Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

970: 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 [https://bun.com/]? * 07:33 Should you use Git GUIs or the terminal? * lazygit [https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit] * 12:54 How to make better coding videos * v_framer [https://vframer.video/] * Recut [https://getrecut.com/] * DaVinci Resolve [https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve] * Shure MV7+ [https://amzn.to/44xIWsm] * 20:31 How do you handle a difficult dev teammate? * 24:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io [https://sentry.io/syntax/] * 24:41 Creative and experimental code vs accessible code * Using luminance instead of lightness [https://lea.verou.me/blog/2024/contrast-color/#using-luminance-instead-of-lightness] * Color contrast checker [https://colorcontrast.app/] * Auto color [https://github.com/stolinski/graffiti/blob/fbede55763bf94f14f4b792a78d3a835e8e9f334/src/lib/drop-in.css#L1152] * 31:51 Smart home setups we actually use * 35:37 How do you block bad bots and ISPs? * Bad ASN list [https://github.com/brianhama/bad-asn-list] * 38:02 What is SAP UI and why is it everywhere? * SAP UI5 Demo Kit [https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com/] * 41:28 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs SICK PICKS * Scott: Inside Archaeology [https://www.youtube.com/@Inside_Archaeology/videos] * Wes: ProfessorBoots [https://www.youtube.com/@professorboots] SHAMELESS PLUGS * Syntax YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@syntaxfm] HIT US UP ON SOCIALS! Syntax: X [https://twitter.com/syntaxfm] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/syntax_fm/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@syntaxfm] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@syntax_fm] Wes: X [https://twitter.com/wesbos] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@wesbos] Scott: X [https://twitter.com/stolinski] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@stolinski] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@stolinski] Randy: X [https://twitter.com/randyrektor] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/randyrektor/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@randyrektor]

969: 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? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mCsluv5FXA] * 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 [http://Sentry.io] * 09:51 Typeslayer Tool [https://www.npmjs.com/package/typeslayer] 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? * TSperf [https://tsperf.dev/] * 30:23 Should there be something to follow Typescript? * 36:27 Staying up to date with WASM. * 37:08 SquiggleConf [https://www.youtube.com/@SquiggleConf] Overview * 38:26 Hosting a conference * 40:45 What are your thoughts on Zig [https://ziglang.org/]? * 45:07 Vibe coding as an end goal * 50:01 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs Sick Picks * Dimitri: pullfrog [https://pullfrog.com/] Shameless Plugs * Dimitri: Michigan TypeScript on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MichiganTypeScript] Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X [https://twitter.com/syntaxfm] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/syntax_fm/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@syntaxfm] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@syntax_fm] Wes: X [https://twitter.com/wesbos] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@wesbos] Scott: X [https://twitter.com/stolinski] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@stolinski] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@stolinski] Randy: X [https://twitter.com/randyrektor] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/randyrektor/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@randyrektor]

968: 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 * Tweek [https://tweek.so/] * 14:18 Brought to you by Sentry.io [https://sentry.io/syntax] * 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 HIT US UP ON SOCIALS! Syntax: X [https://twitter.com/syntaxfm] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/syntax_fm/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@syntaxfm] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@syntax_fm] Wes: X [https://twitter.com/wesbos] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@wesbos] Scott: X [https://twitter.com/stolinski] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@stolinski] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@stolinski] Randy: X [https://twitter.com/randyrektor] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/randyrektor/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@randyrektor]

967: 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 * Lando Norris [https://landonorris.com/] * 01:30 Web design will make a comeback * Raycast [https://www.raycast.com/] * shaders.com [http://shaders.com] * 04:03 Light mode returns (yes, really) * 07:06 Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year * CSS Wrapped [https://chrome.dev/css-wrapped-2025/] * Graffiti [https://graffiti-ui.com/] * 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 * Oxc [https://oxc.rs/] * Biome [https://biomejs.dev/] * 26:44 More big acquisitions * Anthropic [https://www.anthropic.com/] * Bun [https://bun.com/] * 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 [https://sentry.io/syntax/] * 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 HIT US UP ON SOCIALS! Syntax: X [https://twitter.com/syntaxfm] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/syntax_fm/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@syntaxfm] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@syntax_fm] Wes: X [https://twitter.com/wesbos] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@wesbos] Scott: X [https://twitter.com/stolinski] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@stolinski] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@stolinski] Randy: X [https://twitter.com/randyrektor] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/randyrektor/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@randyrektor]

966: 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! * 866: 2025 Web Development Predictions [https://syntax.fm/show/866/2025-web-development-predictions] * 01:26 Temporal API will ship in the browser * 03:33 On-device AI becomes common * 06:14 WebGPU unlocks fast local machine learning * TypeGPU [https://docs.swmansion.com/TypeGPU/examples/#example=algorithms--mnist-inference] * 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 [https://blog.fontawesome.com/introducing-web-awesome/] takes off * 21:37 AI browsers and Copilot Workspace [https://githubnext.com/projects/copilot-workspace]-style tools will become normal * 22:56 AI browsera will become inevitable, OpenAI [https://openai.com/] 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 [https://sentry.io/syntax] * 30:58 CSS mixins and functions spec solidifies * CSS Custom Functions and Mixins Module Level 1 [https://drafts.csswg.org/css-mixins-1/] * 33:25 Container style queries will ship everywhere * CSS if statements [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/if] * 35:40 Vertical centering jokes will stubbornly persist * 36:20 VS Code [https://code.visualstudio.com/] will reach feature parity with Cursor [https://cursor.com/] * 38:47 More VS Code forks will appear * 39:46 React Compiler [https://react.dev/learn/react-compiler] drops Babel [https://babeljs.io/] * 40:34 React server components will pop * 42:17 Remix [https://remix.run/] re-emerges as something new * 43:17 React Native [https://reactnative.dev/] will have its time * 44:21 TanStack Start [https://tanstack.com/start/latest] and Tanstack will pop * 45:46 SvelteKit [https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/introduction] gets more granular data loading * 46:06 Local first apps will take off * 46:43 Bun [https://bun.com/] keeps doing “wild but loved” non-standard features, Bun will launch a platform-as-a-service * 48:22 Vite [https://vite.dev/] stays king * 51:07 Laravel [https://laravel.com/] will release a CMS * 52:44 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs SICK PICKS * Scott: DARKBEAM Flashlight UV Black Light [https://amzn.to/4oIifrY] * Wes: WOOZOO Fan [https://www.amazon.com/Compact-Personal-Oscillating-Circulator-PCF-SC15/dp/B085B47QQK] HIT US UP ON SOCIALS! Syntax: X [https://twitter.com/syntaxfm] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/syntax_fm/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@syntaxfm] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@syntax_fm] Wes: X [https://twitter.com/wesbos] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@wesbos] Scott: X [https://twitter.com/stolinski] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@stolinski] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@stolinski] Randy: X [https://twitter.com/randyrektor] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/randyrektor/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@randyrektor]