In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about paid vs. free SSL, the state of frontend jobs, headless WordPress trade-offs, organizing TypeScript types, and more.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:51 Recapping the GitHub Meetup
05:14 Is there any real benefit to picking a paid SSL over Let's Encrypt?
08:03 Is the pure frontend role disappearing?
11:17 Is the gravy train over for software devs?
20:48 How Scott automates versioning with GitHub Actions
25:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
25:41 Thoughts on VS Code alternatives and the rise of Zed
33:01 Should I switch to headless WordPress or continue rolling my own PHP templates?
37:33 How do you organize TypeScript types in a frontend project?
40:55 How do I continue to level up as a developer?
45:36 Stay in a comfortable job or embrace new challenges?

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