- 48 minutes 46 seconds1023: Mosh, Caddy & Tailscale: A Remote Dev Deep Dive
Running your dev process off your main machine doesn’t have to mean the cloud. Scott and Wes break down how to host projects on a box you can reach from any device, close your laptop mid-build, and keep long-running processes alive. They cover Scott’s stack (Mosh, Caddy, Tailscale, Zed, and terminal AI agents like Claude Code), the annoyances of mobile TUIs, and whether it beats staying local.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:36 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:56 Benefits of Remote Development
- 07:50 Process for Remote Development
- 09:34 Tech Stack for Remote Development
- 15:09 Tools and Alternatives for Remote Development
- 21:16 Exploring Workspaces and Terminal Management
- 30:31 Mobile Terminal Applications and Their Features
- 32:30 Navigating the Terminal Landscape: Tools and Alter
- 35:22 Headless Browsers and Authentication Challenges
- 38:35 Work Trees and Their Use Cases
- 44:21 Cloud Hosting and Local Development Solutions
- 45:28 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
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- Scott: Elgato Stream Deck Pedal
- Wes: Packing Cubes
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22 July 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutes1022: Bun re-written in Rust, Zig team big mad
CJ and Scott break down the biggest week in web dev: TypeScript 7 ships with a 10x-faster native port, Bun gets rewritten in Rust (much to the Zig team’s dismay), and Better Auth joins Vercel. Plus GPT-5.6 first impressions, Odin 1.0, Cloudflare’s new Workers cache and drag-and-drop deploys, and the OpenCode 2 beta.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:21 CJ upgraded his homelab network
- 02:09 TypeScript 7 is 10x faster
- 11:19 Bun Rust rewrite drama
- 28:18 GPT 5.6 Impressions
- 40:58 Better Auth Acquired by Vercel
- 49:51 Grok Build CLI is stealing your code
- 56:00 Cloudflare Worker Cache and Drop
- 01:01:22 Check out CJ’s latest video I Built an LLM from Scratch
- 01:03:06 Odin 1.0 Announced
- 01:05:33 OpenCode 2.0 Beta released
- 01:07:32 Winamp Skin Museum
- 01:11:08 CJ’s new MP3 player
- 01:13:03 Scott’s Robot Update
Sick Picks
- Scott: Reachy Mini
- CJ: Snowsky Echo Mini
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20 July 2026, 11:00 am - 51 minutes 7 seconds1021: We got addicted to an AI model we can't talk about
Dax Raad, co-founder of OpenCode, joins Scott and Wes to talk remote dev servers, OpenCode 2.0, and why his team is “addicted” to AI models they’re not even allowed to name yet.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:43 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:22 Remote Development Environments and Their Benefits
- 06:24 The Setup: Tmux and Long-Running Sessions
- 07:15 Brought to you by Sentry!
- 08:12 Integrating AI with Personal Projects
- 11:21 Open Code 2.0: Features and Improvements
- 17:15 Software Engineering Methodology and Design Philosophy
- 21:33 Model Routing and AI Integration
- 23:58 The Evolution of AI Models
- 26:23 Comparing Open Source and Proprietary Models
- 28:27 Cost Implications of AI Model Usage
- 30:27 Local vs Cloud AI Model Hosting
- 32:08 Navigating Claude Code and Third-Party Integration
- 35:40 The Future of API Access for AI Models
- 37:27 Regulatory Concerns and AI Safety
- 39:25 Tools and Techniques for AI Coding
- Hex
- Handy
- 45:15 Final Thoughts and Future Directions
- 47:33 Sick Picks and Shameless Plugs
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15 July 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 27 minutes1020: Do You Read The Code?
Auto-accept on, brain off? We’re getting into whether anyone actually reads the code they ship anymore — then it’s HTTP’s first new method in 16 years (meet QUERY) and OpenAI’s compute-hungry “Sol Ultra” tier landing in Codex. Bring your hot takes and hang out with us live.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:31 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:44 World Cup Chat
- 03:21 Do you read the code?
- 16:50 Query: NEW HTTP Method
- 22:39 Github Repos on a CD-ROM
- 29:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 30:35 Gea - compiler-first UI framework
- 41:23 Fable First Impressions
- 49:32 Codex Gets Sol Ultra
- 52:59 Update: Scott’s Robot
- 56:36 Junior Slack Agent
- 01:03:55 Supply Chain Security Updates
- 01:07:40 <usermedia> HTML element
- 01:10:16 Claude Code Auto Accepted Answers after 60 seconds
- 01:13:21 Claude Code Fingerprints Requests to China
- 01:16:24 Responding to Chat
- 01:21:06 Organic Maps
- 01:24:21 Starring the Computer
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13 July 2026, 11:00 am - 39 minutes 20 seconds1019: LGTM, Ship It: The AI Code Review Problem
This episode tackles the growing pains of AI-assisted development, from the struggle of reviewing thousands of lines of agent-generated code to the mounting technical debt when teams merge PRs without meaningful human review. Scott and Wes also dig into local models, whether jujutsu really beats git, how freelancers should price work in the AI era, and getting your team on board with external libraries.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:45 Understanding AI-Generated Code
- 06:24 The Challenges of Code Review in AI Development
- 11:21 What the heck are local models?
- 16:09 Exploring New Tools: Jujutsu and Beyond
- 20:35 Exploring Version Control Innovations
- 22:18 Pricing Strategies in the Age of AI
- 24:52 webkit-box-reflect not in the browsers.
- 27:44 The Angular vs. React Debate
- 31:46 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
- Scott: Huggingface Reachy Mini Robot
- Wes: Bose QC35
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8 July 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 17 minutes1018: Google fires Workspace CLI Creator
Google fires the engineer behind its Workspace CLI tool, OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 with three new model tiers, and Astro 7 lands with a full Rust rewrite. Plus: Coinbase cuts token costs with smarter routing, and more in this week’s Syntax Live
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:34 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:46 Google fires Workspace CLI Creator
- 12:30 GPT 5.6 Is Coming
- 19:59 GLM 5.2 Released
- 23:23 Astro 7 Rust Re-write
- 32:46 Cursor Announces iOS App
- 35:08 Scott’s Workflow: Herdr + Mosh + Termius + Tailscale
- 40:33 Coinbase Reduces AI Cost with Model Routing
- 44:22 wayfinder-router - Local AI Routing CLI
- 48:16 Token efficiency in models and harnesses
- 52:34 performativeUI - react components for AI startups
- 54:31 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 55:21 Reachy Mini Robot
- 01:02:21 FUTO Keyboard Swipe for Android
- 01:05:40 CSS Quake
- 01:07:35 HTML Invoker API is Baseline Available
- 01:13:17 Cloudflare Temporary Accounts for AI Agents
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6 July 2026, 11:00 am - 56 minutes 44 seconds1017, We need to stop calling it “AI”
Scott and Wes raid the listener mailbag to settle the pnpm vs. npm debate, decode how web standards sneak into your browser, and ask the big one: is “AI” even intelligent, or just fancy autocomplete? Plus Stack Overflow nostalgia, the Shadcn head-scratcher, and why big design systems are sleeping on modern HTML.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:44 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:51 Exploring CSS Component Approaches
- 07:30 Brought to you by Sentry
- 08:09 The Advantages of PNPM over NPM
- 12:31 Nostalgia and Growth through Stack Overflow
- Wes’ Stack Overflow
- Scott’s Stack Overflow
- 19:13 The Evolution of Podcasting and Video Content
- 23:34 Understanding the Proposal Process for Web Standards
- TC39 Process
- TC39 Active proposals
- Stage 3 examples
- CSS Working Group Issues
- CSS Specifications
- CSS Agenda+
- Chrome Platform Status
- Mozilla Standards Positions
- WebKit Standards Positions
- Web Platform Tests
- HTML Issues
- HTML pull requests
- HTML Living Standards
- TypeScript Issues
- TypeScript pull requests
- TypeScript Iteration Plans
- TypeScript blog
- Node Issues
- Node pull requests
- Node recent releases
- Node release schedule
- 28:25 Understanding AI: The Misconception of Intelligence
- 33:26 The Role of Modern Web Features in Design Systems
- 39:20 Navigating AI in Software Development: Two Camps of Engineers
- 47:05 The Importance of Fundamentals in the Age of AI
- 49:15 Scams in the Tech Industry: A Cautionary Tale
- 53:34 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
- Scott:Warhammer 40000 minitures
- Wes: Baby gate
Shameless Plugs
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1 July 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 23 minutes1016: More Bots Than Humans
Wes, Scott, and CJ break down the latest web dev news. From AI agents and coding tools to Deno Desktop, Nub, and predictive UX. They also discuss bot-filled social media, remote work debates, and a slick 3D bookstore experience.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:35 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:43 Codex Design Smell
- 03:55 More Bots Than Humans
- Bot vs Human
- Post-smoke test software era
- 12:38 Social Media Is Nothing But Bots
- 19:55 Brought to you by Sentry
- 20:38 Vercel Launches Agent Framework
- Introducing Flue
- Flue
- Introducing eve
- eve
- 36:14 We Want Local AI Agents
- 47:22 Deno Desktop
- Deno Desktop App
- 01:01:40 Nub Replaces Bun
- Introducing Nub
- Nub
- 01:06:04 ForsightJS Predicts User Intent
- ForesightJS v4
- PointerEvent: getPredictedEvents() method
- 01:12:43 Is WFH Fraud?
- Remote work is fraud
- 01:18:38 3D Book Store Explorer
- 3D Book Store
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29 June 2026, 11:00 am - 17 minutes 57 seconds1015: Browsers and UIs are dead. Everything is chat
Is the web dead, or just evolving? Wes Bos breaks down his JS Nation Amsterdam talk on agentic interfaces, why chat won’t replace everything, how Web MCP lets agents interact with your existing sites, and what “Clicks and Clankers” really means for the future of UI.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:33 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:46 Wes’s Talk: Agentic Interfaces at JS Nation
- 01:37 Is the Web Dead? Chat vs. Traditional UI
- 03:13 No UI, Voice UI, and the Smart Home Vision
- 04:00 What Is Web MCP and How It Works
- 05:10 Clicks and Clankers: When to Click vs. Prompt
- 06:57 The Future of Shopping and the Open Web Problem
- 08:46 Delegating the Boring Stuff: Groceries and Expense Categorization
- 11:55 MCP Apps and the Happy Path Problem
- 12:55 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 13:23 Generative UI: Can the LLM Make a Better UI Than You?
- 14:54 Smart Home Dashboards and the Jarvis Dream
- 17:24 Is the Web Dead? Final Thoughts
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24 June 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 32 minutes1014: Anthropic doesn’t use AI
Scott, Wes, and CJ reunite fresh off a trip to Amsterdam to chat conferences, burnout, and whether Anthropic actually uses AI. They also dig into a packed bag of sick picks and tech news, including HTML streaming in Chrome, an image-to-ASCII generator, and a wild Arch Linux supply chain attack.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 02:15 Anthropic Doesn’t Use AI
- 06:15 Taste and Vision in Prompting Output
- 10:50 Wes and Scott’s Slide Decks
- 18:05 Amsterdam Trip Recap
- 26:09 Are Conferences worth it?
- 27:21 Amsterdam Trip Recap
- 31:17 Fable 5 First Impressions
- 33:45 Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Banned
- 41:45 IRL Events Are Great For Burnout
- 45:12 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 45:52 HTML Streaming now in Chrome
- 55:47 Image to ASCII Generator
- 01:01:31 Find Modern Module Replacements
- 01:05:55 Scott is Using MacOS / iOS Betas
- 01:09:25 Xiaomi OpenCode Fork and Mimo 2.5 Pro
- 01:14:06 Agent Dashboards
- 01:21:39 Arch Linux Supply Chain Attack
- 01:23:47 Should we train coding only models?
- 01:31:37 Thanks!
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22 June 2026, 11:00 am - 14 minutes 41 seconds1013: Cloudflare Acquires VoidZero
Live at JSNation in Amsterdam, Scott, Wes, and CJ break down Cloudflare’s acquisition of VoidZero, the company behind Vite, Vitest, Rolldown, and Oxc. They dig into why this is genuinely exciting, not scary, covering what it means for the open source tooling you already use, Cloudflare’s growing tip-to-tail stack, and why infrastructure might be the one thing LLMs can never sherlock
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Live from JS Nation Amsterdam
- 00:35 The Big News: Cloudflare Acquires VoidZero
- 01:06 First Reactions: Is This a Good Thing?
- 01:57 Vite+ Overview: Who’s Using It
- 03:07 Why Would Cloudflare Want This?
- 03:38 The Void Framework: Cloudflare’s Vite Plugin
- 04:31 VoidZero’s Void Hosting Product (Built on Cloudflare)
- 04:53 Cloudflare Now Has Everything: Tip to Tail
- 05:57 What Cloudflare Is Still Missing (Auth)
- 06:20 Infrastructure as the Last LLM Frontier
- 07:27 Vendor Lock-In: The Trade-Off Worth Making?
- 08:09 Wrangler is Bad.
- 09:00 Vite’s Impact on Web Dev
- 09:22 AI Acquiring Engineers: What It Says About the Industry
- 10:10 Behind the Scenes: Who Knew Before the Announcement
- 10:40 Recap: Everything Stays Open Source, MIT Licensed
- 11:06 The $1M Vite Ecosystem Fund
- 11:35 Wrap Up
- 12:14 Brought to you by Sentry.io
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