967: What’s Going to Happen in Web Dev During 2026
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
December 31, 202548m 9s
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Show Notes
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
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:49 WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off
- 01:30 Web design will make a comeback
- 04:03 Light mode returns (yes, really)
- 07:06 Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year
- 13:15 Will the Temporal API finally ship everywhere in 2026?
- 14:18 The rise of the standard stack
- 16:18 Are we headed toward standardized RPC?
- 19:41 What’s next (and what’s not) for React
- 21:07 Why we’ll see more security failures in web dev
- 22:35 SvelteKit 3 lands in 2026
- 22:53 Where developer tooling is headed next
- 26:44 More big acquisitions
- 28:02 2026: the year of durable compute
- 30:57 Frameworks will matter less as AI gets better
- 33:34 End-to-end AI workflows become the norm
- 36:04 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 37:21 Personalized software for everyday people
- 39:11 MCP and MCP UI will pop
- 42:24 Developer skills will fall off
- 46:20 Crappy software will continue
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