It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about new Macs and web development, podcast statistics during COVID, is it still worth it to learn WordPress, dealing with imposter syndrome, and more!
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Apr 15
996: 10 New CSS and HTML APIs
Wes and Scott talk about the latest CSS and browser features, including the Grid Lines API for masonry layouts, HTML in Canvas, name-only container queries, CSS random, search-text styling, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:57 Grid Lines API for masonry-style layou ... Show More
31m 20s
Apr 13
995: Next.js Vendor Lock-in No More
In this episode, Scott and Wes sit down with Tim Neutkens and Jimmi Lai from the Next.js team to dig into the new Adapters API, what it takes to run Next.js across platforms like Cloudflare and Netlify, and how caching and infrastructure choices affect performance. They also go d ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 8
994: AI Sucks At CSS
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about AI struggles with CSS and design workflows, learning vs relying on AI, debugging web performance, beginner soldering setups, navigating AI-era job interviews, Figma dev mode, modern API choices, and more ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2023
Leveraging FinOps to Scale a Startup
<p>Anish Bishen (Chief Data Architect @Sliide), Jay Rawal (Head of DevOps @Sliide), Ieva Jonaityte (TAM @DoIT) talk about scaling infrastructure and data services at a rapidly growing startup, with FinOps enabled. <b><br/><br/>SHOW: 761</b></p><p><b>CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - </b> ... Show More
38m 54s
Aug 2022
Tech job interview support group
Struggling through the tech job interview process? We feel you! On this episode, Amal, Nick & Amelia get together to discuss the various ways the interview process disappoints, share their own interview stories, and suggest ways we can improve the process for everyone.
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1h 4m
Mar 2016
Episode 1: Startup Opportunities and Switching Jobs
Welcome to Soft Skills Engineering, where we answer your questions about non-technical topics in software engineering. Come get some wisdom, or at least some wise cracks. In episode 1, Dave and Jamison answer two questions: I’m a developer who gets approached from time to time to ... Show More
25m 33s
May 2024
Episode 409: Fancy title to IC and CRUD is crud
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener Shayne asks, I’m about to start a new gig after 8+ years at a company. I was an early employee at the current company and have accumulated a lot of responsibility, influence, and a fancy title. I’ll be an IC at ... Show More
28m 27s