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1023: Mosh, Caddy & Tailscale: A Remote Dev Deep Dive

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 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

1022: Bun re-written in Rust, Zig team big mad

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 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

1021: We got addicted to an AI model we can't talk about

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 Scott: Wes: Shameless Plugs Scott: Wes: Dax: exe.dev OpenTUI 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

1020: Do You Read The Code?

Auto-accept on, brain off? We’re getting into whether anyone actually reads the code they ship anymore — then it’s HTTP’s first new method in 16 years (meet QUERY) and OpenAI’s compute-hungry “Sol Ultra” tier landing in Codex. Bring your hot takes and hang out with us live. Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:31 Welcome to Syntax! 01:44 World Cup Chat 03:21 Do you read the code? Theo’s take Primeagen’s take Dax’s take notch’s take David Fowler’s take David Cramer’s take 16:50 Query: NEW HTTP Method RFC 10008: The HTTP QUERY Method The new HTTP QUERY method explained 22:39 Github Repos on a CD-ROM Github’s post 29:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io 30:35 Gea - compiler-first UI framework Gea React vs Gea 41:23 Fable First Impressions Anthropic announces Fable comeback 49:32 Codex Gets Sol Ultra 52:59 Update: Scott’s Robot 56:36 Junior Slack Agent Junior 01:03:55 Supply Chain Security Updates Min release age now in all tools npm now adds a temporary, preventive safeguard for high-impact accounts 01:07:40 HTML element Chrome introduces element 01:10:16 Claude Code Auto Accepted Answers after 60 seconds "No response after 60s — continued without an answer” 01:13:21 Claude Code Fingerprints Requests to China Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests 01:16:24 Responding to Chat 01:21:06 Organic Maps Organic Maps for all platforms 01:24:21 Starring the Computer Computers in movies and tv 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

1019: LGTM, Ship It: The AI Code Review Problem

This episode tackles the growing pains of AI-assisted development, from the struggle of reviewing thousands of lines of agent-generated code to the mounting technical debt when teams merge PRs without meaningful human review. Scott and Wes also dig into local models, whether jujutsu really beats git, how freelancers should price work in the AI era, and getting your team on board with external libraries. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:45 Understanding AI-Generated Code 06:24 The Challenges of Code Review in AI Development 11:21 What the heck are local models? CJ’s Guide to Local AI 16:09 Exploring New Tools: Jujutsu and Beyond 20:35 Exploring Version Control Innovations 22:18 Pricing Strategies in the Age of AI 24:52 webkit-box-reflect not in the browsers. 27:44 The Angular vs. React Debate 31:46 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Huggingface Reachy Mini Robot Wes: Bose QC35 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