687: Hosting NextJS × Spicy Sidedishes × Modern Forms × Abandoning TypeScript

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about hosting NextJS, spicy sidedishes, putting forms in modern websites, why is everyone abandoning TypeScript, CSS Survey follow up, do devs need to be into CSS, and more!

Show Notes

• 00:10 How to submit a question to Syntax
• Syntax Potluck Listener Questions
• 00:45 Syntax meet up in Toronto
• 02:11 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• 02:36 Vendor lock in with NextJS?
• Next.js by Vercel
• Vercel
• SST
• Supper Club × Next.js on AWS + Serverless with Dax Raad — Syntax Podcast 589
• Cloudflare Pages
• Netlify
• Open source Next.js serverless adapter
• 09:48 🌶️ Spicy Sidedish: Stop calling Firefox the new IE
• Jen Simmons
• 16:40 Can you compare Database as a service and provide your recommendation and suggestions?
• “Serverless” Databases — Syntax Podcast 551
• PlanetScale
• Firebase
• 20:00 How do I do native forms outside of CMS like WordPress?
• Builder.io
• 28:01 Why have Svelte and Turbo abandoned Typescript?
• 32:17 Why are companies hesitant to migrate to Next?
• 33:36 Is React Native dead?
• 38:33 Do I use the keyword “new” when throwing an Error or not?
• 41:59 touch-action use case
• Announcing Quina
• Quina - Menu
• Announcing Hondo
• Hondo - a word game in 100 words or less
• 42:57 Subgrid and the :has selector usage
• 46:02 Is it okay to be a front end developer and not be as interested in CSS?
• Tool Academy (American TV series)
• 51:12 Could you explain what are workers, processes, jobs, tasks, and deamons?
• 56:29 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: Infamous International: The Pink Panthers Story
• Wes: PowerBlock Adjustable Dumbbells For Home Gym & Commercial Use
• Syntax episode 3

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• Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials

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