912: Why did Figma buy a CMS?

910: If Statements in CSS?

909: Handling and Throwing Errors

908: Storybook Has Evolved w/ Jeppe Reinhold

907: Wes’ New Site: Gatsby → React Server Components

906: Tech Startups and Raising Money with Dan Levine (Vercel, Sentry, Mux…)

905: You Should Learn Nuxt!

Overview of the Nuxt meta-framework, its capabilities, and why CJ enjoys using it to build full-stack Vue applications.

904: 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.

903: Fork Yeah! Microsoft open sourcing Copilot

Erich Gamma and Kai Maetzel from the VS Code team announce open sourcing AI features from GitHub Copilot into core VS Code.

902: 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.

901: JS News: New React & Svelte APIs, RSC Updates, Redwood and Storybook

Discussion of new JavaScript APIs and framework updates including React animations, Svelte asynchronous components, React Server Components in Parcel, RedwoodJS pivot, and Storybook 9 updates.

900: 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

899: GSAP: Killer Web Animations With Cassie Evans

Cassie Evans from GreenSock explains what GSAP is, why developers use it for animation, how it works, techniques for smooth performant animations, and new developments like GSAP becoming free and open source.

898: 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.

897: Making Your App Feel Faster Than It Really Is

Tips and tricks to make web apps feel faster through perceived speed improvements

896: 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.

895: React Server Components: Where are we at?

Discussion on status of React server components 5 years after introduction - only fully supported in Next.js and Waku currently, with partial support in other frameworks.

894: 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

893: Everyone Is Talking About MCP

This episode discusses the Machine Context Protocol (MCP), which is a standardized protocol that allows large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to communicate with and control other applications and services. They talk about what MCP is, why it

892: The History of Syntax

The history behind the Syntax podcast, from its beginnings in 2016 to being acquired by Sentry in 2021.

891: Light and Dark Mode

Discussion on adding light and dark modes to sites, considerations when doing so, and new CSS features to help

890: 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.

889: Planning A Build

Wes and Scott discuss planning decisions for the Syntax v3 site rebuild including project management, code structure, tooling strategies, UI patterns, and more.

888: 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.

887: Vibe Coding Is a Problem

Discussion about AI assisted coding called vibe coding, where inexperienced developers quickly build apps by repeatedly prompting and tweaking code without closely reviewing it.

886: 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.

885: CSS Fonts Fallbacks, Variable and Trimming

Covers custom web fonts, strategies for handling font downloads, variable fonts for creative effects, and the text box trim/edge properties to control spacing.