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This episode covers immutable records and tuples in JavaScript - new proposed syntax for creating objects and arrays that are deeply immutable and support deep equality checks.
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Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss the first money they made from web development, including client projects, ad revenue, product sales, teaching gigs, and agency work.
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Wes and Scott discuss time block planning, a productivity technique that involves scheduling all of your tasks, appointments, and breaks on a calendar to help manage your limited work hours.
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Wes talks about converting a shed in his backyard into a home office during the pandemic
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Scott and Wes wrap up season 1 of Syntax and discuss plans for season 2, favorite episodes of the year, and the top 10 most downloaded episodes so far.
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Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski quiz each other on web development questions in a game called "Stumped" with silly banter
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Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss tips for improving Gatsby websites, including layouts, animations, build optimization, and more.
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Scott and Wes discuss evaluating and refining personal systems and processes to improve productivity and efficiency.
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Scott and Wes discuss upgrading the Syntax.fm site to use latest version of Next.js, including lessons learned from implementing API routes, static regeneration for new episodes, and more.
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Discussion on the security implications of links that open in a new tab or window, and browser fixes to prevent malicious sites from accessing the opener window
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Overview of Turbolinks for fast page loads using server-generated HTML and discussion of integration with JavaScript frameworks.
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Wes and Scott play a guessing game to identify obscure top level domain names. After falling behind early, Scott makes a dramatic comeback in later rounds to ultimately win.
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Discussion of various techniques like honeypots, IP throttling, and CAPTCHAs to secure web forms from spam bots and malicious users while allowing legitimate use.
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Wes explains the various rural internet options available, the specific hardware needed to set up cellular internet, data plan considerations, and steps through his own setup at his cottage property without traditional ISP access.
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Covers lesser known but useful CSS functions for accessing attributes, calculations, selecting children, trigonometry, clamping values, equal columns in grid, fitting content, and image filters.
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Scott talks about his bad luck with Apple laptops and his new System76 Lemur Pro laptop running Pop!OS Linux distro for development instead.
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Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski continue their series on web performance, focusing on tips for making websites work well on slow Internet connections.
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Developing websites and apps to work well on slow, spotty, or offline connections by implementing things like service workers, skeleton screens, better loading indicators, and gracefully handling failures.
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Discussion on whether web developers should continue supporting Internet Explorer 11, including metrics to help decide, strategies for partial support, and modern features you can start using once IE11 support is dropped.
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Scott talks about his new personal website that he built using Svelte and Sapper. He took a relaxed approach and focused on custom animations, brutalist design, and fast performance rather than perfect code.