Syntax Podcast Shows

273

Hasty August 10th, 2020

Hasty Treat - How To Refine Your Process

Scott and Wes discuss evaluating and refining personal systems and processes to improve productivity and efficiency.

#productivity #systems #efficiency

271

Hasty August 3rd, 2020

Hasty Treat - Upgrading Next.js Syntax Site

Scott and Wes discuss upgrading the Syntax.fm site to use latest version of Next.js, including lessons learned from implementing API routes, static regeneration for new episodes, and more.

#nextjs #webdev #javascript

269

Hasty July 27th, 2020

Hasty Treat - Target=_blank security issue? What's the deal with noopener and noreferrer?

Discussion on the security implications of links that open in a new tab or window, and browser fixes to prevent malicious sites from accessing the opener window

#Security #Accessibility #Browser

267

Hasty July 20th, 2020

Hasty Treat - Turbolinks + Server Generated HTML + JS Sprinkles

Overview of Turbolinks for fast page loads using server-generated HTML and discussion of integration with JavaScript frameworks.

#turbolinks #performance #server-side

265

Hasty July 13th, 2020

Hasty Treat - The Domain Name Game

Wes and Scott play a guessing game to identify obscure top level domain names. After falling behind early, Scott makes a dramatic comeback in later rounds to ultimately win.

#Domains #Games

263

Hasty July 6th, 2020

Hasty Treat - Forms, Captchas, Honeypots, Dealing With Malicious Users and the Sad State of Contact Forms

Discussion of various techniques like honeypots, IP throttling, and CAPTCHAs to secure web forms from spam bots and malicious users while allowing legitimate use.

#webdev #security #spam

261

Hasty June 29th, 2020

Hasty Treat - Rural and Mobile Internet Revisited

Wes explains the various rural internet options available, the specific hardware needed to set up cellular internet, data plan considerations, and steps through his own setup at his cottage property without traditional ISP access.

#rural-internet #hardware-hacks #lte-internet

259

Hasty June 22nd, 2020

Hasty Treat - Some Neat CSS Functions That You Should Know About

Covers lesser known but useful CSS functions for accessing attributes, calculations, selecting children, trigonometry, clamping values, equal columns in grid, fitting content, and image filters.

#css #functions #tips

257

Hasty June 15th, 2020