In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk through what to focus on at a beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of coding skills.

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Show Notes

02:30 Semantic HTML

07:36 JavaScript Data

08:54 Issues & technical workflow

11:40 Emailing People

Syntax 117: How to Email Busy People

13:49 Make something animated with CSS

Open Props Style

16:04 Make a full stack contact form in a framework

16:52 Sponsor: Sentry

18:59 CSS Variables

22:36 Server Side fundamentals

24:28 Meeting Skills

28:36 Help organize a codebase or repo.

30:26 Make something animated with JS

31:40 Write a bot

33:35 Sponsor: Linode

34:51 Write CI / CD actions / tools

37:55 Advanced Typescript

38:32 Teach at your company

39:35 Speak at a conference

40:45 Make something 3D

Frame 3D

React 3 Fiber

Svelte Cubed

42:03 Scrape and write something to collect data

44:15 Sick Picks!

48:43 Shameless Plugs ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible - Netflix

Wes: Booty Slippers

Shameless Plugs

• Scott: Astro Course - Sign up for the year and save 50%!
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• Psychology of Devx
• Gitpod Community
• Workshops as Code
• Ghuntley.com

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