AI coding agents are getting wild. Scott and Wes break down the latest tools that run in the background, write code across multiple steps, and charge you $200 a month to do it. From CLI-based primitives to full-on copilots, this episode covers the next wave of dev tools and what it takes to use them effectively.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:13 Background Agents.
04:26 Appropriate tasks for background agents.
12:46 CLI tooling.
14:17 Claude Code Pricing.
18:20 Approaches to get the most from these tools.
19:56 PRD Documents.
- Atlasian What’s a PRD Document.
20:50 Claude Taskmaster.
- Langflow.
25:29 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: RingConn.
Wes: Dell Projector

Shameless Plugs

Scott: Syntax on YouTube.

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