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966: A Look Back at Web Dev in 2025

December 24, 2025·56 min·5 clips

Wes argues AI models plateaued, but Scott insists Opus 4.5 is light years better—who's right?

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski review their 2025 web development predictions, covering hits like the Temporal API and AI tool improvements, and misses like Web Awesome. They debate AI progress, framework relevance, and share personal anecdotes about AI mishaps, while teasing upcoming 2026 predictions.

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A grounded 2025 check-in on web dev, AI tools, and browser churn.

This episode looks back at Syntax's 2025 predictions and checks which ones held up. The best stretches come when it gets concrete about AI coding tools and browser churn, then separates what settled into normal use from what truly mattered.

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Hear how Syntax reviews its 2025 web dev predictions and whether they flopped or popped.

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