Scott and Wes look into their crystal ball to predict what’s coming in web development next year. From the rise of on-device AI to the vanilla CSS comeback, Bun’s big moves, and React’s evolution, this episode is packed with bold predictions and hot takes!
Show Notes * 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! * 02:00 Brought to you by Sentry.io. * 03:09 The agenda. * 03:40 Temporal Javascript api will ship in Safari and Chrome. + Temporal Proposal. * 06:23 On device AI. + WebGPU API + Dawn Native WebGPU * 10:26 Models will plateau. + Bolt.new, v0, Lovable.dev. * 13:40 Web Awesome will become the most used web components library. + Web Awesome. * 15:57 We will be using more web components. * 16:59 A push towards the ‘standard stack’. * 19:38 We can really use relative color. * 21:39 Vanilla CSS comeback. * 23:35 A complete Mixins / Functions API for CSS. * 24:27 Conditionals will ship in all browsers. * 25:50 People will still make vertical centering jokes. * 27:08 VSCode will be feature parity with Cursor. * 28:22 Framework choice will matter less with AI tools. * 29:12 OpenAI will launch a browser. + Dupe.com. + Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy. + Krazy Binz. * 37:18 React will drop Babel. + BabelJS. * 38:05 React Server Components will pop. * 39:46 Remix will relaunch as something entirely different. * 41:11 React Native will have it’s time. * 42:06 Svelte will get component-based islands or data loading. * 44:19 Server Runtimes, Bun will continue to do non-standard, lovable things. * 44:44 Bun will release a PAS to compete with NPM, Vercel, and Vite. * 46:06 Laravel will release a CMS. * 47:57 Vite will stay king. * 48:03 Rolldown ships in the next version of Vite. + Rolldown. + Statamic. * 49:35 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks * Scott: PHILIPS A19 Ultra Definition Dimmable Light Bulb. * Wes: Stats App.
Shameless Plugs * Scott: Syntax on YouTube.
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