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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

By: Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
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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. Politics & Government
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  • 974: Clawdbot (Moltbot), Agents and the Age of Personal Software

    974: Clawdbot (Moltbot), Agents and the Age of Personal Software
    Jan 28 2026
    Wes and Scott talk about building hyper-specific personal software with AI. They explore personal agents, home automation, JSON-as-a-database, and how LLMs unlock fast, custom apps that reduce friction and replace bloated SaaS. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:53 What is personal software (and why it matters) 04:49 Using AI agents to build hyper-specific apps for yourself Clawdbot ClawdHub 13:43 Supercharging your dev workflow with Tailscale 19:06 Privacy when working with LLMs MLX-Audio 21:39 Brought to you by Sentry.io 22:21 Real-world personal app ideas 39:14 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: FTPManager Wes: Roku Streaming Stick 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
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    46 mins
  • 973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)

    973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)
    Jan 26 2026
    Scott and Wes sit down with Kent C. Dodds to break down MCP, context engineering, and what it really takes to build effective AI-powered tools. They dig into practical examples, UI patterns, performance tradeoffs, and whether the future of the web lives in chat or the browser. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:44 Introduction to Kent C. Dodds 02:44 What is MCP? 03:28 Context Engineering in AI 04:49 Practical Examples of MCP 06:33 Challenges with Context Bloat 08:08 Brought to you by Sentry.io 09:37 Why not give AI API access directly? 12:28 How is an MCP different from Skills 14:58 MCP optimizations and efficiency levers 16:24 MCP UI and Its Importance 19:18 Where are we at today with MCP 24:06 What is the development flow for building MCP servers? 27:17 Building out an MCP UI. 29:29 Returning HTML, when to render. 36:17 Calling tools from your UI 37:25 What is Goose? 38:42 Are browsers cooked? Is everything via chat? 43:25 Remix3 47:21 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Kent: OneWheel Shameless Plugs Kent: http://EpicAI.pro,http://EpicWeb.dev,http://EpicReact.dev 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
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    49 mins
  • 972: These Things Make Your App Feel Like Crap on Mobile

    972: These Things Make Your App Feel Like Crap on Mobile
    Jan 21 2026
    Wes and Scott talk about why mobile web apps often feel “janky” compared to native—and how to fix it. They cover input zooming, accidental horizontal scroll, pointer/user-select quirks, frame rate consistency, full-page refreshes, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:11 Brought to you by Sentry.io 02:57 Zooming inputs 06:11 Horizontal scrolling 08:49 Proper use of pointer-events: none, and user-select: none 11:27 Allowing zoom on everything 16:37 Cleaning up the “jank” 19:48 Full page refresh 24:05 Slow loading times 29:50 Cumulative layout shift 32:47 Address bars and viewport units Dynamic Viewport Units 35:34 Full-width scroll traps 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
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    38 mins
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