Wes and Scott talk with Steve Faulkner about vinext, a Vite-powered Next.js fork. They dive into AI coding workflows, agent browsers, code quality, and what modern dev tooling looks like in an AI-first world.
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<a></a>Show Notes</h3>
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<a href="#t=00:00">00:00</a> Welcome to Syntax!</li>
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<a href="#t=02:01">02:01</a> Knowing how to use AI</li>
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<a href="#t=02:31">02:31</a> The idea behind “slop fork”
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<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://github.com/cloudflare/vinext">vinext</a></li>
<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/vinext/">How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="#t=06:27">06:27</a> How to approach a project like this
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<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://superwhisper.com/">Super Whisper</a></li>
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<a href="#t=07:53">07:53</a> Using markdown as a planning and thinking tool</li>
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<a href="#t=12:35">12:35</a> Steve’s OpenCode setup</li>
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<a href="#t=14:31">14:31</a> What agent browsers are and how they work
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<li class="has-line-data"><a href="https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser">agent-browser</a></li>
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<a href="#t=15:34">15:34</a> Where agent browsers fall short</li>
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<a href="#t=19:02">19:02</a> Why agents work best with tight feedback loops</li>
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<a href="#t=21:23">21:23</a> Dealing with poor code quality from AI</li>
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<a href="#t=23:54">23:54</a> Brought to you by <a href="https://sentry.io/syntax/">Sentry.io</a>
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<a href="#t=24:19">24:19</a> Searching for a reliable AI workflow</li>
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<a href="#t=25:54">25:54</a> What about security?</li>
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<a href="#t=28:46">28:46</a> When it makes sense to port a framework vs switch</li>
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<a href="#t=32:03">32:03</a> What an AI-first programming language might look like</li>
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<a href="#t=33:16">33:16</a> TypeScript in an AI-driven workflow</li>
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<a href="#t=35:36">35:36</a> Cloudflare and improving developer experience</li>
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<a href="#t=38:10">38:10</a> Being excited and uneasy about where AI is heading</li>
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<a href="#t=39:06">39:06</a> Which industries AI disrupts next</li>
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<a href="#t=41:29">41:29</a> Sick picks + shameless plugs</li>
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<a></a>Sick Picks</h3>
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<li class="has-line-data">Steve: <a href="https://www.iwc.com/us-en/watches/pilot-watches/iw328201-pilots-watch-mark-xx">IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX</a>
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<a></a>Shameless Plugs</h3>
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<li class="has-line-data">Steve: <a href="https://github.com/cloudflare/vinext">vinext</a>
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</ul>
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