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Potluck × Testing Animations × Tools for Learning × Coding Related Injuries

Mar 29, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

How to Make Money With WordPress Hosting

3min

How to Be a Successful Webmaster

2min

How to Speed Up Component Unit Tests and Reduce Flakiness

4min

How Chat GPT Fills the Responses to the Prompt

2min

How to Evaluate a Front-End Framework for a Project

4min

Should Functions Be Used Only for Reusable Code?

4min

How to Write a Separate Function for Flow Controls

2min

How to Take Notes When Learning Coding Concepts

5min

10.

Grid and Gap for Vertical Layouts

2min

11.

How to Be a One Language Developer

3min

12.

How to Push Back on Requirements From Clients

3min

13.

How to Manage a Project Effectively

2min

14.

How to Cope With Coding Development Related Stress Injuries

4min

15.

How to Use Your Voice to Help You Communicate Better

3min

16.

How to Use Feature Flags to Enable Slash Disabled Features at Runtime

3min

17.

The History of the Pyramids

3min

18.

How to Passively Understand Electronics

4min

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about what to do with client projects, testing animations, evaluating front-end frameworks, tools to use when learning, and coding related injuries.

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Show Notes

00:10 Welcome
00:25 Sponsor: Sentry
01:22 Landscaping update
02:27 What do you do when you are done a client project?
10:09 Should I keep animations in our tests so our tests match prod behavior?
14:05 How does ChatGPT fill the responses to the prompt?
17:14 What is the best way to evaluate and choose a front-end framework for a project?
21:10 Should functions only be used strictly for code that is going to be re-used?
26:03 What kind of tools and processes do you use when learning?
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30:19 What are your opinions on using “display: grid” simply to be able use the gap property on the elements inside?
33:57 What do you guys think of being a 1-language dev?
36:38 What are some tips you have to push back on requirements from clients?
41:11 Have you guys ever had any coding related stress injuries, like back issues or carpal tunnel?
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48:41 What do you think of using “Feature Flags” in the codebase to enable / disable features at runtime?
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