552: Potluck × Twitter Thoughts × Business Models × Senior Developer

Dec 21, 2022

In this lively discussion, the hosts tackle listener questions about web development and feedback on improvements for the podcast website. They dive into the use of Svelte and the reworking of the 'Level Up' platform, weighing innovation against profitability. Insights on social media’s evolution and new content discovery models offer fresh perspectives. The conversation then shifts to online courses and the freelancing journey, addressing pricing dynamics. Finally, they share relatable anecdotes about senior developer struggles, productivity hacks, and favorite tech tools.

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Level Up Re-writes

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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about how to give feedback on the podcast, deciding on a business model for courses, what to do about Twitter, and more.

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Show Notes

00:10 Welcome
01:51 Podcast feedback
04:46 Can you talk about how you made the decision to re-write LevelUp?
Strangler Fig
13:54 How did you get a score for your website?
Google Pagespeed
19:30 Where will we move to when Twitter implodes?
Twitter Blue
26:29 Sponsor: Linode
27:06 How did you arrive at your business model?
33:15 Advice for getting into freelancing web dev?
38:49 Sponsor: Sentry
40:07 How to feel more “senior” as a developer
43:30 How do you manage notifications between various apps?
Hazel
50:46 Label makers
Nimbot label makers
54:14 Sponsor: Freshbooks
54:45 How are people testing node apps?
JestJS
Vitest
Mocha
ChaiJS
56:38 What are your thoughts on the TanStack Router?
Tanstack
Astro
SvelteKit
Nozzle
01:09 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

Scott: Sensibo Air
Wes: We Crashed

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