Our 2025 Web Development Predictions

Scott and Wes look into their crystal ball to predict what’s coming in web development next year. From the rise of on-device AI to the vanilla CSS comeback, Bun’s big moves, and React’s evolution, this episode is packed with bold predictions and hot takes! 👉 Join the exclusive newsletter - https://syntax.fm/snackpack Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 02:00 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:09 The agenda. 03:40 Temporal Javascript api will ship in Safari and Chrome. 06:23 On device AI. 10:26 Models will plateau. 13:40 Web Awesome will become the most used web components library. 15:57 We will be using more web components. 16:59 A push towards the ‘standard stack’. 19:38 We can really use relative color. 21:39 Vanilla CSS comeback. 23:35 A complete Mixins / Functions API for CSS. 24:27 Conditionals will ship in all browsers. 25:50 People will still make vertical centering jokes. 27:08 VSCode will be feature parity with Cursor. 28:22 Framework choice will matter less with AI tools. 29:12 OpenAI will launch a browser. 37:18 React will drop Babel. 38:05 React Server Components will pop. 39:46 Remix will relaunch as something entirely different. 41:11 React Native will have it’s time. 42:06 Svelte will get component-based islands or data loading. 44:19 Server Runtimes, Bun will continue to do non-standard, lovable things. 44:44 Bun will release a PAS to compete with NPM, Vercel, and Vite. 46:06 Laravel will release a CMS. 47:57 Vite will stay king. 48:03 Rolldown ships in the next version of Vite. 49:35 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs. All links available at https://syntax.fm/866 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Scott: https://twitter.com/stolinski Wes: https://twitter.com/wesbos Randy: https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor Syntax: https://twitter.com/syntaxfm http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by Sentry.io #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #javascript