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May 2020
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Potluck - Courses for Kids × Sub-Compone...

Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack Javascript Web Developers
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It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about kids learning to code, React sub-components, why it’s so hard to scale, new frameworks, data structures, and more! LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session r ... Show More
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Yesterday
975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform?
Scott and Wes run through their wishlist for the web platform, digging into the UI primitives, DOM APIs, and browser features they wish existed (or didn’t suck). From better form controls and drag-and-drop to native reactivity, CSS ideas, and future-facing APIs, it’s a big-pictur ... Show More
50m 58s
Jan 28
974: Clawdbot (Moltbot), Agents and the Age of Personal Software
Wes and Scott talk about building hyper-specific personal software with AI. They explore personal agents, home automation, JSON-as-a-database, and how LLMs unlock fast, custom apps that reduce friction and replace bloated SaaS. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:53 What is pe ... Show More
46m 11s
Jan 26
973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)
Scott and Wes sit down with Kent C. Dodds to break down MCP, context engineering, and what it really takes to build effective AI-powered tools. They dig into practical examples, UI patterns, performance tradeoffs, and whether the future of the web lives in chat or the browser. Sh ... Show More
48m 59s
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