In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about LLM usage-based pricing, security risks from malicious code in interviews, staying current in a fast-moving dev landscape, a new CSS linter, managing Node environments and tooling without losing your mind, and more!

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 01:17 Copilot’s new usage-based pricing and the end of cheap AI
  • Model multipliers for annual Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ subscribers
• 08:53 Why Syntax dropped clever ad transitions
• 10:33 Debugging issues on the Syntax website with Sentry
• 12:51 Brought to you by Sentry.io
• 13:01 Getting hacked through a fake recruiter and malicious repos
  • Adib Hanna’s hacking story
  • scammer.md
  • DeskPad
• 17:57 How to catch up after stepping away from dev
• 25:10 React components vs native browser APIs
• 32:41 New CSS linting tools and Project Wallace updates
  • csskit
• 36:06 How to interview developers in the age of AI
• 41:21 Managing Node, package managers, and dev environments
• 46:59 Sick picks + shameless plugs

Sick Picks

• Scott:
  • ZEISS Lens Care
  • KeyboardCleanTool
• Wes: Amaran Halo 100x

Shameless Plugs

• Syntax YouTube Channel

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