In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and CJ answer your questions about OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf acquisition, the evolving role of UI in an AI-driven world, why good design still matters, React vs. Svelte, and more! <a id= "Show_Notes_2"></a>Show Notes <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="4" data-line-end="6"> <a href="#t=00:00">00:00</a> Welcome to Syntax! <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="5" data-line-end="6"> <a href="https://syntax.fm/meetup">Devs Night Out</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="6" data-line-end="9"> <a href="#t=02:35">02:35</a> OpenAI acquires Windsurf for $3B <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="7" data-line-end="8"> <a href="https://windsurf.com/">Windsurf</a></li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="8" data-line-end="9"> <a href="https://syntax.fm/show/870">Ep 870: Windsurf forked VS Code to compete with Cursor. Talking the future of AI + Coding</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="9" data-line-end="10"> <a href="#t=05:20">05:20</a> What is the future of UI now that AI is such a heavy hitter?</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="10" data-line-end="12"> <a href="#t=08:45">08:45</a> Handling spam submissions on websites <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="11" data-line-end="12"> <a href= "https://www.cloudflare.com/application-services/products/turnstile/"> Cloudflare Turnstile</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="12" data-line-end="13"> <a href="#t=14:18">14:18</a> Duplicating HTML for desktop and mobile websites?</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="13" data-line-end="14"> <a href="#t=17:03">17:03</a> Is it okay to use a JSON file for simple website data?</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="14" data-line-end="16"> <a href="#t=19:04">19:04</a> How to handle anonymous and duplicate users <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="15" data-line-end="16"> <a href="https://www.better-auth.com/">Better-Auth</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="16" data-line-end="17"> <a href="#t=21:55">21:55</a> Working with TypeScript Object.keys() and “any” vs “@ts-ignore”</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="17" data-line-end="18"> <a href="#t=25:51">25:51</a> Brought to you by <a href="https://sentry.io">Sentry.io</a></li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="18" data-line-end="19"> <a href="#t=26:38">26:38</a> What is the difference between React and Svelte?</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="19" data-line-end="20"> <a href="#t=30:24">30:24</a> How should you name your readme file?</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="20" data-line-end="21"> <a href="#t=31:55">31:55</a> How do you find time to refactor code?</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="21" data-line-end="23"> <a href="#t=35:20">35:20</a> Best practices for testing responsiveness <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="22" data-line-end="23"> <a href="https://polypane.app/">Polypane</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="23" data-line-end="24"> <a href="#t=39:19">39:19</a> Avoiding layout shift with progressive enhancement</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="24" data-line-end="26"> <a href="#t=46:56">46:56</a> Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs</li> </ul> <a id="Sick_Picks_26"></a>Sick Picks <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="28" data-line-end="29"> CJ: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHFMS4Y3?tag=codinggardenw-20">Portable Chainsaw</a></li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="29" data-line-end="31"> Wes: <a href="https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus">White Lotus</a></li> </ul> <a id="Shameless_Plugs_31"></a>Shameless Plugs <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="33" data-line-end="34"> CJ: <a href="https://nuxt.com/">Nuxt</a></li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="34" data-line-end="36"> Wes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK93dqmJJYg">Full Stack App Build | Travel Log w/ Nuxt, Vue, Better Auth, Drizzle, Tailwind, DaisyUI, MapLibre</a></li> </ul> <a id="Hit_us_up_on_Socials_36"></a>Hit us up on Socials! 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