iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 28/09/2026

The Syntax crew is LIVE to chat how Ruby on Rails is Dead, Zuck cooked with Muse, upm the tiny npm replacement and more! See you in the chat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z412... www.twitch.tv/syntaxfm

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Ruby on Rails is Dead ⟡ Zuck cooked with Muse ⟡ upm is a tiny npm replacement ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 21/09/2026

The Syntax crew is LIVE to chat about Jev! Is the Hype Overblown? Also Claude shipped AGENTS md support, TinyCast is a smaller Raycast and more! See you in the chat. youtube.com/watch?v=rsp5... twitch.tv/syntaxfm

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Is the Jev Hype Overblown? ⟡ Claude AGENTS.md support ⟡ TinyCast smaller Raycast ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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CJ @w3cj.com · 18/09/2026

Code for jev chat is available here: github.com/w3cj/jev-chat The README includes a breakdown of how this all works and includes an FAQ.

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GitHub - w3cj/jev-chat: A tool calling chat bot built with Jev and no LLM.

A tool calling chat bot built with Jev and no LLM. - w3cj/jev-chat

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CJ @w3cj.com · 17/09/2026

Jev is an extremely cheap and fast classifier that can replace long LLM prompts in your workflows with more deterministic answers and actions. I break down what that means, how it works and show several demos of Jev in action in my latest video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbYB...

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wtf is jev?

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CJ @w3cj.com · 28/08/2026

We're at a point where coding without an isolation mechanism or sandbox is way too risky. Use containers at a minimum, VMs if you have enough resources or a remote machine with either of these if you can. Watch 🍿: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ulR...

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CJ @w3cj.com · 14/08/2026

A must watch for anyone using AI to code.

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 10/08/2026

We're LIVE to chat about how an AI assistant hacked a gym, a $9k cloudflare bill, a new unlimited use AI sub service and more! See you in the chat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrNL... twitch.tv/syntaxfm

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AI Assistant Hacks Gym ⟡ $9k Cloudflare Bill ⟡ Unlimited Use AI Subs ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 04/08/2026

The Syntax crew is LIVE to chat about the new cloudflare wallets, a NEW react compiler, an active npm supply chain attack and more! See you in the chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNF4...

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Cloudflare Wallets ⟡ A REAL React Compiler Released ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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Scott Tolinski @tolin.ski · 31/07/2026

I’m exploring the mental health effects of AI coding. This is a super quick (blazing fast), anonymous survey. Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded. forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...

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AI Coding & Mental Health

All answers are anonymous.

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CJ @w3cj.com · 31/07/2026

There are a lot of questions and misconceptions about open weight models. I break it all down here so even nontechnical folks can understand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Lj...

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Open Weight AI Models Explained for Everyone

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CJ @w3cj.com · 28/07/2026

LLM tool calls explained, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 27/07/2026

We're LIVE to chat about the Hugging Face Hack, the React compiler was ported to Rust, there's a new Rust based full stack framework called topcoat and more! See you in the chat. youtube.com/watch?v=A_Mr... www.twitch.tv/syntaxfm/

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OpenAI Agent Hacks Hugging Face ⟡ React Compiler Ported to Rust ⟡ Rust Full Stack ⌁ Syntax Weekly

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CJ @w3cj.com · 24/07/2026

The full pipeline of LLMs explained, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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CJ @w3cj.com · 17/07/2026

The output of a transformer (LLM) is a score (logit) for every possible next token. We then use temperature, softmax, top-p and sampling to choose the next token, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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CJ @w3cj.com · 16/07/2026

The transformer architecture that powers modern LLMs explained, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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CJ @w3cj.com · 16/07/2026

AI is stealing from you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mudi...

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AI Is Stealing From You

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CJ @w3cj.com · 15/07/2026

Token embeddings explained, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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CJ @w3cj.com · 14/07/2026

Tokenization explained, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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CJ @w3cj.com · 13/07/2026

A brief history of neural networks, excerpt from my video "I Built an LLM From Scratch"

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CJ @w3cj.com · 10/07/2026

I built an LLM from scratch. Here's everything I learned along the way.

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 06/07/2026

Do you still read the code? We're live to chat about it as well as a NEW HTTP Method, Codex Sol Ultra and much more. See you in the chat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0J... www.twitch.tv/syntaxfm/

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Do You Read The Code? ⟡ HTTP Gets a NEW Method ⟡ Codex Gets Sol Ultra ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 26/06/2026

The definitive web tech tier list. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S_Y...

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You're gonna hate this tier list.

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 28/05/2026

We're LIVE to chat about Opus 4.8, Herdr (a better tmux), how AI is killing the small web and more! See you in the chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tePe... www.twitch.tv/syntaxfm/

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Opus 4.8! ⟡ Goodbye tmux, Hello Herdr ⟡ AI Killing the Small Web ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 02/04/2026

🏆🏆🏆STARTING NOW🏆🏆🏆 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rOU...

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One Last Battle

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 26/03/2026

AI coding still sucks but @w3cj.com is getting value out of it in other ways. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMnQ...

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AI Coding Still Sucks (without validation)

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CJ @w3cj.com · 12/03/2026

Here's my guide to the local AI landscape. Hardware, setup and models. I also give my overall impressions after using local models for the past few weeks. Watch: 🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKdK...

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You Guide To Local AI | Hardware, Setup and Models

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CJ @w3cj.com · 06/03/2026

So stoked for this! Don't forget to tune in to the premiere in about 40 minutes!

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CJ @w3cj.com · 05/03/2026

MADCSS DOT COM MADCSS DOT COM MADCSS DOT COM MADCSS DOT COM Tune in March 6th 10AM ET

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CJ @w3cj.com · 04/03/2026

ITS HAPPENING!!!! Get your bracket picks in before it starts!

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CJ @w3cj.com · 02/03/2026

Who do you think will win the March MadCSS tournament? Fill out your bracket before March 6th for a chance to win some really dope stuff: madcss.com

A photo of all the things you can win if you win the MadCSS bracket challenge. $1500 worth of stuff for first prize including one of every single thing from the syntax store, one of all the MadCSS exclusive merch AND a $69 taco bell gift card.

A photo of the MadCSS tournament bracket. Including all 16 participants and all 8 round 1 match ups.

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CJ @w3cj.com · 02/03/2026

If you were building a full stack JS framework from scratch today, what would you add that is missing from Next.js, SvelteKit, Nuxt, Tanstack Start and Solid Start?

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CJ @w3cj.com · 25/02/2026

The lack of route level middleware in Next.js has always bugged me. Claude added the feature to vinext in under an hour! Unlikely to be merged in but vinext being vite based makes things like this possible! Code: github.com/w3cj/vinext/... Demo: vinext-route-proxy-examples.cj-syntax.workers.dev

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Add route level proxy by w3cj · Pull Request #1 · w3cj/vinext

vinext currently only supports a single top-level proxy.ts/middleware.ts that runs before all routes — the same limitation as Next.js. Users must use matcher patterns and if/else to scope logic to ...

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CJ @w3cj.com · 10/02/2026

I have been using SearXNG as my daily driver search engine and it's been great! I show what it is and how to set it up in my latest video I also take a look at Perplexica - a self hosted AI answer engine that uses SearXNG under the hood watch 🍿: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pNM...

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search results suck right now, use THIS instead

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CJ @w3cj.com · 17/01/2026

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The last car on The Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System at night with no passengers. The ceiling lights are orange and blue. The train tunnel can be seen out of the window.

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CJ @w3cj.com · 15/01/2026

dev containers are amazing i slept on them way too long i show everything you need to know to get started in my latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPMA...

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you should be using dev containers

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CJ @w3cj.com · 15/01/2026

i created a dev container firewall feature that makes it super easy to lock down the network inside a dev container includes tons of allow lists like Github APIs / npm registry as well as AI APIs / tools this devcontainer.json is all you need for running sand-boxed claude code

example devcontainer.json with claude code and firewall

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CJ @w3cj.com · 09/01/2026

watch me try to break a world record www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NCN...

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writing javascript as fast as possible

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CJ @w3cj.com · 30/12/2025

the best programmers are the ones that can adapt and constantly learn / progress while everything is changing around them for me, 2026 will be the year of "just enough AI"™️, less hype, less FOMO, more building / shipping www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-_7...

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feeling behind as a programmer

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CJ @w3cj.com · 17/12/2025

File extensions and file paths being considered "advanced" is crazy to me. Modern OS's hide these by default and the lack of computer literacy here is a real problem for new devs especially vibe coders.

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CJ @w3cj.com · 16/12/2025

Whether you've been tricked into becoming a programmer (by AI) or are intentionally looking to dive into the world of computers and programming, my latest video will get you started. Watch 🍿: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8bl...

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oops, you're a programmer now | a guide

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CJ @w3cj.com · 12/12/2025

I'm live over on @syntax.fm to work on the @sentry.io Debug December challenges. www.debugdecember.com Tune in everywhere you get your live streams. twitch.tv/syntaxfm www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8G... See you in the chat.

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Working on Debug December Days 6 - 12 | Syntax Bytes w/ CJ

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CJ @w3cj.com · 12/12/2025

I'm working on moving my dev environment fully to a VM or container. Any tips / tools I should look into? I basically never want to run npm install or compile binaries on my local machine ever again.

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CJ @w3cj.com · 09/12/2025

building todo apps is so hard these days scaffolded a new app, tried to start it, promise error, tried to apply db migrations, could not locate the sqlite bindings file, tried to build sqlite, node gyp compile error, re-installing xcode command line tools, ETA 23 minutes

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Syntax @syntax.fm · 05/12/2025