In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Signals - what are signals and why is everyone talking about them suddenly? Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 01:40 Chipping away at projects 03:20 WTF are signals? Signals Framework reimagined for the edge! - Qwik SolidJS · Reactive Javascript Library Zone Vanilla 09:03 What are the boundaries on signals? 10:49 Why are signals so popular now? 15:57 When wouldn’t you use signals? Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dylan Jhaveri about his work at Mux, how Mux ingests and spits out video, and where Mux fits in a tech stack for developers working with video and audio. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:27 Who is Dylan Jhaveri? Dylan (@dylanjha) The Internet’s video infrastructure | Mux Mux Player 03:04 Why did you build Mux Player? FFmpeg FFmpeg WASM 06:19 How did you chose to go with web components? CanIUse Mediasource 09:36 What is Mux? 15:20 Can you stitch or clip video via the API with Mux? 18:07 Do you think hls will be supported in Chromium or Firefox? 21:56 How does Mux process videos into 5 versions? 26:35 Is Web assembly in use for video? 27:55 Has Mux researched AI for video? 31:13 Building a podcast transcription video 36:49 Do you have to use MP4? What about webM? 39:36 Media Chrome video player Elements for building media players 44:58 What’s Mux Data? Mux Data 49:33 Slick Mux website Mux.com 52:13 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Cruise Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about UI elements and best practices with UI elements, as well as UI elements that exist in browsers. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:10 Making demos for fun 02:47 Why we’re talking UI elements 03:48 Bad UI elements in the browser Syntax 602: Modals, Popups, Popovers, Lightboxes Progress 10:47 Decent UI elements in browser 19:49 Enter Open UI Open UI 34:39 Accordion hunks 38:15 Pop overs 42:15 Focus group 46:10 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Fishskyn Wes: Flavacol & Butter Flavoured Coconut Oil Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry replays Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk all things Bluesky, the AT Protocol it’s built in, the terminology of Bluesky, and how the API currently works. Show Notes 00:07 Welcome 00:53 Welcome to the Bluesky Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky 03:14 What could the new Twitter be? 07:56 What is Bluesky? Nostr Bluesky Twitter Blue Bluesky Staging Bluesky FAQ 10:25 Why is social media important? 14:01 What is AT Protocol? 22:06 Lexicon for Bluesky 28:10 Small group of devs building Bluesky Cravings by Chrissy Teigen | Fun Recipes & Cookware 29:54 Blocking issues 31:53 Bluesky API Samy on Darknet Diaries ep61 Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry) Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Zach Lloyd about how Google Sheets works, why Zach wanted to build Warp, why did they use Rust to write Warp in, is Warp going to come to Windows, and more! Show Notes 00:20 Welcome 01:12 Who is Zach Lloyd? Zack on Twitter Zack on LinkedIn Warp Terminal × Next Gen Terminals — Syntax Podcast 579 Warp: The terminal for the 21st century 03:41 How does Google Sheets work? GWT 13:38 What is Warp and why did you build it? Introducing Warp 16:50 Why did you build Warp in Rust? Rust Programming Language Harfbuzz Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases 23:20 How would you move Warp to Windows? 26:02 How would you run Warp on the web? 31:24 How are the blocks done inside Warp? 36:23 Would Warp ever add a shell? 40:04 Is better completion support coming to Warp? 44:42 Warp AI features 52:08 Supper Club questions 56:52 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Oh My Zsh - a delightful & open source framework for Zsh ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Tonal | The World’s Smartest Home Gym Machine For Strength & Fitness Shameless Plugs Join Us | Warp Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the tech stack they used to create the Syntax giveaway site for the Sentry + Syntax announcement week. What were the features of the site, how’d they generate proper codes, and how’d they stop developers from hacking the system? Show Notes 00:07 How to do a giveaway and distribute it? 04:26 Building in the spirit of Syntax 05:44 The tech stack SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined Prisma | Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript Syntax × Sentry MMXXIII | Product Blog • Sentry PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform My Places - Google My Maps sveltekit-basic-auth/hooks.server.ts at main · ghostdevv/sveltekit-basic-auth Voucherify: Free Random Codes Generator 09:48 Hosted on Vercel Vercel 13:04 What are the features of the site? 19:10 Generating the codes properly 26:48 Releasing locked coupon codes 29:13 Client to server side connections 32:56 Stopping developers from gaming the giveaway 46:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb Wes: The Strong National Museum of Play Shameless Plugs Scott: Application Performance Monitoring & Error Tracking Software | Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about RPC, what it means, why are we talking about it now, tRPC, and will RPC take off? Show Notes 00:22 Welcome 01:51 What does RPC mean? 04:52 Why are we talking RPC now? 10:27 Hype around RPC Supper Club × Solid.js with Ryan Carniato — Syntax Podcast 577 11:05 Isn’t this just a REST endpoint? 13:23 Considerations around RPC 16:11 What about tRPC? Supper Club × tRPC With Alex KATT Johansson — Syntax Podcast 526 18:08 Will RPC take off? Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Donata and Hans Skillrud of Termageddon on GDPR, privacy policies, cookie pop ups, and the various legal and ethical reasons to implement them properly. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 01:47 Who are Donata and Hans? Donata Stroink-Skillrud Esq., CIPP on Twitter Hans Skillrud on Twitter Termageddon Termageddon on Instagram Termageddon on LinkedIn 03:39 What are privacy policies and a terms of service? 4 Things to Look for in a Privacy Policy Generator - Termageddon Why accessibility is important when it comes to cookie consent - Termageddon 09:15 Does scrolling to the bottom and pretending to read terms work? 10:49 Do people ever read the terms of service? 15:57 Do companies ever actually get in trouble for violating privacy? 20:06 What is GDPR and the impact on small business owners? 32:30 Cookie war and pop ups 35:40 Essential cookies 42:42 Alternatives to Google Analytics The Google Analytics alternative without compromise - Fathom Analytics Self-hosted website analytics | Ackee 43:39 Denying cookies, but still able to create accounts? 48:57 Is there legal concerns with AI? Can ChatGPT (AI) write your Privacy Policy? - Termageddon 56:25 What is Termageddon? 58:59 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× EPIX From TV Series Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about type guards vs type casting, crypto usage, feedback for Syntax, custom status pages, SEO and metadata, uploading images, home automation, and more! Show Notes 00:12 Welcome 01:23 Scott’s new gear MT-48 Volt USB Audio Interfaces 07:36 Are type guards safer and superior to type casting? 13:51 I know you guys (lightly) rag on Crypto, but do you see any use-case there for proof-of-personhood? 23:34 Where do I give feedback outside of Twitter? User Feedback | Sentry Documentation 27:19 Do you have custom status pages created for your platforms? UptimeRobot: Free Website Monitoring Service Privacy Badger Status.io - Hosted Status Pages Statuspage | Atlassian DigitalOcean Status 35:12 Is metadata only good for SEO? Does SEO matter on pages you can only view if you’re logged in? 39:00 How do you upload images from authenticated users? 46:30 What do you think of Zed? Zed - Code at the speed of thought 53:21 I’ve got ADHD - any tips for focusing and staying on track? 56:54 How do I convince my partner to accept more home automation? 02:15 What kind of tools and processes do you use and find effective when learning? Obsidian Mind Map & Brainstorm Ideas - MindNode 06:42 Would it make any sense to use the Fetch API with a long running stream? 08:31 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Project Farm Wes: Splatypus Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS Color Functions, the benefits of dynamic css color, relative color syntax, color contrast, and color mix. Show Notes 00:26 Welcome 00:49 Why we’re talking CSS Color Functions 01:57 Benefits of dynamic CSS color 03:14 Relative color syntax 06:51 Color contrast 09:26 Color mix Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets