It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott talk about freelancing best practices, tips for working remotely, what they would do if they had to pick a different career, and much more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool — Sponsor Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Gri...
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 4 min
In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) Scott and Wes discus all things domains. Where to get them, how to set them up and how to safe time managing them all in one place. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. Show Notes 3:30 What is a domain? 4:59 What is DNS? 6:00 Nameservers 8:30 What is a DNS provi...
Jul 02, 2018•27 min
Scott and Wes talk about marketing. Specifically how to do marketing if you’re a developer wondering where to start. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over at https://logrocket...
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 18 min
It’s a workflow extravaganza! Scott and Wes talk about their development workflows, covering everything from design to deployment. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! VueSchool.io 's Vue.js Masterclass Check out VueSchool.io’s new Vue.js Masterclass taught by Alex Kyriakidis. Learn Vue.js along with best practices, modern Javascript, and other exciting technologies, by buildin...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Scott and Wes dive into the ins and outs, best practices and tasty tidbits of Progressive Web Apps. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over at https://logrocket.com/syntax Show ...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr
It’s a Potluck episode - you bring the questions and we turn them into tasty treats. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Show Notes 2:15 What’s the best resource for staying up to date with Javascript? 3:48 How do you stay motivated if...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Scott and Wes are back with another round of tips, tricks and tasty treats for their favorite code editor, VS Code . LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over at https://logrocket.com/syntax Show Notes 01:45 Why Scott and Wes use VS Code vs all the other options Stay up to date with all releases 06:05 - Favorite new updat...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Scott and Wes detail the tips and tools you need to get better at debugging. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Show Notes 4:00 Read the stack trace 7:35 Make sure you aren’t debugging production Make sure you’re not cached 8:40 Check...
May 23, 2018•57 min
Scott and West talk about what’s new in JavaScript. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluent covers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better online and mobile experiences. Fl...
May 16, 2018•57 min
It’s a Potluck episode - you bring the questions and we turn them into tasty treats. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluent covers a broad range of technologies and topics to provide web programming professionals with the skills, connections, and inspiration needed to build better ...
May 09, 2018•52 min
Scott and Wes talk about how they learn new things quickly. Scott also tells a crazy story about his weekend. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. They are also hiring! netlify.com/careers Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to F...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Wes and Scott rattle through ~20 different Object and Arra Methods that will make you a better JavaScript developer. Freshbooks - Sponsor This is episode Wes mentions the free book Breaking The Time Barrier . Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax . Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax fo...
Apr 25, 2018•55 min
It's a Potluck episode - you bring the questions and we turn them into tasty treats. DeployHQ - Sponsor DeployHQ is the easiest way to deploy websites to your servers. Invite your team and set up automated deployment processes to: Compile a production build of your assets Deploy securely to servers behind VPNs and firewalls Execute SSH commands Manage and upload your config files Preview and schedule deployments Track and monitor your deployments in real-time Deploy to multiple servers at the sa...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Scott and Wes Chat about burnout! Freshbooks - Sponsor This is episode Wes mentions the free book Breaking The Time Barrier . Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax . Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible experiences to users and customers. Fluent covers a broad range of technologies and topics to p...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Wes and Scott talk all about testing! SnapShooter - Sponsor SnapShooter is a Digital Ocean backup service. You get fine grain control over when you backup and how long you backup for. Easily restore from previous snapshots. Use the code SYNTAX to get 20% off your first 12 months. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That means delivering fast, secure, accessible exper...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Wes and Scott dive into jQuery. Is it dead? Should you still use it? Why not? What are some alternatives? LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It's an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free over at https://logrocket.com/syntax Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to ent...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 4 min
In this episode, Scott and Wes chat about 20 different ways you can improve the perf, speed and overall user experience of your websites. Cloudinary - Sponsor Cloudinary is the best way to host, compress and transform your images on the web. Sign up for their free tier and get 10GB of bandwidth for free! Also check out Cloudinary's ImageCon conference - use the code SYNTAX99 for a discount when checking out. Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance pro...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 3 min
In this episode, Scott and Wes everything about their recording — from gear to software to tips and tricks for creating a good screencast. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. They are also hiring! netlify.com/careers Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbo...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 7 min
In this Hasty Treat (Short episode) we answer your questions about Freelancing - how to charge more, building a portfolio, finding clients and our thoughts on using pre-made WordPress themes. Sign up for the Value Pricing Bootcamp - Sponsor Get Jonathan Stark's free 6 day email course on value based pricing for freelancers over at valuepricingbootcamp.com . Jonathan Stark is the author of Hourly Billing is Nuts and has worked with companies such as Staples, Time and T-Mobile. These days he routi...
Mar 09, 2018•30 min
Scott and Wes talk about how to deal with being overwhelmed with our fast paced industry. How do you keep you and your team's skills up to date? Wes' Note: Scott came up with the title for this one. I know. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. They are also hiring! netlify.com/careers Freshbooks -...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Wes and Scott talk all about Static Site Generators! Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. They are also hiring! netlify.com/careers Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Scott and Wes talk about working with images, videos and big zips. How do you host them? Do you need a CDN? What about compression?! Cloudinary Cloudinary is the best way to host, compress and transform your images on the web. Sign up for their free tier and get 10GB of bandwidth for free! Also check out Cloudinary's ImageCon conference - use the code SYNTAX99 for a discount when checking out. Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, ...
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 9 min
In this show, Scott and Wes talk about about sending both transactional and marketing email. Everything from designing to templating to inlining the CSS to getting it sent. Enjoy! Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, web and Raspberry ...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 0:00 Goofing Around 1:30 Real show starts 2:12 Scott explains his breakdancing hobby "Breaking" is breakdancing What is flavour? 10:20 Wes talks about being into BBQ World's Longest Yard Sale Wes has a large Big Green Egg and a MiniMax BGE 19:00 Scott talks about how he is into making musi...
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Dev Lifts - Sponsor Dev Lifts - Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. Get a Personal Training and Nutrition Plan — use the code SYNTAX for $75 off. They have also just announced their slack-only memberships for $5/month Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 01:10 you should try out the new Syntax Soundbo...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Xojo — Sponsor Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for creating native apps for desktop, mobile, web and Raspberry Pi. With Xojo you really can write just one version of your app, say, on the Mac, click a button, and have a completely native Windows version too. Xojo lets you abstract yourself from specific platform details, so you can focus on what makes your app unique. All apps have completely native controls, even if they weren’t developed on that platform. Just use drag and drop to cr...
Jan 24, 2018•53 min
Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 02:55 Wes' Async + Await talk on YouTube from DotJS JavaScript is Asynchronous Ryan Dhal (Creator of Node.js) original Node.js talk 06:00 Callback Hell Q Bluebird What is a promise? Promises are an IOU 8:30 Async + Await IS promises What is Async + Await? How does the code look? Returning ...
Jan 17, 2018•55 min
Snipcart — Sponsor Snipcart allows you to create online shopping carts without any backend work. It's entirely client-side which means it's the perfect fit for anyone building a SPA in React, Angular or any other framework. Check out the full list of features over at Snipcart.com/syntax and sign up for three months free! Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you he...
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Dev Lifts — Sponsor Dev Lifts will create a personal training plan tailored to your 2018 health and fitness goals. Use the code SYNTAX for $50 off. Join with a friend and we'll make you a Buddy Plan that you can do together (nutrition will still be tailored on a per-individual basis, but workouts will be something you can both do together)! Plus, use the coupon code below and you'll both get $100 off. Enter each other's email address as the coupon code and your discount will be applied to your i...
Jan 03, 2018•26 min
Wes details "Breakout" — his email management strategy for overwhelmed creatives and Scott and Wes chat about how they have their prettier setup. Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounting and get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes! 01:00 Wes' notes on the Breakout Email Management System 02:00 Do you like minisode or snackisode? Any other ideas for names for these shor...
Dec 27, 2017•31 min
