Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

956: Should I Keep Using WordPress?


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In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about paid vs. free SSL, the state of frontend jobs, headless WordPress trade-offs, organizing TypeScript types, and more!

Show Notes

  • 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  • 00:51 Recapping the GitHub Meetup
  • 05:14 Is there any real benefit to picking a paid SSL over Let's Encrypt?
  • 08:03 Is the pure frontend role disappearing?
  • 11:17 Is the gravy train over for software devs?
  • 20:48 How Scott automates versioning with GitHub Actions
    • changesets
    • Intro to using changesets
    • zero-svelte
    • graffiti
    • 25:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
    • 25:41 Thoughts on VS Code alternatives and the rise of Zed
    • 33:01 Should I switch to headless WordPress or continue rolling my own PHP templates?
    • 37:33 How do you organize TypeScript types in a frontend project?
    • 40:55 How do I continue to level up as a developer?
    • 45:36 Stay in a comfortable job or embrace new challenges?

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