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Wes and Scott discuss top domain name registrars in light of Google Domains closing down. They compare pricing, features, UX and more across Namecheap, GoDaddy, Gandhi, Hover, Name.com, Cloudflare and others.
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Discussion on AsyncLocalStorage and Async Context API in JavaScript which allow accessing context down the call stack without passing references explicitly.
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Wes and Scott discuss using GitHub Projects, Milestones, Labels, and Actions to organize and automate your workflow.
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Discussion on values like none, 0, and hidden that essentially remove or undo something in CSS and HTML.
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Scott and Wes discuss JavaScript executables - standalone, portable executables containing your Node app, dependencies, and the runtime. They cover use cases, criticisms of large executable sizes, and potential ways to shrink executables.
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Discussion on why Node.js node_modules folders get so large and what actually takes up most of the space inside them.
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Discussion on what signals are, why frameworks are adopting them, and whether you need to use them in your apps.
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Scott and Wes discuss the new Blue Sky social network and AT protocol, comparing it to Twitter, Mastodon and other decentralized social networks.
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Wes and Scott explain RPC and discuss its growing popularity due to server-side React, key concepts, use cases, standards, comparisons to REST, and considerations.
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This episode covers practical uses of new CSS color functions like relative color, color contrast, and color mixing. Wes and Scott are excited about the possibilities enabled by modifying colors dynamically in CSS.
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Discussion on terminology, HTML elements, and implementation details around modal popups, dialogs, and popovers.
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This episode explains OAuth, the standard for logging in via services like GitHub and accessing user data. OAuth uses various tokens like client ID, client secret, authorization code, access token, and refresh token.
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Explains the new import maps standard for aliasing files and paths in JavaScript projects. Covers how to use them and browser support.
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Scott and Wes discuss how to work with the OpenAI API and ChatGPT in JavaScript. They go over the different APIs available, pricing, token limits, prompt tuning, and share tips for saving money.
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Discussion on using HTTPS and tunneling services like Cloudflare Tunnel and ngrok to securely expose a local dev server and allow outside traffic for testing.
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Wes and Scott discuss web streams, how they work, and examples of using them for performance and working with large data.
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Discussion on running Node.js in the browser via web containers and Nodebox, enabling server-side code in the browser for demos, tutorials and interactivity.
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Discussion on establishing codebase rules and conventions to enforce clean code vs sloppy code through formatting, linting, naming conventions, documentation, and automation.
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Wes and Scott discuss the value of comprehensive logging in web development and some best practices.
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Wes and Scott discuss config files in web development projects - how they are necessary but can clutter your codebase. They talk through different formats like JSON, JavaScript and YAML, tools to hide/organize them, and ideas for standardization.