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Code Styles: Readable Rules and Petty Preferences

Dec. 7, 2022, 11 a.m. (1 year, 11 months ago)
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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their preferred coding styles and preferences they use, and why.

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Show Notes

  • 00:11 Welcome
  • 02:35 Function definition
  • 06:43 File path aliases
  • 09:36 Implicit vs Explicit Return
  • 13:49 Array.reduce() VS literally anything else
  • 17:37 Loop vs array method
  • 22:55 Sponsor: Linode
  • 23:37 Updating vs creating a new var
  • 30:36 Iterable to Array
  • 34:46 Sponsor: LogRocket
  • 36:16 Destructuring vs Object.property
  • 39:22 Destructuring Arrays vs Reference by index
  • 41:40 Number(string) vs +string
  • 43:35 Incrementing
  • 45:06 Multiple ifs
  • 47:48 Multiple ifs vs switch vs Ternary
  • 51:05 Promises / Error Catching
  • 53:50 if(falsy) block VS return false;
  • 55:51 Sponsor: Freshbooks
  • 56:26 Spaces vs tabs
  • 58:39 Trailing commas
  • 00:40 Semicolons
  • 02:49 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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Code Styles: Readable Rules and Petty Preferences
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.