Wes and Scott talk about their bold predictions for web development in 2026, from WebGPU-powered design and modern CSS breakthroughs to JavaScript standards, AI-driven tooling, security risks, the future of frameworks, workflows, and more!
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<a href="#t=00:00">00:00</a> Welcome to Syntax!</li>
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<a href="#t=00:49">00:49</a> WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off
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<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://landonorris.com/">Lando Norris</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="#t=01:30">01:30</a> Web design will make a comeback
<ul>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://www.raycast.com/">Raycast</a></li>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="http://shaders.com">shaders.com</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="#t=04:03">04:03</a> Light mode returns (yes, really)</li>
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<a href="#t=07:06">07:06</a> Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year
<ul>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://chrome.dev/css-wrapped-2025/">CSS Wrapped</a></li>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://graffiti-ui.com/">Graffiti</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="#t=13:15">13:15</a> Will the Temporal API finally ship everywhere in 2026?</li>
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<a href="#t=14:18">14:18</a> The rise of the standard stack</li>
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<a href="#t=16:18">16:18</a> Are we headed toward standardized RPC?</li>
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<a href="#t=19:41">19:41</a> What’s next (and what’s not) for React</li>
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<a href="#t=21:07">21:07</a> Why we’ll see more security failures in web dev</li>
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<a href="#t=22:35">22:35</a> SvelteKit 3 lands in 2026</li>
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<a href="#t=22:53">22:53</a> Where developer tooling is headed next
<ul>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://oxc.rs/">Oxc</a></li>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://biomejs.dev/">Biome</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="#t=26:44">26:44</a> More big acquisitions
<ul>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/">Anthropic</a></li>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://bun.com/">Bun</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="#t=28:02">28:02</a> 2026: the year of durable compute</li>
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<a href="#t=30:57">30:57</a> Frameworks will matter less as AI gets better</li>
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<a href="#t=33:34">33:34</a> End-to-end AI workflows become the norm</li>
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<a href="#t=36:04">36:04</a> Brought to you by <a href="https://sentry.io/syntax/">Sentry.io</a>
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<a href="#t=37:21">37:21</a> Personalized software for everyday people</li>
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<a href="#t=39:11">39:11</a> MCP and MCP UI will pop</li>
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<a href="#t=42:24">42:24</a> Developer skills will fall off</li>
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<a href="#t=46:20">46:20</a> Crappy software will continue</li>
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