In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about VS Code vs Cursor, navigating promotions and job titles, database fundamentals, avoiding decision paralysis, how AI is shaping frameworks, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:56 Brought to you by Sentry.io
06:24 Moving from VS Code to Cursor without losing your shortcuts
12:13 Should you bring up a senior promotion at a new job?
16:32 Relying on LLMs vs. learning database fundamentals
20:42 Overcoming decision paralysis in programming
25:00 What to do when your code gets too messy
27:39 Could Wasm replace Docker and Kubernetes?
32:14 Organizing mini-apps in Express: monorepo, micro frontends, or something else?
38:49 Will AI lock us into React and make new frameworks irrelevant?
46:57 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Wes and Scott: Niimbot
Shameless Plugs
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