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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Tips for Communicating

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, News, Technology

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their tips for better communication in email, Zoom calls, code reviews, or asking for help. 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. 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. Auth0 - Sponsor Auth0 is the easiest way for developers to add authentication and secure their applications. They provides features like user management, multi-factor authentication, and you can even enable users to login with device biometrics with something like their fingerprint. Not to mention, Auth0 has SDKs for your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, and Node/Express. Make sure to sign up for a free account and give Auth0 a try with the link below. https://a0.to/syntax Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:39 Furnace wiring fun Ecobee Tweet asking for communication tips 05:37 Email communication SavvyCal Calendly 15:07 Recognizing a big ask Simeon Griggs - How to ask for things 24:01 Sponsor: Sentry 25:52 Code review communication 30:39 Sponsor: Sanity 32:22 Sharing information with a video 35:42 In person or one on ones 39:36 Video calls Storyboard.fm 40:54 Realize it’s ok to stop talking 42:27 Sponsor: Auth0 44:13 Tips from Twitter 53:08 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Drachinifel Wes: Lepy LP-2020A Hi-Fi Stereo Audio Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials on YouTube 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Syntax, the podcast with the tastiest web development treats out

0:05.6

there.

0:06.6

Strap yourself in and get ready.

0:08.1

Here is Scott Tillinski and West Boss.

0:10.5

Hey everybody, welcome to Syntax.

0:13.2

This is the podcast with the tastiest tips for communication.

0:16.7

Today we've got an episode on communication.

0:19.4

How do you communicate good with the people that are on your team, people that you're

0:25.6

emailing with clients, you name it, we're going to go through a bunch of tips on emailing

0:30.6

coder view in person meetings, zoom calls, and then we, of course, we reached out to the

0:36.4

old Twitter machine and asked for people much smarter than us.

0:39.9

We got a whole bunch of tips at the end that we're going to run through as well.

0:43.2

So some good nuggets.

0:44.2

You definitely want to listen to this one.

0:47.0

If you want to get better at communicating today, we're sponsored by three awesome companies.

0:52.1

Centried as error exception and performance tracking sanity is the structured content

0:58.2

CMS and off zero easy way for developers to add authentication to secure their applications

1:03.8

to talk about all that part way through the episode.

1:06.4

How you doing today, Mr. Scott Tillinski?

1:08.2

Hey, I'm doing good, man.

1:10.9

I was telling you a couple of days ago, I was feeling like West Boss because I was smoking

1:15.7

some meats.

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