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In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes bike shed some common developer opinions.
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Show Notes04:27 - Event params
06:36 - CSS variables
09:31 - CSS colors
11:52 - Default exports vs named exports
14:45 - JavaScript import ordering
17:09 - Foo / Bar / Baz in examples
21:18 - Light vs dark themes
24:00 - longVerboseNamesDescribingWhatItIsOrDoes vs x
26:54 - VScode vs WebStorm (IDE) vs Vim
31:12 - TypeScript Generics: vs
34:39 - Indentation-base syntax
37:37 - Max line length
40:21 - One reduce, vs multiple .map()/flat(),filter()
async function getStatus() { const res = await sendCommand('AT!GSTATUS'); const result = res.result .split('\n') .map((x: string) => x.split(`\t\t`)) .flat() .filter(Boolean) .map((x: string) => x.trim()) .map((x: string) => x.split(` \t`)) .flat() .filter((x: string) => x.includes(':')) .map((x: string) => x.split(`:`)) .map(([prop, val]: [string, string]) => [prop, val.trim()]) return Object.fromEntries(result); }42:50 - index.js files
48:20 - Ligatures and fancy fonts
50:30 - Regular functions vs anon functions in a variable vs arrow functions
52:44 - Explicit return vs implicit return
××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××745: Modern JS Toolchains (Biome, Oxc + More)
744: Docker For Developers
743: JavaScript Figma Plugins & Working at GitHub With Cameron McEfee
742: Potluck: Migrating to Typescript, Semver Explained, Accurate Timers and Countdowns
741: TypeScript Interview Questions - STUMP’d
740: Local AI Models in JavaScript - Machine Learning Deep Dive With Xenova
739: The LoFi Movement: Building Local First Apps
738: Little Scripts: Coding for your Co-workers
737: JSR: The New TypeScript Package Registry (NPM Killer)
736: CJ Reynolds is Joining Syntax
735: The Taliban Stole My Domain
734: HTMX Web Apps with Carson Gross
733: Egress, scraping, Safari EU changes, is SetInterval worth it?
732: Stop going to Spam: DMARC, SPF and DKIM Explained
731: Client side security, XSS attacks & CSP with Stripe’s Alex Sexton
730: Own Your Own PaaS
729: CSS Native @scope
728: AI Superpowers with Kevin Hou and Codeium
727: How to Code: Opinionated TypeScript Stack + Tooling Choices Explained
726: Is HTMX a Joke?
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