Google's Recent Algorithm Change focuses on quality content from blogs

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The recent algorithm change by Google aims to prioritize quality content, leading to a significant increase in search results. The speaker experienced a 2 to 3 times rise in search results on their website, Syntax, within four to five days of the algorithm rollout, despite making no changes on their end.

In this Potluck episode, Scott and Wes tackle listener questions on modern blogging, website environmental impact, and using LangChain with LLMs. They also cover CSS hyphens, unit vs. integration testing, and balancing web development with new parenthood.

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:13 How to submit a question for future episodes.
- Potluck Questions.
02:46 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
03:21 Logging from a site.
08:39 Blogging in 2024.
11:49 Sharing website environmental data.
17:38 Using LangChain when working with LLMs.
21:03 CSS Hyphens and Overflow-Wrap.
- Hyphens Browser Compatibility.
- Overflow-Wrap.
25:52 Similarities between WASM, JVM and .NET.
27:25 Writing unit testing and integration testing.
32:00 How can new parents stay current on web development trends?
34:47 Working globally as a freelance developer.
37:26 Scott’s audio setup. Why audio interfaces have DSP built in.
- ChaseBliss Pedal.
43:04 UI libraries for synth/audio plugins.
44:02 CSS module scripts.
- CSS Modules in CSS Module Scripts.
48:39 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.