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818: CJ × Hosting Meetups - Lunch and Learn Sep 06, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with CJ Reynolds about the resurgence of meetups in a post-COVID world. They discuss the benefits of attending and speaking at meetups, and the logistics of organizing them. CJ also shares his experiences running the DenverScript meetup, including sourcing speakers, finding venues, and ensuring a welcoming community.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:35 Brought to you by Sentry.io
01:49 CJ’s history hosting meetups
- DenverScript
- Code Talent
06:35 How do you structure a meetup?
09:50 How do you raise awareness for a meetup and get people to attend?
- Meetup.com
- Guild
13:27 How to pay for a meetup
15:22 How to get speakers at meetups
16:50 The length of these talks
17:03 Does live-streaming hurt attendance?
- Syntax 806 - The King of Drag and Drop: Alex Reardon
19:32 Is there a vetting process for finding speakers?
- Syntax 019 - How to Get Into Speaking at Conferences
24:26 A meetup doesn’t have to be talks
- Develop Happy Hour
27:48 What’s the worst part about hosting a meetup?
29:37 What was your first meetup like?
33:27 What’s the best meetup you’ve been to and why?
37:10 How to be a good attendee
40:45 Are meetups back?
44:00 Tips for organizing a great meetup
45:29 How to find a meetup
47:37 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

CJ: Fillo’s Walking Tamales

Shameless Plugs

CJ:
- DenverScript
- You Should Use Hono in your Next Project

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817: You Need These 30 Apps - PART 1 Sep 04, 2024

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Scott and Wes kick off part 1 of a 2-part series, breaking down 30 must-have apps for web developers and productivity enthusiasts. From file management tools to media utilities, they cover everything you need to supercharge your workflow.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:03 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:27 File management applications.
- 01:43 DaisyDisk.
- 04:19 Marta.
- 07:50 EasyFind.
- 10:16 Czkawka.
- 12:53 Backblaze.
- 14:40 Hazel.
- 17:42 AutoMounter.
18:43 Media applications.
- 18:52 Automator HIEC to JPG.
- 20:04 Rant on QuickView.
- 20:32 DVD idea.
- 22:06 IINA.
- 24:07 Capture One.
- 25:02 YouTube Enhance.
- 27:16 HandBrake.
- 28:05 MakeMKV.
- 30:33 Overkill for Mac.
- 33:42 Search by Image.
- 37:09 eqMac.
37:37 Utility applications.
- 37:52 Stats & iStat Menu.
40:19 Alternatives to popular Mac applications.
- 40:23 Ice.
- 41:03 PearCleaner.
- 43:08 Numi.
- 44:17 Bottom (btm).
- 44:53 Sip Color Picker.
50:25 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: Wilde Chips
Wes: Apple TV+: The Big Conn

Shameless Plugs

Scott: Syntax on YouTube

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816: Why Your CSS Sucks Sep 02, 2024

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Scott and Wes break down why your CSS might suck—from misusing specificity to not leveraging CSS variables. Tune in as they dive into common pitfalls that are making your stylesheets a hot mess.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:33 Breakdancing in the Olympics.
05:29 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
05:44 Why your CSS sucks.
07:01 You’re styling the wrong element.
11:01 Nesting too deep.
12:37 You don’t understand specificity.
14:56 Your classes don’t use a system.
16:24 You’re using values instead of CSS vars.
20:16 You don’t understand block vs inline vs inline-block.
- CSS Logical Properties
21:16 You aren’t using the right tool for the job.
- CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid.
24:15 You’re setting the value in too many places.
24:31 You’re scoping to tightly or not tightly enough.

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815: Deno 2 with Ryan Dahl Aug 30, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Ryan Dahl about Deno 2.0, its new features and use of web standards, and how it seamlessly integrates with popular frameworks like Next.js. Ryan shares insights on the motivations behind Deno’s creation, its emphasis on simplicity and security, and offers his take on the evolving JavaScript ecosystem.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:34 What is Deno?
05:08 Deno 2.0
07:49 NPM compatibility
09:40 What parts of Node aren’t doable in Deno?
11:22 Do we need a hard break from Require?
13:51 Package management
16:25 Security and performance benefits of Deno
20:57 Brought to you by Sentry.io
20:57 Thoughts on Bun and Node additions
26:25 Ryan’s favorite Deno projects
28:42 Will we ever see a unified file system API?
31:49 Typescript
36:12 Jupyter Notebooks with Deno
- Polars
39:11 AI and WASM in JavaScript
42:01 Deno 2.0 features and future
43:08 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Ryan: McCarren Park

Shameless Plugs

Ryan: https://deno.com/enterprise

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814: Fundamentals: HTML Aug 28, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about HTML fundamentals — from basic structure and semantics to practical tips for better accessibility and SEO. They also discuss the difference between block and inline elements, form functionalities, HTML5 elements like dialog and canvas, and more.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:33 Brought to you by Sentry.io
03:25 Why HTML is important
06:52 Semantic vs non-semantic
07:58 The basic structure of an HTML page
- HTML elements reference
- The Main element
08:45 Doctype
15:24 Nav
18:47 Section
20:41 Aside
22:09 Article
22:54 Span
27:18 Why use a span when you have a div and a paragraph tag?
29:29 Figure and Caption
31:16 Fieldset
31:53 UL vs OL
32:44 DFN
- The Definition element
34:16 Form
36:56 Button vs Anchor
38:22 Headings
- 674 - A11y Treats - Heading Design
40:21 Output
- The Output element
41:46 Dialog
42:04 Tables
44:03 Media
- media-chrome
45:06 Canvas
- https://githubuniverse.com/
- https://maximeheckel.com/
46:07 On graphics programming
47:38 Search
- 354 - The Surprisingly Exciting World of HTML Elements
48:27 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott: 2Pack Traditional Natural Bamboo Wok Brushes
Wes: Logitech MX Master 3S

Shameless Plugs

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813: CSS: Scroll Driven Animations Aug 26, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about CSS’ new scroll-driven animations, its implementation, uses, and potential pitfalls. They also discuss animation-timeline and animation-range, and how they can be utilized to control animations based on scroll positions.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:46 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:35 Scroll-driven animations.
- Syntax 695: 5 New CSS Features You Should Know
- Scroll-driven animations demos and tools.
04:13 @keyframes.
05:22 animation-timeline.
11:35 animation-range.
08:49 View-based timelines.
17:45 Neat uses: Dave Rupert on styling :stuck.

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812: CSS 4, 5, and 6! With Google’s Una and Adam Aug 23, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle from Google Chrome about the evolution of CSS, new features, and the push toward more advanced UI capabilities on the web. They discuss the introduction of CSS versioning, exciting new properties like text-box-trim, state queries, and scroll state functionalities, select, and more!

Show Notes

00:00 - Welcome to Syntax!.
01:43 - Brought to you by Sentry.io.
02:19 - The evolution of CSS.
04:07 - CSS versioning and spec levels.
- CSS RFC.
17:49 - Use-cases for allow-discrete.
20:34 - State queries.
24:19 - Where does the baseline data come from?
25:17 - Will the RFC become official?
- The latest in Web UI (Google I/O ‘24).
27:33 - New features Una is excited about.
29:44 - Select.
- https://open-ui.org/components/customizableselect.
- https://codepen.io/argyleink/pen/YzoEPOG.
38:31 - New features Adam is excited about.
39:24 - text-box-trim.
40:59 - State queries.
54:56 - Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Una: Logitech MX Master 3
Adam: Teenage Engineering K.O. II

Shameless Plugs

Una: Una.im
Adam: The CSS Podcast

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811: NodeJS Evolves Aug 21, 2024

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the latest features in Node.js, including native support for TypeScript, .env parsing, a built-in test runner, watch mode, SQLite integration, glob support, and top-level await. They also discuss some wishlist items, and experimental features like WebSocket support and the require module.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:13 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:37 Node.js new features.
- Deno.
- Bun.
02:51 TypeScript.
- tsx.
- swc/wasm-typescript.
10:03 SQLite v22.5.
14:35 .env support.
16:24 Test runner.
- Jest.
19:42 Watch Mode.
- nodemon.
21:22 Glob support.
22:48 Top-Level Await.
- Top-level await is a footgun.
26:40 Experimental require module.
29:39 Experimental WebSocket support.
30:13 Async local storage.
31:43 Single file executables.
32:46 Wishlist.
- 32:54 Hot reload.
- 34:20 Window shim.
  - globalThis.
- 35:30 Better server.
- 35:56 Better terminal integration.
  - NIM.
  - styleText.
  - chalk.
  - warp.
41:36 Twitter responses.
- Coolify.
- n.
46:54 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: Cascadia
Wes: Roborock Qrevo

Shameless Plugs

Scott: YouTube Channel

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