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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

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Sep 29, 2023 • 56min

673: Getting Hired, Interviewing, and Why Recruiters Suck with Taylor Desseyn

Taylor Desseyn, a job recruiter, discusses the changing hiring process, required skills for developers, and the impact of AI on hiring. They also cover topics like standing out when applying, soft skills employers look for, tech skills in job postings, and the role of resumes. The podcast touches on AI's effect on hiring, social media marketing for hiring, and the speaker's favorite pasta types.
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Sep 27, 2023 • 1h 1min

Reacting to State of CSS Survey

In this episode, the hosts discuss the results of the State of CSS survey for 2023, covering topics such as drop-shadow, subgrid, logical properties, media range, and more. They also explore popular CSS properties, browser compatibility with subgrid, and the View Transitions API. Additionally, they delve into accessibility features in CSS and share their favorite food containers and protein-rich oatmeal options. The hosts conclude with a brief discussion on pancake mix, a conference speaking engagement, and a podcast plug.
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Sep 25, 2023 • 29min

Tauri Vs Electron - Desktop Apps with Web Tech

The hosts compare Tauri and Electron for building desktop apps using web tech, discussing differences in web views, resource usage, platform targeting, browser support, and developer experience. They mention challenges with OS web views and Tauri's utilization of Edge web view for Microsoft distributions. They also talk about migrating an Electron app to native, developing a video app, and encourage visiting the podcast's website.
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Sep 22, 2023 • 1h 2min

Anxiety and Uncertainty with Dr. Courtney Tolinski

Dr. Courtney Tolinski, a mental health specialist, joins Wes and Scott to discuss signs and symptoms of anxiety, long term effects, recognizing triggers, dealing with uncertainty, and managing anxiety through therapy, mindfulness, and aerobic exercise.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 3min

The Svelte + SvelteKit Show

In this episode, Wes reviews his experience building with Svelte and SvelteKit, including templating, data fetching, actions, managing state, request handlers, and more. The chapter also discusses the basics of Svelte and SvelteKit, the advantages of using loaders for data fetching, the power of Svelte API for styling, routing in SvelteKit, and a review and recommendation for Akara smart lock with Apple Watch integration.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 36min

Hacking the Tonal - Proxying, Intercepting + Debugging Traffic?

Learn how to intercept and debug traffic from your devices, explore different applications for proxying, understand HTTP and SSL traffic, and discover the limitations of browser dev tools in this podcast.
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Sep 15, 2023 • 48min

Supper Club × How To Get Your First Dev Job With Stuart Bloxham

Stuart Bloxham, a web developer, shares his journey of transitioning to coding, the challenges of balancing a demanding job and learning to code, frustrations in the job hunting process, the importance of a good text editor for web development, and advice for aspiring developers. The chapter also touches on taking credit, flower horn fish, and shameless plugs.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 51min

Hackweek Projects - Realtime Markdown Editor and a Hardware Recording Button

In this episode, the hosts review their projects from a hackweek, including a realtime Markdown multiplayer editor and a hardware recording button. They discuss challenges and creative solutions, such as using tip-tap collab for the editor and modifying an on-air light as a physical button. They also delve into their fascination with 3D modeling and printing, skate trainers, an F1 documentary, and share their software and hardware recommendations.
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Sep 11, 2023 • 31min

CSS Nesting is Here!

In this episode, Scott and Wes discuss the arrival of CSS nesting, its advantages in simplifying code, and improving coding efficiency. They explore the concept of CSS nesting, its implementation in different browsers, and its compatibility with media queries. They also compare CSS nesting to Sass, discuss the limitations and benefits of both, and touch on the role of jQuery in web development. The hosts speculate on the potential widespread adoption of Lightning CSS and its experimental support for CSS nesting.
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Sep 8, 2023 • 55min

Supper Club × What's New With Astro with Fred Schott

Guest Fred Schott discusses Astro version 3, marketing open source projects, Starlight docs, keeping up to date, and making major version numbers less scary.

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