715: Google & MS Duopoly, Frontend to Fu...

Wes and Scott answer your questions about duopoly in tech, tech stacks for creating content, switching from frontend to full stack, DSA knowledge, email HTML, and more!

Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 02:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• 03:31 Are you concerned about duopolistic companies taking over the web?
• 11:29 What stack do you you use for videos and sharing content?
• 15:02 How do you know once your ready to officially make the switch from frontend to full stack?
• 17:58 As someone new to tech and looking to apply for junior front end positions, how much should i know about DSA’s?
• Friends that work at big tech companies - did you need Data Structures and Algorithms to get hired? I get an lots of messages from new devs asking how to learn these things. Many of them say the need it to work at FAANG type companies
• 21:59 Which tools would you recommend for crafting HTML emails from scratch?
• Foundation
• MJML
• React Email
• 25:03 Hey are you guys setting up your own CI/CD like github action or gitlab CI?
• Netlify
• Vercel
• 28:25 What do you think about unstyled component libs. Eg: Ark?
• Ark UI
• 31:47 Do I need to have every single feature on mobile as I do on a desktop?
• Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking
• Missive ‐ Team Email, Chat & Tasks
• 39:15 How can I get better at planning my code?
• shaky.github.bushong.net
• Monodraw for macOS — Helftone
• Octopus.do, Visual Sitemap Tool, Website Planner, Architecture
• Mermaid | Diagramming and charting tool
• 42:32 What exactly makes it so that a piece of logic is client/frontend logic vs backend logic?
• 46:17 Sick Picks

Sick Picks

• Scott: Sleeping Queens Card Game, 79 Cards : Toys & Games
• Wes: Package drop box

Shameless Plugs

• Scott: Syntax Newsletter
• Wes: Wes Bos Courses

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