Effective Documentation Strategies for Complex Codebases

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about Bun, using custom auth headers, the difference between trpc, REST, or GraphQL, documenting your code, why learn Rust, and more!

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• 00:00 Syntax Survey
• 00:24 Syntax Meetup
• 01:02 Welcome
• 01:24 Scott’s macOS bug
• Tauri Apps
• 02:19 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• 02:40 What are your thoughts on Bun?
• Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
• Zig Programming Language
• Deno, The next-generation JavaScript runtime
• Cloudflare Workers
• Netlify Connect
• Storybook
• Histoire
• 11:25 How can I add custom auth header for image requests done by the browser?
• 17:32 What are the differences between trpc, REST, and graphql?
• 24:48 What kind of teams would use trpc, REST, or graphql?
• 27:12 Are there any podcast guest opportunities on Syntax?
• 32:21 With no initial documentation, how do you suggest we document our intricate code, business logic, and integrations?
• 38:53 Rust didn’t invent this, they’re common paradigms in languages
• 41:05 Why Rust?
• Rust Programming Language
• 43:52 Is Scott still using his Tonal?
• Tonal
• 44:42 What did I do to make Fetch rebel against me?
• Proxyman
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