934: We Built a Real-Time, Local-Data, Competitive Coding Game

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Scott, Wes, and CJ dive into SynHax, Scott’s Hackweek project for code battles. They discuss live coding duels, referee controls, and the surprisingly simple tech stack that delivers instant updates and audience engagement.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 01:50 Brought to you by Sentry.io
• 02:30 What is SynHax?
  • This Button Broke Our Brains (CSS Challenge)
• 04:21 The Stack
  • SvelteKit
  • Postgres
  • Drizzle
  • Zero Sync
  • Better Auth
  • Syntax 931: How to make good choices when starting a coding project
• 07:39 How it works
• 15:03 The battle experience
• 28:28 Fun details
• 34:12 Creating new battles & the admin dashboard

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