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Blogging
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about blogging — both the specifics of content (how to make great content), as well as the mechanics of where and how to publish blog posts.
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Potluck - What is "State"? × Web Sockets × Remote Working × Firefox × Machines Taking Our Jobs × More!
It's another Syntax potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about remote work, AI agendas, motivation, fitness, the future of coding, and much more!
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A Story About Kanye West and Learning to Code
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Harry Dry about the crazy story behind his Kanye West dating site, how he taught himself to code, and how to come up with cool side projects!
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The Fundamentals — JS
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the fundamentals of JavaScript - the set of core skills you should know before branching off into other frameworks, libraries, etc.
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GraphQL and WordPress
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jason Bahl (author of WPGraphQL) about GraphQL, headless WordPress, frameworks in WordPress, React in WordPress, and more!
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The Fundamentals - HTML + CSS
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the "fundamentals" of web development and what you need to know - HTML, CSS foundations and more!
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Potluck - Career Switch at 33 × Cover Letters × Kids × Learning Quickly × More!
It's another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about career changes, preprocessors, moving, "the gap", hip hop and more!
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SVGs with Sara Soueidan
In this episode of Syntax, Wes is joined by Sara Soueidan, a freelance front-end UI developer and trainer. While Scott is taking a break to spend time with his new baby girl, Wes and Sara dive into all things SVG!
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Debugging Tools + Tips
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about debugging — tools, techniques, and the mindset needed to debug a problem and get through it as quickly as possible.
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Gatsby Themes
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jason Lengstorf from the Gatsby team about Gatsby themes, and the future of Gatsby in general.
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Potluck - CSS × Angular × Dev job preparation × Svelte × File organization × Gear × More!
It's another Potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about CSS, Angular, Svelte, dev job preparation and more!
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CSS the 😎😎😎 Cool Parts
In this episode Wes and Scott talk about the cool parts of CSS! From filters to variables, here are some cool (and amazing) things you can do with CSS in 2019.
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Side Hustles with Courtland Allen from Indie Hackers
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk all about side hustles with special guest Courtland Allen, from Indie Hackers! They talk about the story behind Indie Hackers, how to start your own side hustle, where to find ideas, listener questions, and more.
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Travis Neilson on Skills Gap, Design, Focus and Working at Google
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk to Travis Neilson about his career at Google, the challenges he faced, how to choose projects tips for devs wanting to get better at design, and more.
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Potluck - Media Queries × NPM Vulnerabilities × Fullstack JS vs JAMstack × Web VR/AR × Switching Jobs × More!
It's another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - Media Queries, NPM Vulnerabilities, Web VR and AR, Fullstack JS vs JAMstack for freelancers, switching jobs, and more!
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What's New in Web Development
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about what's new in web development: new promise static methods, new CSS functions, PWAs and more!
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9 Ways to Stay Sane While Working Remotely
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about working remotely — problems, challenges, and how to keep yourself sane, productive and efficient.
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Syntax Live React Edition
It's another live episode of Syntax in which Wes and Scott do Hook'd on Hooks, Who's Snackin' on React, Stump'd, Unpopular Opinions, Q & Eh, and more!
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Potluck - Interview Qs × Headless CMS × React Hooks × Resume Design × Redux vs Context × More!
It's another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - interview questions, headless CMSs, resume design, redux vs context, and more!
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The VueJS Show (Scott teaches Wes)
In this episode Wes and Scott talk about VueJS - what it is, how it compares to other frontend frameworks, and how to get the most out of it.
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How To Find Freelance Clients
In this episode Wes and Scott talk about how to find freelance clients — tangible things you can do to position yourself and set yourself up for success.
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Bootcamps vs School vs Self-learning
In this episode Wes and Scott talk about developer education — what to look for, what to avoid, and how to be a life-long learner with good problem solving skills.
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Potluck - Are classes dead? × Tutorials vs Real Life × CRA vs Next × Scraping × More
It's another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - are classes dead?, tutorials vs real life, the smart home, developers and mental health, and more!
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How We Manage Our Lives — Notion, Todos, Notes, Focusing, Calendars, Goal tracking, and more!
In this episode, Wes and Scott talk about life management — the systems and tools for managing all the the busy details of life and work.
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Gatsby vs Next
In this episode, Wes and Scott debate Gatsby vs Next — how they compare, the pros and cons of each, why you might chose one over the other for your next project, and more!
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The Smart Home
In this episode, Wes and Scott talk about the Smart Home — all the different tech available, how it works together, pitfalls to avoid, hardware, software, and more!
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Potluck - Changing careers × Repo organization × CSS Grid × Certifications × Freelancing × Spammers × More
It's another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - organizing your Git repos, the difference between freelancing and contracting, changing careers, how to deal with spammers and more!
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The Freelance Client Lifecycle - Part 2
In this episode Scott and Wes continue their discussion about the freelance client lifecycle—from design and development, to project hand-off, and everything in between.
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The Freelance Client Lifecycle - Part 1
In this episode Scott and Wes talk about the freelance client lifecycle—from gathering requirements, to project hand-off, and everything in between.
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Tips for Work Life Balance
In this episode Scott and Wes talk about work life balance. These tips aren't hard-and-fast - part of the beauty of being a web developer is that you do get to enjoy some flexibility. Work is a big part of our live and these are tips that will hopefully allow you to get the most enjoyment out of both work and life.
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A Look Forward to 2019
In this episode Wes and Scott take a look back at 2018 as well as a look forward to what's coming in 2019.
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CSS Layout
In this episode Wes and Scott are talking all about CSS layout - how it works, things to watch out for and more!
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Potluck - Typescript × E-commerce platforms × Job-hopping × Working for agencies × more
It's another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - thoughts on Typescript, e-commerce platforms vs custom, working for agencies, job-hopping and more!
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Not a Clip Show - Episode 100!
To celebrate episode 100, Wes and Scott are talking about Syntax - their most popular episodes, stats, Q&A, and a bunch of cool stuff about what it's been like making this show for 100 episodes.
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The State of JavaScript 2018
In this episode Wes and Scott are joined by their first ever guest on the show: Sacha Greif. Sacha is one of the makers of the [State of Javascript](https://stateofjs.com/) - the topic for today's show. Wes, Scott and Sacha discuss the results of 2018's survey, what they think, and implications for the industry.
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Holiday Gift Guide
In this episode Wes and Scott bring you their holiday gift guide - things, ideas or experiences that would make great gifts for any developer, ranging from a few bucks to a few hundred bucks.
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Potluck - $100/hr × Redux Replacements × Full Stack Designers × JWT × VS Code Tips × More
It's another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - raising your rates, full stack designers, JWT, VS Code tips, and more.
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React Hooks
In this episode Wes and Scott discuss React Hooks - what they are, why you might want to use them, their differences with regular classes, and more.
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Live at JAMstack_conf
This week Scott and Wes are live at JAMstack_conf with games, Spicy JAM Tips, Q&As and more.
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Pre-launch Checklist
In this episode Wes and Scott discuss their pre-launch checklists. They talk about performance, accessibility, compatibility, SEO, analytics, and more - all the things you should check before launching something to the world.