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

37 minutes Posted Sep 3, 2025 at 11:00 am.

Welcome to Syntax!

Brought to you by Sentry.io

What is SynHax?

The Stack

How it works

The battle experience

Fun details

Creating new battles & the admin dashboard

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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?

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04:21 The Stack

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Postgres

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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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