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825: Syntax Assistant Desktop App
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Scott walks Wes through the new Syntax Production Assistant Desktop App, designed to streamline and automate their complex publishing process. From tech stack choices like Svelte5 and Rust to AI-driven features, they dive into how this tool keeps everything consistent.
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:44 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
01:37 What was the idea?
05:42 The tech. Svelte5, Tauri, Rust, FFMPEG.
08:32 Markdown editor. ink-mde, Dillinger.
09:32 Epoch timestamps. Epoch.vercel.
10:01 Updating front-matter.
10:10 Dexie.js function.
11:25 Backing up data.
11:58 Rust functions.
12:58 Why a desktop app and not a website?
14:38 Some small AI features.
16:26 Challenges with OAuth.
20:03 Publishing challenges.
23:29 Could this work on Windows?
23:54 Debugging.
26:23 Deciphering Apple logs.
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