709: Potluck × Naming Tech × Generators × Layers Follow Up × Sick Picks Page
Dec 27, 2023•53 min
Episode description
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about naming things in programming, use case for generators, CSS @Layers follow up, database prefixes, generalist vs specialist, where’s the sick pick page, and more!
Show Notes
00:08 Welcome
01:20 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
01:48 How much of programming is genuine advanced technical stuff vs just fancy complex sounding names for things?
05:10 I found a non-trivial use case for GENERATORS!
11:05 CSS @Layers follow up from 668
Hacking the Tonal - Proxying, Intercepting + Debugging Traffic? - Syntax #668
Allow authors to apply new css features (like cascade layers) while linking stylesheets · Issue #7540 · whatwg/html
15:37 On a previous episode, what did you mention regarding database-prefix?
18:20 Is it better to be a generalist or specialist as a front end dev?
23:20 I can’t find the sick picks page on the new site. Any plans to bring that back?
Filtering and Discovery Notes · Issue #935 · syntaxfm/website
24:25 Can you guys give some advice about how to grow and improve as developers while struggling with ADHD?
Supper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Syntax #532
29:55 Any chance you could make an embeddable player?
31:32 Could you have the people behind Cards Against Humanity on a future supper club episode?
Cards Against Humanity
Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Cards Against Humanity 99% Sale
Warehouse | Blackbox
Yowza
34:50 What are some of the differences between being a professional developer in Canada versus the United States?
40:58 Is HTML Over The Wire awesome, or super awesome?
42:52 How can I develop locally with a postgres database and Prisma / Vercel for hosting?
Env Variables and Modes | Vite
46:23 Sick Picks
Sick Picks Scott: Mother In Law’s Gochujang Fermented Chile Sauce, MIL Kimchi Gochujang and Gochugaru
Wes: SEOUL SISTERS Korean Kimchi Powder
Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry
Wes: Wes Bos Courses
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