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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Potluck × JS Modules × HTML Tags × Recession × Budgeting

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, News, Technology

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about HTML tags, budgeting, recession proofing your business, software dev vs software engineer, taking payments, and more. Show Notes 00:11:11 Welcome 01:29:11 When should you use article and section in HTML? 08:03:08 Does your business suffer from the economic recession? 15:47:18 How do you manage your money or budget? PlainTextAccounting YNAB Copilot 20:51:11 What should I consider using? There’s a lot of options. CommonJS, AMD, UMD, es modules? 26:30:09 What’s the difference between a software developer and software engineer? 30:36:11 How do you handle payment for your course platforms? Braintree Gumroad Paddle Stripe 38:33:23 Why is this false? “I’m a string” instanceof String 40:38:22 Do you all use Mac spaces for organizing windows? Arc 45:55:21 Do you have any tips that would help my front end team avoid rendering a DOM with invalid element nesting? 48:48:14 Would you do an episode commenting on the CSS Nesting survey released this week? Help Choose CSS Nesting Syntax 53:57:01 How do you guys go about prioritizing your work? Height.app Things 58:50:19 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Bundle of Eucalyptus Wes: Recycling bin brackets 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. This is the podcast with the tastiest potluck treats out there. We've got a

0:16.0

potluck episode for you today. We've got lots of really good questions about JavaScript and modules

0:21.3

and the recession and why is this specific JavaScript false? We are going to tackle it.

0:27.4

My name is West Boss developer from Canada with me as always is Mr. Scott Tillinski. How you doing to

0:31.9

Scott? Do good. Hey, I'm doing super good. I was telling you yesterday, I've really messed up my

0:39.8

knee, man. I got a history of really clumsy injuries, like a significant history of really

0:45.5

clumsy injuries. And I've just tacked down to it by wearing some slippery socks and slipping down

0:51.5

my basement stairs and hitting my knee on the shop back. And I was like rolling around my

0:56.4

ground like, wow, I remember like a good five minutes. It's just like, oh, man, that's awful.

1:03.6

I do so much bananas like physical activity. And I always hurt myself doing something like that.

1:09.7

There was like a time when I stepped on the hose while I was carrying a ladder and the hose turned

1:14.8

on and then I dropped my phone and cracked it and the ladder fell on me and then the hose was

1:19.2

spraying me with water like a cartoon. Like I feel like a cartoon character sometimes. So I need

1:24.8

I need like a protective bubble and I need a little kid's grippy socks. That's what I need.

1:30.0

Oh, man. That's great. All right. Let's get on into it. Fred asks, hey there, long time listener,

1:34.6

first time puttlucker. Thank you. We want to talk to you, the listener that you've never submitted

1:39.2

a puttluck question. Throw one in the bag. We love them. So the question is when should you use

1:44.5

article and section in HTML? What is the difference between the two? What are the benefits that they

1:49.8

offer over the old trustee div? I think that sections were nifty because you could have an H1

1:55.4

in each section, but apparently that was never true. Okay. So I guess like at the time people

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