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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about keyboard shortcuts, choosing frameworks in the age of AI, markdown vs CMSs, backup strategies, moving countries for work, staying relevant as a developer, and more!
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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:28 Do keyboard shortcuts actually improve productivity?
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1 day, 1 hour ago
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Scott and Wes chat with YouTuber and security consultant Matt Brown about breaking into IoT devices, extracting firmware, and decoding the hidden tech inside everyday gadgets. Matt shares his methods, the legal boundaries, and the wild stories behind his most interesting hacks.
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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:21 Curiosity in Hacking
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3 days, 1 hour ago
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We cut the streaming cord the Linux way with free, legal internet TV you can curate, DVR, and self-host via Jellyfin or Plex. Then, we talk COSMIC stable with System76's CEO.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love.
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3 days, 11 hours ago
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Chris and Andrew kick things off with some weather whiplash and snowblower talk before introducing a new guest on the show, long-time Rubyist David Hill. They chat about fast food and favorite shows, David’s accidental path into Ruby and Rails, and various projects he’s worked on, including an AED management application. The discussion also touches..
6 days ago
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Django 6.0 Released blog post and release notesDeprecations Don't Work for Python LibrariesDjango Forum - Should We Adjust Django's Versioning?django-repl and django-boltTemplate Fragments essay on HTMX.orgdjango-tasksWhat's New in Django 6.0 by Adam JohnsonDjangoCon Europe 2024 | Empowering Django with Background WorkersSponsorThis episode was bro..
6 days, 20 hours ago
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Wes and Scott talk about their evolving home-server setups—Synology rigs, Mac minis, Docker vs. VMs, media servers, backups, Cloudflare Tunnels, and the real-world pros and cons of running your own hardware.
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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:35 Why use a home server?
07:29 Apps for home servers
16:23 Home server hardware
18:27 Brought t..
1 week, 1 day ago
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Scott and CJ go live from JS Nation NYC to talk about how developers can actually stay current without drowning in the constant churn of new tools and trends. They break down how to see through the fluff, focus on why tech exists before adopting it, and build a healthier, curiosity-driven approach to learning in 2025 and beyond.
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1 week, 3 days ago
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Kent Overstreet joins us for a full update on bcachefs. What's new, what's next, and the surprising upside of getting kicked out of the kernel.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love.
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1 week, 3 days ago
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Andrew kicks off at 8 a.m. with six Docker containers running, and he and Chris dive into what modern Rails development looks like inside dev containers—covering Rails’ own images and features, using Mise and Playwright instead of Selenium, and why OrbStack has replaced Docker Desktop on their Macs. They talk through the trade-offs of running servi..
1 week, 6 days ago
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Wes and Scott talk about the weird, creative corners of the web—from live-coded music with Strudel and wild Hydra visuals to shader wizardry, projection-mapping art, fully synced Christmas lights, and more.
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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:10 Strudel
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2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Maxie Reynolds loves an adventure, especially the kind where she’s breaking into buildings (legally). In this episode, she shares stories from her time as a professional penetration tester, including high-stakes physical intrusions, red team chaos, and the unique adrenaline of hacking the real world.Her book: The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for..
2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Scott and CJ sit down live at JSNation NYC with Iwo Plaza, creator of TypeGPU, to dig into how WebGPU is unlocking a new wave of graphics and compute power on the web. They chat about shader authoring in TypeScript, the future of GPU-powered AI in the browser, and what it takes to build a killer developer-friendly graphics library.
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2 weeks, 3 days ago
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