In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the ways they improved performance on the Syntax.fm website, how they knew it was slow to begin with, and the various changes they made to caching, and loading transcripts to improve the speed of the site.
Show Notes 00:25 Welcome
01:32 Adding a database requires queries
03:32 How did we know the s ... Show More
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957: CSS: Advanced and Obscure
Scott and Wes face off in a CSS-themed round of STUMP’d, quizzing each other on shape functions, scroll snap types, obscure functions, and long-forgotten spec history. From ray() to cross-fade() to print-color quirks, this episode is packed with rapid-fire frontend trivia guarant ... Show More
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956: Should I Keep Using WordPress?
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about paid vs. free SSL, the state of frontend jobs, headless WordPress trade-offs, organizing TypeScript types, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:51 Recapping the GitHub Meetup
05:14 Is the ... Show More
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955: SvelteKit has solved data loading
Scott and Wes break down SvelteKit’s new remote functions and why they finally solve the long-standing pain of page-level data in Svelte. They cover queries, forms, batching, caching, and all the clever RPC ergonomics that make Svelte’s approach feel surprisingly powerful and ref ... Show More
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Feb 2024
Nvidia hits $2 Trillion, Gemini bias, Reddit goes public + more!
Timestamps:
0:00 godspeed, tech news fan
0:10 Nvidia's $2 trillion, new Nvidia App
2:00 Gemini image gen, Stable Diffusion 3
4:10 Reddit's IPO, AI deal with Google
6:04 QUICK BITS INTRO
6:14 Vision Pro glass cracks
7:04 iPhone 15 battery twice as good
8:02 Vending machines with f ... Show More
11m 41s
Feb 2024
Microsoft's New Direction with Copilot, Data Management & Retention, Tech Skills Shortage
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<ol><li>Microsoft’s New Direction with Copilot, Q&A (Darian Chwialko ... Show More
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