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Feb 2020
52m 23s

Are Web Dev GUIs Going to Replace Us?

Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack Javascript Web Developers
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In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about web dev GUIs — what are they, are they going to replace developers, are they good or bad, and more! Hasura - Sponsor Hasura is an open source real-time GraphQL engine. It connects to your databases & microservices and instantly gives you a production-ready GraphQL API. Check it out at Hasura.io. LogRock ... Show More
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