951: A first look at Remix 3

Scott and Wes dive into Remix 3, exploring how it embraces native web standards like Events, Signals, and Streams to become a truly full-stack framework. They unpack what “LLM-ready,” thin APIs, and a standards-based approach mean for the future of web development.


Show Notes



00:00 Welcome to Syntax!


03:21 Uses the platform - native Events, Signals, Streams, Fetch


04:16 Remix 3, Fully Fullstack.


04:57 LLM‑ready + thin APIs


05:53 Brought to you by Sentry.io.


06:18 My previous predictions.


07:44 The value of ‘Standards Based’.


09:13 Component model - JSX/TSX; state = variables; call this.render()


11:56 Adding reactivity to Remix.


15:15 Event‑based architecture - custom events, EventTarget, interactions


20:52 Context & type‑safe access.


22:46 Composing interaction logic within events.


24:25 Signals - AbortSignal to cancel async ops


25:21 Benefits of standards - bring your own tools/libraries


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26:42 CSS - built‑in CSS prop; Svelte‑like scoping


28:34 Server - Web Request/Response, Web Streams across runtimes


31:23 Frames - async URL‑addressable components with fallbacks


33:07 Tooling - ESM; use Vite or esbuild


34:47 Routing - code‑based named routes


35:57 Questions/Concerns - manual rendering vs reactivity


38:47 URL Pattern API - modern, fast routing foundations


41:33 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.



Sick Picks


Scott: MoCA 2.5 Network Adapter


Wes: Bosch Dishwasher



Shameless Plugs


Scott: Syntax on YouTube.



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