709: Potluck × Naming Tech × Generators ...

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about naming things in programming, use case for generators, CSS @Layers follow up, database prefixes, generalist vs specialist, where’s the sick pick page, and more!

Show Notes

• 00:08 Welcome
• 01:20 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• 01:48 How much of programming is genuine advanced technical stuff vs just fancy complex sounding names for things?
• 05:10 I found a non-trivial use case for GENERATORS!
• 11:05 CSS @Layers follow up from 668
• Hacking the Tonal - Proxying, Intercepting + Debugging Traffic? - Syntax #668
• Allow authors to apply new css features (like cascade layers) while linking stylesheets · Issue #7540 · whatwg/html
• 15:37 On a previous episode, what did you mention regarding database-prefix?
• 18:20 Is it better to be a generalist or specialist as a front end dev?
• 23:20 I can’t find the sick picks page on the new site. Any plans to bring that back?
• Filtering and Discovery Notes · Issue #935 · syntaxfm/website
• 24:25 Can you guys give some advice about how to grow and improve as developers while struggling with ADHD?
• Supper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Syntax #532
• 29:55 Any chance you could make an embeddable player?
• 31:32 Could you have the people behind Cards Against Humanity on a future supper club episode?
• Cards Against Humanity
• Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
• Cards Against Humanity 99% Sale
• Warehouse | Blackbox
• Yowza
• 34:50 What are some of the differences between being a professional developer in Canada versus the United States?
• 40:58 Is HTML Over The Wire awesome, or super awesome?
• 42:52 How can I develop locally with a postgres database and Prisma / Vercel for hosting?
• Env Variables and Modes | Vite
• 46:23 Sick Picks

Sick Picks

• Scott: Mother In Law’s Gochujang Fermented Chile Sauce, MIL Kimchi Gochujang and Gochugaru

• Wes: SEOUL SISTERS Korean Kimchi Powder

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• Scott: Sentry
• Wes: Wes Bos Courses

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