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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Scott and CJ explore why RSS still matters and how it’s more underused than outdated.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
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Fast Apps - Easy Perf Wins
Tips and strategies for improving web performance through caching, optimization, understanding metrics, and more.
#optimization#caching
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Too much AI × Disappointed in Firefox × Planning New Projects × Hard Truths
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer developer questions on topics like finding truthful web development advice online, checking for null values in TypeScript, HTML tags for ecommerce, browser recommendations, lock files, sync engines, AI hype fatigue, lack of 3D web adoption, a bad app investment story, and more.
#frontend#javascript#typescript
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Windsurf forked VS Code to compete with Cursor. Talking the future of AI + Coding
Discussion with Wind Surf CEO and VP of Product about the company's history, coding AI tools like Wind Surf, and the future of software development
#ai#coding#tools
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The State of JavaScript
Wes and Scott discuss the State of JS survey results, including popularity of frameworks, tools and features.
#JavaScript#Tools
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2025 Web Development Predictions
In this 2025 web development predictions episode, Scott and Wes make guesses about what will happen in AI, React, CSS, Svelte, servers, and more over the next couple years.
#AI#React#2025
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Durable Objects × Tab State Hacks × Headless CMS Choices + More
Topics covered include durable objects, PartyKit, anchor positioning browser support, importance of visual appeal, preferred hosting providers, new :has CSS selector, will CSS ever be "complete", issues with using MDX, recommended headless CMS, and a hockey podcast.
#Serverless#CSS#Podcasts
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Svelte 5 Is Here!
Discussion of new features in Svelte 5 including runes, unified state APIs, declarative $state, $derived, $effect, $inspect, snippets, and more.
#svelte#javascript#webdev
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Streaming Video in 2025
In this episode Wes and Scott discuss video streaming in 2025 - how HLS streaming works, transcoding and hosting video files, CDNs, player libraries like MediaChrome, and various video platform options.
#streaming#video#encoding
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Loading UIs, Rust Webpack, New Cookie Types, Conference Talks + More
In this potluck episode, Scott and Wes answer questions around debugging migrations with Sentry, signing apps for distribution, speeding up builds, permanent redirect SEO implications, full stack frameworks, cookie behavior, loading state UX, and technical interviews.
#Debugging#Performance#Webpack#Interviews
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The State of Frontend
Scott and Wes summarize the 2023 State of Frontend survey from over 5,000 responses, analyze current framework usage trends and discuss where front end development may be heading in the future.
#JavaScript#WebDevelopment#FrontEnd
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Manage State in JavaScript Like a Pro!
This episode covers different approaches to state management in JavaScript, including reducer-based, mutation-based and atom-based state. Buzzwords like reactive state, stores, immutability vs mutability, state updaters and more are also explained.
#javascript#front-end
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Syntax Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday gift guide with favorite picks across multiple categories like games, clothing, desk items, and more.
#gift-guide#holiday#presents
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TypeScript, Branded Types, Streaming vs Polling + More
Scott and Wes answer audience questions about web development tools and techniques
#typescript#performance#auth
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Spooky Web Dev Horror Stories - PART 2
Web developers share horror stories of production mishaps like deleting databases, breaking sites, and more.
#horror#failures#accidents
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Productivity Tools for Web Developers
Scott and Wes discuss the productivity tools and techniques they use for password management, to-do lists, snippets, mind mapping, note taking, writing scripts, email, habit tracking, and more.
#productivity#tools#tips