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946: We Got Roasted for Our Websites — Fair
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about why devs neglect their own websites, hosting shady projects (hypothetically), AI rules in version control, balancing side projects and family life, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:43 Why devs neglect their own websites (and how to convince your parents coding is a real job)
07:04 AirPods, Nothing Ear, and the ANC struggle
10:22 Shipping Syntax merch from Canada
12:43 Scott’s update on Omarchy and Linux laptop life
18:05 What to do when a user account gets hacked (and how to prevent it)
21:33 Should you commit LLM context files and AI-generated docs to Git?
25:27 How to balance career, side projects, and family life
29:25 Building and hosting a “legally dubious” website
33:27 Best practices for dealing with images
42:46 Where to find Wes’ awesome wallpapers
44:19 Can you trust services with a generous free tier?
50:32 Do we still use GIFs?
52:23 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
55:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io
Sick Picks
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By Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about why devs neglect their own websites, hosting shady projects (hypothetically), AI rules in version control, balancing side projects and family life, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:43 Why devs neglect their own websites (and how to convince your parents coding is a real job)
07:04 AirPods, Nothing Ear, and the ANC struggle
10:22 Shipping Syntax merch from Canada
12:43 Scott’s update on Omarchy and Linux laptop life
18:05 What to do when a user account gets hacked (and how to prevent it)
21:33 Should you commit LLM context files and AI-generated docs to Git?
25:27 How to balance career, side projects, and family life
29:25 Building and hosting a “legally dubious” website
33:27 Best practices for dealing with images
42:46 Where to find Wes’ awesome wallpapers
44:19 Can you trust services with a generous free tier?
50:32 Do we still use GIFs?
52:23 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
55:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io
Sick Picks
Hit us up on Socials!
Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
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