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Sentry
React
Typescript
CSS
Artificial Intelligence
Svelte
Cloudflare
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Next.js
Vite
AI Tools
Software Development
Home Assistant
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Vibe Coding
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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.

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Wes, Scott, and CJ are back with two weeks of news: Reddit is forcing everyone to log in, r/opensource bans anything AI, and CSS-Tricks is independent again. Plus Anomaly's Hex dictation app, Mitchell Hashimoto's Rex terminal, TanStack Redact, Cloudf... more

Scott and CJ tour their homelabs, from a fully 3D printed server rack to a custom OPNsense firewall load balancing two ISPs. They dig into Proxmox, Tailscale, Caddy, Synology vs. DIY ZFS storage, Home Assistant, Jellyfin, Immich, Kiwix, and coding ov... more

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Scott, Wes, and CJ report live from GitHub Universe in San Francisco, breaking down GitHub’s re-architecture for agent-scale traffic, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot Fusion, Projects, Automations, and AI push protection. Plus hacked conference badges... more

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Scott and Wes tackle your potluck questions, from passing context between Claude Code and Codex to whether AI-generated skills are any good. Plus high-fidelity Figma builds, WebSerial reconnects on an ESP32, AG-UI vs WebMCP, a listener who thinks Syn... more

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Recent Guests

CJ Reynolds
Home lab enthusiast who runs self-hosted infrastructure and services.
Episode: 1053: What’s in Our Home Lab
Adam Jacob
CEO of Swamp Club and software industry leader.
Swamp Club
Episode: 1049: WTF is a Software Factory?
Jev Temper
Demonstrator and commentator on Jev
Unspecified
Episode: 1042: Is the Jev Hype Overblown?
Dominic Farolino
Engineer, Google Chrome team, WebMCP expert
Google Chrome
Episode: 1037: WebMCP is here (and you should care)
Sarah Drasner
Engineer, Google Chrome team, WebMCP advocate
Google Chrome
Episode: 1037: WebMCP is here (and you should care)
Nathan Sobo
Co-founder and CEO of Zed
Zed
Episode: 1029: The Workflow of the Future With Zed
Dominic Gannaway
Creator of Ripple.js and InfernoJS, discussed in segment about Octane and TSRX
Independent/open-source projects
Episode: 1028: Cloudflare Wallets
Dr. Courtney Tolinski
Licensed clinical and school psychologist; PhD
Phases.fm / phases.website
Episode: 1027: The Rise of the Design Engineer
Dan Abramov
React contributor, formerly Bluesky/Next.js contributor
Past Bluesky, React team member, now at Vercel/Next.js
Episode: 1025: The Open Web's second chance (w/ Dan Abramov)

Hosts

Scott Tolinski
Full-stack developer and web development educator
Wes Bos
Full-stack developer and web development educator
CJ Reynolds
Developer and technology commentator

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 3.4k ratings
  • Syntax failed to deliver audio

    Since switching to video the show has drop in production quantity

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Nilesh Prajapati
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • I used to love this show

    This used to be one of my favorite shows. Nowadays it’s mostly a YouTube stream audio export.

    I miss the old Syntax podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    MatiasWasAlreadyTaken
    Spain4 months ago
  • AI all the time now

    I used to listen to this podcast all the time. Now it is just AI AI AI. I would rather listen to paint dry this rubbish

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    noelemdondsbd
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • I like the guys but the interviews and shows are low information

    They’re funny and I like the (usually) to hear the back and forth between the two hosts. But, and I hate to say it, the shows are shallow on info and the interviews, if I’m being brutally honest, are really really dumb question wise (and they get some great people on).

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Eorghhrw
    Australiaa year ago
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    Podcast Addict
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Several reviewers prefer an audio-first experience and criticize loud intros or changes to the format.
Some listeners feel recent conversations focus too heavily on AI and can be shallow on technical detail.
Listeners value Wes and Scott's friendly, humorous delivery and easy-to-follow explanations.
Developers praise the practical tips and broad coverage of web development and emerging tools.

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How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#35
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Spotify
#34
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Apple Podcasts
#33
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Apple Podcasts
#34
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Spotify
#40
Australia/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#42
Australia/Technology

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

1053: What’s in Our Home Lab
Q: Does having a hardware firewall that's separate from everything offer any benefits outside of the ones that you might have?
Reynolds says a dedicated firewall provides current security updates and more control over traffic, DNS, VLANs, VPN access, and ISP connections than many consumer routers.
1053: What’s in Our Home Lab
Q: What are you running in your Home Labs? Let's talk about hardware first, CJ. What are you working with?
Reynolds describes a dedicated firewall, switches, an AI machine, two storage systems, a Dell Precision workstation running Proxmox, and Raspberry Pis for individual services.
1051: Mourning the Death of Code
Q: How do you get agents to write CSS like you would do it when translating high-fidelity Figma designs into websites?
Scott recommends models that handle visual inputs well, using Figma MCP to retrieve design-system values, and validating results at different screen sizes. Wes suggests improving implementation primitives and instructions, then checking visual fidelity, accessibility, and interactions with a human in the loop.
1051: Mourning the Death of Code
Q: When you run Claude Code and Codex side-by-side on different tasks, how do you keep track of what each one is doing and carry the context from one to another?
Wes recommends recording durable findings in code comments or Markdown and using GitHub issues to break work into tasks. Scott uses Dex to track project steps and often asks an agent to create a handoff prompt that can be copied into another agent.
1049: WTF is a Software Factory?
Q: What are your thoughts on AI writing tests, test suites and in general in this current age of things?
Jacob strongly favors black-box tests that verify product behavior, and sees integration tests as potentially useful. He says the value of unit tests is an open question, varying with factors such as language and type-system strength, and recommends experimenting rather than assuming they are always necessary.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Syntax

What is Syntax about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski host practical, conversational discussions about web development, JavaScript frameworks, CSS, software tools, and the wider technology landscape. They share hands-on experiments and opinions, answer listener questions, compare emerging tools, and bring in developers and technology leaders to explain their work. Recent conversations give particular attention to AI-assisted coding and its effects on developer workflows, alongside topics such as frameworks, infrastructure, open-source software, hardware, and design. The format ranges from focused interviews to informal roundtables with demos, recommendations, and lively back-and-forth. Its appeal is the mix of accessible explanations, real-world developer perspective... more

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2. Adam Jacob
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4. Dominic Farolino
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