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shows/988 - Cloudflare’s Next.js Slop Fork.md

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+number: 988
+title: "Cloudflare’s Next.js Slop Fork"
+date: 1773831600000
+url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI7803523445.mp3
+youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h39oZb2-7Xo
+guest:
+  name: Steve Faulkner
+  github: southpolesteve
+  twitter: southpolesteve
+  of: Cloudflare
+  url: https://www.cloudflare.com/
+  social: https://southpolesteve.com/
+---
+
+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
+
+* **[00:00](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax!
+* **[02:01](#t=02:01)** Knowing how to use AI
+* **[02:31](#t=02:31)** The idea behind “slop fork”  
+  - [vinext](https://github.com/cloudflare/vinext)  
+  - [How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week](https://blog.cloudflare.com/vinext/)
+* **[06:27](#t=06:27)** How to approach a project like this  
+  - [Super Whisper](https://superwhisper.com/)
+* **[07:53](#t=07:53)** Using markdown as a planning and thinking tool
+* **[12:35](#t=12:35)** Steve’s OpenCode setup
+* **[14:31](#t=14:31)** What agent browsers are and how they work  
+  - [agent-browser](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser)
+* **[15:34](#t=15:34)** Where agent browsers fall short
+* **[19:02](#t=19:02)** Why agents work best with tight feedback loops
+* **[21:23](#t=21:23)** Dealing with poor code quality from AI
+* **[23:54](#t=23:54)** Brought to you by [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/syntax/)
+* **[24:19](#t=24:19)** Searching for a reliable AI workflow
+* **[25:54](#t=25:54)** What about security?
+* **[28:46](#t=28:46)** When it makes sense to port a framework vs switch
+* **[32:03](#t=32:03)** What an AI-first programming language might look like
+* **[33:16](#t=33:16)** TypeScript in an AI-driven workflow
+* **[35:36](#t=35:36)** Cloudflare and improving developer experience
+* **[38:10](#t=38:10)** Being excited and uneasy about where AI is heading
+* **[39:06](#t=39:06)** Which industries AI disrupts next
+* **[41:29](#t=41:29)** Sick picks + shameless plugs
+
+### Sick Picks
+
+- Steve: [IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XX](https://www.iwc.com/us-en/watches/pilot-watches/iw328201-pilots-watch-mark-xx)
+
+### Shameless Plugs
+
+- Steve: [vinext](https://github.com/cloudflare/vinext)
+
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