Automating Tasks and Navigating Career Paths

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about learning web dev at an older age, making your apps look better, building a video streaming site, mono repo vs regular, and more!

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Show Notes

• 00:11 Welcome
• 00:31 Sponsor: Sentry
• 01:43 DST update
• Tales of Taboo
• 03:45 Is it too late to learn web dev at an older age?
• 10:20 How do people produce work so quickly?
• 13:47 How can I make my web apps look better visually?
• Dribbble - Discover the World’s Top Designers & Creative Professionals
• Tailwind UI - Official Tailwind CSS Components & Templates
• CSS · Bootstrap
• 18:41 Not losing the niceties with not having to do a full page load
• 22:23 Should I use a script to generate an index JS/TS file?
• 24:55 If you were going to make a video streaming website, what technologies would you use?
• The API to Video | Mux
• Vimeo – Video Experience Platform
• Live Streaming on AWS | AWS Solutions
• Video on Demand | AWS Solutions
• Cloudflare Stream | Video streaming made easy and affordable at scale
• 29:11 What should I do if my boss wants me to move up the business ladder?
• 31:58 I’m confused about hydration in frameworks like SvelteKit.
• 37:07 What’re the advantages of a mono repo over a regular one?
• 39:50 Is it better to stay put at a place even if you’re unhappy right now?
• 43:13 How should I ingest tv scripts into a database?
• 46:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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• Wes: Merten and Storck Carbon Steel

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