Voice Coding is Really Good with Josh Comeau

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Josh Comeau about coding with your voice, accessibility, bootcamps, animation, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. 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”. Guests • Josh Comeau Show Notes 01:48 - What is your background? 04:33 - Coding with your voice 08:32 - How do you code for a living if you can only do it for a few minutes a day? 21:56 - How has it impacted your productivity? 22:46 - Is it easier with a typed language like Typescript? 26:05 - What about accessibility? 27:14 - How good is the eye tracker? 29:30 - What got you into animation? 35:29 - Favorite app for animations? 40:12 - Being a teacher 41:44 - Is it worth going to a bootcamp? 44:57 - Interactivity in teaching Links • joshwcomeau.com • @concordia_btcmp • @gatsbyjs • @khanacademy • @unsplash • Talon • Using Python to Code by Voice • Neuralink • Tobii 5 • Moleskine Apps • VLC • VSCode • freeCodeCamp • Syntax 246: Bootcamps, Getting a Job, and Income Share Agreements with Heather Payne • https://joshwcomeau.com/css/full-bleed/ • Nintendo Switch • Navigator.vibrate • Voice Driven Development ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× • Josh: The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant • Scott: The Neighborhood Listen • Wes: Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage Shameless Plugs • Josh: CSS for Javascript Developers | An online course that teaches the fundamentals of CSS for React/Vue devs • Scott: Animating Svelte • - Sign up for the year and save 25%! • Wes: Master Gatsby • - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! 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