This week Scott and Wes are live at JAMstack_conf with games, Spicy JAM Tips, Q&As and more.

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Show Notes

7:14 - Spicy JAM Tips

Set default headers in your request library - this way it comes along for the ride on every request
Don’t get hung up on “static” - static sites can be as dynamic as needed
Don’t wait to use new tech - progressively enhance and gracefully degrade where needed
There are many JAMStack libraries in the sea - there are many different approaches so don’t be afraid to experiment
Side projects are key to learning - test out new tech on smaller projects first and get comfortable with it

10:10 - This, That or Both?

Evo RX - High end Carbon Fibre Road Bike or Library for composing asynchronous and event-based operations in JavaScript?
Jumpsuit - A rap/rock group from Flint Michigan or a minimal React/Redux Framework?
Aphrodite - React Styling Library or Best Selling Erotic novel?
Yugo - A minimal static site generator built in O-CAML or a super mini hatchback built in the former Yugoslavia?
C-Control - A modern state management library for web components or studio headphone mixer?
Yakbak - A recordable HTTP testing interface or a popular 90’s electronic toy?
Joose - A hip east coast juice bar or a metaobject system for JavaScript?
Easy Rooter - A client side object oriented router written in modern Vanilla JavaScript or a drain cleaning plumbing apparatus popular among local plumbers?
Aqueduct - A server-rendered ORM and oAuth 2.0 based framework built in Dart or a early 2000’s pop group hailing from Venice Beach?
Gort - A 1980’s animated series cartoon villain or a CLI Toolkit for RobotOps written in Go?
Raptorize - A jQuery plugin that plays a Velociraptor screech or A popular DIY spray on truck bed liner?

21:13 - Stumped!

Question 1: What does “age” console.log to and why?

let age = 26;
age /= 2;
console.log(age); // ??
Question 2: What are all seven types in JS?
Question 3: How do you pronounce “specificity”?
Question 4: What is event delegation and when might you want to use it?
Question 5: What is CSS @supports for?
Question 6: An arrow function takes in an unlimited number of arguments - how would you capture them?
Question 7: What is the difference between .slice() and .splice()?
Question 8: How would you calculate the number of milliseconds since midnight of January 1, 1970?
Question 9: What does “age” console.log to and why?

const age = console.log(100) || 200;
console.log(age);

31:26 - Overrated or Underrated?

Arrow Functions
Downtown scooters
Using Sass inside Styled Components
Website that play sound in the interface
The amount of JS frameworks
Soft close toilet seats
GraphQL
ES6 Destructuring
Instapots
Implicit Return
CSS Houdini
Service Workers and Offline Applications
Modern Design Tools - Figma, FramerX, Moudlez, Sketch, Studio
Decorators
Optional Chaining Proposal

42:35 - Q+A with Scott and Wes

Since this is your first time meeting, what was the thing that surprised you the most?
If you could create any Tycoon game, what would you create?
In 2018, how concerned should we be about no-JS users?
How many spaces should a tab be?
How important is integration testing and the decentralized ecosystem?
What are your thoughts on the new React Hooks API?
Are we going to have a serverless function architecture apocalypse?
Are you ever going to create an online course together?
How will the future look for component-based design?
What’s your least favorite jam?
What would be your goto headless CMS?
What do you disagree on?

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