In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott try to stump each other with questions about JavaScript, HTTP status error codes, memory safety, and a bit of web history thrown in.

Show Notes

• 00:11:07 Welcome
• Displaced Gamers

00:46:00 In which year was JavaScript introduced?

02:59:16 What status code is returned by server when a resource isn’t found?

03:32:00 Which http status code indicates the client must authenticate itself?

04:34:17 What is a pseudo class and give an example?

05:15:11 What JavaScript function allows you to delay the execution of a function?

06:02:06 Who first proposed using separate style sheet language for the web?

08:08:14 Which of the following statements about JavaScript strict are true?

08:50:11 What is event driven programming in Node.js?

10:26:08 In GraphQL, how do you mark a field as deprecated?

10:47:24 How does xHTML differ from HTML?

11:48:21 Which of the following statements is true about objects in JavaScript?

13:20:19 What is a type erase in TypeScript?

14:21:23 In TypeScript which syntax can be used to define a user defined type guard?

16:02:12 What is a closure in JavaScript?

17:40:00 Which node.js module provides asynchronus file I/O?

18:54:08 What does memory safety mean?

21:57:11 What does http2 introduce to improve speed?

23:58:05 What are strategies for optimizing HTML5 video?

26:28:11 Which of the following is not a correct way to create a new object?

28:13:20 What is the difference between function declaration and function expression?

30:49:11 What is the value of this inside an arrow function defined in a non-arrow function?

31:22:11 What is a type guard?

33:03:11 What is the order of execution in JavaScript?

35:11:01 Which version of ecmascript was scrapped?

39:41:00 What is the result of the following comparison in JavaScript?

41:37:21 What were the major criticisms of CSS in it’s early days?

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