Open Models Replace Big AI ⟡ Every New Browser Feature ⟡ Death of Stack Overflow ⌁ Syntax Weekly ⌁

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A huge week for open models: Inkling (the first big US open-weight model since Gemma 4), Qwen 3.8, and Kimi 3 all dropped. Plus Vue 3.6 RC + Vapor Mode, the slow death of Stack Overflow, a decoy font that blinds AI, and the usual grab bag of fun links. 🔥 Be the ~19,500th person to join our super tasty newsletter https://bit.ly/syntax_snackpack 00:00:00 Welcome to Syntax 00:03:05 Vue.js 3.6 RC Released 00:10:40 Rift - new worktree alternative 00:18:00 Every new browser feature 00:23:25 Kimi K3 Released 00:30:00 What are Open Weight Models 00:33:12 Kimi K3 Architecture 00:34:25 Qwen 3.8 Released 00:37:13 Inkling from Thinking Machines 00:41:22 Mole Cleanup App 00:43:58 Moshi Terminal App 00:46:55 RIP Stack Overflow 00:55:01 Scott's Foot Pedal 00:55:50 Scott's Feet 00:57:05 Decoy Font 01:00:11 Jurassic Park Computers 01:04:57 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE Vue 3.6 RC | https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.1 Git Worktree Alternatives | https://github.com/anomalyco/rift MDN Updates | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/plus/updates Chrome CSS text-fit property | https://chromestatus.com/feature/5104141688635392 Inkling Model from Thinking Machines | https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/introducing-inkling/ Qwen 3.8 Released | https://x.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2078759124914098291 Kimi K3 Released | https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3 Mole Cleanup mac App | https://mole.fit/ Moshi Terminal App | https://getmoshi.app/ RIP Stackoverflow | https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1953768/stackoverflow Decoy Font | https://www.mixfont.com/experiments/decoy-font Jurassic Park Computers | https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html Ride one tokyo trains live | https://jivx.com/densha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: https://x.com/syntaxfm Scott: https://x.com/stolinski Wes: https://x.com/wesbos CJ: https://x.com/CodingGarden Randy: https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by https://sentry.io/syntax #news #programming #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #javascript #syntax #syntaxfm #webdev

A huge week for open models: Inkling (the first big US open-weight model since Gemma 4), Qwen 3.8, and Kimi 3 all dropped. Plus Vue 3.6 RC + Vapor Mode, the slow death of Stack Overflow, a decoy font that blinds AI, and the usual grab bag of fun links. 🔥 Be the ~19,500th person to join our super tasty newsletter https://bit.ly/syntax_snackpack 00:00:00 Welcome to Syntax 00:03:05 Vue.js 3.6 RC Released 00:10:40 Rift - new worktree alternative 00:18:00 Every new browser feature 00:23:25 Kimi K3 Released 00:30:00 What are Open Weight Models 00:33:12 Kimi K3 Architecture 00:34:25 Qwen 3.8 Released 00:37:13 Inkling from Thinking Machines 00:41:22 Mole Cleanup App 00:43:58 Moshi Terminal App 00:46:55 RIP Stack Overflow 00:55:01 Scott's Foot Pedal 00:55:50 Scott's Feet 00:57:05 Decoy Font 01:00:11 Jurassic Park Computers 01:04:57 Ride the Tokyo Trains LIVE Vue 3.6 RC | https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.1 Git Worktree Alternatives | https://github.com/anomalyco/rift MDN Updates | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/plus/updates Chrome CSS text-fit property | https://chromestatus.com/feature/5104141688635392 Inkling Model from Thinking Machines | https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/introducing-inkling/ Qwen 3.8 Released | https://x.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2078759124914098291 Kimi K3 Released | https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3 Mole Cleanup mac App | https://mole.fit/ Moshi Terminal App | https://getmoshi.app/ RIP Stackoverflow | https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1953768/stackoverflow Decoy Font | https://www.mixfont.com/experiments/decoy-font Jurassic Park Computers | https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html Ride one tokyo trains live | https://jivx.com/densha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: https://x.com/syntaxfm Scott: https://x.com/stolinski Wes: https://x.com/wesbos CJ: https://x.com/CodingGarden Randy: https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by https://sentry.io/syntax #news #programming #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #javascript #syntax #syntaxfm #webdev