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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.

  1. 998: How to Fix Vibe Coding

    4 HARI LALU

    998: How to Fix Vibe Coding

    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 jscpd.dev knip.dev fallow.tools wallace 14:11 Finding and using components Storybook AI 17:28 Brought to you by Sentry.io 17:42 Finding bugs Sentry CLI Spotlight 19:55 Formatting and linting Vite+ ESLint StyleLint clint 25:41 Headless browsers agent-browser chrome-devtools-mcp Lightpanda 32:11 Tasks and todos dex beads 33:32 Docs Context7 34:22 TanStack Code Mode 36:01 Getting AI to use these tools 38:18 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: Leaf Two Razor Wes: Puzzles Shameless Plugs Phases.fm Podcast 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

    45 minit
  2. 997: Rating and Roasting Your Projects

    6 HARI LALU

    997: Rating and Roasting Your Projects

    Scott and Wes dig into a huge batch of community-submitted projects, from JSON tools and CSS editors to AI agents, view transitions, and everything in between. It’s a rapid-fire showcase of what developers have been building, including picks like Arrow JS, Sugar High, Drift, and a whole lot more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Wes’ Bluesky Post Wes’ X Post 01:20 JSON-Alexander. 02:43 FFF - Fastest File Search. 04:44 View Transitions Toolkit. 08:06 Agentation and Svelte Agentation. 11:21 CSS Studio. 13:12 Peon Ping 14:26 Peekdown. 16:03 Dex. 20:22 Content Copilot. 22:16 Opencode Sentry Monitor. pi-sentry-monitor. 24:56 Arrow JS. 29:20 Comark. 33:19 Silly Software Club. 34:05 Sugar High. 36:04 Drift. 37:19 Fallow. 41:20 Edit Mind. 44:46 Clint. 47:18 Honorable mentions. 47:21 Artemisapp. 49:53 Open Screen. 50:14 CanvidHQ. 52:02 Proxybox Zero. 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

    54 minit
  3. 996: 10 New CSS and HTML APIs

    15 APR

    996: 10 New CSS and HTML APIs

    Wes and Scott talk about the latest CSS and browser features, including the Grid Lines API for masonry layouts, HTML in Canvas, name-only container queries, CSS random, search-text styling, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:57 Grid Lines API for masonry-style layouts Introducing CSS Grid Lanes CSS Grid Lanes browser support 03:25 HTML in canvas and next-gen UI effects @jaffathecake @mattrothenberg 11:30 Name-only container queries for scoped styles Name-Only Containers: The Scoping We Needed 14:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io 15:34 Safari removes haptic feedback workaround 17:38 CSS random for dynamic values Rolling the Dice with CSS random() 18:49 Styling find-in-page with ::search-text 21:44 Sticky positioning now works in both axes @una 22:43 Multi-column CSS finally gets usable fixes Looking at New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features 24:41 Border shape improvements and new design options @una MadCSS.com 27:09 Why MDN demos need to be better 28:24 Element-scoped view transitions for cleaner animations @bram.us 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

    31 minit
  4. 995: Next.js Vendor Lock-in No More

    13 APR

    995: Next.js Vendor Lock-in No More

    In this episode, Scott and Wes sit down with Tim Neutkens and Jimmi Lai from the Next.js team to dig into the new Adapters API, what it takes to run Next.js across platforms like Cloudflare and Netlify, and how caching and infrastructure choices affect performance. They also go deep on TurboPack’s internals, why Next.js doesn’t run on Vite, and the evolution of bundling in the framework. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:14 Introduction to Next.js and the Adapter Platform Next.js Across Platforms 02:23 The Adapters API: Features and Community Needs 04:46 Building and Testing the Adapters API 07:37 Infrastructure Requirements for Next.js Apps 11:38 Caching Strategies and Performance Optimization 13:29 The Role of Cache Components in Next.js 17:21 First Steps of Optimizations. 19:48 Blessed Adapters and Community Contributions 22:56 Future Directions and Runtime Support 25:05 Challenges with Different Runtimes and Debugging 26:45 Webpack vs. TurboPack: The Evolution of Next.js 29:45 Why Not Run on Vite? 32:47 Navigating Bundler Challenges 36:59 Building TurboPack: Lessons Learned 41:42 Incremental Compilation and Performance Episode with ByteDance’s Zack Jackson 43:50 Framework Comparisons and Performance Metrics 46:42 Exploring Future Directions for TurboPack 49:44 TurboPack’s Integration and API Development 52:50 Standardization in Bundler Tools 56:52 TurboPack’s Adoption and User Experience 57:49 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Tim: Acquired Podcast Jimmy: Hydrangea Coffee Shameless Plugs Jimmy: nextjs-across-platforms 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

    1 jam 4 minit
  5. 994: AI Sucks At CSS

    8 APR

    994: AI Sucks At CSS

    In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about AI struggles with CSS and design workflows, learning vs relying on AI, debugging web performance, beginner soldering setups, navigating AI-era job interviews, Figma dev mode, modern API choices, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:55 Why AI struggles with CSS and design workflows 10:50 How much AI should you use when learning to code? 18:41 Debugging performance: tools and team workflows Ep 585: Fundamentals × What Makes a Website Slow? Ep 874: Fast Apps - Easy Perf Wins Ep 897: Making Your App Feel Faster Than It Really Is Ep 972: These Things Make Your App Feel Like Crap on Mobile 23:52 Brought to you by Sentry.io 26:26 Beginner soldering setup and essential tools 29:54 Preparing for interviews without AI (while jobs require it) Brendan Falk on AI-native coding interviews 35:16 Thoughts on Figma dev mode and design workflows 39:20 Ice vs Thaw menu bar apps 40:27 Why AI isn’t pushing us toward better APIs 44:54 Vibe rules, skills, and shipping docs for agents vibe-rules Optimizing Content for Agents 54:44 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: Jury Duty Wes: USB Cable Tester Shameless Plugs Syntax YouTube Channel 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

    1 jam
  6. 993: It’s Been A Hell Of Week

    6 APR

    993: It’s Been A Hell Of Week

    Scott and Wes break down a chaotic week in dev news — the Claude Code source leak, a nasty Axios npm supply chain hack, and Railway’s private cache exposure — plus how to keep these nightmare scenarios from hitting your own projects. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:55 Claude Code Leaked! Wes’ X Post Apple Source Code Video 05:42 Burning through Claude Code token limits. Reddit Thread 08:57 Axios hacked! Step Security pnpm Supply Chain Security pnpm minimumReleaseAge 16:13 Pretext blew up! Pretext.js Demos Wes’ Demo 27:24 Railway shared private cache. Railway Incident Report 31:54 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Kindle Colorsoft Kids Wes: UGREEN 200W 8-Port GaN USB C Charger Block, Wyze Headphones 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

    38 minit
  7. 992: Migrating Legacy Code Just Got Easier

    1 APR

    992: Migrating Legacy Code Just Got Easier

    Wes and Scott talk about migrating large codebases with AI — how to plan framework and language moves, establish patterns, handle templating changes, test thoroughly, safely deploy, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:46 Why migrate to a new language or framework? 05:09 How to approach a large code migration 08:47 Establishing patterns before using AI 10:35 Moving from pug to JSX 12:06 Building a detailed migration plan 15:18 Testing every part of the application 15:51 Brought to you by Sentry.io 16:58 Deploying and catching issues with Sentry 19:12 Converting express requests to web standard requests 19:34 Other codebases that could benefit from AI migrations 21:36 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: WisprFlow Wes: displayplacer Shameless Plugs Phases Podcast 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

    29 minit
  8. 991: Vite’s bet on Cloudflare (VOID Framework)

    30 MAC

    991: Vite’s bet on Cloudflare (VOID Framework)

    Vite just launched Void, a fullstack JavaScript framework and cloud platform that bundles together routing, SSR, auth, an ORM, and nearly everything you’d expect from a modern meta-framework — all built on top of Cloudflare’s infrastructure. Scott, Wes, and CJ dig into whether Void is the Rails moment JavaScript has been waiting for, or just shiny Cloudflare lock-in with a bow on it. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! The Announcement 00:27 Laravel or Rails for JavaScript? 01:38 What is this big announcement? 04:36 It’s just Vercel for Cloudflare? 07:09 Database options. 09:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 10:01 Type safety. 12:09 What about RPC? 15:41 Component Loaders over Page Loaders. 18:23 Baked in authentication via Better Auth. 22:57 Lock-in. Unapologetically Cloudflare Evan’s X Post. 24:55 Is it lock-in? 32:40 Self-Cloudflare your own Void apps? 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

    39 minit
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