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828: Logging in Verification: Magic Links, 2FA, SMS Codes Sep 30, 2024

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Scott and Wes serve up the pros and cons of modern authentication methods like magic links, 2FA, and SMS codes. Learn how each technique works, the security trade-offs, and what might be the best approach for your apps.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:11 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
00:34 Logging in Verification.
01:09 Magic Links.
- 01:24 Pros of magic links.
- 03:50 How magic links work.
- 04:25 Cons to magic links.
06:21 Magic Sessions.
- 06:37 Using email verification.
- 07:12 Using code verification.
- 07:55 Previously trusted device verification.
- 08:14 Classic email and verification process.
- 09:54 Email Code.
10:51 Gmail verification options.
12:01 OAuth.

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827: Career Development with Topher Martini Sep 27, 2024

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Scott and Wes talk with Topher Martini, a former Engineering Program Manager at Apple, about his extensive experience over two decades in the tech industry. Topher shares his journey at Apple, from starting as an intern in 2001 to working on groundbreaking products like iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:40 What it was like working on the first iPhone
04:47 How Topher landed at Apple early in his career
08:40 How Apple’s culture has changed over time
11:03 What makes a great employee?
16:37 Tips for better communication
17:54 Are meetings a good means of communication?
20:05 What makes a bad employee?
22:21 What does it take to get hired at a company like Apple?
26:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
26:55 The relationship between passion and career
29:08 Topher’s advice for growing in your career
31:50 What is a sabbatical?
33:36 Teaching tech to kids
35:49 Topher’s work on self-driving cars
- Aurora
39:33 AI’s impact on tech and the future
41:22 What can developers do to stand out and be relevant in a world of AI?
43:30 Topher’s thoughts on career development
- One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
- Paul Copplestone
44:47 What is a light field camera?
46:47 Spatial media and Vision Pro
48:10 The nifty stuff in Topher’s background
49:53 Something wild that happened while Topher was at Apple
51:34 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Topher:
- Bambu Lab P1S 3D Printer
- Bento 3D

Shameless Plugs

Topher: Topher’s YouTube Channel

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826: You Need These 30 Apps - PART 2 Sep 25, 2024

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In part 2 of covering the best apps for web developers, Scott and Wes dive into must-have tools that will level up your workflow. From screenshot utilities to development tools and video production apps, this episode is packed with recommendations to boost your productivity and creativity.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:44 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
02:30 Utilities.
- 02:48 BetterTouchTool.
- 09:31 Hyperkey.
- 11:46 Amethyst.
- 12:51 Klack.
- 13:47 Bottom (Btm).
- 14:54 Pearcleaner
- 16:40 App Cleaner.
- 17:35 Rocket Emoji.
- 20:27 Clippy.
23:37 Screenshots and Screen Recordings.
- 24:05 Dropshare.
- 25:29 OBS with Source Record.
- 29:20 Screen Studio.
- 30:58 Detail.co.
- 31:22 Cap.
- 32:08 Kap.
- 32:46 CleanShot X
34:15 Video and Production.
- 34:24 DaVinci Resolve.
- 37:46 Affinity Pro.
- 39:42 PrincipleForMac.
- 40:39 Inkscape.
41:34 Development tools.
- 41:38 DBngin.
- 43:12 TablePlus.
- 45:48 MongoDB Compass.
- 46:14 Proxyman.
- 47:00 Wireshark.
- 47:31 Polypane.
- 48:30 Setapp.
- 49:44 SVG Grabber.
51:42 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: Untold Sign Stealer.
Wes: Magentiles Marble Run.

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825: Syntax Assistant Desktop App Sep 23, 2024

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Scott walks Wes through the new Syntax Production Assistant Desktop App, designed to streamline and automate their complex publishing process. From tech stack choices like Svelte5 and Rust to AI-driven features, they dive into how this tool keeps everything consistent.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:44 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:37 What was the idea?
05:42 The tech.
- Svelte5, Tauri, Rust, FFMPEG.
08:32 Markdown editor.
- ink-mde, Dillinger.
09:32 Epoch timestamps.
- Epoch.vercel.
10:01 Updating front-matter.
10:10 Dexie.js function.
11:25 Backing up data.
11:58 Rust functions.
12:58 Why a desktop app and not a website?
14:38 Some small AI features.
16:26 Challenges with OAuth.
20:03 Publishing challenges.
23:29 Could this work on Windows?
23:54 Debugging.
26:23 Deciphering Apple logs.

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824: Taylor Otwell's opinions on PHP, React, Laravel and Lamborghini Memes Sep 20, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel. Taylor shares insights on his journey from creating Laravel in his free time to building a strong community and user base. He discusses Laravel’s growth, including the major features and tools that were developed over the years. Taylor also shares his outlook on the PHP ecosystem, productivity tips, and plans for Laravel Cloud, a new deployment platform for PHP and Laravel applications.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:29 Laracon
03:13 Laravel’s inspiration and features
- Intertia
- Livewire
07:18 Why don’t we have a “Laravel for JavaScript”?
09:02 What parts of Laravel came first?
10:07 The Laravel ecosystem
- Forge
- Vapor
12:29 Laravel Cloud
14:00 What parts of Laravel are Intertia and what parts are React?
15:57 How many people are using Laravel?
16:59 Taylor’s productivity and development philosophy
24:43 Brought to you by Sentry.io
25:19 What makes a beautiful API?
29:33 Taylor’s thoughts on typing PHP
30:41 Features Taylor would like to see in PHP
33:03 What people get wrong about modern PHP
34:22 PHP stacks and CMSs
- Nginx
- FrankenPHP
- Statamic
37:30 Taylor’s thoughts on WordPress
38:14 Lambo memes
43:44 Taylor’s coding setup
- Sublime Text
- Vs Code
45:36 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Taylor:
- Tiny Glade
- No Man’s Sky

Shameless Plugs

Taylor: Laravel Cloud

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823: Is Cursor AI the VS Code Killer? Sep 18, 2024

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Scott and Wes serve up a discussion on AI coding assistants with a deep look at Cursor AI, exploring its unique features like multi-line auto-complete and Smart Rewrites. They also discuss why Cursor’s intuitive UI stands out and tackle the big question: is it worth the investment?

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:48 Handling objections around AI assistants.
02:55 Context windows and how they’re improving functionality.
- Syntax.fm Episode 728 with Kevin Hou of Codeium
04:08 Cursor’s UI.
04:51 This is cool, why is it not a plugin?
08:12 What makes the UI interesting.
09:13 Smart Rewrites.
11:44 It can create multiple files.
13:05 Using the chat interface.
16:32 Another chat example.
20:22 The main features of Cursor.
21:55 Multi-line auto-complete.
23:55 Using docs for additional context.
27:26 AI is here to help you, not replace you.
33:27 Is it worth it?
33:55 The pricing.
44:10 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: The Iron Historian, Scott’s Salt & Pepper Mills.
Wes: Oxo Salt & Pepper Mills.

Shameless Plugs

Scott: Syntax.fm Zed Theme.

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822: Receipt Printer with JavaScript Sep 16, 2024

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Wes unveils his Hack-Week project —a thermal printer controlled by JavaScript that prints out Sentry.io errors in real-time. Scott and Wes dive into the nitty-gritty of how it works, from the ESC/POS protocol to tackling socket issues, and whether the project was worth the effort.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:38 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:10 What is Hack Week?
01:41 The project.
- Follow the posts on X.
02:40 Why a receipt printer?
03:55 How do these printers work?
- ESC/POS.
05:20 Communicating with the printer.
07:24 ESC/POS Encoder.
ESC/POS Encoder.
08:42 Socket issues.
09:56 Using Transformers.js to stop ‘toxic comments’.
- Xenova’s toxic-bert.
- Implementation in Wes’ code.
10:48 Back to socket issues.
12:18 Integrating with Sentry.
15:01 Printing images with Playwright.
16:17 Was it worth it?

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821: Is Tauri the Electron Killer? Sep 13, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Daniel Thompson-Yvetot about Tauri. They dive into what Tauri is, the motivations behind its development, its open-source ecosystem, use cases, and more.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:01 What is Tauri?
02:59 What’s new in Tauri 2.0?
06:41 The benefits of Tauri over Electron
11:28 Can you use Node?
14:21 Mac, Linux, and Windows
- Verso
- Servo
25:05 How does Tauri make money?
- CrabNebula
30:05 Brought to you by Sentry.io
30:30 Accessing Swift from JavaScript
31:44 What’s the hardest part of a project like this?
- Haptics Plugin
37:00 Some of the apps that have shipped with Tauri
43:18 The future of Tauri
50:23 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Links

Sick Picks

Daniel: 5secondfilms

Shameless Plugs

Guest: Manufacturing European Software (Coming Soon)

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