Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

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Interview with Next.js leads about their new adapter platform for hosting on different providers and runtimes.

The hosts answer listener questions about AI's struggles with CSS, performance debugging, and why software isn't improving faster with AI.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss recent tech news including the Claude Code source code leak, the Axios hack, and the Pretext text rendering controversy.

Wes and Scott discuss migrating large codebases to new frameworks with AI assistance, sharing personal experiences and strategies.

Syntax hosts Scott and CJ examine Void, the new full-stack JavaScript framework from VoidZero, the company behind the Vite build tool, which is built on Cloudflare's infrastructure and exposes a database, key-value store, authentication via Better Auth, queues, and server actions through a single Vite plugin.

Wes Bos, Scott Tolinski, and guest CJ dive into Vite Plus, a unified JavaScript toolchain that aims to consolidate bundling, linting, formatting, and more into a single developer experience.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski analyze the State of JS 2025 survey results, discussing surprising trends like Next.js falling to C-tier, AI steering tool choices, and the rise of Vite and Playwright.

Syntax interviews Steve Faulkner, Director of Engineering for Cloudflare Workers, about how he used AI tools to port the entire Next.js framework to run on Vite — a project the internet dubbed a 'slop fork.' Faulkner explains that Cloudflare had been working for nearly a year on how to better support Next.js, whose architecture is tightly coupled to Node.js and Vercel's infrastructure.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski explore remote coding agents, discussing their benefits for automation, self-hosting vs.

Syntax hosts Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski tackle listener questions in a potluck format, covering a range of web development topics including whether code quality still matters in an AI-assisted workflow, modern CSS navigation patterns using the dialog and popover elements, the new iOS haptics API, and whether layout systems like Flexbox and CSS Grid are still necessary.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski interview Varlock co-founders Theo and Phil about the dangers of storing secrets in plain-text .env files.

Paolo Ricciuti discusses Svelte custom renderers, explaining how they enable rendering beyond the DOM to targets like native apps and terminals.

Scott Tolinski shares his journey building a video recording app called V-Framer, explaining why he chose Electron over native frameworks, the technical challenges with formats like MKV, and the steps for licensing and distribution.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss recent web development news, including the Temporal API enabling by default in Node.js, OpenAI's acquisition of OpenClaw, and the rise of AI bots spamming the internet.

Hosts Scott Tolinski and Wes Bos dive into Interop 2026, a collaborative effort by browser vendors to implement key web features by 2026.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski explore the landscape of AI coding tools in 2026, breaking down models like Opus and Codex, agents, skills, and MCPs.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski explore WebMCP, a new specification that allows websites to expose functionality to AI through simple HTML or JavaScript.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski answer listener questions in a potluck episode, focusing on AI in coding, including using multiple agents, learning with AI, and security risks.

Scott Tolinsky and Wes Bos of the Syntax podcast discuss how they built a custom CSS coding battles platform called MadCSS for a live March Madness-style tournament featuring 14 prominent CSS engineers including Kevin Powell, Chris Coyer, and Adam Argyle.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss missing features in the web platform, covering UI primitives like date pickers and toggles, language syntax such as TypeScript integration, and APIs for cookies, identity, and AI.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski explore the concept of personal software, where AI agents help build hyper-specific apps for individual use.

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Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss common mobile web app pitfalls that make them feel inferior to native apps, covering issues like zooming inputs, horizontal scrolling, jank, and slow loading times.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski analyze key web development news, including Stack Overflow's decline due to AI, new JavaScript tools for microcontrollers, self-hosting options like Open Workers, Firefox's struggle with AI integration, and browser engine regulations.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski answer listener questions in a potluck episode, covering topics like why Anthropic acquired Bun, Git GUI tools, video production tips, workplace conflicts, accessibility in creative coding, smart home automation, and blocking malicious web requests.

Syntax hosts interview Dimitri Metropolis, who spent a year and a half proving — then disproving — his own hypothesis that Doom could not run entirely within the TypeScript type system (no JavaScript, zero runtime).

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss New Year's resolutions and habit-building strategies, covering topics like standing desks, the Kaizen method, email management, and typing speed.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski share their 2026 predictions for web development, covering trends like Web GPU for 3D experiences, modern CSS advancements, AI integration in coding, and potential security issues.

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.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski review the web features added to Baseline 2025, including CSS view transitions, absolute value, JSON modules, the popover API, and performance APIs like content visibility.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski answer listener questions on web development topics, including why markdown is a bad CMS, keyboard shortcut tips, AI's impact on coding careers, and backup strategies.

Matt Brown, a hardware security expert, joins Syntax to discuss IoT hacking techniques, from extracting firmware to intercepting traffic, sharing stories like accessing unsecured police cameras and exploring legal boundaries in security research.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss their home server setups, focusing on Synology NAS hardware, energy costs, and software like Jellyfin and Audio Bookshelf.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss strategies for keeping up with rapidly changing web technologies, sharing personal systems for learning, debunking myths about learning styles, and warning against marketing hype in the developer community.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski explore creative coding projects like Strudel for live music, Hydra for visuals, and ShaderToy for shaders.

CJ and Iwo Plaza discuss TypeGPU, an open-source TypeScript library that wraps WebGPU to make GPU programming accessible to JavaScript developers, recorded at the JSNation conference.

The full Syntax podcast team, including hosts Scott Tolinski and Wes Bos plus the wider team, share their favorite gift recommendations for 2025 in categories ranging from developer tools to kitchen gear to pet accessories, structured to help people gift developers or to know what to ask for.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski trade CSS trivia questions in a stumped-format episode, covering obscure specification features including CSS shape functions (xywh, ray, super-ellipse), scroll snap type values, CSS namespaces with the pipe selector, the history of the CSS paint API in Firefox, print-color-adjust, cross-fade for blending background images, the at-property rule for typed custom properties, and all ten CSS filter functions.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski answer listener questions on web development topics, including the value of paid SSL certificates, the state of front-end jobs, the impact of AI on hiring, and whether to use WordPress or headless CMS.

Scott and Wes discuss SvelteKit's new remote functions and RPC implementation for data loading and mutations.

Tanner Linsley discusses TanStack DB's fast local cache system, critiques Next.js directives, and teases upcoming projects like a unique React Server Components implementation and a secret library.

Jared Palmer, creator of v0 and new Microsoft/GitHub employee, discusses his move from Vercel, GitHub's AI advancements like third-party models in Copilot, and how AI agents are transforming developer workflows.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski, joined by CJ, record live from GitHub Universe 2025, discussing key announcements like AI agent mission control, VS Code updates, and hackable badges.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski provide a first look at Remix 3, a new full-stack JavaScript framework that moves away from React to use browser-native features like events and signals.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski share listener-submitted web development horror stories, including payment processing failures, database wipes, costly coding errors, and subscription system bugs.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski share spooky web development horror stories submitted by listeners, including accidental production database deletions, browser hack trivia with guest CJ, password lockouts, and costly payment processing bugs.

Hosts Scott Tolinski and Wes Bos discuss the Zed code editor, covering its performance advantages over Electron-based tools like VS Code, built-in features such as Git UI and AI integration, and design strengths.

Scott and Wes discuss top-tier MCP servers for developers, including Sentry, Stripe, Svelte, and Chrome DevTools integrations, highlighting how these tools streamline coding workflows with AI.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski answer listener questions on web development, including why developers have bad personal websites, work-life balance for a 19-year-old, image optimization best practices, and handling hacked user accounts.

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski explore Chrome's new DevTools MCP server, explaining how it allows AI tools to programmatically control browsers for debugging, performance analysis, and automation.

Coinbase developer experience lead Kyle discusses how the company uses AI to write 40% of its code, detailing tools like Cursor and Claude, guardrails for quality and security, and the impact on developer workflows.

React core developer Ricky Hanlon joins Syntax to discuss modern React features like transitions, Suspense, and useOptimistic.

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Hosts interview a venture capitalist about raising money for startups, discussing his background and investment philosophy.

The hosts discuss web development topics including a meetup announcement, Windsurf acquisition, TypeScript tricks, layout shift, and React vs Svelte.

Interview with Peter about Redwood SDK, a React framework for Cloudflare with server-side rendering and real-time capabilities.

Interview with Cassie Evans about GSAP animation library, its features, and recent rebranding.

A potluck episode where hosts answer listener questions about React Context, selling websites, AI's impact on coding, and modernizing old tech stacks.