Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Episodes
1026: OpenAI Agent Hacks Hugging Face
Syntax Live covers the React compiler’s port to Rust for faster builds and Vercel’s Scriptic, a TypeScript-to-native compiler creating tiny binaries.
1025: The Open Web's second chance (w/ Dan Abramov)
Dan Abramov joins Syntax to discuss the AT Protocol, the decentralized system behind Bluesky.
1024: Open Models Replace Big AI
Wes, Scott, and CJ discuss Vue 3.
1023: Mosh, Caddy & Tailscale: A Remote Dev Deep Dive
Scott and Wes discuss remote development workflows, advocating for running dev processes on remote servers to improve battery life and enable long-running AI agent sessions.
1022: Bun re-written in Rust, Zig team big mad
Scott and CJ discuss TypeScript 7’s native Go rewrite, which delivers 10x faster builds and reduced memory usage.
1021: We got addicted to an AI model we can't talk about
Dax Rad joins Syntax to discuss OpenCode 2.
1020: Do You Read The Code?
Scott and CJ discuss the debate over whether developers should still read AI-generated code, concluding that review remains crucial for production quality.
1019: LGTM, Ship It: The AI Code Review Problem
In this Syntax Potluck episode, Wes and Scott address listener questions on AI coding workflows, warning against unchecked PR volumes that cause technical debt.
1018: Google fires Workspace CLI Creator
Syntax Weekly hosts Wes, Scott, and CJ discuss Google firing the creator of its Workspace CLI, highlighting corporate red tape.
1017, We need to stop calling it “AI”
In this Syntax potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer listener questions about Shadcn’s copy-paste component model, the benefits of PNPM over NPM, and the web standards process.
1016: More Bots Than Humans
Syntax Weekly hosts Wes, CJ, and Scott discuss the alarming rise of bot traffic, which now exceeds human usage on parts of the internet, and the resulting degradation of social media authenticity.
1015: Browsers and UIs are dead. Everything is chat
At JS Nation, Wes Bos discusses agentic interfaces and WebMCP, challenging the notion that chat will replace traditional web UIs.
1014: Anthropic doesn’t use AI
Wes, Scott, and CJ recap their Amsterdam trip, discussing the high-quality, human-made promotional videos for Anthropic’s Claude 5 Fable launch versus AI-generated content.
1013: Cloudflare Acquires VoidZero
Recorded live at JS Nation, this episode analyzes Cloudflare’s acquisition of Void Zero, the team behind Vite.
1012: Who Decides What Ships on the Web?
Jake Archibald joins Syntax to discuss his move from Google to Mozilla and Firefox’s current strategy for web standards.