In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about modern full-stack stacks, Node.js backend options, managing database indexes, developer burnout, handling toxic bosses, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:36 What’s your go-to Node.js backend in 2025?
Polka
06:18 Do you proactively manage database indexes—or fix the ... Show More
Aug 31
1034: Omarchy Quattro Release
Grokbot actually earns its keep, Cursor takes a swing at GitHub with Origin, and Omarchy Quattro ships pre-wired for nine coding agents. Plus: the GitHub outage post-mortem, a compromised Rust crate, native app vibe-coding with Dactyl, and CAD skills for your AI via nurb.dev Show ... Show More
1h 15m
Aug 26
1033: 8 New CSS, JS and HTML Features You Should Know
Scott and Wes run through eight new CSS, JS, and HTML features landing in browsers; including the relative alpha() color function, the progress() function for calculating values between units, Promise.allKeyed(), and native camera and microphone elements. They also get into an up ... Show More
18m 36s
Feb 2024
Your JavaScript runtime questions answered
You asked us your most pressing questions about JavaScript runtimes, so join Matteo Collina, Node.js TSC member and Co-founder and CTO of Platformatic, and Kevin Whinnery, Dev Rel at Deno, as they answer those questions. Links https://github.com/mcollina https://nodeland.dev http ... Show More
44m 40s
Oct 2023
Your JavaScript questions answered
We answer your JavaScript questions covering performance, TypeScript, and the ecosystem with this month’s panel of JavaScript experts: Josh Goldberg, Colby Fayock, Paige Niedringhaus, and Noel Minchow. Links Josh Goldberg https://www.joshuakgoldberg.com https://twitter.com/Joshua ... Show More
36m 15s
