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Mourning the Death of Code

38K views · 2d ago · 58:07

EWatch: a programmable ESP32-S3 smartwatch WebMCP Sick Picks Scott: Cat6 Ethernet Cables All links available at Hit us up on Socials! Syntax Scott Randy

Topics: Welcome to Syntax! · How Do You Pass Context When Switching Coding Agents? · Are AI Generated Skills Even Good? · Getting AI Agents to Nail High Fidelity Figma Designs · What Technical Skills Should I Focus On Without a CS Background? · Be Curious: The Photo Frame Hardware Business Example

One of us is lying to you

24K views · 1w ago · 14:44

Hit us up on Socials! Syntax Scott Randy

WTF is a Software Factory?

65K views · 1w ago · 57:34

Guest: Adam Jacob

Adam: Dell XPS-14 running Linux with Omachy | Lorna Shore Shameless Plugs All links available at Hit us up on Socials! Syntax Scott Randy

Topics: Welcome to Syntax! · What Is Swamp Club and Adam Jacob’s Background · Scott’s Personal Automations: Cleaning Folders and Filing Sentry Bugs · Where Does This Fit If You Already Run Claude Code? · Swapping Models and APIs: Flipping the Agent Loop Inside Out · Pricing and Bringing Your Own Inference

Everyone is hacking their TV ⟡ VoidZero Framework Open Sourced ⟡ OpenCode Hacked ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

98K views · 1w ago · 1:24:02

Wes, Scott, and CJ run through the week’s biggest web dev news: everyone’s hacking their TVs, VoidZero open-sourced its Void framework with Cloudflare deploys, OpenCode got hacked, and Anthropic built its own git replacement. Plus DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Cloudflare’s security audit skill, Krea 3, a local LLM speed tester, and Killswitch, an esoteric language designed to break coding agents.

Topics: Welcome to Syntax · CJ found a WiFi Photo Frame · VoidZero Framework is Open Source · Jev Images · Home Security Cameras · LLM Speed

You need to check out Pi Durable

129K views · 2w ago · 15:16

Last night, my code fixed itself. A Sentry error started my agent with nobody typing. I stopped it mid-fix, it picked up right where it left off, and it opened one pull request. That agent runs on Pi Durable, a library from Earendil for building durable agents: agents that save what they're doing as they go, so a crash or a restart doesn't lose their place, any screen can open them, and you can talk to them while they work.

Adobe has a big problem

69K views · 2w ago · 35:09

Hit us up on Socials! Syntax Scott Randy

Topics: Welcome to Syntax! · Adobe Is in Trouble: A Clean Room Port of the Entire Suite · Scott’s Long Running Adobe Grudge Since 2017 · Figma Is Not a Raster Tool: Why Every Alternative Falls Short · What Clean Room Porting Actually Means · A Familiar Interface, Entirely Built in Rust

Deno Is Dead ⟡ SubQ Snap is way better than Jev ⟡ OpenCode 2 Released ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

50K views · 2w ago · 1:47:27

Deno is joining Cloudflare, and Scott, Wes, and CJ dig into what that means for the runtime wars and whether Deno as we know it is really dead. Plus OpenCode 2, Bootstrap 6 alpha, a 1ms whole-disk file search, a bot leaking a CEO’s bank balance in Slack, and a fresh round of new models from Google, Meta, and Anthropic.

Topics: welcome to Syntax · Deno is Dead · OpenCode 2 Released · Taloyrs - An Agent hosted on Cloudflare free tier · Wes started a Photo Frame movement · SubQ Snap better than Jev

Jailbreaking a $50 photo frame

294K views · 3w ago · 9:37

These cheap smart frames are basically Android tablets in disguise, and they're a bit of a Trojan horse for a monthly subscription. You paid for the hardware, so you should be able to run whatever you want on it. In this video I

Topics: Fixing a $500 Skylight calendar headed for e-waste · Finding the hidden debug mode and rooting it · Getting it online over USB (Ethernet, then a Wi-Fi dongle) · Why coding agents are perfect for hacking hardware · Connecting the agent and forcing recovery mode · Rooted: stripping bloat, new WebView, motion sensor

Who maxes out 5 AI subscriptions?

30K views · 3w ago · 52:20

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Topics: Welcome to Syntax! · What’s the Modern Day Equivalent of Blogging? · What Should You Be Doing While Your Agent Works? · How Much Should Your Employer Cover for Token Spend? · Tracking What You Actually Burn with Codex Bar · How Do You Keep an Agent From Going Off the Rails?

The Pi Updates are insane ⟡ Pull Requests are Dead ⟡ Turso Joining Supabase ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

90K views · 3w ago · 1:41:49

Scott, Wes, and CJ break down the latest Pi updates, including durable long-running agents, Codemode, and MCP support, then debate whether pull requests are dead in favor of issues. Plus Supabase picks up Turso, Screen Studio 4 drops, JavaScript Composites bring value-based equality, and a stack of new AI models from Google, OpenAI, Cloudflare, and more.

Topics: Welcome to Syntax Weekly · gets a facelift · The death of pull requests · pi v1.0 · Turso Joining Supabase · Screen Studio Updates

I made a Game Boy game in 2026

28K views · 4w ago · 21:02

CJ built a Game Boy Color game in 4 days. Here's how he did it. I'm looking for an artist for the game cover art. See the brief here Backlight Mod Custom Shell 8GB SD Game Cartridge Worm Light Refurbished Game Boy Color GB Studio GBDK 2020 GBDK Github GBDK Platformer Template PyBoy SameBoy Pixelorama hUGETracker GBS Music

Topics: the plan · ways to build a GBC game · i've built retro games before · just get it working first · GBC sd card flash cart · GBC emulators

I’m Using GPUI For Everything

174K views · 1mo ago · 32:44

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Ruby on Rails is Dead ⟡ Zuck cooked with Muse ⟡ upm is a tiny npm replacement ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

49K views · 1mo ago · 1:22:27

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Topics: Welcome · upm is a tiny fast npm · Zuck cooked with Muse · Ruby on Rails is Dead · loco - Rails for Rust · How should new developers learn?

Are we cooked? Claude Fable is out of hand.

151K views · 1mo ago · 27:17

Vibe coder vs. senior web developer! Wes Bos races Syntax's Producer Randy to recreate this slick Pixel Ripple Button while CJ commentates and scores. Are we cooked, devs? Try the challenge yourself Raul Dronca's Pixel Ripple Button

What are normies using AI for?

27K views · 1mo ago · 47:22

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Topics: Welcome to Syntax! · Finding Parts With AI: Van Buckles and Weird Bolts · Fixing Printers, Drivers, and Annoying Home Network Stuff · Rescuing E-Waste: Flashing a Broken Skylight Calendar · Red Tape, Permits, and Filling Out Awful PDF Forms · Self-Hosting Made Easy: Updating Your NAS and Docker Containers