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1047: Adobe has a big problem

35 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2026 at 11:00 am.

Welcome to Syntax!

Adobe Is in Trouble: A Clean Room Port of the Entire Suite

Scott’s Long Running Adobe Grudge Since 2017

Figma Is Not a Raster Tool: Why Every Alternative Falls Short

Opening Real Photoshop Files: Masks, Half Tones and Blend Modes

What Clean Room Porting Actually Means

A Familiar Interface, Entirely Built in Rust

Don’t Trash the Whole Thing Over One or Two Bugs

What’s Missing: Artboards and the Tiny UI Interactions

Where Are the Vibe Coded Photoshops? Four Months Later

Figma’s Locked Down MCP and the Backlash

Dylan’s Clap Back at Anthropic’s Own Closed Ecosystem

The Real Photoshop Replacement Will Be a New Way of Working

Good UI Is Still the Moat

Caring About Your Project Past Two Days

Audio Crackles and Paper Cuts: The Bugs Only Humans Chase

Brought to you by Sentry!

Copying Is Easy: The Hard Part Is Inventing What Comes Next

DaVinci Resolve Keeps Shipping Useful Releases

Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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Someone just clean-room ported seven Adobe apps to Rust, and Wes is shocked at how good it is. Scott and Wes break down what it gets right, what’s still missing, and why copying software is easy but inventing what comes next is the hard part.

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