Wes and Scott talk with Loïc Houssier about how Superhuman builds lightning-fast, delightfully-designed email software. They dig into engineering philosophy, offline-first architecture, local databases, AI-powered productivity, and what it takes to create tools that people love.
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<a href="#t=00:00">00:00</a> Welcome to Syntax!</li>
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<a href="#t=03:05">03:05</a> Inside Superhuman and Loïc’s role</li>
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<a href="#t=06:49">06:49</a> Is Superhuman native? What’s the tech stack?</li>
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<a href="#t=08:16">08:16</a> How Superhuman approaches product design and speed</li>
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<a href="#t=12:17">12:17</a> Local-first architecture – Sync, storage, and performance
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<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://github.com/realm">Realm</a></li>
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<a href="#t=13:46">13:46</a> Vector search, AI, and privacy considerations</li>
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<a href="#t=18:12">18:12</a> How the team ships fast and stays focused</li>
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<a href="#t=21:27">21:27</a> Rethinking email for the future</li>
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<a href="#t=26:54">26:54</a> Brought to you by <a href="http://Sentry.io">Sentry.io</a>
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<a href="#t=27:19">27:19</a> How calendar integration and smart features work</li>
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<a href="#t=29:54">29:54</a> Where new ideas come from</li>
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<a href="#t=31:54">31:54</a> Will there ever be a true dark mode?</li>
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<a href="#t=33:02">33:02</a> Are people actually using keyboard shortcuts?</li>
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<a href="#t=36:42">36:42</a> How shortcuts work and the role of the command palette</li>
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<a href="#t=41:28">41:28</a> Engineering for speed – Costs and trade-offs</li>
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<a href="#t=43:32">43:32</a> How Superhuman’s sync engine works</li>
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<a href="#t=46:09">46:09</a> What code runs locally and what runs on the server?</li>
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<a href="#t=46:51">46:51</a> How Superhuman handled the Google and Cloudflare outage</li>
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