Scott and Wes tackle a variety of audience questions, from the nuances of over-engineering to the energy consumption of AI LLMs. They also discuss the pros and cons of monorepos, frameworks, and the ever-important question: Do you really need to learn all the developer tooling?
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:41 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 01:07 Challenges around a resume playback function.
- 05:56 Why use Google Forms for Potluck questions?
- 07:57 What constitutes over-engineering and how to avoid it.
- 13:28 Webview vs native component based mobile apps.
- 18:06 Running and managing monorepos.
- 20:59 Energy consumption of AI LLMs vs static web content.
- 25:19 Why do we need frameworks?
- 33:05 Handling ad-blockers blocking Sentry and other tools.
- 38:25 Creating sites without JavaScript.
- 42:49 Do I really have to learn all the various developer tooling?
- 44:47 What are the best ways to network and meet other developers?
- 50:16 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
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