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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Our Web Dev Wish List

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, Technology, News

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through their web dev wish list of things they want to just work already! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code TASTYTREAT during sign up. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:11 Welcome 02:20 Write Custom animation transitions 03:32 date input translate to JavaScript date 06:48 Smooth and animated drag and drop 08:35 TypeScript Interfaces are faster than Types 10:35 Request animation frame 12:52 Custom Elements / Web Components 13:52 Authentication Web Authentication API 16:12 Sponsor: Linode 17:48 useIsomporphic vs useLayoutEffect 19:48 useEffect dependency array 21:27 fragments without fragments 24:46 Overflow hidden without hiding shadows 27:11 Fluid text 28:52 Sponsor: Sentry 29:34 translate3d vs translate 30:59 Gradient borders 33:33 Independent transforms 36:16 animate height auto 38:40 Sponsor: Freshbooks 39:02 Auto synced deps when changing package file 40:36 Peer dependencies 42:32 VS Code Reload after plugins install is kinda annoying 43:04 Safari updates 44:20 Apps checking for passwords 45:02 File name casing as changes 45:56 Better sounding commit names 46:33 Test runner that is the same and just works 47:32 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Arc browser / Video Wes: Battery powered glue gun Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials 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 Tillinski and West Boss.

0:11.0

Welcome to syntax, the podcast with the tastiest web development treats out there.

0:16.0

Today we've got one for you. We are going to be calling our web dev wish list or

0:22.9

slash just do it for me. This is something that's come up in the past. I don't know,

0:29.5

a couple of months where Scott and I were like, why doesn't it just do that instead of us having

0:34.0

to fuss around with it and to take care of these things? You know, sometimes you talk to someone

0:38.8

like, make sure you do it this way because of this way. And like, well, like, why doesn't

0:42.8

isn't that just the default or why doesn't just do it that way in the first place, you know?

0:48.0

So we are sponsored by three awesome companies today, Linode, Cloud Hosting, Century,

0:54.0

era exception and performance tracking and fresh books, Cloud Accounting. Talk about all of it,

0:59.2

all of them part with you through the episode. With me, as always, is my complainer and crime,

1:04.6

Mr. Tillinski. Hey, yeah. What you hear? Here's a fun little story about me and complaining.

1:10.5

I got voted the biggest complainer in like sixth grade. And I've been thinking about it ever since.

1:17.2

So it's like, what, what, what, what, what are you talking about? I didn't believe that they

1:21.6

would let that happen, the teachers. Yeah. That's what Courtney said. Courtney was like, what?

1:26.0

What are you talking about? Yeah. So I, I, uh, I never thought I was a big complainer. Maybe

1:30.7

I was. Who knows? But like after that moment in the sixth grade, I was just like, well, I need to change

1:36.3

my ways here. If I am, if people see me as a complainer, I don't want to be a complainer.

1:41.0

But here we are going to be complaining about some stuff. So I guess that's, uh, that's when I

1:46.0

were back at it. Yeah. One of my best friends got voted the ladies man. That's what he got voted

1:53.2

as and I got voted as the biggest complainer in the sixth grade. Yeah. Oh, man. That's good.

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