Scott and Wes dive into the cache problem, tackling user-specific data and caching security. From marketing A/B testing to content negotiation, they explore various challenges and solutions, including different URL/query parameters, edge logic, and client-side caching.
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:22 Syntax is on YouTube.
02:16 Let’s talk ab ... Show More
Nov 26
958: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
The Syntax team brings us their annual Holiday Gift Guide! They’ve curated the best gadgets, tools, food, and even kitchen essentials for the dev in your life — plus a few treats anyone would love to unwrap.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax
00:54 Our Favorite Things
0 ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 24
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
37m 50s
Nov 19
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
50m 10s
Apr 2021
Browser Caching best practices, when to use no-cache vs max-age without breaking your site
<p>Caching is the hardest problem in building software, and having the browser cache is not any different. In this video, I'll discuss Jake Archibald's article</p>
<p>https://jakearchibald.com/2016/caching-best-practices/</p>
<p>0:00 Intro</p>
<p>2:00 Pattern 1: Immutable content ... Show More
18m 59s
Nov 2020
Basic Caching Techniques Explained - Spatial, Temporal, Distributed, Write-Through, Write-Back, Cache Aside
<p>In this video I go through the three type of caching and how it is kept in sync.</p>
<p>0:00 Intro</p>
<p>0:30 What is Caching?</p>
<p>1:20 Spatial Cache</p>
<p>3:30 Temporal Cache</p>
<p>5:00 Distributed cache</p>
<p>6:30 Write-Through Cache</p>
<p>8:00 Write-Back Cache</p>
10m 23s
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
<p></p><p><strong>I've just launched a </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNXaHHVnVntg5gpveB-5_Q"><strong>new YouTube channel</strong></a><strong>!! The concept? </strong>I take real businesses struggling to stand the f*ck out, provide my positioning/branding/lea ... Show More
