988: Cloudflare’s Next.js Slop Fork

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 Notes00:00 Welcome to Syntax!02:01 Knowing how to use AI02:31 The idea behind “slop fork”vinextHow we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week06:27 How to approach a project like thisSuper Whisper07:53 Using markdown as a planning and thinking tool12:35 Steve’s OpenCode setup14:31 What agent browsers are and how they workagent-browser15:34 Where agent browsers fall short19:02 Why agents work best with tight feedback loops21:23 Dealing with poor code quality from AI23:54 Brought to you by Sentry.io24:19 Searching for a reliable AI workflow25:54 What about security?28:46 When it makes sense to port a framework vs switch32:03 What an AI-first programming language might look like33:16 TypeScript in an AI-driven workflow35:36 Cloudflare and improving developer experience38:10 Being excited and uneasy about where AI is heading39:06 Which industries AI disrupts next41:29 Sick picks + shameless plugsSick PicksSteve: IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XXShameless PlugsSteve: vinextHit us up on Socials!Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsWes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsScott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn ThreadsRandy: X Instagram YouTube Threads.