It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - all things JS, go-to dev stacks, website security and the ever-changing nature of development.
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3:33 - Would you ever consider doing a live Syntax show?
4:31 - What are your thoughts on Flutter? Does React Native have some solid competition now?
9:43 - What are your website security essentials for static and dynamic sites? What’s the deal with forms? Is it bad to put a form on my site with no server-side validation?
14:55 - Do you have a ‘go-to’ stack when building new web apps? If so, what is it and how would you go about choosing the right stack for the project?
21:51 - What are your thoughts on 100 Days of Code Challenge?
25:05 - I really have been learning a lot of React recently and have been wondering what is the difference between Next.js, Gatsby.js and vanilla React?
Dynamic vs static. What are your needs, how often does the content change.
30:38 - What are websockets and when should they be used?
35:15 - I would love to hear your take on PWAs. Do either of you have any experience with building or using them?
40:16 - I’m a nervous newbie who’s concerned about doing a web app that accepts payments or sensitive information. How can I know I’ve done everything to create a secure website and also protect myself from being sued by the client if their website gets hacked? I’m trying to be a jam stack developer so I’m looking at things like Snipcart and Stripe
43:23 - What is a JavaScript generator? I heard that async/await creates a “generator” under the hood.
46:54 - Are web components worth it in 2018?
49:52 - How soon the designers replace React Developers with the invent of tools like Framer X?
56:52 - Have you, or anyone you know ever thought of quitting the industry because of difficulties you have run into?
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