In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about whether you should use emoji in naming grid elements, how to estimate project times, responsive design tips, animating gradient backgrounds, and more.

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 01:22 Shooting some pucks at the football game
• 04:06 Should we use emoji naming conventions for our grid template areas instead of just words?
• Screenshot of Grid question

08:38 How do you estimate a reliable timeline for a project?

12:18 Do you think about sustainable web development?

16:24 What kind of tips and tricks around responsive design do you have?

18:22 Sponsor: Linode

18:55 How would you go about documenting your achievements throughout your career to reflect on during interviews and employee reviews?

23:33 How do you plan long term for projects or goals?

Forever Jobless Goals worksheet

28:22 Can you please make a fundamentals episode that only cares about clarifying the terms everyone assume to be well known to even beginner devs?

22 Buzzwords Explained

31:01 Sponsor: LogRocket

32:20 How would one go about animating a gradient background based on mouse movement?

JavaScript 30

38:13 Is there any way using the children API to render the close button and menu items in different locations in the menu component?

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42:04 Where should I begin with design systems?

48:10 Sponsor: Sanity

49:24 Is JSON always safe?

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