How to Speed Up Your Website

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Dan: I'm going to shamelessly plug century at century.io. They now have some really great profiling tracking tools and the profiling tools are so awesome because we had our performance tracking metrics for the front end where you could see what routes on our site were slow for the users. But now with profiling, you can get an in depth look into exactly how the server side aspect and those types of parts of your site are actually functioning at any given point. So check it out atcentury.io use the coupon code tasty treat all lowercase all one word in the two months for free.

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about not becoming dependent on Copilot, CSS variable limitations, finding Sick Picks, lodash hate, and more!

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00:11 Welcome
00:55 Ice, ice baby
02:01 Reactathon
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04:49 Submit your question for our next potluck
05:24 How do you suggest adding form / database to Svelte?
Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps
Astro
08:18 What can’t go into a CSS custom prop?
12:42 Are there any really good certifications for Javascript or general full stack development?
16:21 What is the most exciting thing about teaching programming for both of you?
19:37 What is the most challenging thing you have ever overcome in this field?
21:55 How can junior to mid-level devs make the most out of GitHub Copilot while avoiding getting dependent on it and hurting their abilities in the long run?
26:23 Any tips on driving a culture of code quality in a team?
30:28 How soon should Sentry be brought into a new project being built from scratch?
33:11 Is there a place where I can search through all the Sick Picks?
Syntax Sick Picks
34:40 Why is box-sizing: border-box; not the default?
37:51 Is using lodash in a NextJS web application a terrible idea nowadays?
40:42 What is the best practice for storing JWT token?
43:53 Any tips on converting ajax requests to use Fetch API?
patch-package - npm
45:11 Any suggestions for tips for updating a very dated React Native codebase?
50:56 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××