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Is Jev actually a leap forward for classification or just hype and fake demos? We dig in, plus Claude Code’s new AGENTS.md support, TinyCast (the free, open-source Raycast alternative), an iPhone Fold simulator in Xcode, and a stack of dev tools you’ll want to try

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

01:17 The iPhone Fold Simulator and Foldable Web APIs

Features behind a flag

Syntax Meetup in San Francisco

07:03 Claude Code Finally Supports agents.md
Changelog

11:42 Using Your Claude Subscription Inside PI

13:07 Raycast Pricing Changes and the Rise of Tinycast

18:24 Our Most Used Raycast Features

21:22 Browser Hopping: Back on Helium After Ditching Dia

22:12 1Password’s Redesign and Reliability Problems

23:11 Jev Explained: A Model That Only Answers Questions

31:59 CJ’s Jev Chat Bot Demo With MCP Tools

36:09 The Kevs in the Room: Open Source Jev Alternatives

Cloudflare’s Kev

Jared Palmer’s Kev

45:39 What We’ve Actually Built With Jev So Far

Jev Benchmarks

51:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io

52:55 GPUI Kit: Building Native Rust Desktop Apps

58:07 Antfu’s DevFrame: A Framework for Building Dev Tools

59:45 Where Is the Line on Using AI in Video Editing?

Runwayml Upscaling

01:06:00 AI Upscaled Security Photos and Internet Detectives

01:08:07 Qwen Image 2.1 and Real Transparent Backgrounds

01:10:18 AI Generated Posters Don’t Have to Be Horrible

01:13:28 Orca: A GUI for Wrangling Your Fleet of Agents

01:15:37 Grok 4.7 First Impressions and Its Pricing

01:18:58 Waiting on Google and Microsoft’s Big Models

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Scott and Wes talk about how non-developers are actually using AI today. They also cover the stuff they don’t think holds up, like AI-staged listings and automated marketing.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:38 Welcome to Syntax!

Wes’ post about using AI

01:50 Finding Parts With AI: Van Buckles and Weird Bolts

03:59 Brought to you by Sentry!

04:37 Fixing Printers, Drivers, and Annoying Home Network Stuff

Skylight Calendar

05:32 Rescuing E-Waste: Flashing a Broken Skylight Calendar

08:42 Red Tape, Permits, and Filling Out Awful PDF Forms

09:57 Self-Hosting Made Easy: Updating Your NAS and Docker Containers

11:18 Fighting Home Assistant Rot With Agents

13:20 Inbox and Calendar Management for a Family of Six

18:05 AI in Real Estate and Property Staging

Real Estate Canada subreddit

21:10 Using Agents for Video Editing and Multicam Automation

23:53 GFX.computer: Building Better Infographics

25:59 Things That Won’t Hold Up: Generated Text and Automated Marketing

30:27 Home Lab Management Over Tailscale and SSH

32:46 3D Printing Parts With Nurb: Stands, Cases, and Airflow

Nurb

34:51 MCP Servers for Software You Only Use Occasionally

36:58 Travel Planning: Great at Logistics, Terrible at Taste

39:31 Proposals and Job Applications: Everybody Sounds the Same

42:14 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott: Nomadix Backpack

Wes: Silicone chair socks

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Scott, Wes, and CJ break down developing for the iPhone Duo with the Device Posture and Viewport Segments APIs, plus the React 19.3 release and Pi’s new Radius platform. Also on deck: Tailwind joining Shopify, Shopify going back to native, Homebrew 7, Aeropeek, and Meta’s Muse Agent.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

01:05 React 19.3

05:30 Pi announces Radius

15:26 iPhone Duo Initial Reactions

iPhone Duo for developers

22:35 Developing for the iPhone Duo

Viewport Segments API

Device Posture API

WebKit Standards Positions

Jen Simmons’ post

32:16 Syntax Meetup in SF

32:52 Brought to you by Sentry!

33:10 Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify

35:36 Native is the Future of Mobile at Shopify

40:23 Herdr remote agents

46:13 Homebrew 7 Released

50:55 Meta Muse AI Agent

01:00:19 Scott’s Switzerland Trip

ZurichJS Conference

01:07:25 Mic FX from Teenage Engineering

01:10:46 Three.js conference Badge

More amazing badges

01:13:29 Don’t let anyone take away your big box of cables

01:16:22 Aerospace Tiling Manager

AeroPeek

01:24:26 Scott’s new backpack

01:26:52 Claude, change this button to blue

Hacker News post

01:31:23 Knap markdown template language

Comark plugin

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Scott and Wes dig into a listener mailbag full of AI questions: how to bill freelance work when the tools make you faster, whether coding still matters in interviews, and if the AI bubble is about to pop. Plus sandboxing your agents, managing block-based CMS chaos, and what it takes to leave a stable job when you’re risk averse.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

01:09 Freelance Billing in the Age of AI: Who Gets the Speed Savings?

04:33 Value Based Pricing and Leveling Up Your Skills

06:37 Will Writing Code Become Irrelevant in Job Interviews?

Ghostty, Superlogical

Better Auth

11:05 Finding Human Answers in a Sea of AI Slop

14:57 Trust and Community Are the New Currency

15:49 Nobody Watches Conference Talks Anymore

AI Engineer

18:18 Is the AI Bubble Going to Pop?

The AI Bubble Survives on $1.65 Trillion in Hidden Debt

24:07 Where Is All the Software AI Was Supposed to Build?

26:19 AI Fatigue: When All You Do Is Review Code

True Cost of AI Coding

30:03 Managing Large Block Based CMS Systems

Fimo

Sanity

38:57 Taking the Leap: Leaving a Stable Job as a Risk Averse Dev

43:45 Sandboxing Your Agents Instead of Running YOLO Mode

CJ’s Video: Every Developer Should Know This

Docker

45:38 Will AI Companies Fingerprint and Ad Target You?

Colemak

Web Audio API

Brave on X

49:36 Labeling YouTube Exclusive Episodes for Podcast Listeners

52:16 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott: Sandpaper Pads, Jellyfin, Apps2Samsung

Wes: Hisense TV

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Wes and CJ dig into OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra; the massive jump in computer use, the wild Blender MCP 3D demos, and whether all the AGI talk actually holds up. Plus Hugging Face’s robot duck, Vitest 5 and the arrest behind the shai‑hulud supply chain attacks

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

00:52 30 Years of JScript: How Microsoft Cloned JavaScript

03:28 Ryan Dahl’s Fight to Free the JavaScript Trademark

05:48 The Rise of Micro Ducks and DIY Robotics

13:58 VeriSign Is Killing Third Level .name Domains

18:31 How Many Domains Do You Own? Registrar Pricing and Transfers

21:00 GPT-6 Astra Is Here: Is This Actually AGI?

Exploding 3D Rendering

Formula 1 Rendering

Astra in Three.JS

23:40 Computer Use: Letting AI Draw Our Thumbnail in MS Paint

Astra Using MS Paint

33:10 Can AI Edit Video? The DaVinci Resolve MCP Hype

40:18 Blender, 3D Workflows and the Death of Educational Content

47:45 Audacity 4: A Long Overdue Facelift

52:31 Ripping CDs and Owning Your Music Library Again

55:35 Vitest 5: Faster Tests, Benchmarks and Trace View

59:45 Brought to you by Sentry.io

01:00:24 Prompt Injecting Claude Opus 5 With a Malicious Zip File

01:05:46 The Shai-Hulud Hackers Got Arrested: How They Slipped Up

01:09:15 The VS Code Documentary Is Out (and Wes Is In It)

01:11:14 216 Million Spy TVs: LG Is Watching and Listening

Disconnect Your LG TV Now

01:17:05 Roku, Walmart and What Your Data Profile Really Knows

01:19:12 Google AI Mode Shows Products 21% More Expensive

01:22:31 Agentic Shopping and the Sameness of AI Taste

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