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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Hasty Treat - Scott Goes Linux with Pop OS

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, Technology, News

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this Hasty Treat, Scott tells Wes about his new Linux laptop — what it is, why he did it, pros and cons, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:38 - Why? 04:20 - What is System76? System76 Lemur Pro 08:53 - What is Pop OS? Pop OS 09:41 - How has Linux compared to Mac? Pop OS is a great distro with lots of features, but command line knowledge is still necessary 10:07 - I can still run: Alfred Figma VSCode DaVinci Resolve Zoom Brave Chrome Firefox 10:43 - I can’t run: ScreenFlow Logic Sketch 13:46 - What do I miss? Trackpad gestures It’s not as polished of an experience Links Dell Toughbook Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

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0:00.0

Monday, Monday, Monday,

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Open wide Dev fans.

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Get ready to stuff your face

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with JavaScript, CSS, node modules, barbecue tips,

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get workflows,

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break dancing, soft skills, web development,

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the hastiest, the craziest, the craziest development the hastiest the craziest the tastiest web development treats coming in hot here is

0:18.1

Wes Barracuda bars and Scott El Toroloko Torlinsky.

0:25.0

Oh, welcome to Syntax in this Monday hasty treat.

0:30.0

We're going to be talking about Linux.

0:32.0

Now I recently have acquired a Linux laptop as a

0:37.0

code machine and we're going to be giving you a rundown of what it is, why I did it and a little

0:41.7

bit of information about some of the pros and cons of running Linux in these types of

0:46.3

environments.

0:47.3

Now my name is Scott Tolinsky, I'm a developer from Denver, Colorado and with me as

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always is the West Boss how you doing?

0:53.0

I'm doing pretty good. How about you?

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Doing good.

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This episode is sponsored by Log Rockets.

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