699: Potluck × TypeScript's Longevity × Canvas-Rendered Apps × Learning Rust × Executing Untrusted JS Code

In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions, including: Will TypeScript ever go away? Should I write canvas-rendered web apps? How can I execute untrusted JS code in node? How can I use continuous integration with WordPress? Any advice for learning Rust? Show Notes 00:09 Welcome 01:16 How to ask questions for potluck episodes Ask a question for Syntax potluck episodes

02:19 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 04:34 Will TypeScript ever go away? Migrating millions of lines of code to TypeScript

08:12 What is your opinion on entirely canvas-rendered web apps, such as those built with Flutter? Flutter on the Web

Flutter Gallery

html2canvas - Screenshots with JavaScript

13:43 Tailscale VPN is cool Tailscale · Best VPN Service for Secure Networks

Tunnel | Zero Trust App Connector | Cloudflare

16:36 What is Bandcamp? Bandcamp

Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud

18:56 How can I execute untrusted JS code with node? WebAssembly

Cloudflare Workers®

Deno, The next-generation JavaScript runtime

Fastly

23:46 I’d love to get your thoughts on modern devops and continuous integration for building out WordPress websites. Supper Club × Fabian Kägy - Modern WordPress - Blocks, Page builders, Headless, Custom Fields

Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling

Alpine.js

30:39 How do I orchestrate color adapting icons for use inline and in background images? svg.wesbos.com

svg.wesbos.com/cat.svg

35:53 Are there any publicly available libraries for web components? Shoelace: A forward-thinking library of web components.

Open UI

40:20 What’s a good project idea for learning Rust? Tauri Apps

45:17 Do you ever plan to do more podcasts with Scott’s wife or another psychologist / psychiatrist? 47:02 Have you tried MongoDB vector search for AI embeddings? Atlas Vector Search | MongoDB

Vector Database for Vector Search | Pinecone

Xata

49:44 Syntax highlighting in VS Code Comment tagged templates - Visual Studio Marketplace

52:38 Sick Picks Sick Picks Scott: The Spider-Man of Paris (2023) - IMDb

Wes: Amazon.ca : instant read digital thermometer

Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry

Wes: Wes Bos Courses

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