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



00:00 Welcome to Syntax!


00:49 WebGPU and 3D experiences will finally take off

Lando Norris





01:30 Web design will make a comeback

Raycast

shaders.com





04:03 Light mode returns (yes, really)


07:06 Modern CSS standards are about to have a huge year

CSS Wrapped

Graffiti





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

Oxc

Biome





26:44 More big acquisitions

Anthropic

Bun





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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