929: Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers × Debugging Local Data × Raising Kids with Healthy Digital Habits and More
Aug 18, 2025•54 min
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Summary
Wes and Scott delve into a range of listener queries, discussing the challenges of customer support in local-first applications and the implications of building products largely with AI assistance, particularly for developer portfolios. They also share personal experiences and advice on managing digital hygiene for children, alongside a debate on Cloudflare's default AI crawler blocking. The episode concludes with a segment on API protection and the potential return of portfolio critiques.Episode description
Scott and Wes tackle listener questions on everything from local-first databases and AI-built CRMs to protecting APIs and raising kids with healthy digital habits. They also weigh in on Cloudflare’s AI crawler ban, portfolio critiques, and more hot takes from the dev world.
Show Notes- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:49 Dreaming about web components.
- 02:55 Local-First Apps for Customer Support.
- 08:17 AI-Built CRM: Portfolio or Problem?
- 18:55 InstantDB vs. Other Local-First Databases.
- 21:46 Raising Kids with Healthy Digital Habits.
- 32:55 Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers. Good for Creators?
- 41:46 Protecting APIs and Obfuscating Source Code.
- 44:49 Will Portfolio Critiques Return?
- 46:45 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
- Scott: Wifi 7 Eero.
- Wes: Plastic Welder
- Scott: Syntax on YouTube
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