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5 min readIn episode 1000 of Syntax, hosts Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski mark the milestone with a live stream featuring their full team. They reflect on the podcast's decade-long journey from a 2016 Google Doc brainstorm to weekly web development discussions, sharing stats, origins, team stories, and humorous clips while highlighting what keeps the show engaging.
Assembling the Team
The episode introduces the behind-the-scenes crew that scaled Syntax beyond Wes and Scott's initial two-person effort. Caitlin Bloom, marketing manager, joined first from Wes's Level Up Tutorials in late 2021 after he recruited her post-layoff from Galvanize. She handled outreach, live streams, and Black Friday campaigns, then jumped to Syntax amid the Sentry acquisition—learning of it under NDA just 24 hours before deciding, amid imposter syndrome and life changes like moving to a Colorado cabin.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Episode 1000 Live Intro** - Hosts celebrate milestone, tease history, stats, and supercuts
- 2 (01:52) **Team Introductions: Caitlin** - First hire from Level Up Tutorials joins as marketing manager
- 3 (03:08) **Team Introductions: Randy** - Producer joins at ep 720, adds video production
- 4 (06:16) **Team Introductions: CJ** - YouTube expert and editor from Coding Garden
- 5 (09:01) **Team Introductions: Nikki** - Newest editor from Amsterdam, handles Mad CSS and animations
- 6 (10:09) **Speaking Stats Breakdown** - Analysis of 771 transcribed episodes (5.7M words)
- 7 (12:16) **Word Trends and Top Phrases** - Rising words like CJ (+4000%), declining like Jamstack
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Show Notes
Wes and Scott celebrate 1000 episodes of Syntax, reflecting on how the podcast started, the team behind it, memorable moments, listener stats, inside jokes, and how the show has evolved over time—from early recordings and sponsors to supercuts, spooky episodes, and what’s next.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 02:01 Intro to Kaitlin
- 03:08 Intro to Randy
- 06:16 Intro to CJ
- 09:01 Intro to Niki
- 10:08 Who “yaps” more, Wes or Scott?
- 10:28 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 18:37 Wes’ supercuts app
- 24:04 How Syntax got started
- 28:04 Joining Sentry
- 29:47 The 6-7 compilation
- 30:42 The original Syntax doc
- 38:44 Dead Nuts supercut
- 38:58 Kaitlin’s journey from Level Up to Syntax
- 45:30 Where new listeners should start
- 46:41 The Wordle episode and viral moments
- 48:24 Most popular Syntax episodes
- 48:40 The Halloween episodes and spooky stories tradition
- 50:57 Listener stats by country
- 55:22 First sponsors and early monetization
- 57:30 Who edited the early Syntax episodes?
- 59:25 Will there be a Syntax conference?
- 01:01:33 How many guests have been on Syntax?
- 01:02:58 Evolution of Syntax intros
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