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Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

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?

lazygit

12:54 How to make better coding videos

v_framer

Recut

DaVinci Resolve

Shure MV7+

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

Using luminance instead of lightness

Color contrast checker

Auto color

31:51 Smart home setups we actually use

35:37 How do you block bad bots and ISPs?

Bad ASN list

38:02 What is SAP UI and why is it everywhere?

SAP UI5 Demo Kit

41:28 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott: Inside Archaeology

Wes: ProfessorBoots

Shameless Plugs

Syntax YouTube Channel

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970: Why Did Anthropic Buy Bun?

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?

 TSperf

 
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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969: This guy is nuts (TypeScript Doom)

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

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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968: Habits and Changes We Want to Make in 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

01:30 Web design will make a comeback

Raycast

shaders.com

04:03 Light mode returns (yes, really)

07:06 Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year

CSS Wrapped

Graffiti

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

Biome

26:44 More big acquisitions

Anthropic

Bun

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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967: What’s Going to Happen in Web Dev During 2026

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

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

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

CSS Custom Functions and Mixins Module Level 1

33:25 Container style queries will ship everywhere

CSS if statements

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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966: A Look Back at Web Dev 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.

Better Binary Batter Mixing

16:11 @starting-style

Scott’s A CSS Only Accordion with 

Scott’s Mobile Nav

17:39 allow-discrete

21:31 Promise.try

22:51 content-visibility

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965: Baseline 2025 Features web gained in 2025

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?

Hyperkey

08:41 What is Error Lens, and why use it?

Ep 956: Should I Keep Using WordPress?

11:44 How Scott is using a Svelte 5 service worker

14:52 Does tech stack choice still matter with AI coding?

Ep 951: A first look at Remix 3

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?

Ep 949: Web Dev HORROR Stories + Spooky Trivia! (Spooky Stories Pt. 1)

Ep 962: The Home Server / Synology Show

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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964: Markdown as a CMS is a bad idea

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

Shameless Plugs

Matt:Matt Brown on YouTube, Brown Fine Security

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963: Hardware Hacking with Matt Brown

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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962: The Home Server / Synology Show

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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961: Keeping Up With The Fast and Furious Web

Scott walks Wes through the new Syntax Production Assistant Desktop App, designed to streamline and automate their complex publishing process. From tech stack choices like Svelte5 and Rust to AI-driven features, they dive into how this tool keeps everything consistent.
 Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
 00:44 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
 01:37 What was the idea?
 05:42 The tech. Svelte5, Tauri, Rust, FFMPEG.
 
 08:32 Markdown editor. ink-mde, Dillinger.
 
 09:32 Epoch timestamps. Epoch.vercel.
 
 10:01 Updating front-matter.
 10:10 Dexie.js function.
 11:25 Backing up data.
 11:58 Rust functions.
 12:58 Why a desktop app and not a website?
 14:38 Some small AI features.
 16:26 Challenges with OAuth.
 20:03 Publishing challenges.
 23:29 Could this work on Windows?
 23:54 Debugging.
 26:23 Deciphering Apple logs.
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825: Syntax Assistant Desktop App

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