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!Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Devs Night Out

02:35 OpenAI acquires Windsurf for $3B Windsurf

Ep 870: Windsurf forked VS Code to compete with Cursor. Talking the future of AI + Coding

05:20 What is the future of UI now that AI is such a heavy hitter?08:45 Handling spam submissions on websites Cloudflare Turnstile

14:18 Duplicating HTML for desktop and mobile websites?17:03 Is it okay to use a JSON file for simple website data?19:04 How to handle anonymous and duplicate users Better-Auth

21:55 Working with TypeScript Object.keys() and “any” vs “@ts-ignore”25:51 Brought to you by Sentry.io

26:38 What is the difference between React and Svelte?30:24 How should you name your readme file?31:55 How do you find time to refactor code?35:20 Best practices for testing responsiveness Polypane

39:19 Avoiding layout shift with progressive enhancement46:56 Sick Picks + Shameless PlugsSick Picks CJ: Portable Chainsaw

Wes: White Lotus

Shameless Plugs CJ: Nuxt

Wes: Full Stack App Build | Travel Log w/ Nuxt, Vue, Better Auth, Drizzle, Tailwind, DaisyUI, MapLibre

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