Exploring the Fundamentals of Service and Web Workers

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the fundamentals of web workers and service workers - examples, when you should use them, how to debug, local dev, and more.

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Show Notes

• 00:11 Welcome
• 04:34 What are threads?
• 06:12 Concurrent vs parallel
• 09:22 Green screen web cam example
• 13:02 Examples of what you could use web workers for
• Party Town
• Deno
• 19:52 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 20:42 Post Message API and Web Workers
• 25:57 What about WASM?
• 27:28 Offline sync
• 28:14 What are service workers?
• 31:20 How do you caching sites for offline use?
• 32:39 Web worker vs service worker
• 34:12 Sponsor: Sanity
• 35:40 What is the lifecycle of a service worker
• 38:18 Possible issues with Service Workers
• 42:46 Debugging service workers
• Svelte Kit Service workers
• Workbox
• 43:04 Testing and local development
• Service Workers notes from Wes’ Workshop
• 46:45 Sponsor: Freshbooks
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