Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
- 45 minutes 10 seconds970: Why Did Anthropic Buy Bun?
Wes and Scott answer your questions about whether Git GUIs beat the terminal, balancing accessibility with experimental web projects, blocking malicious traffic, smart home setups, why Anthropic bought Bun, navigating tricky team dynamics, and more!
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:51 Why did Anthropic buy Bun?
- 07:33 Should you use Git GUIs or the terminal?
- 12:54 How to make better coding videos
- 20:31 How do you handle a difficult dev teammate?
- 24:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 24:41 Creative and experimental code vs accessible code
- 31:51 Smart home setups we actually use
- 35:37 How do you block bad bots and ISPs?
- 38:02 What is SAP UI and why is it everywhere?
- 41:28 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Scott: Inside Archaeology
- Wes: ProfessorBoots
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14 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 55 minutes 4 seconds969: This guy is nuts (TypeScript Doom)
Scott and Wes sit down with Dimitri Mitropoulos to explore the wild edges of TypeScript—from running Doom in the type system to building tools like Typeslayer. They dig into Turing-complete types, performance limits, and what the future might hold for TypeScript and programming languages as a whole.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:27 Dimitri Mitropoulos Introduction
- 01:29 What is Doom in TypeScript?
- 03:10 TypeScript Types and Turing Completeness
- 04:06 Project Overview and Challenges
- 04:57 ASCII Art and Visual Representation
- 06:50 Performance Issues with TypeScript
- 09:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 09:51 Typeslayer Tool Introduction
- 16:19 Building in Tauri
- 20:54 Challenges around packaging
- 24:03 Future of TypeScript and AI
- 27:40 Is the Go-based compiler significantly faster?
- 30:23 Should there be something to follow Typescript?
- 36:27 Staying up to date with WASM.
- 37:08 SquiggleConf Overview
- 38:26 Hosting a conference
- 40:45 What are your thoughts on Zig?
- 45:07 Vibe coding as an end goal
- 50:01 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Dimitri: pullfrog
Shameless Plugs
- Dimitri: Michigan TypeScript on YouTube
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12 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 33 minutes 36 seconds968: Habits and Changes We Want to Make in 2026
Wes and Scott talk about setting realistic goals for the new year, building habits through small, sustainable changes, creating systems that actually stick, and why incremental progress beats big resolutions every time.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:26 Wes: Stand more
- 06:55 Wes: Learn to wake up early
- 10:04 Scott: Embrace daily TODOs
- 14:18 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 14:43 Wes: Better email management
- 19:14 Scott: Become more minimal
- 22:13 Wes: Get faster at typing
- 26:55 Scott: Listen to more self-help books
- 30:18 Scott: Track long-term habits
- 31:36 Scott (and Wes): Ship more things
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7 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 48 minutes 9 seconds967: What’s Going to Happen in Web Dev During 2026
Wes and Scott talk about their bold predictions for web development in 2026, from WebGPU-powered design and modern CSS breakthroughs to JavaScript standards, AI-driven tooling, security risks, the future of frameworks, workflows, and more!
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:49 WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off
- 01:30 Web design will make a comeback
- 04:03 Light mode returns (yes, really)
- 07:06 Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year
- 13:15 Will the Temporal API finally ship everywhere in 2026?
- 14:18 The rise of the standard stack
- 16:18 Are we headed toward standardized RPC?
- 19:41 What’s next (and what’s not) for React
- 21:07 Why we’ll see more security failures in web dev
- 22:35 SvelteKit 3 lands in 2026
- 22:53 Where developer tooling is headed next
- 26:44 More big acquisitions
- 28:02 2026: the year of durable compute
- 30:57 Frameworks will matter less as AI gets better
- 33:34 End-to-end AI workflows become the norm
- 36:04 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 37:21 Personalized software for everyday people
- 39:11 MCP and MCP UI will pop
- 42:24 Developer skills will fall off
- 46:20 Crappy software will continue
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31 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 56 minutes 26 seconds966: A Look Back at Web Dev in 2025
Wes and Scott revisit their 2025 web development predictions, grading hits and misses across AI, browsers, frameworks, CSS, and tooling. From Temporal and AI coding agents to React, Vite, and vanilla CSS, they reflect on what actually changed, what stalled, and what it all means heading into 2026.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:26 Temporal API will ship in the browser
- 03:33 On-device AI becomes common
- 06:14 WebGPU unlocks fast local machine learning
- 07:10 Models will plateau
- 10:32 Is there an actual use case for video and photo gen AI?
- 13:27 Text to UI tools get really good
- 16:25 Framework choice will matter less
- 18:53 Web components in Standard Stack, Web Awesome takes off
- 21:37 AI browsers and Copilot Workspace-style tools will become normal
- 22:56 AI browsera will become inevitable, OpenAI will launch a browser
- 27:51 Relative color will feel fully “safe to use”
- 29:02 Vanilla CSS will make a comeback
- 30:33 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 30:58 CSS mixins and functions spec solidifies
- 33:25 Container style queries will ship everywhere
- 35:40 Vertical centering jokes will stubbornly persist
- 36:20 VS Code will reach feature parity with Cursor
- 38:47 More VS Code forks will appear
- 39:46 React Compiler drops Babel
- 40:34 React server components will pop
- 42:17 Remix re-emerges as something new
- 43:17 React Native will have its time
- 44:21 TanStack Start and Tanstack will pop
- 45:46 SvelteKit gets more granular data loading
- 46:06 Local first apps will take off
- 46:43 Bun keeps doing “wild but loved” non-standard features, Bun will launch a platform-as-a-service
- 48:22 Vite stays king
- 51:07 Laravel will release a CMS
- 52:44 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Scott: DARKBEAM Flashlight UV Black Light
- Wes: WOOZOO Fan
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24 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 26 minutes 26 seconds965: Baseline 2025 Features web gained in 2025
Scott and Wes break down the biggest web platform features that reached Baseline in 2025, separating the genuinely useful APIs from the niche and forgettable ones. From same-document view transitions and the Popover API to Promise.try, content-visibility, and modern CSS goodies, they share what’s actually ready to use today.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:37 24 new web APIs that reached baseline in 2025.
- 01:49 Same-document view transitions for single-page applications.
- 05:28 abs()
- 08:22 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 09:20 JSON Module Scripts.
- 10:10 Popover API.
- 13:07 Base64 to UInt8Array.
- 16:11 @starting-style
- 17:39 allow-discrete
- 21:31 Promise.try
- 22:51 content-visibility
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22 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 3 minutes964: Markdown as a CMS is a bad idea
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about keyboard shortcuts, choosing frameworks in the age of AI, markdown vs CMSs, backup strategies, moving countries for work, staying relevant as a developer, and more!
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 02:28 Do keyboard shortcuts actually improve productivity?
- 08:41 What is Error Lens, and why use it?
- 11:44 How Scott is using a Svelte 5 service worker
- 14:52 Does tech stack choice still matter with AI coding?
- 20:15 What stack should you choose for a greenfield SaaS?
- 22:38 What’s the right stack for a band website?
- 28:24 Is moving countries for work worth the tradeoff?
- 34:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 36:16 How should you manage commits with AI tools?
- 40:50 Is programming still a good career in the AI era?
- 47:03 How should you back up large files and media?
- 53:29 What backup setup works for small teams and clients?
- 55:14 How should you store sensitive files safely?
- 58:07 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Scott: Philips LED Ultra Definition
- Wes: LEGO Builder App
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17 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 58 minutes 2 seconds963: Hardware Hacking with Matt Brown
Scott and Wes chat with YouTuber and security consultant Matt Brown about breaking into IoT devices, extracting firmware, and decoding the hidden tech inside everyday gadgets. Matt shares his methods, the legal boundaries, and the wild stories behind his most interesting hacks.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:21 Curiosity in Hacking
- 03:28 Understanding IoT Devices
- 07:15 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 07:40 Linux vs Microcontrollers
- 10:11 UART Console Access
- 13:56 Firmware Extraction Techniques
- 14:19 Guessing Usernames and Passwords
- 19:22 Extracting Password Hashes
- 23:15 Legal Considerations in Hacking
- 30:06 Where does the inspiration come from?
- 31:20 Using Logic Analyzers
- 37:45 CAN Protocol in Automotive
- 45:42 Influence of Lewis Rossman
- 54:05 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Matt: Key Person of Influence
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15 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 35 minutes 20 seconds962: The Home Server / Synology Show
Wes and Scott talk about their evolving home-server setups—Synology rigs, Mac minis, Docker vs. VMs, media servers, backups, Cloudflare Tunnels, and the real-world pros and cons of running your own hardware.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:35 Why use a home server?
- 07:29 Apps for home servers
- 16:23 Home server hardware
- 18:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 20:45 VMs vs containers and choosing the right software
- 25:53 How to expose services to the internet safely
- 30:38 Securing access to your server
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10 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 28 minutes 2 seconds961: Keeping Up With The Fast and Furious Web
Scott and CJ go live from JS Nation NYC to talk about how developers can actually stay current without drowning in the constant churn of new tools and trends. They break down how to see through the fluff, focus on why tech exists before adopting it, and build a healthier, curiosity-driven approach to learning in 2025 and beyond.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:39 Scott delivering a non-technical talk at JS Nation.
- 03:24 Lamenting the frequency of change as developers.
- 03:46 Understanding why things exist before deciding to learn them.
- 05:11 Learning styles are a myth?
- 07:41 First dates and psychology exams.
- 10:39 Discovering is step one, playing is step two.
- 13:32 Learn with a project that you actually want.
- 18:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 18:34 Cutting through the noise of new tech.
- 21:40 Using AI as a learning tool
- 25:12 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
- Scott: dbrand Ghost Case 2.0
- CJ: analog watches
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8 December 2025, 12:00 pm - 27 minutes 33 seconds960: Reacting to the Weird + Creative Corners of the Web
Wes and Scott talk about the weird, creative corners of the web—from live-coded music with Strudel and wild Hydra visuals to shader wizardry, projection-mapping art, fully synced Christmas lights, and more.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:10 Strudel
- 03:45 Hydra
- 05:44 P5.js
- 08:03 ShaderToy
- 11:13 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 11:37 MadMapper
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14:13 Touch Designer
- https://www.reddit.com/r/TouchDesigner/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@bedareveryday/video/7558850186601172246?q=Touch%20Designer&t=1762879652502
- https://www.tiktok.com/@maze88196/video/7521311510488943894?q=Touch%20Designer&t=1762879652502
- https://www.tiktok.com/@valen.bertol/video/7475117172847562039?q=Touch%20Designer&t=1762879652502
- 16:45 xLights
- 20:19 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
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