Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers
1031: My Coding Skills Are Atrophying
57 minutes Posted Aug 19, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Welcome to Syntax!
AI-Generated Code: Are My Skills Atrophying?
Is It Time to Move On from VS Code?
Hitting Flow State with AI Coding
AT Protocol vs Solid: Decentralized Web Approaches
Which AI Should You Subscribe To?
Making Your AI Setup Portable Across Tools
When to Drop a Tool That Still Works
UX Quality for Traditional Server-Side Frameworks
Using Hermes and Self-Hosted AI Assistants
Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
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Scott and Wes answer your questions about coding in the AI era, atrophying skills from too much autocomplete, whether it’s finally time to leave VS Code, chasing flow state with agents, and which single AI subscription is worth your money. Plus: AT Protocol vs Solid, making your AI config portable across tools, and bringing Shadcn-level UX to server-rendered frameworks.
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