967: What’s Going to Happen in Web Dev During 2026

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

• Welcome to Syntax!
• WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off
  • Lando Norris
• Web design will make a comeback
  • Raycast
  • shaders.com
• Light mode returns (yes, really)
• Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year
  • CSS Wrapped
  • Graffiti
• Will the Temporal API finally ship everywhere in 2026?
• The rise of the standard stack
• Are we headed toward standardized RPC?
• What’s next (and what’s not) for React
• Why we’ll see more security failures in web dev
• SvelteKit 3 lands in 2026
• Where developer tooling is headed next
  • Oxc
  • Biome
• More big acquisitions
  • Anthropic
  • Bun
• 2026: the year of durable compute
• Frameworks will matter less as AI gets better
• End-to-end AI workflows become the norm
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• Personalized software for everyday people
• MCP and MCP UI will pop
• Developer skills will fall off
• Crappy software will continue

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