866: 2025 Web Development Predictions

Scott and Wes look into their crystal ball to predict what’s coming in web development next year. From the rise of on-device AI to the vanilla CSS comeback, Bun’s big moves, and React’s evolution, this episode is packed with bold predictions and hot takes! Show Notes • 00:00 • Welcome to Syntax! • 02:00 • Brought to you by Sentry.io • . • 03:09 • The agenda. • 03:40 • Temporal Javascript api will ship in Safari and Chrome. • Temporal Proposal • . • • 06:23 • On device AI. • WebGPU API • Dawn Native WebGPU • • 10:26 • Models will plateau. • Bolt.new • , v0 • , Lovable.dev • . • • 13:40 • Web Awesome will become the most used web components library. • Web Awesome • . • • 15:57 • We will be using more web components. • 16:59 • A push towards the ‘standard stack’. • 19:38 • We can really use relative color. • 21:39 • Vanilla CSS comeback. • 23:35 • A complete Mixins / Functions API for CSS. • 24:27 • Conditionals will ship in all browsers. • 25:50 • People will still make vertical centering jokes. • 27:08 • VSCode will be feature parity with Cursor. • 28:22 • Framework choice will matter less with AI tools. • 29:12 • OpenAI will launch a browser. • Dupe.com • . • Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy • . • Krazy Binz • . • • 37:18 • React will drop Babel. • BabelJS • . • • 38:05 • React Server Components will pop. • 39:46 • Remix will relaunch as something entirely different. • 41:11 • React Native will have it’s time. • 42:06 • Svelte will get component-based islands or data loading. • 44:19 • Server Runtimes, Bun will continue to do non-standard, lovable things. • 44:44 • Bun will release a PAS to compete with NPM, Vercel, and Vite. • 46:06 • Laravel will release a CMS. • 47:57 • Vite will stay king. • 48:03 • Rolldown ships in the next version of Vite. • Rolldown • . • Statamic • . • • 49:35 • Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks • Scott: PHILIPS A19 Ultra Definition Dimmable Light Bulb • . • Wes: Stats App • . Shameless Plugs • Scott: Syntax on YouTube • . Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads