Potluck - Using Emoji in Naming × Project Estimates × Goal Planning

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, Technology, News

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about whether you should use emoji in naming grid elements, how to estimate project times, responsive design tips, animating gradient backgrounds, and more. 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. 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. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:22 Shooting some pucks at the football game 04:06 Should we use emoji naming conventions for our grid template areas instead of just words? Screenshot of Grid question 08:38 How do you estimate a reliable timeline for a project? 12:18 Do you think about sustainable web development? 16:24 What kind of tips and tricks around responsive design do you have? 18:22 Sponsor: Linode 18:55 How would you go about documenting your achievements throughout your career to reflect on during interviews and employee reviews? 23:33 How do you plan long term for projects or goals? Forever Jobless Goals worksheet 28:22 Can you please make a fundamentals episode that only cares about clarifying the terms everyone assume to be well known to even beginner devs? 22 Buzzwords Explained 31:01 Sponsor: LogRocket 32:20 How would one go about animating a gradient background based on mouse movement? JavaScript 30 38:13 Is there any way using the children API to render the close button and menu items in different locations in the menu component? @Luke_lafr come on the show! 42:04 Where should I begin with design systems? 48:10 Sponsor: Sanity 49:24 Is JSON always safe? 55:01 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Thorn Razor, Rockwell Blade Bank Wes: Milwaukee 48-22-1902 Fastback II Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials / Beginner JavaScript 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.
0:11.1	Welcome to Syntax, the podcast with the tastiest web development treats.
0:15.0	Out there today, we've got a potluck episode for you. That is where you ask the questions.
0:19.6	We answer them. You could submit your own question. Please do because it keeps the potluck's going.
0:24.2	Go to Syntax.fm. We've got a little link in the top right hand corner. Smash it, fill it out.
0:29.2	We will answer your question on the episode. Today, we've got really good questions today on
0:35.5	how to come up with a reliable timeline for a project. What is a sustainable web developer in terms
0:46.0	of the environment? CSS media queries, SVG, HSL. How would you animate CSS gradient? I love that question.
0:55.3	I'm really good stuff coming on up. We are sponsored by three awesome companies, Linode, cloud
1:01.0	computing developers, trust, log rocket. They give you visibility into people how people are using
1:06.5	your website and sanity. The platform for structured content that powers remarkable digital
1:11.8	experiences. Talk about all of them part way through the episode. My name is West Boss. I'm a
1:16.6	developer from Canada with me as always is Mr. Scott Tillinski. How are you doing today, Scott?
1:21.7	Oh, man, I could be, I'm moving kind of at a turtle's pace today. I went to the Broncos game
1:27.9	yesterday and yeah, I got a friend invited me and he had like some VIP ticket thing that had an
1:34.8	open bar and stuff beforehand. And I was cranking up, but I wasn't intentionally doing it. I took
1:42.8	the trains. I didn't have to drive, but like, man, they just kept getting me more drinks.
1:47.6	And by the end of the game, it was a little rough.
1:50.7	Oh, yeah, you gotta be careful with that. I can't, I enjoy beer a lot, but I can only have a
1:56.5	couple before I'm like ready to go. Yeah. It's not, it's not typically my style, but you know,
2:03.4	you're with the boys at the game and, you know, fortunately, it just happened to be on a Sunday.
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