Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes and Scott talk about the latest dev news: Node enabling Temporal by default, OpenAI acquiring OpenClaw, TypeScript 6, new TanStack and Deno releases, the explosion of AI agent platforms, and more.

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Show Notes


00:00 Welcome to Syntax!


01:11 Brought to you by Sentry.io


02:40 Node.js enables Temporal by default

Enable Temporal by default


04:08 OpenClaw acquired by OpenAI

OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future


09:36 Bots are taking over the internet

Wes’ tweet


15:30 TypeScript 6 Beta

Announcing TypeScript 6.0 Beta


17:00 TanStack Hotkeys for type-safe shortcuts

TanStack Hotkeys


18:05 Components will kill webpages

Components Will Kill Pages


19:39 Is Google Translate just an LLM?

Viridian’s tweet


23:29 Shaders.com


26:49 Voxtral Mini Realtime

Voxtral Realtime

Demo


29:51 Deno launches Sandboxes

Introducing Deno Sandbox


32:39 Oz by Warp.dev


38:10 Augment Code Intent


40:10 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott: Samsung Remote

Wes: Ice

Shameless Plugs

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Scott and Wes unpack Interop 2026 and the browser features finally aligning across engines, from container style queries and anchor positioning to scroll-driven animations and view transitions. They break down what it all means for day-to-day devs and how close we really are to a fully interoperable web.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

00:21 What is Interop?

Interop GitHub.

02:44 Container Style Queries.

09:32 Brought to you by Sentry.io.

09:57 Anchor Positioning.

12:01 CSS attr().

15:40 CSS Contrast-color.

19:10 CSS Zoom.

21:36 CSS Custom Highlight API.

24:02 Dialogs and Popovers.

25:44 Fetch Uploads and Ranges.

27:48 IndexedDB.

28:25 JSPI for Wasm.

29:05 Media Pseudo-Classes.

30:00 Navigation API.

31:53 Scoped Custom Element Registries.

32:40 Scroll-Driven Animations.

33:30 Scroll Snap.

36:50 CSS Shape().

38:25 View Transitions.

41:32 Web Compat.

42:29 WebRTC Improvements.

43:44 WebTransport.

45:44 Investigation Efforts.

46:25 JPEG XL

48:46 Mobile Testing.

49:20 WebVTT.

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Wes and Scott talk about the state of AI coding in 2026—from editors and models to agents, skills, slash commands, MCPs, and more. They unpack what these things actually do, how they overlap, and how to use them effectively without overcomplicating your setup.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

01:39 The tools: editors, terminals, GUIs

05:27 Wes’ and Scott’s current AI setups

13:17 Picking the right model

18:58 How exactly do agents work?

22:32 Subagents and parallel workflows

24:29 Brought to you by Sentry.io

24:54 What goes in agents.md (and what doesn’t)

26:47 Skills vs agents

Skills

Superpowers

34:03 Slash commands as reusable prompts

36:02 Hooks and keeping your code from going off the rails

38:00 Plugins and bundling your setup

39:24 What MCP is and why it’s powerful

40:54 Cloud agents and running jobs remotely

43:47 Choosing the right AI tool

47:41 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott: ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint WiFi Smart Lock

Wes: St. Denis Medical

Shameless Plugs

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Scott and Wes unpack WebMCP, a new standard that lets AI interact with websites through structured tools instead of slow, bot-style clicking. They demo it, debate imperative vs declarative APIs, and share their hottest take: this might be the web’s real AI moment.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

00:16 Introduction to WebMCP

01:07 Understanding WebMCP Functionality.

03:06 Interacting with AI through WebMCP.

06:49 WebMCP browser integration.

08:25 Brought to you by Sentry.io.

08:49 Benefits of WebMCP.

11:51 Token efficiency.

13:02 My biggest questions.

14:13 My take on this tech.

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Wes and Scott answer your questions about AI agents, learning to code with AI, pagination patterns, skilling up from outdated tech stacks, balancing side projects with family life, real-world hacking attempts, and more!

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

01:39 Are devs really running multiple AI agents at once?

Scott’s Tweet

09:41 Brought to you by Sentry.io

12:45 What is pagination and why do websites use it?

18:17 Should beginners use AI while learning to code?

30:24 The real-world skills CS degrees don’t teach you

35:59 Someone tried to hack Syntax

38:12 How Wes and Scott became co-hosts

42:00 Moving from junior to mid-level when your skills are outdated

45:42 How do you balance time for side projects, life, and family

52:45 Building a ChatGPT-style RAG search for your resume

56:15 Why Chad Whitacre videos were on the Syntax YouTube channel

Chad’s YouTube Channel

58:44 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

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Wes: RYOBI Soldering Iron

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