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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats892: The History of SyntaxWes and Scott talk about the origins of Syntax, sharing how a friendly course name conflict led to a mastermind group, then a podcast, and eventually a full-blown media brand. They also reflect on key milestones, from early episodes and sponsorships to joining Sentry, expanding the team, and what’s next. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:51 How Wes and Scott met Scott Tolinski & The Origins of LevelUpTuts LevelUpTutorials WesBos.com 09:31 How Syntax got its name Episode 001: React Tools 15:30 Getting sponsors Delicious Brains FreshBooks 18:53 Hasty Treats and expanding the show 22:36 Adding interviews to Syntax SVGs with Sara Soueidan 23:38 Syntax’s fi...2025-04-0955 min
mbanerjeepalmer+listennotes 's Listen LaterScott Tolinski on Svelte 5 Local First Development Podcast: Svelte Radio (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Scott Tolinski on Svelte 5 Local First DevelopmentPub date: 2024-12-28Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSummary:In this episode we sit down with Scott Tolinski — cohost of Syntax.fm — to talk about Svelte 5 and local first development.Sponsored by Svelte SummitSvelte Summit is an event dedicated to Svelte and everything that is happening in the community. Don't miss it! It's going to be an absolute blast. It's happening on May 8 a...2025-01-0443 min
Svelte RadioScott Tolinski on Svelte 5 Local First DevelopmentSummary:In this episode we sit down with Scott Tolinski — cohost of Syntax.fm — to talk about Svelte 5 and local first development.Sponsored by Svelte SummitSvelte Summit is an event dedicated to Svelte and everything that is happening in the community. Don't miss it! It's going to be an absolute blast. It's happening on May 8 and 9, 2025 in Barcelona Spain.DiscussionWho is Scott?Check out Syntax on YTPrimeagen feud thingNorth StarAI RobotBuilding App in SvelteBrad frost design systemSvelte 5 beginners course vs other frameworksSvelte 5Local firstInstantDBZero SyncMeteorDrop in (project)Svelte Summit talk2024-12-2843 min
The freeCodeCamp PodcastHow a breakdancing injury launched a coding empire with Scott TolinskiOn this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Scott Tolinski. He's a developer who 14 years ago - after injuring himself breakdancing – decided to create a programming tutorial YouTube channel called LevelUpTuts. He is also co-host of Syntax, the most popular web dev podcast on the planet. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with everything out-of-the-box, then extend, replace, and break boundaries with code. Learn more at wixstudio.com. Support also comes from the 11,113 kind folks who support fr...2024-12-061h 41Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats848: Web Components Can’t Save Us with Scott Jehl Scott and Wes talk with Scott Jehl about the benefits, challenges, and use cases of web components, particularly in design systems and performance. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:55 Scott’s background and career Responsible Responsive Design Webpagetest.org 06:46 An overview of web components 09:06 Why should people care about web components? 13:16 Should you write your own web components? 14:39 Reactivity in web components 15:56 DOM parts 18:23 Styling web components 22:08 Brought to you by Sentry.io 22:33 CSS custom properties Mux Player Customizer 24:28 Responsive video 28:27 The polyfill use case 30:55 Shadow DOM challenges 36:04 Web components in design systems 41:58 How are people using web components? 43:25 We...2024-11-1551 min
Book OverflowHost of Syntax Podcast Scott Tolinski Shares His Favorite BooksIn this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups sit down with Scott Tolinski, the host of the web development podcast Syntax. Join the three of them as they discuss Scott's favorite books, his career as a developer, and what you can learn by being a voracious reader!
Links to all the books discussed in the episode can be found in the YouTube episode description: https://youtu.be/kJs9pVy94jM2024-08-221h 08
Yalla Let's CodeInterview with Scott Tolinski, Founder of LevelUpTutorials and Co-host of the Syntax.fm podcastIn this episode, Scott Tolinski, Founder of LevelUpTutorials and co-host of the Syntax.fm podcast, shares his journey from creating free YouTube tutorials to growing successful educational platforms.
Scott discusses his experiences with monetizing content, overcoming challenges, and the eventual acquisition of LevelUpTutorials by Sentry. He also explores the growth and success of the Syntax.fm podcast, offering insights on building an audience, maintaining work-life balance, and navigating the competitive landscape of online education.
Scott emphasizes the importance of consistency, audience building, and effective communication in achieving entrepreneurial goals.
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2024-08-0958 min
Yalla Let's CodeInterview with Scott Tolinski, Founder of LevelUpTutorials and Co-host of the Syntax.fm podcastIn this episode, Scott Tolinski, Founder of LevelUpTutorials and co-host of the Syntax.fm podcast, shares his journey from creating free YouTube tutorials to growing successful educational platforms. Scott discusses his experiences with monetizing content, overcoming challenges, and the eventual acquisition of LevelUpTutorials by Sentry. He also explores the growth and success of the Syntax.fm podcast, offering insights on building an audience, maintaining work-life balance, and navigating the competitive landscape of online education. Scott emphasizes the importance of consistency, audience building, and effective communication in achieving entrepreneurial goals. Timestamps 02:00 Introduction06:57 Challenges and Lessons in Monetization20:18 The back...2024-08-0958 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats800: Why the jQuery Creator Uses React and Typescript - John ResigIn episode 800 of Syntax, Scott and Wes sit down with John Resig, the creator of jQuery, to discuss the current state of React and TypeScript. They dive into the evolution of frontend frameworks, the challenges of server-side rendering, and the tech stack at Khan Academy. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:32 What is jQuery? 05:31 Did you anticipate the success jQuery had? 07:16 allow-discrete, @starting-style. Install Nothing: App UIs With Native Browser APIs - Scott Tolinski. 07:54 Building the community around jQuery. 11:16 jQuery plugins. 13:00 Did you ever make money from jQuery? 16:13 What is your role at...2024-07-2658 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats799: Hot New and Under-Utilized Browser APIs Scott and Wes serve up the latest and most under-utilized browser APIs that are changing the game for web development. From the @starting-style CSS API to scroll-snap and popovers, they break down how these tools can elevate your projects with minimal effort. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Install Nothing: App UIs With Native Browser APIs – Scott Tolinski. Tolin.ski Demos. 01:03 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 02:15 When to use these tools. 03:45 @starting-style CSS API. 08:23 Transition behavior allow-discrete. Dialog CSS. 11:56 calc-size(auto). 16:19 scroll-snap. Swiper Indicators. Slide Show. Scroll To Options Snap-Additions. Adam Argyle Tweet. 22:05 View Transitions. Cross-document view transitions fo...2024-07-2459 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats760: Pro VSCode SetupsJoin Scott and Wes as they dish out the juiciest VSCode secrets for coding like a boss (or a Tolinski)! From speedy navigation to must-have extensions and the sickest themes, get ready to level up your coding game. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:47 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:44 A recording bug. 03:18 VSCode versions. 05:59 Tabs or no tabs. 10:32 Navigation tips. 11:35 Mouse and trackpad input. 13:43 Move, select and expand by 19:07 Interface tips. 19:17 Sidebars. 24:23 Sticky headers. 26:21 Activity bar. 30:30 Show or hide? 31:35 Profiles. 32:43 Keyboard Shortcuts. 32:49 Renaming. 34:32 Extensions. 34:45 Text pastry. 36:43 Better comments. 39:03 Auto rename tag. 40:02 Change case. 40:25 Permute lines. 41:26 File utils. 43:20 Sort...2024-04-241h 05Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats717: How to be Productive We’re kicking off 2024 by talking about productivity tips we’re using to stay focused, to do apps, calendars, focus states, and customizing our code editor. Show Notes 00:25 Welcome 00:46 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:11 Welcome to 2024 Anxiety and Uncertainty with Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Syntax #670 01:42 Getting systems in place 03:30 Examining your current habits 08:14 Tracking habits 12:16 Neural Pathway Chain Breakers habitpath.io/waitlist STREAKS A Passwordless Future Passkeys with Anna Pobletts - Syntax #710 Clerk 14:26 Todos Stronglifts app Getting Things Done Things Height 20:14 The calendar as the ultimate tool Cron Calendar 23:52 Using Focus states Focus App 29:09 Customizing VS Code with...2024-01-1532 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats712: 2024 PredictionsWes and Scott give their predictions for 2024 in JavaScript, frameworks, server-side JS, tooling, CSS, developer ecosystem, and AI tooling. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:00 Types in JS will have real movement 05:10 Temporal API will ship in 1 browser 06:38 Perf tooling gets easy for everyone to understand 07:32 CSS continues to get better where you need less JS 08:35 The year of the server in frameworks 10:32 Svelte v5 is very fast SvelteKit • Web development, streamlined 12:04 Astro is going to have a good year Astro 4 Web Devs, 1 App Idea (Salma Alam-Naylor, Scott Tolinski, Eve Porcello) 14:22 React server components dai-shi/wa...2024-01-031h 03
Elixir WizardsCommunities in Tech with Camille Clayton & Scott TolinskiToday on Elixir Wizards, Camille Clayton, Director of Women Who Code DC, and Scott Tolinski, Co-Host of the Syntax Podcast and Creator of Level Up Tutorials, join hosts Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford to discuss tech community spaces online and IRL.
They lay out the blueprint and best practices for fostering an inclusive environment where newcomers feel comfortable and welcome to join the discussion – whether it’s an online forum, YouTube comment sections, social media platform, local meetup, or conference.
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Leaving a space open so newcomers feel empowered to join...2023-12-2848 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats709: Potluck × Naming Tech × Generators × Layers Follow Up × Sick Picks PageIn this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about naming things in programming, use case for generators, CSS @Layers follow up, database prefixes, generalist vs specialist, where’s the sick pick page, and more! Show Notes 00:08 Welcome 01:20 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:48 How much of programming is genuine advanced technical stuff vs just fancy complex sounding names for things? 05:10 I found a non-trivial use case for GENERATORS! 11:05 CSS @Layers follow up from 668 Hacking the Tonal - Proxying, Intercepting + Debugging Traffic? - Syntax #668 Allow authors to apply new css features (like cascade layers) while li...2023-12-2752 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats685: Jason Lengstorf on Live Streaming, Creating Content, and Building a Studio SpaceIn this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Jason Lengstorf about his journey in video creation, live streaming, and tech education. What’s up with Jason’s new studio? How does he prep for a live stream? Show Notes 00:32 Welcome 02:21 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:39 Who is Jason Lengstorf? 05:43 Why did you decide to go full time on Learn with Jason? 10:04 Jason’s new YouTube series idea 13:36 Jason gets a special delivery 14:30 What’s in Jason’s new studio? 20:14 What’s the ideal medium for content in 2023? 24:28 Treat decisions as forever, for now. 26:01 Is live stre...2023-10-2758 min
Init - A Guided Web Development JourneyLeveling UP with Scott TolinskiDude, in this gnarly podcast episode, Scott Tolinski, like, totally drops some knowledge bombs about his wild 21-year coding journey, man. He takes us back to the early days, you know, high school websites and all that. And then, he's like, "Whoa, mentors are where it's at," teaching us everything from project management to how to deal with clients and working in a team. And then, the vibe totally shifts to Scott's rad experiences with Meteor, this full-stack JavaScript thing. He talks about how it's all real-time, like, super cool for chat apps and stuff. But then...2023-10-171h 21Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsAnxiety and Uncertainty with Dr. Courtney TolinskiIn this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about signs and symptoms of anxiety, what the long term effects are of anxiety, how to know if you need help, and what kinds of things you can do to deal with anxiety and uncertainty. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:11 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 02:23 Introducing Dr. Courtney Tolinski Mental Health and Dev ft Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Depression, Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Focus, Motivation, Burnout — Syntax Podcast 236 Supper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney Tolinski — Syntax Podcast 532 04:13 What is anxiety? 06:44 Is there a diffe...2023-09-221h 01Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsWhy is Facebook’s HTML + CSS Such a Mess?In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about why Threads, Instagram, and all things Facebook have what seems like really messy HTML and CSS? Show Notes 00:10 Welcome Scott on Threads Wes on Threads 00:35 Threads has got divs 02:42 Tight scoping 09:44 Avoids specificity 10:37 Dealing with ad blockers and scraping 15:45 Divs are free, what’s the big deal? 20:19 Facebook is tracking everything 27:57 React Native Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter M...2023-08-0729 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatWhiskey Web and Whatnot 100th Episode Round Table with Chris Coyier, Scott Tolinski, Tracy Lee, and Wes BosIn this milestone 100th episode, Chuck and Robbie are joined by a round table of industry experts and web developers with different philosophies, preferences, and experiences in the tech space to share their opinions on the state of web development. The round table includes Chris Coyier, Co-Founder of CodePen; Scott Tolinski, former Owner of Level Up Tutorials; Tracy Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of This Dot Labs; and Wes Bos, Founder of BosType Inc.
The panel shares their opinions on the state of web development, reflecting on the journey from vanilla JavaScript to the rise of Tailwind CSS...2023-07-2054 min
Modern WebUnlocking Success with Scott Tolinski: From Side Project to Full-Time YouTube CareerIn this episode of Modern Web, co-hosts Tracy Lee and Ben Lesh sit down live at RenderATL with Scott Tolinski, co-host of the Syntax podcast and of Level Up Tutorials, to discuss his journey as a web development tutorial creator and YouTuber. He shares his experiences of transitioning from a full-time developer to creating YouTube tutorials as a side project. Initially, Scott started his YouTube channel to fill his free time but eventually saw it gain popularity and became his full-time career in 2017. However, he faced challenges when attempting to monetize his content and struggled to convince his audience to...2023-07-1939 min
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, NeatWeb Browsers, Level Up Tutorials, and Sentry with Scott TolinskiChuck and Robbie are joined by Scott Tolinski, Executive Producer at Sentry, for a recorded chat from the RenderATL conference. The trio delves into lively discussions on various tech topics and shares their candid opinions on ongoing Twitter debates.
Scott opens up about his role at Sentry and how the acquisition has impacted his other venture, Level Up Tutorials. He sheds light on the new direction of Level Up Video and the exciting opportunities it brings for delivering free web development content. Scott also emphasizes the advantages of partnering with Sentry and the increased focus it allows...2023-06-2245 minSvelte RadioLevelUpTuts 6 months later with Scott TolinskiSponsorVercel is the platform for frontend developers, providing the speed and reliability innovators need to create at the moment of inspiration. Founded by the creators of Next.js, Vercel has zero configuration support for 35+ frontend frameworks, including SvelteKit. We enable the world’s largest brands like Under Armour, eBay, and Nintendo, to iterate faster and create quality software. Try out Vercel today to experience the easiest way to use Svelte.NOTE: RECORDED February 7th.DescriptionWe sit down to talk with Scott Tolinski about the re-build of LevelUp Tutorials! Was it 6 mo...2023-03-281h 01
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats2023 Goals × Learning and DoingIn this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through their goals for 2023 including coding, tooling, courses and platforms, social media, and fitness. Show Notes 00:17 Welcome 02:38 What’s a cantina? 06:33 Scott’s coding goals Animated grid layouts Tauri 14:39 Wes’ code goals Uses Stripe Stripe Elements Shoelace 23:17 Tooling Vite Plugin List Directory Contents 26:39 Scott’s courses and platform LevelUp.video 29:36 Wes’ courses Wes Bos Tutorials 31:11 Scott’s fitness goals 35:55 Wes’ fitness goals 39:44 Apple Watch for fitness 41:54 Syntax podcast goals 50:13 Scott’s social media goals Scott on TikTok LevelUp Newsletter 52:35 Wes’ social media goals Wes on TikTok 58:02 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Menu2023-01-111h 04
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsSupper Club × Anything But Coding with Wes and ScottIn this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Scott and Wes! Talking about BBQ, electric cars, workout equipment, home renos - but they do sneak in a bit of coding talk! Kontent by Kentico - Sponsor Kontent by Kentico is a headless CMS that provides live editing experience to non-technical users and hands you the technical tools to build websites, mobile apps, voice assistants, or anything else where you need content. Use REST API or GraphQL and get your content via the global Fastly CDN. Designed to unify all your content and operations...2022-11-251h 01
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsSupper Club × Coding with ADHD with Dr. Courtney TolinskiIn this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about ADHD, how to tell if you have ADHD, issues related to ADHD for computer workers, anxiety vs ADHD, 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Appwrite - Sponsor Appwrite is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to bu...2022-11-0459 min
Badass CoursesLearning to Manage a Growing Business with Scott TolinskiRunning a course platform that not only contains your content, but also the courses of several other third-party creators is an entirely different job than that of the independent creator.Scott Tolinski, creator of Level Up tutorials has had to learn a lot of lessons as he grew his business and started bringing on guests instructors. The amount of coordination and planning required was a lot. But, they decided to hire a developer who did an amazing job setting up systems that made the flow of connecting with content creators much more manageable. A small...2022-09-1238 min
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsScott’s New Office × The Levelup LodgeIn this episode of Syntax, Scott talks about his new office setup where he records videos and podcasts, writes codes, and gets his steps in. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get two months for free by v...2022-05-2340 min
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsPart 2 of Wes and Scott React to the State of JSIn this second part episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott continue talking about the 2021 State of JavaScript survey: mobile and desktop libraries, testing, monorepo, runtimes, flavors of JavaScript, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize their code health. Cut your time on error resolution from hours to minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners new to Sentry can get...2022-03-0959 min
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsWes and Scott React to the State of JSIn this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott take a look at the 2021 State of JS survey that was recently published, including demographics, salary, browser APIs, overall happiness, and more! Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for list...2022-03-0253 min
Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsThe Macbook Pro Show - Wes and Scott Get New LaptopsIn this Hasty Treat, Wes and Scott talk about their new Apple MacBook Pro's with the M1 Max CPU. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track errors and monitor performance with Sentry. Sentry’s Application Monitoring platform helps developers see performance issues, fix errors...2021-11-2247 min
JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web DevelopmentBest of the fest! Volume 1JS Party listeners and panelists celebrate our favorite moments from the past 100 episodes! You’ll hear from over 20 of your favorite voices across 14 episodes. We also share some behind-the-scenes and read/hear from listeners! Here’s to the last 200 episodes, and the next 200 as well. 🥂
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JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web DevelopmentFrontend Feud: ShopTalk vs SyntaxYour favorite web dev podcasts join forces for a super collab that’ll knock you frontend off! Amelia joins Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert from ShopTalk Show while Divya teams up with Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski from Syntax. Let the FEUDing begin!
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ShopTalk Show469: Syntax Crossover with Wes Bos and Scott TolinskiWe're joined by Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski from Syntax.fm and chat about the fun of developing, SvelteKit, what tools Scott and Wes reach for when building a website, the WordPress developer experience, and some sick picks!2021-06-281h 04
Design MBAOwn Your Content - Scott Tolinski (Founder @ Level Up Tutorials)Scott Tolinski is the creator of Level Up Tutorials where he has created thousands of free and premium web development tutorials. Scott also is the co-host of the popular web development podcast Syntax. In his free time Scott is a dedicated Bboy (breakdancer) & enjoys pushing himself athletically through dance, working out and snowboarding. He also enjoys green tea and Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies. SUPPORT SCOTT TOLINSKI:Level Up your design and dev skills by buying premium courses from Level Up TutorialsBecome a PRO MEMBER at Level Up Tutorials CONNECT WITH SCOTT TOLINSKI:...2021-06-141h 00Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsPotluck — New Macs × Podcast Statistics × E-commerce Testing × WordPress × Charging More × Learning Web Dev × More!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! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut y...2020-12-231h 05Svelte RadioScott Tolinski talks Svelte, React and PodcastingScott Tolinski of Syntax.fm fame joins us to talk about Svelte, React and podcasting. Oh, and he has a new course on Svelte animations! Have a listen!Check out his courses here: https://www.leveluptutorials.comPicks:- Scott: Q clearance - the hunt for QAnon (podcast)- Kevin: Brandon Sanderson - Stormlight Archive (books)- Shawn: Writing Excuses (podcast) and Acquired Podcast (podcast)- Antony: That Chapter (YouTube Channel)- Scott & Antony: JCS Psychology (YouTube Channel)Transcription:[00:00:00] KAK: Hello everyone. Welcome...2020-11-2859 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Stretching For Developers with ScottIn this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about stretching for developers — techniques, misconceptions, and how to feel better. 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:21 - Devs do the following Head forward looking at screen Shoulders forward Sitting a lot Weak core Carpel tunnel from typing 06:02 - Stretching misconceptions Static holds Dynamic contr...2020-10-1919 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - End of Season Wrap UpIn this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes wrap up season one of the podcast and talk about what’s coming. 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:32 - Plans for the Fall 06:59 - Fav Hasty Scott Ep 161: Hasty Treat - VSCode Extensions & Themes Ep 165: Hasty Treat - VSCode Treats Part 2 Ep 167: Hasty Treat - VSCode Love Part 3 Ep 27...2020-08-3116 min
Heavybit Podcast Network Master FeedJAMstack Radio - Ep. #62, Educating Developers with Scott Tolinski of Level Up TutorialsIn episode 62 of JAMstack Radio, Brian speaks with Scott Tolinski of Level Up Tutorials. They discuss Scott’s experience creating video content, teaching web development, and leveraging new tools.2020-08-2633 min
Jamstack RadioEp. #62, Educating Developers with Scott Tolinski of Level Up TutorialsIn episode 62 of JAMstack Radio, Brian speaks with Scott Tolinski of Level Up Tutorials. They discuss Scott’s experience creating video content, teaching web development, and leveraging new tools.The post appeared first on Heavybit.2020-08-2633 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - The Domain Name GameIn this Hasty Treat it’s another edition of the Top Level Domain Game! 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 02:25 - How it works We pick a TLD from a list, and the other person needs to guess: Is it for a country or business? +5 points What country, business, or type of business is it for? +5 point...2020-07-1319 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Scott Goes Linux with Pop OSIn this Hasty Treat, Scott tells Wes about his new Linux laptop — what it is, why he did it, pros and cons, 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 01:38 - Why? 04:20 - What is System76? System76 Lemur Pro 08:53 - What is Pop OS? Pop OS 09:41 - How has Linux compared to Mac?...2020-06-1522 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsScott Teaches Wes Svelte and SapperIn this episode of Syntax, Scott teaches Wes about Svelte and Sapper — general premise, best practices, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Stackbit - Sponsor Stackbit offers developers tools that enable things like inline content editing, live previewing of content changes, and collaboration features on your Jamstack site, without code changes. That's why Stackbit is the b...2020-05-2050 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Scott's New Personal WebsiteIn this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Scott’s new website! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 02:25 - Relaxed fit development Not concern...2020-05-1814 minJS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web DevelopmentJS "Danger" PartyOur Jeopardy-style (but don’t call it Jeopardy) game is back! This time Jerod plays the part of Alex Trabeck and Emma tries her hand at contestant-ing. Can Scott Tolinski from the Syntax podcast hang with Emma and Nick? Listen and play along!
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Gatsby Cloud – Building ambitious websit...2020-04-171h 05Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsMental Health and Dev ft Dr. Courtney Tolinski - Depression, Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Focus, Motivation, BurnoutIn this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about mental health and web development. Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:20 - Depression Hone...2020-04-011h 02Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Scott asks Wes about CloudflareIn this Hasty Treat, Scott asks Wes about Cloudflare — which services he uses, which ones he doesn’t, why, 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 2:45 - What do you personally use Cloudflare for? DNS provider Domain registration at cost Caching DDoS protection Hiding server IP address Free HTTPS Firewall rules Scrape shield Lightweight stats Serverless functions DNS Cl...2020-03-0925 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Wes Teaches Scott about Keystone.jsIn this Hasty Treat, Wes teaches Scott about Keystone.js — best practices, things to avoid, why you should check it out, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 3:10 - What is Keystone? 7:38 - How do you handle mutations? 14:26 - What’s the hosting situation like? 19:34 - Shortcomings 21:40 - Plugins Links KeystoneJS Prisma Hasura Next.js GraphQL Stripe API WordPress ThinkMail Drupal Redux Now MongoDB M...2019-12-3027 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Scott Moves to iPhoneIn this Hasty Treat, Scott talks about moving to iPhone — his experiences with both Android and iOS, the advantages and disadvantages of both, and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon...2019-10-2825 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - The TLD GameIn this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are playing a game! It’s called the TLD game, where Scott and Wes try to stump each other with questions about top level domains. 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 1:55 - The rules of the game We pick a TLD from a list, and the other...2019-09-1622 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Wes & Scott Look At Svelte 3In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Svelte 3 — initial impressions and more! Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. Show Notes 2:16 - What is Svelte? 11:32 - Sapper 13:05 - Svelte Native 14:58 - Questions we have What’s the Typescript story here? How hard would it be to convert a large React app to Sve...2019-08-2622 min
Duck TapesScott Tolinski MixThis week, Scott Tolinski hops in to the duck pond to discuss break dancing, working for Ford, working for himself, among a variety of other topics. We don't think he will ever run out of stories to share!
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...2019-07-2940 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Web Dev Resource Sick PicksIn this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about all of their favorite web dev resources — a full episode of sick picks! 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at LogRocket. Show Notes 2:03 - Twitter Accounts Scott: HeyDesigner Wes: Mathias Bynens 5:00 - Web Dev Resources Scott: Scotch.io Wes: Webgems.io 7:37 - Design Resources Scott: UI Movement Wes: Creat...2019-07-2221 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsThe Fundamentals — JSIn this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the fundamentals of JavaScript - the set of core skills you should know before branching off into other frameworks, libraries, etc. 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at LogRocket. FreshBooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of FreshBooks at FreshBooks and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” se...2019-07-1744 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsThe Fundamentals: HTML + CSSIn this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about the “fundamentals” of web development and what you need to know - HTML, CSS foundations and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry and using...2019-07-0355 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsPotluck - Career Switch at 33 × Cover Letters × Kids × Learning Quickly × More!It’s another potluck! In this episode, Scott and Wes answer your questions about career changes, preprocessors, moving, “the gap”, hip hop and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry and using the coupon code “tastytreat”.2019-06-2658 min
Tech JrDev Interview: Scott TolinskiSpecial guest Scott Tolinski of Level Up Tutorials and the Syntax podcast joins us to talk about his journey, business, and to answer all of your listener submitted questions!2019-05-291h 27
React Podcast49: Break In with Scott TolinskiScott Tolinski is creator of Level Up Totorials and co-host of Syntax — a tasty treats podcast for web developers.
He joins us on React Podcast to talk about career, hobbies, and building a business.
Chantastic asks him about break dancing, YouTube as a career development platform, weeding out hators, and making the jump to independent creator.
They discuss podcasting, self-management, embracing ignorance, forcing confidence, determining content value, and importance of being kind to creators.
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Scott Tolinski — Twitter, Github, Website
Level Up Tutorials — Twitter, YouTube, Website
Michael Chan — Twitter, Github, Website
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React Podcast49: Break In with Scott TolinskiScott Tolinski is creator of Level Up Totorials and co-host of Syntax — a tasty treats podcast for web developers.
He joins us on React Podcast to talk about career, hobbies, and building a business.
Chantastic asks him about break dancing, YouTube as a career development platform, weeding out hators, and making the jump to independent creator.
They discuss podcasting, self-management, embracing ignorance, forcing confidence, determining content value, and importance of being kind to your favorite content creators.2019-05-2355 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsCSS the 😎😎😎 Cool PartsIn this episode Wes and Scott talk about the cool parts of CSS! From filters to variables, here are some cool (and amazing) things you can do with CSS in 2019. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by...2019-05-2258 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsSide Hustles with Courtland Allen from Indie HackersIn this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk all about side hustles with special guest Courtland Allen, from Indie Hackers! They talk about the story behind Indie Hackers, how to start your own side hustle, where to find ideas, listener questions, 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at LogRocket. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at Freshbooks and put SY...2019-05-1557 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHasty Treat - Bike SheddingIn this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about bike shedding - issues that are hotly debated, but may not matter that much in the long run. 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 re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at https://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 3:03 - What is Bike Shedding? Technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The impl...2019-04-0130 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsThe VueJS Show (Scott teaches Wes)In this episode Wes and Scott talk about VueJS - what it is, how it compares to other frontend frameworks, and how to get the most out of it. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io a...2019-03-2756 min
IT Career EnergizerLearn to Focus on Your Career and Be Brave Enough to Take on New Challenges with Scott TolinskiGUEST BIO: Scott Tolinski is a Senior Web Developer for Team Detroit and formerly a web applications developer for The University of Michigan. Additionally Scott is a freelance web designer and developer, and provides private training and consultancy on various web topics. Scott is also co-creator of Level Up Tutorials, providing free training to developers looking to learn something new. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Scott Tolinski is Phil’s guest on today’s I.T. Career Energizer podcast. He is a former Team Detroit developer who also worked for The University of Michigan as an applic...2019-02-0121 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsCSS LayoutIn this episode Wes and Scott are talking all about CSS layout - how it works, things to watch out for and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupo...2018-12-2653 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsThe State of JavaScript 2018In this episode Wes and Scott are joined by their first ever guest on the show: Sacha Greif. Sacha is one of the makers of the State of Javascript - the topic for today’s show. Wes, Scott and Sacha discuss the results of 2018’s survey, what they think, and implications for the industry. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to...2018-12-051h 02Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsReact HooksIn this episode Wes and Scott discuss React Hooks - what they are, why you might want to use them, their differences with regular classes, and more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution...2018-11-1458 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsFitness for DevelopersIn this episode Wes and Scott discuss fitness for developers. As a follow-up to Episode 20, they talk about the status of their fitness goals from that episode, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how you can be more fit yourself in 2018. DevLifts — Sponsor DevLifts - Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They’re currently offering two options: The first is Fit.Start - perfect for beginners or those looking to get back at it. Use the coupon code “syntax” to get 50% off the fit.start plan. The second is DevLifts Prem...2018-10-171h 02
Refactor Your Body14 — Scott Tolinski of Level Up TutorialsScott Tolinski joins the show to discuss how he got into coding and how he trains as a Bboy.2018-10-171h 09Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsTop 18 New Things in JS - Part 2In this episode Wes and Scott continue the discussion of their favorite top 18 new things in Javascript. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Graph CMS - Sponsor GraphCMS is trying to be the world’s most developer friendly CMS. It’s a great way to build a GraphQL API without having to write a custom GraphQL server. Try out the API-first CMS of the future today at graphcms.com/syntaxfm. Show Notes...2018-10-1053 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsTop 18 New Things in JS - Part 1In this episode Wes and Scott discuss their favorite top 18 new things in Javascript. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project → https://mlab.com. Show...2018-10-0351 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsPotluck - Programming Languages × Soft Skills × PHP vs JS × Breakdancing x Spice BlendsIt’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - programming languages, how to practice soft skills, PHP vs JS, is it every too late to become a developer, and more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups...2018-08-291h 05Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsThe React EpisodeIn this episode Wes and Scott do a deep dive into React - what it is, best practices and all the ins and outs of how the framework works. Dev Lifts — Sponsor DevLifts - Thad and JC are on a mission to make web developers healthy. They’re currently offering Personal Training and Nutrition Plans as well as a new program called fit.start(). Get 50% off fit.start() with the coupon code “SYNTAX”. Additionally, the first 10 people to use the code "TASTY" get 50% off your DevLifts Premium subscription. Check it out today! Mlab - Sponsor2018-08-151h 13Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsOur Office Setups (Gotta Get The Gear)Scott and Wes talk office setups and all things gear. Gotta get the gear! Mlab - Sponsor mLab is the leading Database-as-a-Service for MongoDB, powering over half a million deployments worldwide. Wes and Scott use mLab to host their own databases as well as take care of backups, security, scaling and performance. Try out a sandbox database on your next mongoDB project → https://mlab.com Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 11:00 Wes’ gea...2018-08-081h 04Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsAdvice For Beginners - Tech Skills, Applying for Jobs, Focus, Imposter Syndrome + MoreScott and Wes give their best advice for beginners, including tech skills, applying for jobs, focus, imposter syndrome, and more… Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool — Sponsor Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 4:46 - Advice for gaining new skills Patience and momentum are key You likely...2018-07-181h 00Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsPotluck EP × Remote Work × Headless WordPress × Good Client Questions × Alternate Careers × React API CredentialsIt’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott talk about freelancing best practices, tips for working remotely, what they would do if they had to pick a different career, and much more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool — Sponsor Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Show Notes 4:48 How long should you st...2018-07-041h 03Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsOur Workflows: Design, Development, Git, DeploymentIt’s a workflow extravaganza! Scott and Wes talk about their development workflows, covering everything from design to deployment. Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! VueSchool.io's Vue.js Masterclass Check out VueSchool.io’s new Vue.js Masterclass taught by Alex Kyriakidis. Learn Vue.js along with best practices, modern Javascript, and other exciting technologies, by building a real-world application - a forum. The first 50 people to visit VueSchool.io/syntax to get 25% off.2018-06-201h 06Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHow to Learn New Things QuicklyScott and Wes talk about how they learn new things quickly. Scott also tells a crazy story about his weekend. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. They are also hiring! netlify.com/careers Fluent Conf - Sponsor Developers, software engineers, designers, and web performance professionals flock to Fluent in pursuit of a common goal: building a better web. That m...2018-05-021h 02Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsWes and Scott's Lives - Breakdancing, BBQ, Wives, Work/Life Balance, Problem Solving, YouTube SubscriptionsFreshbooks - Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes 0:00 Goofing Around 1:30 Real show starts 2:12 Scott explains his breakdancing hobby "Breaking" is breakdancing What is flavour? 10:20 Wes talks about being into BBQ World's Longest Yard Sale Wes has a large Big Green Egg and a MiniMax BGE 19:00 Scott talks about how he is into making music Domestic Robot Scott is starting up a...2018-02-071h 15Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsWeb Development in 2017 && a look ahead at 2018 🍾🍷What happened in web development in 2017? What were our personal and professional feats in 2017? What should we look forward to in 2018? Snipcart — Sponsor Snipcart allows you to create online shopping carts without any backend work. It's entirely client-side which means it's the perfect fit for anyone building a SPA in React, Angular or any other framework. Check out the full list of features over at Snipcart.com/syntax and sign up for three months free! Freshbooks — Sponsor If you are a small business or freelancer check out Freshbooks.com Cloud Accountingand get 30 days free. Make sure to...2017-12-131h 08Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsFailureFailure. How do you deal with it? How to learn from it? How do you know when you should give up vs keep pushing? Snipcart — Sponsor Snipcart allows you to create online shopping carts without any backend work. It's entirely client-side which means it's the perfect fit for anyone building a SPA in React, Angular or any other framework. Check out the full list of features over at Snipcart.com/syntax and sign up for three months free! Get In Shape with DevLifts — Sponsor DevLifts is how I (Wes) got in shape...2017-12-061h 08Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsHow to get into Speaking At ConferencesWes talks to Scott about speaking at conferences. What are the benefits of speaking? How do you apply? What talk should you give? What makes a good conference talk? Freshbooks is the best! Freshbooks.com/syntax - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Show Notes Snow Tires are supes important Blizzzzaaaaakkksss!!! Benefits Free travel / accommodations / vacation Fantastic Friendships and Industry Connections Job Opportunities Industry Recognition Renewed Excitement Wes loved David K Piano's Flip Talk How do you Apply / Where to Find Conferences Create a CF...2017-11-151h 07Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats22 Buzz Words Explained — Mutations, Pure Functions , Serverless, Hoisting, MVC + MoreBuzz Words! WTF Do they mean?! Do They Mean Things?? Let's Find Out! Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. The Buzz Words This is the order in which we talk about the different concepts. If you have anything you'd like to add to the next buzz words show, tweet us @SyntaxFM Serverless / Cloud Functions Composition in functional programming funfunfunction Progressive Enhancement Singleton APIs + SDKs Pure Functions + Side Effects Date-fns Immutable / Mutable / Mutations Immutable.js JavaScript30 Array Cardio Isomorphic / Uni...2017-11-011h 04Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsTasty Treats — Rems VS Ems, Remote Work, Making Money, Getting good at Design + more! 🍬Show Notes Q: Rems vs Ems vs Pixels? What do you use? Q: What activity, that isn't developer related, benefits you most as a developer? Becoming a Supple Leopard Q: Is a hot dog a sandwich? 🌭 Q If Google offered you a job today, would you take it? Mike Rowe: Why Entrepreneurs Crave the 'Reverse Commute' Q: How did Wes and Scott Meet? Q: What are your thoughts on CMSs, like WordPress, adding JavaScript frameworks, like React? Q: Where do you find remote work? Q: How do you make money? Q: Can a back-end dev become a good desi...2017-10-181h 10Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsAdvice for New Developers, Imposter Syndrome and Interviewing at GoogleScott and Wes dish out some tasty advice to developers who are new to web development. How do you get better? How do you deal with imposter syndrome? Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Shameless Plugs Wes just updated his ES6 course! Mastering Figma is now Launched! Show Notes This show is light on links :) The Gap by Ira Glass Hackathon Stater Sick Picks Nintendo Switch Creative Market Fonts Tweet us your tips!2017-10-111h 11Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsWhy is everyone switching to VS Code?Scott and Wes talk about switching to VS Code. What is so good about it? Killer features? Must have Plugins! Sponsor Need to learn Docker? Check out Nick Janetakis' Dive into Docker course which is currently on sale! Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes Cobalt2 for VS Code Visual Studio Code @rachsmithtweets 🔥 rename symbol tip - you should follow her too! Use F8 to cycle through inline errors Open the problems tab to see all your applications errors and warnings The built in debugger ESlint Package You can use the Prettier Package...2017-09-201h 08Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsOur favourite Productivity Hacks 🔥Scott and Wes - Do you sleep? How do you get so much done? You replied to me way too fast! We share our best productivity hot tips and the apps we use the GSD. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes Alfred Alfred Package Manager -Packal Alfred Units Conversion Workflow Cobalt2 Alfred Theme Alfred Timezones Workflow Alfred Process Kill Workflow ⌘+L makes text huge! Alfred Font Awesome Workflow Alfred Encode / Decode Workflow Alfred DevD...2017-09-131h 00Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsCSS in JS 💅👩🎤💁🚒 (Drama Free!)The most requested syntax episode ever! We break down CSS in JavaScript. Pros/Cons? What is it? What problems does it solve? What libraries should you use? Is it stupid or amazing? Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Follow us on twitter! Wes Bos Scott Tolinski Syntax Show Notes BEM Styled Components Emotion Radium Glamorous Styled JSX Sick Picks Boxyapp Mail Client Airpods Shameless Plugs Grab Level Up Tuts before the price goes up! M...2017-09-061h 05Syntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsDang, that's handy! JavaScript Utility Libraries 🛠️Scott and talk all about different JavaScript utility libraries that make you say "Dang, that's handy!" Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Lodash Underscore You should follow John David Dalton on twitter Moment.js moment().endOf(‘term’) date-fns Slugify speakingurl Fetch API Axios Cookie Jar store.js Cross Storage Faker.js Woah URL.searchParams() is a thing Parse URI url-search-params-polyfill ngrok Browsesync Async Bling.js Sick Picks Essentialism Book Essentialism Audiobook Satechi Aluminum Multi-Port Adapter Satechi all Doc...2017-08-3059 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsWes Bos Origin Story 🎸💼💻🔥🐷In this episode, Wes talks about his career path from a MySpace customizer to where he is now. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes Brootal PS20.itgo.com CDN Money 2004 WesBos.com The Success of Zara: Technology Makes It Possible REI BTM at Ryerson University WordPress Codex Angle Media Group Ryerson Co-op Jet Cooper Darcy Clarke DealPage Daily Deal Aggregation jQuery IRC YayQuery Ladies Learning Code HackerYou Wes' Blog Sublime Text Book Command Line Power User Flexbox.io R...2017-08-2356 minSyntax - Tasty Web Development TreatsScott Tolinski Origin Story 🎧 📹 💻 🕺In this episode, Scott talks about his unconventional career path and how to grow your career by working on what you love. Sponsor Freshbooks - Get 30 days free. Make sure to enter SYNTAX into the "How did you hear about us" section. Show Notes UofM Performing Arts Technology Devin Kerr Jamie Schefman Michelle Chamuel Guitar World Ghostly International Q LTD Michigan Creative Ford GTB Level Up Tutorials Scott Concussion Atya Sick Picks Good Hertz Shameless Plugs Wes' Courses Level Up Tutorials Youtube How to GraphQL Twitter Wes Bos S...2017-08-1656 min
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