Is There a Difference Between REST and HTTP?

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Google Chat launched as Hangouts Chat for Google Workplaces, formerly G Suite. To be clear, the merger of Google Meet Original and Google Duo has no impact on Google Chat. Paul says he was hired to build a blog content marketing site from scratch. He is using Next Insanity and Netlify with Tailwind for styling.

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about strategies to find good Twitter follows, should we use TypeScript for a company blog, what’s Playwright, and more!

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Show Notes

00:10 Welcome
01:53 TikTok update
02:46 What strategies do you use to find the good stuff?
Tweetdeck
11:17 What is the clear distinction b/w how the CRUD Ops & the Real time chat protocols (XMPP, Websockets, etc) differ?
15:56 Should we use TypeScript for a new blog?
20:45 Sponsor: Sanity
21:45 Is there any reason to still use string concatenation over template literals?
26:13 What should React devs use to get initial scaffolding in place?
Create React App
Vite
Turbo Pack
29:38 What’s the deal with Playwright?
Playwright
34:28 Sponsor: LogRocket
35:19 What separates a “scripting” language from a “programming” language?
39:37:14 Sponsor: Prismic
40:23:02 Do you have any tips on how to change a defeated programmer mindset?
Partydown
47:34:07 How has your use of and work in the browser changed with Arc?
Arc Browser
Syntax 514 - Supper Club × Arc Browser with Hursh Agrawal
49:18:15 Why would I attach an event listener with the useCapture argument as true?
51:33:24 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××