In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with David East about Google’s new cloud based full-stack, multiplatform app development workflow, Project IDX.

Show Notes * 00:22 Welcome * 01:31 Browser in the car * 02:16 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry * 02:24 Who is David East? * David East * David East * David East (@_davideast) / X * Learn from David East’s courses | Frontend Masters * Firebase | Google’s Mobile and Web App Development Platform * 04:32 What is IDX? * Project IDX * Flutter - Build apps for any screen * Welcome to nix.dev — nix.dev documentation * 13:15 What’s the experience of IDX? * Nx: Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System * 16:42 IDX isn’t just a toy - it’s a dev machine * 20:29 What’s the offline mode like? * 23:30 How are VS Code extensions handled? * 27:03 Is multiplayer or project sharing on the road map? * 28:45 How is latency taken care of? * 31:43 This could be faster than local dev environment * 36:18 Portability of your projects * 42:25 What do you think about iPad coding? * 44:28 Phone testing with IDX * Firebase Test Lab * 46:59 How is AI being integrated? * 50:23 Supper Club questions * Introducing Operator | Fonts by Hoefler&Co. * MD IO by Mass-Driver - Future Fonts * 55:25 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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