975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform? from Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

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975: What’s Missing From the Web Platform?

50 minutes Posted Feb 2, 2026 at 12:00 pm.

Welcome to Syntax!

Exploring What’s Missing from the Web Platform

Enhancing DOM Primitives for Better User Experience

Multi-select + Combobox.

Date Picker.

Tabs.

Image + File Upload.

Toggles.

Native Drag and Drop that doesn’t suck.

Syntax wishlist.

Type Annotations.

Pipe Operator.

APIs We Wish to See on the Web

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Identity.

getElementByText()

Native Reactive DOM. Templating in JavaScript.

Sync Protocol.

Virtualization that doesn’t suck.

Put, Patch, and Delete on forms.

Text metrics: get bounding box of individual characters.

Lower Level Connections.

Bluetooth API.

Sockets.

NFC + RFID.

Things we want in CSS.

Specify transition speed.

CSS Strict Mode.

Safari moving to Chromium.

The Need for Diverse Browser Engines

AI Access.

Other APIs

Qwen TTS

Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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Show notes

Scott and Wes run through their wishlist for the web platform, digging into the UI primitives, DOM APIs, and browser features they wish existed (or didn’t suck). From better form controls and drag-and-drop to native reactivity, CSS ideas, and future-facing APIs, it’s a big-picture chat on what the web could be.

Show Notes

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Open-UI

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Sick Picks

Scott: Monarch

Wes: Slonik Headlamp

Shameless Plugs

Scott: Syntax on YouTube

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