May 11, 2023

HTML, Shadowbanning, and Open Source Buyouts

1 hour 3 minutes

Engineers often have the urge to create something bigger and better than what already exists, driven by their competitive nature. But this desire for innovation can sometimes lead to overengineering, resulting in a loss of valuable time and resources.

Robbie shares his recent frustrating experience with the custom date and time pickers in an app that left him feeling flustered and confused. Chuck believes that a developer got carried away with trying to conquer a personal challenge or solve a unique user requirement, which is a common mistake. The truth is, there's no shame in using the existing vanilla libraries that are battle-tested. Chuck and Robbie recommend starting with the base functionality provided by the browser and progressively enhancing it, rather than building entirely custom components from scratch.

In this episode, Robbie and Chuck talk about the benefits and drawbacks of building custom web components versus using native browser functionalities, the complexities of the Twitter algorithm, and open-source projects that are backed by corporate funders.

Key Takeaways

[00:33] - A whiskey review: Sazerac Rye.

[06:34] - Building custom vs. browser native HTML.

[34:01] - Chuck and Robbie’s challenges with Twitter.

[37:15] - What's wrong with cryptocurrency?

[44:36] - Chuck sold his Rivian while Robbie’s house is still on the market.

[52:48] - Syntax Podcast partners with Sentry.

Quotes

[09:41] - “Ultimately, you’re always looking at what a browser provides for free and why that isn’t good enough.” ~ Chuck Carpenter

[13:08] - “Safari is the new Internet Explorer.” ~ Chuck Carpenter

[41:21] - “The nice thing with Ethereum is it is really backing most coins because people just build on top of Ethereum.” ~ Robbie Wagner

Links

Sazerac Rye

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Vuori

Jason Bateman

Rittenhouse Rye

Safari

iPhone

Internet Explorer

Progressive Web App

Chromium

Arc Browser

Brave Browser

jQuery

React

Vue.js

WordPress

Bootstrap

Material UI

Tailwind

Next.js

Vercel

Netlify

Solid JS

Svelte

Seed.run

Twitter

Shiba Inu

Bitcoin

Dogecoin

Ethereum

Benzinga

Cars & Bids

Doug DeMuro

Syntax Podcast

Porsche

ShopTalk

Wes Bos

Chris Coyier

Render ATL

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Robbie Wagner

Chuck Carpenter

Ship Shape

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