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988: Cloudflare’s Next.js Slop Fork
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:47:12
Publish Date: 2026-03-18 11:00:00
Description:

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.

Show Notes

  • 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  • 02:01 Knowing how to use AI
  • 02:31 The idea behind “slop fork”
  • 06:27 How to approach a project like this
  • 07:53 Using markdown as a planning and thinking tool
  • 12:35 Steve’s OpenCode setup
  • 14:31 What agent browsers are and how they work
  • 15:34 Where agent browsers fall short
  • 19:02 Why agents work best with tight feedback loops
  • 21:23 Dealing with poor code quality from AI
  • 23:54 Brought to you by Sentry.io
  • 24:19 Searching for a reliable AI workflow
  • 25:54 What about security?
  • 28:46 When it makes sense to port a framework vs switch
  • 32:03 What an AI-first programming language might look like
  • 33:16 TypeScript in an AI-driven workflow
  • 35:36 Cloudflare and improving developer experience
  • 38:10 Being excited and uneasy about where AI is heading
  • 39:06 Which industries AI disrupts next
  • 41:29 Sick picks + shameless plugs

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