Dax Raad, co-founder of OpenCode, joins Scott and Wes to talk remote dev servers, OpenCode 2.0, and why his team is “addicted” to AI models they’re not even allowed to name yet.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro
00:43 Welcome to Syntax!
01:22 Remote Development Environments and Their Benefits
- Dax’s post
- Latitude.sh
- exe.dev
06:24 The Setup: Tmux and Long-Running Sessions
07:15 Brought to you by Sentry!
08:12 Integrating AI with Personal Projects
11:21 Open Code 2.0: Features and Improvements
17:15 Software Engineering Methodology and Design Philosophy
21:33 Model Routing and AI Integration
23:58 The Evolution of AI Models
26:23 Comparing Open Source and Proprietary Models
28:27 Cost Implications of AI Model Usage
30:27 Local vs Cloud AI Model Hosting
32:08 Navigating Claude Code and Third-Party Integration
35:40 The Future of API Access for AI Models
37:27 Regulatory Concerns and AI Safety
39:25 Tools and Techniques for AI Coding
Hex
Handy
45:15 Final Thoughts and Future Directions
47:33 Sick Picks and Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

Scott:
Wes:

Shameless Plugs

Scott:
Wes:
Dax: exe.dev
- OpenTUI

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