Exploring JavaScript Trends and Challenges

In this second part episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott continue talking about the 2021 State of JavaScript survey: mobile and desktop libraries, testing, monorepo, runtimes, flavors of JavaScript, and more!

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 01:20 Scott’s new sound panels
• 03:32 Instacart
• 2021 State of JS Survey
• Tauri
• 07:46 Mobile and Desktop libraries
• 13:50 Testing
• Vitest
• Playwright
• Cypress
• 19:48 Sponsor: Sentry
• 21:26 Monorepo tooling
• 27:00 Sponsor: Sanity.io
• 28:18 JavaScript Runtimes
• 30:51 JavaScript Flavors
• 32:32 Non JavaScript Languages
• 39:38 Utilities
• Syntax 401: Monorepo
• pnpm
• Turborepo
• 40:19 Resources
• Syntax.fm 403: JavaScript in 2022 - New, Coming and Proposed Features
• 43:18 Opinions
• 47:21 Features missing from JavaScript
• 49:30 Awards
• 52:58 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 53:38 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS
• 56:41 Shameless Plugs

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