One of the most exciting initiatives in the Python space these days is pyscript which enables Python running natively in your browser. With consistent support from the folks at Anaconda, this project has been making solid strides since its initial release. On this episode we catch up with Fabio Pliger and Nicholas Tollervey to see where they are with the pys ... Show More
Jan 13
#534: diskcache: Your secret Python perf weapon
Your cloud SSD is sitting there, bored, and it would like a job. Today we’re putting it to work with DiskCache, a simple, practical cache built on SQLite that can speed things up without spinning up Redis or extra services. Once you start to see what it can do, a universe of poss ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 5
#533: Web Frameworks in Prod by Their Creators
Today on Talk Python, the creators behind FastAPI, Flask, Django, Quart, and Litestar get practical about running apps based on their framework in production. Deployment patterns, async gotchas, servers, scaling, and the stuff you only learn at 2 a.m. when the pager goes off. For ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 29
#532: 2025 Python Year in Review
Python in 2025 is in a delightfully refreshing place: the GIL's days are numbered, packaging is getting sharper tools, and the type checkers are multiplying like gremlins snacking after midnight. On this episode, we have an amazing panel to give us a range of perspectives on what ... Show More
1h 18m
Aug 2023
Supper Club × How Descript Built A Next Gen Video Editor In The Browser With Andrew Lisowski
In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Andrew Lisowski about working on Descript, web streams vs local storage, using state machines, writing CSS with Radix, monorepos, and more.
Show Notes 00:35 Welcome
01:07 What is Descript?
Descript | All-in-one ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2023
704: Stump'd JS + CSS Interview Questions
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott try to stump each other with JavaScript and CSS interview style questions including CSS contain, naming the 7 parts of Houdini, what ARIA stands for, 5 limitations of serverless, and more.
Show Notes 00:25 Welcome
01:31 Syntax Brought ... Show More
57m 41s
Jan 2024
716: JS Perf Wins & New Node.js Features with Yagiz Nizipli
Yagiz Nizipli talks about his involvement with Node.js, implementing .env, how he finds areas to improve in performance, the happy path vs the hot path, and new features coming to Node.js.
Show Notes 00:32 Welcome
01:01 Introducing Yagiz Nizipli
02:21 What is your involvem ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2024
Episode 108 - Diving into Amazon Q Builder with Clare Liguori
🚀 Dive into the world of AI with Morgan Willis, Principal Cloud Technologist for AWS, as she interviews Clare Liguori, a Senior Principal Software Engineer at AWS and one of the visionaries behind Amazon Q. Discover the secrets behind this groundbreaking Generative AI conversati ... Show More
48m 6s