Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
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.
Episodes
July 1, 2026 • 56 mins
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 Bro...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 29, 2026 • 83 mins
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 B...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 24, 2026 • 17 mins
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. Tr...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 22, 2026 • 92 mins
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
Thariq’s Tweet
Tweet Response
06:15 Taste and ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 17, 2026 • 14 mins
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 Synt...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 15, 2026 • 69 mins
Scott and Wes sit down with Jake Archibald from Mozilla to unpack how web standards actually get made at Firefox. From browser features and developer feedback to the drama around the Prompt API. They discuss Interop 2026, the future of web APIs, and what it’s really like shaping the web after a career spanning both Google and Mozilla.
Show Notes
00:00 The Importance of Sunscreen
02:29 Welcome to Syntax!
04:35 Tr...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 8, 2026 • 65 mins
Scott and Wes sit down with Ben Vinegar, former Syntax GM and founder of Modem.dev, to geek out over terminal-maxxing, from SSH-based development and tmux workflows to AI-powered coding agents. Ben also demos two of his open source tools: Hunk, a slick terminal code reviewer with 4k+ GitHub stars, and TermDraw, a terminal-based diagramming tool that posts directly to your agent.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:49 Intr...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 3, 2026 • 56 mins
On this episode, Scott and Wes dig into the messy reality of modern front-end work, from struggling to find skilled devs and navigating team chaos to questioning code quality, testing, and even whether AI is stealing the joy of programming.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax
01:06 The Challenge of Finding Skilled Front-End Developers
05:11 Understanding Design Mode and Its Applications
10:33 Navigating Team Dynami...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 1, 2026 • 54 mins
Scott and Wes react to the freshly released State of AI 2026 survey, covering everything from skyrocketing AI adoption and the rise of coding agents to the pain points, job security fears, and big philosophical questions developers are wrestling with right now.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:06 Introduction to the State of AI in Web Development
02:47 Survey Insights: AI Coding Adoption and Sentiment
06:55 Models...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 27, 2026 • 59 mins
Scott and Wes sit down with Alex Sexton and Amadeus De Marzi from Pierre Computer to dig into the gnarly performance challenges behind building blazing-fast code review tools, covering virtualization, progressive rendering, and why GitHub’s UI feels so sluggish. They also chat about how major AI coding tools like Claude, Codex, and Cursor are adopting Pierre’s diffs library, plus the role of web components, benchmarking...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 25, 2026 • 17 mins
Wes and Scott talk about the foundational decisions that make AI-assisted coding actually work—database schemas, validation, routing, CSS structure, and more. They explore why consistency matters more than specific tools, and how a little upfront planning can keep agents from turning your codebase into chaos.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:19 Planning your database schema before AI touches it
06:08 Picking a ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 20, 2026 • 35 mins
Wes and Scott talk about whether AI can actually create good design, or if it just remixes the same patterns over and over. They dig into AI-generated UX, design systems, YouTube thumbnails, Google’s design.md spec, programmatic design, and the tools designers are actually using today.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:20 Can AI actually make you creative?
08:52 Why AI-generated YouTube thumbnails all look ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 18, 2026 • 43 mins
Scott and Wes are joined by Jonny Burger, creator of Remotion, to talk about the explosion of programmatic video, going from 125k to 800k installs per day, and how AI and a new HTML-in-Canvas Chrome spec are changing the game. They dig into monetization, the wild world of video slop, motion graphics workflows, and the new Media Bunny tool.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
Remotion has skills!
02:20 Monetization Strate...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 13, 2026 • 23 mins
Scott and Wes break down the “Mini Shai-Hulud” supply chain attack that compromised TanStack and other popular npm packages through a clever GitHub Actions cache poisoning exploit; a self-propagating worm that stole credentials and persisted through Claude Code hooks and VS Code tasks. They also cover how developers can protect themselves using pnpm’s security defaults, dev containers, and other practical defenses...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 11, 2026 • 25 mins
Scott and Wes chat all things agent skills for web developers, sharing their favorites for everything from CSS animations and HTML generation to logo extraction, marketing copy, and video creation. Whether you’re just getting started with AI-powered development or looking to level up your workflow, this episode is packed with practical skills you can put to use today.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:33 Hot Tip S...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 6, 2026 • 52 mins
In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about LLM usage-based pricing, security risks from malicious code in interviews, staying current in a fast-moving dev landscape, a new CSS linter, managing Node environments and tooling without losing your mind, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:17 Copilot’s new usage-based pricing and the end of cheap AI
Model multipliers for annual...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
May 4, 2026 • 33 mins
Scott and Wes tackle the all-too-real stress of crunch time as a web developer—how to handle looming deadlines, avoid sloppy shortcuts, and stay methodical when everything feels like it’s falling apart. They share practical tips on planning, communicating, cutting scope, asking for help, and preventing the chaos from happening again next time.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:53 The Importance of Planning a...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 29, 2026 • 72 mins
Wes and Scott celebrate 1000 episodes of Syntax, reflecting on how the podcast started, the team behind it, memorable moments, listener stats, inside jokes, and how the show has evolved over time—from early recordings and sponsors to supercuts, spooky episodes, and what’s next.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:01 Intro to Kaitlin
03:08 Intro to Randy
06:16 Intro to CJ
09:01 Intro to Niki
10:08 Who &...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 27, 2026 • 50 mins
Scott and Wes break down what makes CSS truly manageable—from preventing style leaks and embracing fluid layouts to choosing the right methodology, whether that’s utility CSS, component-scoped styles, or CSS modules. They also dive into practical tips like leveraging CSS variables, layers, scoping, and tooling to keep your stylesheets clean and scalable.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:31 Understanding CSS...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 22, 2026 • 44 mins
Wes and Scott talk about making AI coding more reliable using deterministic tools like fallow, knip, ESLint, StyleLint, and Sentry. They cover code quality analysis, linting strategies, headless browsers, task workflows, and how to enforce better patterns so AI stops guessing and starts producing maintainable, predictable code.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
Losing two clients in one week
04:49 Code quality tools
j...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Betrayal Weekly is back for a new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, shocking deceptions, and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Hosted by Andrea Gunning, this weekly ongoing series digs into real-life stories of betrayal and the aftermath. From stories of double lives to dark discoveries, these are cautionary tales and accounts of resilience against all odds. From the producers of the critically acclaimed Betrayal series, Betrayal Weekly drops new episodes every Thursday. If you would like to share your story, you can reach out to the Betrayal Team by emailing them at betrayalpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod and @glasspodcasts. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations, and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience, and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.