977: We built a CSS Challenge platform
Update: 2026-02-09
Description
Scott and Wes break down how they built SynHax, the real-time CSS Battle app powering the upcoming Mad CSS tournament. From SvelteKit and Zero to diffing algorithms, sync conflicts, and a last-minute hackweek glow-up, this one’s a deep dive into shipping ambitious web apps fast.
Show Notes
00:00 ">00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:50 ">00:50 March Mad CSS Tournament.
03:19 ">03:19 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
03:59 ">03:59 What the heck is a CSS Battle?
05:34 ">05:34 The tech stack.
06:30 ">06:30 Svelte Kit.
06:44 ">06:44 Zero Sync.
07:32 ">07:32 Drizzle.
07:58 ">07:58 Supabase.
08:23 ">08:23 Graffiti.
10:45 ">10:45 Sync Server.
12:10 ">12:10 Cloudflare Workers.
12:23 ">12:23 Local File System.
13:26 ">13:26 How Zero Works.
19:34 ">19:34 Dealing with states and conflicts.
24:25 ">24:25 The Hackweek Project.
25:29 ">25:29 The Diffing Algorithm.
35:22 ">35:22 The bugs.
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