Web Dev Q&A | Pre-commit Hooks, requestAnimationFrame, Code Reviews, and More
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about code reviews, migrating legacy apps, CSS attr() use cases, pre-commit hooks, the future of creative web development, whether front-end devs need to be full-stack, and more! 🔥 Be the ~14,700th person to join our super tasty newsletter https://bit.ly/syntax_snackpack (00:00) - Welcome to Syntax! (00:43) - When is the appropriate time to use requestAnimationFrame? (05:10) - How do you handle code reviews on larger teams? (13:08) - When to use the CSS attr() function (19:01) - The future of browsing websites and the impact of AI (28:45) - Brought to you by Sentry.io (29:10) - Navigating browser preview in VS Code (31:31) - Pre-populating email content with mailto (34:29) - Is there increasing pressure for front-end developers to become full-stack? (43:14) - What pre-commit checks should you run and how? (46:16) - How do you deal with a poorly-built codebase when you already have thousands of active users? (50:05) - What GitHub Copilot features should you disable while you're learning something new? (52:22) - Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs All links available at https://syntax.fm/922 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: https://x.com/syntaxfm Scott: https://x.com/stolinski Wes: https://x.com/wesbos CJ: https://x.com/CodingGarden Randy: / @randyrektor http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by Sentry.io #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #javascript #syntax #syntaxfm #webdev

Opus 4.8 is out! ⟡ Goodbye tmux, Hello Herdr ⟡ AI Killing the Small Web ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

How to Pick a JavaScript Framework

Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains

Text Editor Keybindings, WASM Replacing Docker, LLM apathy and hosting mini apps

132: What Developers Really Think: State of JS 2025 Survey Results

Picking a Fullstack Stack, Is Next.js Too Complex? Services vs Self-Hosted + More

its hard out there... are software devs cooked??

8 Tech Choices to Lock In Before Agentmaxxing

Andrej Karpathy: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering w/ Stephanie Zhan

How to use GitHub Copilot (the complete beginner's guide)

Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found

DHH Is Right About Everything

Cursor: coding agents tutorial (2026)

Migrating Legacy Code Just Got Easier

DHH’s new way of writing code

Cursor 2.0 Tutorial for Beginners (Full Course)

Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds

54% AI-Generated and Climbing — State of AI

No one cares anymore?

