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Dan Abramov joins Scott and Wes to explain AT Protocol, the open standard quietly rebuilding the social web. They get into how it actually works, why it’s way bigger than just Bluesky, and why Dan calls it one of the most interesting ideas on the internet right now.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:45 Welcome to Syntax!

01:46 Introduction of Dan Abramov

02:55 Understanding AT Protocol and Its Importance

06:41 The Relationship Between AT Protocol and Bluesky

08:22 Identity and Hosting in AT Protocol

11:29 Brought to you by Sentry

11:54 Use Cases for AT Protocol

13:08 How Content is Managed in AT Protocol

19:12 Public Data and Future Extensions of AT Protocol

pds.ls

20:33 Schema Flexibility in AT Protocol

Standard.site

25:28 Exploring AT Protocol Patterns

UFOs

28:27 Media and Data Integration Challenges

Stream.place

31:15 User Experience and Accessibility in AT Protocols

32:13 AI Intersections with AT Protocol

36:54 Comparing Protocols: Bluesky vs. Mastodon

41:43 Decentralization and Crypto Connections

44:59 Addressing Abuse and Spam in Protocols

48:24 Community Trust and Content Quality

51:20 Innovations and Future of AT Protocol

55:55 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

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Dan: Solo Monk

Shameless Plugs

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Dan: Next.js 16.3: Instant Navigations

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A huge week for open models: Inkling (the first big US open-weight model since Gemma 4), Qwen 3.8, and Kimi 3 all dropped. Plus Vue 3.6 RC + Vapor Mode, the slow death of Stack Overflow, a decoy font that blinds AI, and the usual grab bag of fun links.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:44 Welcome to Syntax

03:01 Vue.js 3.6 RC Released

Vue.js 3.6-RC.1

09:50 Brought to you by Sentry

10:35 Rift - new worktree alternative

Rift

Explaining Rift tweet

17:46 Every new browser feature

MDN Plus Browser features updates

CSS ’text-fit’ property

23:09 Kimi K3 Released

Kimi K3 release tweet

Kimi K3 blog post

Openrouter effective pricing

29:33 What are Open Weight Models

32:46 Kimi K3 Architecture

Kimi K3’s built up

Cutting off access to Kimi

33:59 Qwen 3.8 Released

Qwen 3.8 launch announcement

36:42 Inkling from Thinking Machines

Thinking Machines release Inkling

Inkling release post from Mira Murati

Thinking Machines news blog post

40:45 Mole Cleanup App

Mole

43:21 Moshi Terminal App

Moshi app

46:05 RIP Stack Overflow

Query for new questions on Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow for Agents

StackExchange

54:10 Scott’s Foot Pedal

54:59 Scott’s Feet

56:13 Decoy Font

59:16 Jurassic Park Computers

01:03:59 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE

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Running your dev process off your main machine doesn’t have to mean the cloud. Scott and Wes break down how to host projects on a box you can reach from any device, close your laptop mid-build, and keep long-running processes alive. They cover Scott’s stack (Mosh, Caddy, Tailscale, Zed, and terminal AI agents like Claude Code), the annoyances of mobile TUIs, and whether it beats staying local.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:36 Welcome to Syntax!

01:56 Benefits of Remote Development

07:50 Process for Remote Development

09:34 Tech Stack for Remote Development

Mosh instead of SSH

Caddy for domains and routing

Tailscale for local network

Zed editor

Herdr for terminal sessions

Opencode or ClaudeCode for AI via the term

Termius for iOS AI

15:09 Tools and Alternatives for Remote Development

21:16 Exploring Workspaces and Terminal Management

30:31 Mobile Terminal Applications and Their Features

32:30 Navigating the Terminal Landscape: Tools and Alter

35:22 Headless Browsers and Authentication Challenges

38:35 Work Trees and Their Use Cases

44:21 Cloud Hosting and Local Development Solutions

45:28 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: Elgato Stream Deck Pedal

Wes: Packing Cubes

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CJ and Scott break down the biggest week in web dev: TypeScript 7 ships with a 10x-faster native port, Bun gets rewritten in Rust (much to the Zig team’s dismay), and Better Auth joins Vercel. Plus GPT-5.6 first impressions, Odin 1.0, Cloudflare’s new Workers cache and drag-and-drop deploys, and the OpenCode 2 beta.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

00:21 CJ upgraded his homelab network

02:09 TypeScript 7 is 10x faster

11:19 Bun Rust rewrite drama

Zig creator criticizes rewrite

28:18 GPT 5.6 Impressions

Ashley Peachock on X

Matt Shumer on X

40:58 Better Auth Acquired by Vercel

49:51 Grok Build CLI is stealing your code

International Cyber Digest on X

56:00 Cloudflare Worker Cache and Drop

01:01:22 Check out CJ’s latest video I Built an LLM from Scratch

01:03:06 Odin 1.0 Announced

01:05:33 OpenCode 2.0 Beta released

01:07:32 Winamp Skin Museum

01:11:08 CJ’s new MP3 player

01:13:03 Scott’s Robot Update

Sick Picks

Scott: Reachy Mini

CJ: Snowsky Echo Mini

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Dax Raad, co-founder of OpenCode, joins Scott and Wes to talk remote dev servers, OpenCode 2.0, and why his team is “addicted” to AI models they’re not even allowed to name yet.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:43 Welcome to Syntax!

01:22 Remote Development Environments and Their Benefits

Dax’s post

Latitude.sh

exe.dev

06:24 The Setup: Tmux and Long-Running Sessions

07:15 Brought to you by Sentry!

08:12 Integrating AI with Personal Projects

11:21 Open Code 2.0: Features and Improvements

17:15 Software Engineering Methodology and Design Philosophy

21:33 Model Routing and AI Integration

23:58 The Evolution of AI Models

26:23 Comparing Open Source and Proprietary Models

28:27 Cost Implications of AI Model Usage

30:27 Local vs Cloud AI Model Hosting

32:08 Navigating Claude Code and Third-Party Integration

35:40 The Future of API Access for AI Models

37:27 Regulatory Concerns and AI Safety

39:25 Tools and Techniques for AI Coding

Hex

Handy

45:15 Final Thoughts and Future Directions

47:33 Sick Picks and Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

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Shameless Plugs

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Dax: exe.dev

OpenTUI

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