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967: What’s Going to Happen in Web Dev During 2026
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:48:09
Publish Date: 2025-12-31 12:00:00
Description:

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!

Show Notes

  • 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  • 00:49 WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off
  • 01:30 Web design will make a comeback
  • 04:03 Light mode returns (yes, really)
  • 07:06 Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year
  • 13:15 Will the Temporal API finally ship everywhere in 2026?
  • 14:18 The rise of the standard stack
  • 16:18 Are we headed toward standardized RPC?
  • 19:41 What’s next (and what’s not) for React
  • 21:07 Why we’ll see more security failures in web dev
  • 22:35 SvelteKit 3 lands in 2026
  • 22:53 Where developer tooling is headed next
  • 26:44 More big acquisitions
  • 28:02 2026: the year of durable compute
  • 30:57 Frameworks will matter less as AI gets better
  • 33:34 End-to-end AI workflows become the norm
  • 36:04 Brought to you by Sentry.io
  • 37:21 Personalized software for everyday people
  • 39:11 MCP and MCP UI will pop
  • 42:24 Developer skills will fall off
  • 46:20 Crappy software will continue

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