January 31st, 2024 × #AlpineJS#HTMX#WebViews#Generators
Potluck: Is Virtual Dom Bad?
Scott and Wes discuss their weekends, advertisers, new staff, and take listener questions on JS libraries, in app browsers, and generators.
![Wes Bos](https://github.com/wesbos.png)
Wes Bos Host
![Scott Tolinski](https://github.com/stolinski.png)
Scott Tolinski Host
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about Alpine JS or HTMX as a replacement for Pug, what powers in-app browsers, the importance of key-commands and shortcuts, and why Virtual Dom is 'bad'.
Show Notes
- 00:08 Welcome
- 01:27 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 02:45 Welcome Randy, our new Producer!
- Randy's YouTube
- 04:14 A 'Canadian Podcast'
- 04:43 Is Alpine JS or HTMX a replacement for pug or other templating libraries?
- 08:21 What powers the "in-app" browsers and how can we test our sites on it?
- Inject tracking code
- Tauri
- 13:16 A deep dive on generators and iterators.
- An Insight into Iteration Protocol through Infinite Scroll in Angular
- 15:25 Video podcast observations
- 17:18 PROBLEM I need a way of managing state.
- 22:34 Why is Virtual Dom (a la React) suddenly bad?
- 28:31 In a recent episode (659), Wes mentioned he updated the OG image cards, and noticed a higher click through rate.
- 29:07 Updated logo and monster truck intro.
- 30:19 Back to OG Images.
- 31:51 Are "import * as X" exports build stripped?
- 36:46 What is the difference between S3 storage and a CDN.
- Backblaze CDN
- 45:00 How important are keyboard shortcuts or extensions? Are they necessary to be a good developer?
- 50:04 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Scott: Perplexity.ai, Serversideup
- Wes: Zojirushi Rice Cooker
Shameless Plugs
- Wes: Wes Bos Courses
- Scott: Sentry
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