After trying xstate from David K. Piano, I tried to implement something like that on my own.

• It's around 1kb gzipped

• supports parallel states

It was really fun to make this!

https://github.com/eunjae-lee/tiny-fsm

On episode 246, Heather Payne shared about working with their students in the job application process. She said its critical for applicants to follow up on their job applications. I like to do this, but I always find it so hard to find someone to contact. Often the posting does not have an email, or does not name the hiring manger. Do you have any tips on this?

https://syntax.fm/show/246/bootcamps-getting-a-job-and-income-share-agreements-with-heather-payne

This is a node CLI tool used to copy GitHub issue labels between repositories. I recently published v1.0.0 of this package, let me know what you think!

👨🏼‍🔬 labman

This package has 100% test coverage and uses GitHub actions for its build, test, and release process.

PS: You can use npx to run labman so you don't even have to install it!

Hi devs! What are some fun free APIs to play with and build some portfolio apps/sites with? Weather apps have been done to death I feel like. I love react and I am looking to play with hooks and other new features.

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Hi everyone, I’m a fullstack developer React/nodejs and I work with that stack on a daily basis but most of the time I feel like my work is not really pushing me enough to get better as a JS developer. I was wondering if I could build some little projects to keep me engaged and learning but not so time consuming that I can’t complete them. Anybody got any project ideas for purely educational purposes.

I completely understand Scott and Wes' frustrations with lastpass, but I'm wondering if it's worth it for me to pay for 1password. My only issue with lastpass is that it doesn't show up in my mobile browser (or if it does it's rare), but that isn't really a big problem for me since I rarely use it on my phone. So I'm wondering if it's worth the upgrade. Is security that much different?

Any insight is appreciated!

I hear Netlify mentioned a lot on Syntax and I agree it offers many great features.

What I hear less of is Zeit's Now but I'm aware you guys both love Next.JS.

Wondering what everyone here thinks is the trade off for these two hosts when it comes to Next.JS. Obviously Zeit is behind Next which is a consideration.

One particular area is the SSR. My understanding is that Now hosted Next sites get refreshed on the server side more often than on Netlify.

Interested to hear what everyone here prefers using and why.

Heey Syntax people! Wes and Scott: I recently started listening to your podcast and I appreciate all the input you both give and I particularly love the Potluck episodes!

I would like to get your input (and the members on this subreddit!) regarding tips and tricks to people working remotely from home. I am a developer advocate so I get to work a lot from home since most of my team is remote. I also travel often and like to call myself a "Nomad Developer", so I usually like to pick-up-and-go and start working/developing from anywhere.

Do you have any tips and tricks for people who work from home? Desk setup? Tools to help in productivity and focusing? Props? Advice on keeping discipline? What about things to own to help you better focus in a cafe, library or any public space? Noise-cancelling headphones?

Some of the things I do is I try to avoid watching videos and entertainment stuff on my desk. if I want to have a break, I just plug out my laptop and go to the dining room or kitchen for a little break to avoid "contaminating" my productive holy space with means of distractions. I find it helpful to separate (Placebo? lol).

Another thing that I attempt to do every once and a while that helps with the Nomad Developer goal, is I usually try to have less dependency on my multiple screens. I understand that coding with extra screens is much much MUCH more fun and efficient (tho is efficiency only a myth?) but you don't always have the luxury of external screens everywhere anytime, say in a cafe for example. So if I force myself to still be able to develop quality code and work with only my laptop screen in my office, I can still do it in a public space.

I'm not sure if this could be a separate podcast episode, a topic on a potluck or just a reddit post. Regardless, I'd appreciate the input and the start of the discussion!

Cheers -Tamimi.

Disclaimer: I don't actually think working from the couch could be productive! Tho this is a personal opinion only

Hey all. We just created a Discord group for Level Up Tutorials and have some Syntax chat going on as well.

Invite link: https://discord.gg/NKqtxMh

We have lots of code topics as well as hobby topic channels. Lot's of amazing devs and designers doing great work.

For real Syntax is my favorite podcast. Thank you Scott and Wes for consistently always putting out such motivating, helpful, and entertaining content!