In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer coding questions posed by ChatGPT like what’s the difference between rem and em in CSS, the difference between a callback function and a promse in Node, what are Fastify plugins, and more!
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05:46 Scott’s weekend story
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1049: WTF is a Software Factory?
Scott and Wes talk with Adam Jacob about software factories: what they actually are, why they’re unique to each team, and how to build trust in agent-generated code. They dig into Swamp Club, black box testing, domain driven design, adversarial review for accessibility, and wheth ... Show More
57m 33s
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1048: Deno Is Dead
Deno is shutting down and the team is heading to Cloudflare — Scott, Wes, and CJ break down what that means for the runtime, JSR, and workerd. Plus OpenCode 2.0 on durable objects, TanStack Start 1.0, SubQ Snap, Gemini 4 Argon, and Wes’s accidental $50 photo frame movement. Show ... Show More
1h 40m
Oct 14
1047: Adobe has a big problem
Someone just clean-room ported seven Adobe apps to Rust, and Wes is shocked at how good it is. Scott and Wes break down what it gets right, what’s still missing, and why copying software is easy but inventing what comes next is the hard part. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 0 ... Show More
35m 8s
Oct 2023
Your JavaScript questions answered
We answer your JavaScript questions covering performance, TypeScript, and the ecosystem with this month’s panel of JavaScript experts: Josh Goldberg, Colby Fayock, Paige Niedringhaus, and Noel Minchow. Links Josh Goldberg https://www.joshuakgoldberg.com https://twitter.com/Joshua ... Show More
36m 15s
Feb 2024
Your JavaScript runtime questions answered
You asked us your most pressing questions about JavaScript runtimes, so join Matteo Collina, Node.js TSC member and Co-founder and CTO of Platformatic, and Kevin Whinnery, Dev Rel at Deno, as they answer those questions. Links https://github.com/mcollina https://nodeland.dev http ... Show More
44m 40s