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 Notes

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

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02:01 Knowing how to use AI

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02:31 The idea behind “slop fork”

• github.com/cloudflare/vinext

• How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week (blog.cloudflare.com/vinext)

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06:27 How to approach a project like this

• Super Whisper (superwhisper.com)

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07:53 Using markdown as a planning and thinking tool

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12:35 Steve’s OpenCode setup

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14:31 What agent browsers are and how they work

• github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser

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15:34 Where agent browsers fall short

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19:02 Why agents work best with tight feedback loops

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21:23 Dealing with poor code quality from AI

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23:54 Brought to you by Sentry.io (sentry.io/syntax)

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24:19 Searching for a reliable AI workflow

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25:54 What about security?

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28:46 When it makes sense to port a framework vs switch

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32:03 What an AI-first programming language might look like

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33:16 TypeScript in an AI-driven workflow

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35:36 Cloudflare and improving developer experience

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38:10 Being excited and uneasy about where AI is heading

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39:06 Which industries AI disrupts next

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41:29 Sick picks + shameless plugs

Sick Picks

• Steve: IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX (iwc.com/us-en/watches/pilot-watches/iw328201-p…)

Shameless Plugs

• Steve: github.com/cloudflare/vinext

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