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2025 Holiday Gift Guide
The Syntax team brings us their annual Holiday Gift Guide! They’ve curated the best gadgets, tools, food, and even kitchen essentials for the dev in your life — plus a few treats anyone would love to unwrap. #
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Should I Keep Using WordPress?
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about paid vs. free SSL, the state of frontend jobs, headless WordPress trade-offs, organizing TypeScript types, and more. #
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Fullstack TanStack! The Scoop with Tanner Linsley
Live from GitHub Universe, Wes and Scott talk with Tanner Linsley about the latest from TanStack, including TanStack DB’s local-first syncing, new routing ideas, and fresh perspectives on server components and “magic” directives. They explore performance, incremental adoption, and what’s next for the rapidly growing TanStack ecosystem — plus a few spicy takes along the way. #
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VS Code, GitHub & Copilot - UNIVERSE 25 Announcements + Reactions
Live from GitHub Universe, Wes, Scott, and CJ talk about the latest AI and developer tools from GitHub, including Agent HQ, Copilot integrations, and the new mission control for agents. They also share stories from the Syntax meetup, hack their conference badges, and debate AI’s role in coding. #
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Even SCARIER Web Dev Nightmares (Spooky Stories Pt. 2)
In part 2 of this year's Spooky Stories special, Wes and Scott discuss the most chilling developer horror stories—from six-month-old unprocessed donations and runaway dog-food orders to vanishing databases, DNS disasters, code that literally tore apart a mall’s ventilation system, and more! #
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Zed is Ready For Primetime
Wes and Scott talk about what makes Zed—the hot new editor built in Rust—fast, beautiful, and finally ready for primetime. From Git UI to extensions and AI tools, they break down what Zed gets right, what it still lacks, and whether it’s time to finally ditch VS Code. #
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We Got Roasted for Our Websites — Fair
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about why devs neglect their own websites, hosting shady projects (hypothetically), AI rules in version control, balancing side projects and family life, and more! #
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Is Coinbase Really Writing Half Their Code With AI?
Wes and Scott talk with Kyle Cesmat about how Coinbase is writing nearly half its code with AI—while keeping quality and security front and center. They dig into tools like Cursor and Claude Code, agent-driven workflows, code review challenges, and how AI is reshaping developer productivity without replacing developers. #
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Mental Health Q&A w/ Dr. Courtney Tolinski
Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about supporting neurodivergent teammates, navigating workplace dynamics, and recognizing strengths beyond labels. They explore ADHD diagnosis and treatment, productivity mindsets, burnout, AI in mental health, and practical routines for focus and balance. #
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Picking a Fullstack Stack, Is Next.js Too Complex? Services vs Self-Hosted + More
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about modern full-stack stacks, Node.js backend options, managing database indexes, developer burnout, handling toxic bosses, and more! #
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Hot Takes + Bike Shedding
Wes and Scott dive into some hot takes and classic debates—tabs vs spaces, camel vs snake case, export styles, barrel files, variable naming, and more. #
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Realtime LED Wall With React + Websockets (I Let Strangers Control It)
Scott, Wes, and CJ dive into Wes’s Hackweek project: a real-time, web-controlled LED grid. They break down the hardware build, custom 3D-printed diffuser, ESP32 microcontroller, and Cloudflare durable objects powering live pixel art, GitHub activity displays, and interactive web drawings. #
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We Built a Real-Time, Local-Data, Competitive Coding Game
Scott, Wes, and CJ dive into SynHax, Scott's Hackweek project for code battles. They discuss live coding duels, referee controls, and the surprisingly simple tech stack that delivers instant updates and audience engagement. #
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Vibe Coding’s Huge Problem
Wes and Scott talk about the dangers of vibe coding when it comes to authentication and access control. They share real-world examples of security fails, discuss how to avoid client-side-only checks, and offer practical tips for protecting sensitive user data in your apps. #
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Text Editor Keybindings, WASM Replacing Docker, LLM apathy and hosting mini apps
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about VS Code vs Cursor, navigating promotions and job titles, database fundamentals, avoiding decision paralysis, how AI is shaping frameworks, and more! #
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State of Devs 2025 Results
Wes and Scott talk about the [2025 State of Devs](https://2025.stateofdevs.com/) survey, diving into trends in salaries, job titles, remote work, health, hobbies, and more. #
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RSS Is NOT Dead
Scott and CJ explore why RSS still matters and how it’s more underused than outdated. They discuss how to self-host RSS readers, escape the noise of the modern web, and reclaim a cleaner, ad-free reading experience across devices. #
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Sync Engines and Local Data
Wes and Scott talk about local-first sync engines—why they matter, what makes apps feel fast, and which platforms stand out. From LiveStore to Convex to Instant DB, they break down the pros and cons of each and debate what the “next React” might look like in a local-first future. #
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Pre-commit Hooks, requestAnimationFrame, Code Reviews, and More
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about code reviews, migrating legacy apps, CSS attr() use cases, pre-commit hooks, the future of creative web development, whether front-end devs need to be full-stack, and more! #
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How to Build MCP Servers
Wes and Scott talk about how developers can expose powerful tools to AI using the Model Context Protocol. They discuss tool calling, remote MCP specs, authentication, and real-world use cases that make AI more capable through smarter integrations. #
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Extreme Native Perf on the Web with Superhuman
Wes and Scott talk with Loïc Houssier about how Superhuman builds lightning-fast, delightfully-designed email software. They dig into engineering philosophy, offline-first architecture, local databases, AI-powered productivity, and what it takes to create tools that people love. #
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I got fired, what should I focus on?
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about maintaining popular open-source projects, where to start after a layoff, impostor syndrome, Scott’s recording setup, whether a computer science degree is still worth it in the age of AI, and more! #
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5 Upcoming + Next Gen JavaScript Features
Wes and Scott talk about the latest JavaScript proposals from TC39, including features like import defer, the powerful new random namespace, Array.fromAsync, and native clamp and upsert methods. They break down what’s coming, why it matters, and how it might improve your code. #
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If Statements in CSS?
Wes and Scott talk about the new If statements in CSS, breaking down how they work, why they matter, and when to use them. They explore use cases, syntax quirks, and how this feature pushes CSS closer to true conditional logic—no JavaScript required. #
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Storybook Has Evolved w/ Jeppe Reinhold
Wes and Scott talk with Jeppe Reinhold about Storybook 9’s powerful new features—including drastically reduced bloat, seamless Vite integration, and next-level component testing. They dive into visual regression testing, accessibility, performance, and best practices for writing robust, isolated UI components developers can actually enjoy testing and documenting. #
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Tech Startups and Raising Money with Dan Levine (Vercel, Sentry, Mux…)
Wes and Scott talk with VC Dan Levine about how developers can raise venture capital, what investors look for in early-stage startups, the realities of bootstrapping vs. fundraising, and why great ideas often start as simple side projects. #
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React vs Svelte × Windsurf Worth $3B × Typescript as Const × Layout Shift Tricks × More
In this episode, Wes and CJ discuss the Windsurf acquisition by OpenAI, the future of UI design, securing forms, using JSON for data, comparing React and Svelte, workflows for testing responsive design, and avoiding layout shifts with progressive enhancement.
#ai#webdev#javascript
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Fullstack Cloudflare with React and Vite (Redwood SDK)
Peter Pistorius discusses Redwood SDK, a new React framework he created that runs on Cloudflare and focuses on performance, realtime capabilities, and simplicity.
#react#cloudflare#frameworks
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13 New CSS Features You Can Start Using Today
Scott and Wes discuss 13 new CSS features you can start using today in your projects
#CSS#Frontend
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Every Developer Needs a 3D Printer
Wes got a 3D printer and talks about how it works, use cases, places to get models, filament types, storage, modeling software and more.
#3dprinting#modeling#filament
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Do I Still Need To Know JS/CSS/HTML with AI? × How To Sell An App × Is React Context Bad? × More
Wes and Scott answer developer questions sent in by listeners covering topics like AI, React, legacy code, app ideas, web development trends, and more.
#AI#React#CSS
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Open Source Matters w/ Chad Whitacre
Chad Whitacre from Sentry discusses the history of open source, differences between licenses and community-led vs single-vendor projects, Sentry's licensing and Open Source Pledge initiative.
#open-source#licensing#legal
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The History of Syntax
The history behind the Syntax podcast, from its beginnings in 2016 to being acquired by Sentry in 2021.
#Podcasting
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Accepting Money on the Internet in 2025
Discussion on options and best practices for accepting payments online in 2025, including overview of payment processors, managing checkout flows, and avoiding fraud.
#payments#ecommerce#business
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You Need a Monorepo × Client Only React × TanStack + More
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott discuss monorepos, outdated Node packages, local storage, Next.js queries, Cloudflare Workers, ZeroSync with SvelteKit, full stack development, server update polling, domain names, and advice for new developers.
#nodejs#apis#tooling
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AWS and IAC for Dummies with SST
Scott explains SST for configuring infrastructure on AWS and other providers, setting up a dev environment, debugging issues, and managing staging/production.
#AWS#Infrastructure#SST
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Aaron Francis is putting PHP in Your JS Files
Aaron Francis discusses Laravel Fusion, a way to run Laravel code in Vue components. He talks about plans to support React, data syncing, optimistic UI, and more.
#laravel#vue#fusion
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Creator of Home Assistant: Web Components, Self Hosting and Home Hacking
Paulus Schouten, creator of the open source Home Assistant smart home platform, discusses the technologies enabling privacy-focused local home automation with extensibility
#javascript#privacy
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You Are Sleeping On Nuxt, Nitro and Vue w/ Daniel Roe
Daniel talks about leading Nuxt and contributing to the Nitro server toolkit, emphasizing Nuxt's community-driven approach and extensibility compared to Next.js.
#nuxt#fullstack#oss
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MIDI & Music in the Browser
Discussion of capabilities provided by Web MIDI and Web Audio APIs for generating sound and music in the browser
#web-audio#web-midi#music