Show Notes
Running your dev process off your main machine doesn’t have to mean the cloud. Scott and Wes break down how to host projects on a box you can reach from any device, close your laptop mid-build, and keep long-running processes alive. They cover Scott’s stack (Mosh, Caddy, Tailscale, Zed, and terminal AI agents like Claude Code), the annoyances of mobile TUIs, and whether it beats staying local.
Show Notes
00:00 Intro
00:36 Welcome to Syntax!
01:56 Benefits of Remote Development
07:50 Process for Remote Development
09:34 Tech Stack for Remote Development
Mosh instead of SSH
Caddy for domains and routing
Tailscale for local network
Zed editor
Herdr for terminal sessions
Opencode or ClaudeCode for AI via the term
Termius for iOS AI
15:09 Tools and Alternatives for Remote Development
21:16 Exploring Workspaces and Terminal Management
30:31 Mobile Terminal Applications and Their Features
32:30 Navigating the Terminal Landscape: Tools and Alter
35:22 Headless Browsers and Authentication Challenges
38:35 Work Trees and Their Use Cases
44:21 Cloud Hosting and Local Development Solutions
45:28 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
Scott: Elgato Stream Deck Pedal
Wes: Packing Cubes
Hit us up on Socials!
Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads
Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
More from Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Scott and Wes talk with Adam Jacob about software factories: what they actually are, why they’re unique to each team, and how to build trust in agent-generated code. They dig into Swamp Club, black box testing, domain driven design, adversarial review for accessibility, and whether unit tests still earn their keep.
Deno is shutting down and the team is heading to Cloudflare — Scott, Wes, and CJ break down what that means for the runtime, JSR, and workerd. Plus OpenCode 2.0 on durable objects, TanStack Start 1.0, SubQ Snap, Gemini 4 Argon, and Wes’s accidental $50 photo frame movement.
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.
Scott, Wes, and CJ break down the latest Pi updates, including durable long-running agents, Codemode, and MCP support, then debate whether pull requests are dead in favor of issues. Plus Supabase picks up Turso, Screen Studio 4 drops, JavaScript Composites bring value-based equality, and a stack of new AI models from Google, OpenAI, Cloudflare, and more.
Scott and Wes answer listener questions about what replaced blogging, what to do while your AI agent works, and who should pay for token costs. They also cover keeping agents from going off the rails, getting your team excited about AI, and staying motivated when AI takes the fun out of coding.