Oct 7
What the Best Engineers Built for Their Coding Agents
What happens when coding agents see your entire system: code, services, infrastructure and live traffic, all connected? Most agents are blind to everything outside the repo. Adyen Staff Engineer Mat Jones explains what changed once theirs weren't, and why he calls it somewhat sca ... Show More
1h 14m
Sep 30
Why Coding Agents Keep Making Your Codebase Worse
HumanLayer CEO Dexter Horthy, who coined "context engineering", on why AI agents degrade codebases over time. He breaks down a benchmark that measures AI code quality across features, and how his team ships with agents without drowning in slop.In this video, we cover:SlopCodeBenc ... Show More
45m 15s
Sep 23
How Amp Ships 50 Times a Day With AI Agents
Amp ships to production around 50 times a day with AI agents, but the change that makes their team ship faster isn't AI at all. Dario Hamidi, AI engineer at Amp, makes the case that pull requests are holding your team back, and explains what replaces them.In this video, we cover: ... Show More
43m 24s
Mar 2024
747: Middleware Explained
Join Wes and Scott for a hasty episode of Syntax as they unpack the power of middleware for developers, covering caching, authentication, A/B testing, error handling, and user redirection in a quick, punchy rundown to supercharge your backend skills!
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome t ... Show More
27m 44s
Mar 2023
Potluck × Learning Web Dev × Video Streaming × Mono Repos
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about learning web dev at an older age, making your apps look better, building a video streaming site, mono repo vs regular, and more!
Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track error ... Show More
52m 50s
Oct 2023
Pushing ntfy to the next level (Changelog Interviews #562)
This week Jerod goes solo with Philipp Heckel, creator of ntfy, to discuss this simple HTTP-based service that lets you send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer. They discuss why he built it, how he built it, and what his plans are for the future ... Show More
58m 21s
Aug 2023
Standard Server JavaScript - Deno, Workers, Bun and More
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about JavaScript runtimes available to use, what to consider, and packages to use.
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome
01:00 Scott’s glasses
03:46 All the runtimes
Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
Edge Functions Supabase Do ... Show More
1h 4m