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RPC in JavaScript!
Wes and Scott explain RPC and discuss its growing popularity due to server-side React, key concepts, use cases, standards, comparisons to REST, and considerations.
#RPC #JavaScript #React
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CSS Color Functions
This episode covers practical uses of new CSS color functions like relative color, color contrast, and color mixing. Wes and Scott are excited about the possibilities enabled by modifying colors dynamically in CSS.
#CSS #Design #Accessibility
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Modals, Popups, Popovers, Lightboxes
Discussion on terminology, HTML elements, and implementation details around modal popups, dialogs, and popovers.
#html #css #javascript
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oAuth APIs Explained
This episode explains OAuth, the standard for logging in via services like GitHub and accessing user data. OAuth uses various tokens like client ID, client secret, authorization code, access token, and refresh token.
#oauth #webdev
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The New Import Map Standard
Explains the new import maps standard for aliasing files and paths in JavaScript projects. Covers how to use them and browser support.
#javascript #webdev #tooling
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Coding with the Open AI / Chat GPT API
Scott and Wes discuss how to work with the OpenAI API and ChatGPT in JavaScript. They go over the different APIs available, pricing, token limits, prompt tuning, and share tips for saving money.
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #JavaScript
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HTTPS + Tunnel Your Localhost - Cloudflare Tunnels, Ngrok, and more!
Discussion on using HTTPS and tunneling services like Cloudflare Tunnel and ngrok to securely expose a local dev server and allow outside traffic for testing.
#HTTPS #Tunneling #Cloudflare #ngrok
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Web Streams Explained
Wes and Scott discuss web streams, how they work, and examples of using them for performance and working with large data.
#web-streams #performance #data
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Node in the Browser × WebContainers + NodeBox
Discussion on running Node.js in the browser via web containers and Nodebox, enabling server-side code in the browser for demos, tutorials and interactivity.
#Node.js #JavaScript
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Clean vs Sloppy Code
Discussion on establishing codebase rules and conventions to enforce clean code vs sloppy code through formatting, linting, naming conventions, documentation, and automation.
#automation #linting
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Logging
Wes and Scott discuss the value of comprehensive logging in web development and some best practices.
#logging #debugging #visibility
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Save us from Config File Hell
Wes and Scott discuss config files in web development projects - how they are necessary but can clutter your codebase. They talk through different formats like JSON, JavaScript and YAML, tools to hide/organize them, and ideas for standardization.
#configfiles #webdev #javascript
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Polish and Perf
Wes and Scott discuss strategies for improving performance and polish after launching a web app, from auditing network requests to optimizing images, caching, removing unnecessary code, and iteratively enhancing the user experience.
#pagespeed #perfmatters #webperf
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CSS Wishlist
In this episode Scott and Wes discuss their wishlist for future CSS features including mixins, grid row selection, range selectors, first/last selectors, fit-text, overflow control, color functions, lighten/darken colors, resize handles on divs, and overflow styles.
#css #webdev #frontend
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Container Queries Explained
Wes and Scott provide an intro to container queries, explaining the syntax, use cases, and browser support. They share examples for styling based on parent width and height, replacing JS with CSS, and dynamically sizing fonts and elements.
#CSS
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Buy It or Build It? A Service is Not a Solution
Discussion on evaluating whether to buy or build services for your application.
#services #saas #api
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TypeScript Fundamentals × Satisfies and as const
Scott and Wes discuss new TypeScript techniques like 'as const' to create frozen read-only types from data and 'satisfies' to allow better inference for unknown metadata objects.
#TypeScript #JavaScript
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TypeScript Fundamentals × Type Narrowing, Guards, and Predicates
Discussion on TypeScript fundamentals like type narrowing, guards and predicates which narrow types from general to specific.
#typescript #webdev #javascript
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Desktop Apps in JS × Electron and Tauri
Scott and Wes discuss building desktop applications using JavaScript and frameworks like Electron and Tori.
#javascript #electron #tori
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“Serverless” Databases
Discussion on using databases with serverless architectures and the unique challenges around connection pooling, edge locations, and scaling.
#serverless #databases #jamstack