Podcast summary and Notes on "pwa"

733: Egress, scraping, Safari EU changes, is SetInterval worth it?

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott discuss egress, scraping, Safari EU changes, and answer questions on updating dependencies and SetInterval.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:35 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
02:49 I have over 100,000 user images on Cloudinary. How do I migrate to another service?
Cloudflare-Cloudinary Proxy
07:27 Switching from Mac to PC.
Figma, DaVinci Resolve
12:32 What’s your take on the Safari 17.4 PWA removal debacle for EU users?
Bug Report
Fullscreen API Bug Report
19:45 Is there any clear front-runner when it comes to monorepo tools?
23:44 Some big web apps have a div relatively high in the DOM with a class like “scroll-container” or “cursor-events”, why is that?
32:15 Is ChatGPT Plus worth it? I’m trying to avoid death by 1000 subscriptions.
ElevenLabs
37:47 Performance vs accuracy when working with timers.
40:37 How do you update the dependencies to work with a current version of Node? Also, if you are building from scratch, how do you determine what dependencies to use?
Syntax show 425: Updating Project Dependencies
45:52 Clarification on the browser blocking.
Mozilla’s vision for Firefox MV3
49:19 Problems when working with JavaScript’s new Date().
54:27 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.

enFebruary 21, 2024

databases

web_development

pwa

performance_optimization

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Show Notes

03:30 - How is this going to work?

Ask a Potluck Question
Do a Sick Pick
Take on a Stump’d Question
Do a Shameless Plug

04:45 - Brad

11:54 - Brittany

Shameless Plug: ZTM Academy
Andrei Neagoie

16:43 - Jesse

Stump’d Question: What are portals in React?
Shameless Plug: codeSTACKr YouTube Channel
Shameless Plug: VS Code Hero Course - Use coupon code “Syntax” for discount

23:44 - Henri

Shameless Plug: https://twitter.com/HenriHelvetica
Shameless Plug: JamstackTORONTO

31:27 - Jason

Stump’d Question: What does “use strict” do and what are the benefits?

36:48 - Spence

41:33 - James

Potluck Question: How do you keep people engaged in a workshop?
Stump’d Question: What is the difference between the postfix i++ and the prefix ++i increment operators?
Shameless Plug: YouTube for Developers
Shameless Plug: James Q Quick YouTube Channel

54:24 - Austin

Potluck Question: Problems with ESLint, Prettier and VS Code playing nicely together
Shameless Plug: https://erickka.art/

66:21 - Dave

Sick Pick: mmhmm
Stump’d Question: What is the difference between the + and ~ sibling selectors in CSS?

78:56 - Gareth

Potluck Question: What do you think about the future of mobile development vs traditional mobile app development?
Sick Pick: https://darkreader.org/
Shameless Plug: Level Up Tutorials Discord

89:51 - Ackzell and Lewis

Ackzell:
- Sick Pick: JSConf Mexico
- Shameless Plug: Ackzell YouTube Channel
Lewis:
- Potluck Question: What is your daily routine like, and you do you decide to prioritize projects?