November 15th, 2023 × #Web Development#JavaScript#Podcasting
Lessons Learned & Bugs Fixed from Launching Syntax.fm
Scott and Wes discuss launching the new Syntax.fm site, including database timeouts from too much data, the importance of error monitoring, dark mode UI bugs, using AI for show notes, managing background jobs with serverless, launching with TypeScript errors, having fast local development, being mindful of payload sizes, taking advantage of new browser APIs, and how Wes helped improve the overall design.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the lessons they learned while launching the new Syntax website including launching now, transcription bugs, error monitoring, black text on black backgrounds, and more.
Show Notes
- 00:10 Welcome to Syntax
- 01:41 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
- 02:43 Don't wait. Launch!
- 04:28 Transcript bug
- Most Powerful Speech-to-Text API | Deepgram
- 09:01 Error monitoring is a must
- 12:36 Timestamp error
- 16:20 Black text on black background might hide things
- 17:33 WASM Vercel file system
- 21:18 Things have gotten easier to launch
- PlanetScale: The world’s most advanced database platform — PlanetScale
- 23:36 Switching from OpenAI to Anthropic Claude and AI Responses aren’t always JSON
- 25:34 Local dev is fast
- Navigation API
- 31:37 Mind your payloads
- 32:41 GitHub Milestones
- 33:57 Almost forgot the Robots.txt
- 36:17 Chron job timeout
- Inngest
- 40:06 TypeScript errors don’t need to be zero to launch
- 42:25 GitHub Actions pipeline bug
- 43:23 Basic testing will do
- Playwright
- 44:56 Have a designer to work with
- Airbase
- 52:07 Sick Picks
Sick Picks
- Scott: Dog Poop Bags With Dispenser
- Wes: Resistance band
Shameless Plugs
- Scott: Sentry
- Wes: Wes Bos Courses
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