Navigating Web Development: Integration, Tools, and Skills

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about working on a team, dealing with imposter syndrome, animating on the web, using the table element, landing pages for apps, and building full stack apps with NextJS.

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 01:05 The mustard bandit podcast
• 02:54 How can Developers work with designers and Product managers seamlessly?
• 06:37 How do I deal with imposter syndrome?
• 10:46 Any good coffee shops in Denver?
• 17 of Denver’s Best Coffee Shops
• 11:38 Do you use Table element or CSS Grid for tabular data?
• 13:18 How do you manage animations without a library?
• Greensock
• 17:05 Sponsor: Sentry
• 18:01 What do you use for icon libraries?
• Icons8
• Font Awesome Icons
• React Icons
• Flat Icons
• 25:10 How do you unregister the service worker to clear site data?
• Syntax 346 - Selling T Shirts
• 29:15 Sponsor: Sanity.io
• 30:47 Since NextJS has API routes, could you build a full-stack application using just NextJS?
• 35:41 Do you keep your landing pages and home pages seperate from your app?
• 37:35 Where’s the line for moving something hosted on a developer server to moving it to production?
• CodePen
• Replit
• Netlify
• 41:44 How do you deal with ignorant or demanding clients?
• 45:54 As a JS/TS developer, which other language should I learn to compliment my skills?
• Rust
• PHP
• 50:58 Sponsor: Freshbooks
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• 58:41 Shameless Plugs

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• Scott: Glass Drinking Straws
• Wes: Lawn Lift

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• Scott: LevelUp Tutorials
• Wes: Beginner Javascript

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