Scott and Wes dive into CSS BEM — What is it? Why do you need it? How does it work? Sign up for D3 in 5 Days — Sponsor D3 has a bit of a bad reputation for being hard to learn so Ben Clinkinbeard has put together this awesome 5 day email course that will get you comfortable with the 3 or 4 fundamental concepts that are needed to create amazing data visualizations with D3.js. Get it now The Show Notes! 01:00 Minisode! What do you think? Meijer is the best! 05:00 What is CSS BEM? What problems doe...
Dec 21, 2017•23 min
What happened in web development in 2017? What were our personal and professional feats in 2017? What should we look forward to in 2018? 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 ...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Failure. How do you deal with it? How to learn from it? How do you know when you should give up vs keep pushing? 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! Get In Shape with DevLifts — Sponsor DevLifts is how I (Wes) got...
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Wes and Scott talk about the future of CSS - what is new and what should we expect to be coming in the near future? Bug Replay - Sponsor You need to try out Bug Replay for recording and re-playing browser based bugs. It's a bug reporting tool that can be used at all stages of development and by anyone in your organization. Provide your dev team with detailed reports so they can fix bugs faster. Freshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accounti...
Nov 29, 2017•58 min
Wes and Scott talk about their fitness journey and how it relates to being a web developer in terms of energy, focus and mental clarity. Get Fit with Dev Lifts — Show Sponsor Dev Lifts - Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They are currently offering Personal Training and Nutrition Plans for $149 (Regular $249) and with the code Syntax you'll get an extra $50 off. That's only $99 for the next ~95 people! The Show Notes 04:20 - Scott's Fitness Story 08:00 - Wes's Fitness ...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Wes talks to Scott about speaking at conferences. What are the benefits of speaking? How do you apply? What talk should you give? What makes a good conference talk? Freshbooks is the best! Freshbooks.com/syntax - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes Snow Tires are supes important Blizzzzaaaaakkksss!!! Benefits Free travel / accommodations / vacation Fantastic Friendships and Industry Connections Job Opportunities Industry Recogn...
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 8 min
It's a long awaited CSS Grid show! How does it work? When do you use it? What's the difference between Grid and Flexbox? Sponsor Save A Bro is selling absolutely hilarious mustache t-shirts for $18 - all proceeds go to support the fight against prostate cancer. Use the coupon code "syntax" at checkout to get free shipping in the US. The Show Notes Wes Bos AMA where he tricked Scott that Bert Bos was his dad CSS Tricks A Complete Guide to Grid Rachel Andrew Rachel Andrew Twitter Rachel's Grid by ...
Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Buzz Words! WTF Do they mean?! Do They Mean Things?? Let's Find Out! Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Buzz Words This is the order in which we talk about the different concepts. If you have anything you'd like to add to the next buzz words show, tweet us @SyntaxFM Serverless / Cloud Functions Composition in functional programming funfunfunction Progressive Enhancement Singleton APIs + SDKs Pure Functions + Side Eff...
Nov 01, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Show Notes Q: Rems vs Ems vs Pixels? What do you use? Q: What activity, that isn't developer related, benefits you most as a developer? Becoming a Supple Leopard Q: Is a hot dog a sandwich? 🌭 Q If Google offered you a job today, would you take it? Mike Rowe: Why Entrepreneurs Crave the 'Reverse Commute' Q: How did Wes and Scott Meet? Q: What are your thoughts on CMSs, like WordPress, adding JavaScript frameworks, like React? Q: Where do you find remote work? Q: How do you make money? Q: Can a b...
Oct 18, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Scott and Wes dish out some tasty advice to developers who are new to web development. How do you get better? How do you deal with imposter syndrome? Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Shameless Plugs Wes just updated his ES6 course! Mastering Figma is now Launched! Show Notes This show is light on links :) The Gap by Ira Glass Hackathon Stater Sick Picks Nintendo Switch Creative Market Fonts Tweet us your tips! Wes Bos ...
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Scott and Wes detail their current stacks that run their training platforms. From front end code linting to the server side and databases. Sponsor Intro to The Serverless Framework by Loren Stewart. The first 20 people to use the code SYNTAX_FREE will get the course for free! After that make sure to use the code SYNTAX for an extra $10 off. Show Notes Wes' Stack Youtube Video Meteor Node.js Level Up Tutorials is fast! Express Learn Node Passport JS MongoDB Mongoose mLab Hosting Mongohub MongoDB ...
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 20 min
This episode is all about how to become comfortable and proficient with the command line. This one includes windows users too! Sponsor Need to learn Docker? Check out Nick Janetakis' Dive into Docker course which is currently on sale! Show Notes React 16 Command Line Power User Course iTerm2 Hyper Awesome Hyper Cmder for Windows Windows Subsystem Linux Windows 10 Insiders Program ZSH Oh My ZSH - You'll want to start here, not on zsh.org Fish Shell Oh My Fish Fisherman Bass ZSH Autosuggestion ZSH...
Sep 27, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Scott and Wes talk about switching to VS Code. What is so good about it? Killer features? Must have Plugins! Sponsor Need to learn Docker? Check out Nick Janetakis' Dive into Docker course which is currently on sale! Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes Cobalt2 for VS Code Visual Studio Code @rachsmithtweets 🔥 rename symbol tip - you should follow her too! Use F8 to cycle through inline errors Open the problems tab to see all your applications errors and warnings The b...
Sep 20, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Scott and Wes - Do you sleep? How do you get so much done? You replied to me way too fast! We share our best productivity hot tips and the apps we use the GSD. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes Alfred Alfred Package Manager -Packal Alfred Units Conversion Workflow Cobalt2 Alfred Theme Alfred Timezones Workflow Alfred Process Kill Workflow ⌘+L makes text huge...
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr
The most requested syntax episode ever! We break down CSS in JavaScript. Pros/Cons? What is it? What problems does it solve? What libraries should you use? Is it stupid or amazing? Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes BEM Styled Components Emotion Radium Glamorous Styled JSX Sick Picks Boxyapp Mail Client Airpods Shameless Plugs Grab Level Up Tuts before the pr...
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Scott and talk all about different JavaScript utility libraries that make you say "Dang, that's handy!" Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Lodash Underscore You should follow John David Dalton on twitter Moment.js moment().endOf(‘term’) date-fns Slugify speakingurl Fetch API Axios Cookie Jar store.js Cross Storage Faker.js Woah URL.searchParams() is a thing Parse URI url-search-params-polyfill ngrok Browsesync...
Aug 30, 2017•59 min
In this episode, Wes talks about his career path from a MySpace customizer to where he is now. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Brootal PS20.itgo.com CDN Money 2004 WesBos.com The Success of Zara: Technology Makes It Possible REI BTM at Ryerson University WordPress Codex Angle Media Group Ryerson Co-op Jet Cooper Darcy Clarke DealPage Daily Deal Aggregation jQuery IRC YayQuery Ladies Learning Code HackerYou ...
Aug 23, 2017•57 min
In this episode, Scott talks about his unconventional career path and how to grow your career by working on what you love. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes UofM Performing Arts Technology Devin Kerr Jamie Schefman Michelle Chamuel Guitar World Ghostly International Q LTD Michigan Creative Ford GTB Level Up Tutorials Scott Concussion Atya Sick Picks Good Hertz Shameless Plugs Wes' Courses Level Up Tutorials Y...
Aug 16, 2017•56 min
In this episode we talk about how to accept money on the internet including the ups of Stripe, the downs of PayPal. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Apollo React Apollo GraphCool Stripe PayPal Braintree Stripe Docs HTML5 Autocomplete Types Stripe Radar Royal Bank PayPal WorkAround Stripe Atlas Transferwise Stripe Bitcoin Sick Picks ChefSteps What Cha Tea Shameless Plugs Wes' Courses Level UP Tutorials Youtub...
Aug 09, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Sponsor Deliciousbrains WP Migrate DB Pro - Use the code SYNTAX for 20% off Show Notes Stickers - SOLD OUT MORE SOON Scott's Personal Website on Gatsby Gatsby Codealong Gatsby MJML Email Framework The E-Myth Revisited Book Design is a Job Breaking the Time Barrier Basecamp Trello Freshbooks Wave Sick Picks Hyper Key + Karabiner Elements Better Touch Tool King of the Road Twitter Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax...
Aug 02, 2017•58 min
Show Notes Deliciousbrains WP Migrate DB Pro WesBos Website Level Up Tutorials WHY USE WWW? Webpack Babel ESLint Prettier Babili Prepack Sick Picks Figma Turn Ideas into Products Faster Design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place with Figma. CalDigit TS3 Dock The TS3 is designed for users who require their Thunderbolt™ dock to act as the main charging hub for their laptop. Delivering the reality of single cable charging, ONE Thunderbolt™ 3 cable is all it takes for a clean, elegant a...
Jul 26, 2017•50 min
Show Notes WesBos Website Level Up Tutorials GraphQL Dinosaur JS Conference Angular Pug / Jade EJS BEM Methodology Stylus Rupture Less Sass PostCSS PostCSS Autoprefixer RuckSack cssnext LostGrid Bootstrap Haml Babel Flickity Plugin webpack Compass React Sick Picks Bartender 2 Lets you organize your menu bar apps, by hiding them, rearranging them, or moving them to the Bartender Bar. Vanilla Hide menu bar icons on your Mac. Power Blocks One set of Power Block replaces racks of dumbbells Shameless...
Jul 19, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Show Notes WebRTC Apple WebRTC Support GetUserMedia Slack WebTorrent https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent Soctt WebRtc Mirror - TBC MediaRecorder Electron Kap Wes Security Cam Scott Colorbars YouTube - TBC Wes Face Detection Fluent Conf Sick Picks Peak Design Everyday Backpack Everyday Backpack Video Quik by GoPro Splice Shameless Plugs JavaScript30 A Free 30 Day Vanilla JS Coding Challenge Course. Build 30 things in 30 days with 30 tutorials. No Frameworks No Compilers No Libraries No Boile...
Jul 12, 2017•41 min
Show Notes Wes Bos' Site Level Up Tutorials site Level Up Tutorials YouTube channel Scott Tolinski personal site Cloudflare Next.js Hacker News Example in Next.js GraphQL Graphcool create-react-app React dev-tools Redux dev-tools Preact.js React Storybook Meteor Blaze Sick Picks Wes: Parcel App Scott: Fish shell Shameless Plugs Learn Node React Native for everyone...
Jul 05, 2017•50 min
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