In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their coding styles - functional vs object oriented, interfaces vs types, tabs vs spaces, should comments exist? And a whole lot more.

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• 00:07 Welcome
• 01:56 Functional vs object oriented
• 03:49 Interfaces vs types
• 05:38 Tabs vs spaces
• 07:02 Semicolons vs no semicolons
• 08:10 Let vs const
• 09:33 Do you explicitly type or allow TypeScript do it’s magic?
• 11:26 Naming variables
• Naming convention for programming
• 15:13 Methods of looping
• 18:03 if statement curlys
• 20:57 Naming files
• 24:46 Inline testing vs running test as a process
• 25:31 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 26:37 CSS property:val; or property: val;
• 27:40 CSS nesting?
• 29:49 Alphabetizing CSS properties
• 31:11 Rems, Ems, PX, Etc…
• 33:37 How do you center something in CSS?
• 35:22 How do you make something 100% height?
• 36:52 Sponsor: Sentry
• 37:30 Should comments exist?
• Better Comments
• Wes’ custom parser for VS Code
• Todo Tree
• 42:31 Creating HTML
• 45:28 Components in app or in isolation?
• 47:41 Sponsor: Sanity
• 48:45 Single component per file vs multiple
• Storybook
• 50:22 Naming components
• 51:19 General stuff
• 53:55 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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• Wes: Garbage can with custom bags.

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