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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Live at JAMstack_conf

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, News, Technology

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week Scott and Wes are live at JAMstack_conf with games, Spicy JAM Tips, Q&As and more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntaxfor more info. Show Notes 7:14 - Spicy JAM Tips Set default headers in your request library - this way it comes along for the ride on every request Don’t get hung up on “static” - static sites can be as dynamic as needed Don’t wait to use new tech - progressively enhance and gracefully degrade where needed There are many JAMStack libraries in the sea - there are many different approaches so don’t be afraid to experiment Side projects are key to learning - test out new tech on smaller projects first and get comfortable with it 10:10 - This, That or Both? Evo RX - High end Carbon Fibre Road Bike or Library for composing asynchronous and event-based operations in JavaScript? Jumpsuit - A rap/rock group from Flint Michigan or a minimal React/Redux Framework? Aphrodite - React Styling Library or Best Selling Erotic novel? Yugo - A minimal static site generator built in O-CAML or a super mini hatchback built in the former Yugoslavia? C-Control - A modern state management library for web components or studio headphone mixer? Yakbak - A recordable HTTP testing interface or a popular 90’s electronic toy? Joose - A hip east coast juice bar or a metaobject system for JavaScript? Easy Rooter - A client side object oriented router written in modern Vanilla JavaScript or a drain cleaning plumbing apparatus popular among local plumbers? Aqueduct - A server-rendered ORM and oAuth 2.0 based framework built in Dart or a early 2000’s pop group hailing from Venice Beach? Gort - A 1980’s animated series cartoon villain or a CLI Toolkit for RobotOps written in Go? Raptorize - A jQuery plugin that plays a Velociraptor screech or A popular DIY spray on truck bed liner? 21:13 - Stumped! Question 1: What does “age” console.log to and why? let age = 26; age /= 2; console.log(age); // ?? Question 2: What are all seven types in JS? Question 3: How do you pronounce “specificity”? Question 4: What is event delegation and when might you want to use it? Question 5: What is CSS @supports for? Question 6: An arrow function takes in an unlimited number of arguments - how would you capture them? Question 7: What is the difference between .slice() and .splice()? Question 8: How would you calculate the number of milliseconds since midnight of January 1, 1970? Question 9: What does “age” console.log to and why? const age = console.log(100) || 200; console.log(age); 31:26 - Overrated or Underrated? Arrow Functions Downtown scooters Using Sass inside Styled Components Website that play sound in the interface The amount of JS frameworks Soft close toilet seats GraphQL ES6 Destructuring Instapots Implicit Return CSS Houdini Service Workers and Offline Applications Modern Design Tools - Figma, FramerX, Moudlez, Sketch, Studio Decorators Optional Chaining Proposal 42:35 - Q+A with Scott and Wes Since this is your first time meeting, what was the thing that surprised you the most? If you could create any Tycoon game, what would you create? In 2018, how concerned should we be about no-JS users? How many spaces should a tab be? How important is integration testing and the decentralized ecosystem? What are your thoughts on the new React Hooks API? Are we going to have a serverless function architecture apocalypse? Are you ever going to create an online course together? How will the future look for component-based design? What’s your least favorite jam? What would be your goto headless CMS? What do you disagree on? Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Subscription Wes’ Advanced React Course 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

You're listening to syntax. The podcast with the tastiest web development treats out there.

0:06.0

Strap yourself in and get ready. Here is Scott Tolinsky and West Boss.

0:10.4

Okay, I think I think we've managed to do the furniture moving in record time.

0:15.0

I'll be honest, that would have been a whole lot quicker,

0:19.0

heard West and Scott not demanded that we got them a shrubbery.

0:22.0

They were... demanded that we got them a shrubbery.

0:22.6

They were, it was a deal breaker, I'll be honest.

0:26.3

I'm so excited about this as the way to finish the day.

0:30.9

When we first talked about doing Jamstack-atconf, we spoke to Western Scott really

0:35.6

soon and said, you know, would you be prepared to come and record one of your podcasts live here?

0:41.6

Apart from anything else, Western Scott on Syntax FM have just been

0:44.8

incredibly supportive for Netify. Netify sponsored the podcast for a

0:50.0

little while and the thing that's just been amazing to us is not just how many people

0:55.3

have discovered it, discovered Netlify through Syntax FM, but how loud they are.

1:01.0

When they find it they're like shouting to the world not only

1:03.1

that they found it but they found it through syntax FM. They're a very very

1:06.6

vocal user base it's really exciting. We had several talks throughout the day that have kind of touched on education.

1:15.0

Quincy Larson just a moment ago, really inspiring stuff talking about his mission to spread education about coding.

1:23.8

It fits so nicely that we've got West and Scott both here

1:27.1

because West Boss is just another one of these annoyingly prolific

1:31.5

people who just like churns out.

1:33.2

It's just churn out content.

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