fri 12 Jan 2024
715: Google & MS Duopoly, Frontend to Fullstack, Where to Put Business Logic + more(Potluck)
Wes and Scott answer your questions about duopoly in tech, tech stacks for creating content, switching from frontend to full stack, DSA knowledge, email HTML, and more!
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome
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00:51:30 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
714: CSS :has() in Every Browser! 10 Uses
CSS :has() is out in all browsers and Wes and Scott have got the top 10 reasons you should start using :has() now.
Show Notes 00:25 Welcome
02:28 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
03:02 Overview…
00:30:27 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
713: The CSS OG Eric Meyer. 1994 CSS, JS in Fridges, Tailwind, and Web Standards
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Eric Meyer about his start on the web, the early days of CSS, where CSS is headed, are we going to lose a browser, and more!
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01:05:28 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
712: 2024 Predictions
Wes and Scott give their predictions for 2024 in JavaScript, frameworks, server-side JS, tooling, CSS, developer ecosystem, and AI tooling.
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome
01:10 Syntax Brought to you b…
01:03:07 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
711: The Surprisingly Exciting World of Print + PDF CSS
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about things to consider when printing something from your website or app including loading CSS only for printing, using units in CSS, CSS counters, crea…
00:32:12 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
710: A Passwordless Future Passkeys with Anna Pobletts
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Anna Pobletts of Passage about passkeys, how passkeys work, how to implement passkeys on your website or app, what the recommended UI is…
00:55:33 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
709: Potluck × Naming Tech × Generators × Layers Follow Up × Sick Picks Page
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about naming things in programming, use case for generators, CSS @Layers follow up, database prefixes, generalist vs specialist,…
00:52:58 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
708: How We Made Syntax.fm Faster
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the ways they improved performance on the Syntax.fm website, how they knew it was slow to begin with, and the various changes they made to cachin…
00:27:36 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
707: What happened in JS, CSS And Web Dev in 2023? 2023 Predictions Results!
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott review their 2023 predictions and see how they did on ideas like Deno getting hotter, new JS APIs, WASM, Houdini, CSS Container Queries, and more!
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00:47:44 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
706: AI and ML - The Pieces Explained
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about understanding the integration of different components in AI models, the choice between traditional models and Language Learning Models (LLM), the r…
00:33:01 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
705: Is Running Random Code From npm Safe? With Feross Aboukhadijeh
In this Supper Club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Feross Aboukhadijeh about his work on Socket which helps to make sure the code you get from npm is safe and secure. They also touch on h…
01:07:16 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
704: Stump'd JS + CSS Interview Questions
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott try to stump each other with JavaScript and CSS interview style questions including CSS contain, naming the 7 parts of Houdini, what ARIA stands for, 5 limita…
00:57:41 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
703: The Observer Pattern
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott give a high level overview of the observer pattern, what is the observer, what are downsides to too many observers, and more.
Show Notes 00:25 Welcome
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00:19:22 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
702: New + Proposed JS APIs for 2024
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through new and proposed JavaScript APIs including ones related to regex, sourcemaps, structured clone, temporal, JSON modules, and more!
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00:55:51 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
701: A11y Treats - Labels & Roles
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott explain ARIA, aria-label, Roles, and the overall importance of accessibility in your web projects.
Show Notes 00:25 Welcome
01:18 Syntax Brought to you b…
00:27:29 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
700: Payload is Rails for JS with TypeScript, React and Drizzle (James Mikrut)
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with James Mikrut about Payload, how Payload isn’t just a CMS, where Payload fits in a tech stack, why they picked Drizzle for an ORM, what P…
00:55:12 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
699: Potluck × TypeScript's Longevity × Canvas-Rendered Apps × Learning Rust × Executing Untrusted JS Code
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions, including: Will TypeScript ever go away? Should I write canvas-rendered web apps? How can I execute untrusted JS code in node? …
00:56:46 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
698: Why You Should Be Using CSS @Layers
What are @Layers in CSS, when and where should you be using them, how do you write them, and who’s using them already?
Show Notes 00:23 Welcome
01:49 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
02:55 Wher…
00:26:22 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
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