About this episode
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about what’s new in web development: new promise static methods, new CSS functions, PWAs and more! Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry . Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Clubhouse - Sponsor Clubhouse is the first project management software that brings everyone together so that teams can focus on what matters: creating products that customers love. Clubhouse provides a perfect balance of simplicity and structure for better cross-functional collaboration. Check out https://clubhouse.io/syntaxpodcast and get your first two months free. Show Notes 5:38 - New Promise static methods Promise.all Promise.race() Promise.allSettled() Promise.any() 10:16 - Lazy loading images Addy Osmani’s Lazy-Loading blog post 14:25 CSS Houdini aka JS in CSS CSS Houdini Experiments 20:32 - Subgrid Syntax 109: Hasty Treat - CSS Grid Level 2 aka Subgrid Subgrid is coming to Firefox - Jen Simmons Bugzilla 24:31 - Native modules in browser type="module" dynamic import() 27:08 - Node Native Modules update package.json will now have a type entry where NodeJS - Plan For New Modules Implementation New ESM Implementation 29:17 - PWA install app and Google PlayStore Already shipped in Chrome Java API that communicates through services with Chrome Trusted Web Activity aka TWA All content in TWAs must comply with Play store policy including policies for payments in-app purchases and other digital goods Already existing TWAs include Twitter Lite, Google Maps Go, Instagram Lite Passing the PWA Criteria Performance Score with a minimum of 80/100, tested with Lighthouse All current Google Play Store rules 35:49 - CSS Scroll Snap In many browsers already scroll-padding 38:17 - Aspect Ratio Unit Designing An Aspect Ratio Unit For CSS 39:32 - CSS nesting Disallows cross-domain cookies unless on the same domain/subdomain Links Gatsby Promise.allSettled() Promise.any() Apollo CodePen UC Browser Parcel Node.js Myles Borins’ Twitter Twitter Lite Google Maps Go Instagram Lite Lighthouse Opera Can I Use - modules Apple’s ITP ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Finding Drago Wes: The Punk Rock MBA Shameless Plugs Scott’s Gridsome Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets