In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about paid vs. free SSL, the state of frontend jobs, headless WordPress trade-offs, organizing TypeScript types, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:51 Recapping the GitHub Meetup
05:14 Is there any real benefit to picking a paid SSL over Let's Encrypt?
08:03 Is the pure frontend role disappearing?
11:17 Is the gravy train over for software devs?
20:48 How Scott automates versioning with GitHub Actions
changesets
Intro to using changesets
zero-svelte
graffiti
25:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
25:41 Thoughts on VS Code alternatives and the rise of Zed
33:01 Should I switch to headless WordPress or continue rolling my own PHP templates?
37:33 How do you organize TypeScript types in a frontend project?
40:55 How do I continue to level up as a developer?
45:36 Stay in a comfortable job or embrace new challenges?
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955: SvelteKit has solved data loading
Scott and Wes break down SvelteKit’s new remote functions and why they finally solve the long-standing pain of page-level data in Svelte. They cover queries, forms, batching, caching, and all the clever RPC ergonomics that make Svelte’s approach feel surprisingly powerful and refreshingly simple.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:45 Lots of RPC library options.
01:22 Svelte’s Page-Level Data Always Felt Off
02:12 Progress on the new Syntax site.
03:47 Remote functions explained.
Svelte Remote Functions Docs.
04:15 Make a .remote.ts file.
05:07 Querying data.
07:52 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
08:17 Svelte’s leg up on React.
10:13 Query Arguments.
11:39 The benefits of Standard Schema.
13:13 Refreshing Queries.
13:29 query.batch
15:18 Form function.
21:13 Enhance.
22:31 Refresh.
23:16 Command query.
24:25 Prerender.
25:22 Caching.
27:44 My Local Cache Service Worker.
31:23 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
Scott: CoffeeSock ColdBrew Filter, Chemex Filter.
Wes: Bosch Dishwasher.
Shameless Plugs
Scott: Syntax on YouTube
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954: Fullstack TanStack! The Scoop with Tanner Linsley
Live from GitHub Universe, Wes and Scott talk with Tanner Linsley about the latest from TanStack, including TanStack DB’s local-first syncing, new routing ideas, and fresh perspectives on server components and “magic” directives. They explore performance, incremental adoption, and what’s next for the rapidly growing TanStack ecosystem — plus a few spicy takes along the way.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:12 What’s new in the TanStack universe?
01:57 Introducing TanStack DB: local-first sync engine
05:17 How syncing and transactions actually work in TanStack DB
07:03 Next.js 16 Workflows: durable functions and the directive debate
08:46 Brought to you by Sentry.io
09:41 Tanner’s case for fewer “magic directives”
12:36 TanStack’s approach to React Server Components
14:30 The momentum of leading an ecosystem
15:38 Top-secret TanStack project in the works
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953: Why v0 creator left Vercel to fix GitHub (GOAT Jared Palmer)
Scott and Wes sit down with Jared Palmer of GitHub (formerly of Vercel) to unpack all the biggest announcements from GitHub Universe 2025. They dive into the future of developer workflows with agents, how GitHub is rethinking project interfaces, and where there’s still room to improve the dev experience.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
GitHub Universe Recap.
00:21 Who is Jared Palmer?
01:19 The developer workflow with agents.
03:33 Opening ongoing tasks in VS Code.
06:08 The benefit of agnostic agents.
07:04 GitHub’s biggest opportunities for improvement.
09:38 What’s your interface of choice for a new project?
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Live from GitHub Universe, Wes, Scott, and CJ talk about the latest AI and developer tools from GitHub, including Agent HQ, Copilot integrations, and the new mission control for agents. They also share stories from the Syntax meetup, hack their conference badges, and debate AI’s role in coding.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:39 This year’s GitHub Universe badges were next-level
07:35 Keynote recap: GitHub Agents, Copilot, and Mission Control
18:21 Brought to you by Sentry.io
20:33 Plan Mode and the future of collaborative coding
23:40 Cursor’s new trick: firing off agents straight from Slack
25:32 Copilot Metrics Dashboard and agent analytics
27:53 Effortless MCP integration and custom agent workflows
31:35 Wrapping up GitHub Universe 2025
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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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