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1047: Adobe has a big problem

Published
October 14, 2026
Length
35:08
Starts at
2:22

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Chapters

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  1. 0:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  2. 0:12 Adobe Is in Trouble: A Clean Room Port of the Entire Suite
  3. 2:22 Scott’s Long Running Adobe Grudge Since 2017
  4. 3:42 Figma Is Not a Raster Tool: Why Every Alternative Falls Short
  5. 4:40 Opening Real Photoshop Files: Masks, Half Tones and Blend Modes
  6. 6:30 What Clean Room Porting Actually Means
  7. 9:54 A Familiar Interface, Entirely Built in Rust
  8. 10:15 Don’t Trash the Whole Thing Over One or Two Bugs
  9. 12:14 What’s Missing: Artboards and the Tiny UI Interactions
  10. 13:53 Where Are the Vibe Coded Photoshops? Four Months Later
  11. 14:33 Figma’s Locked Down MCP and the Backlash
  12. 17:22 Dylan’s Clap Back at Anthropic’s Own Closed Ecosystem
  13. 18:08 The Real Photoshop Replacement Will Be a New Way of Working
  14. 21:35 Good UI Is Still the Moat
  15. 22:28 Caring About Your Project Past Two Days
  16. 23:05 Audio Crackles and Paper Cuts: The Bugs Only Humans Chase
  17. 24:56 Brought to you by Sentry!
  18. 26:28 Copying Is Easy: The Hard Part Is Inventing What Comes Next
  19. 27:28 DaVinci Resolve Keeps Shipping Useful Releases
  20. 28:26 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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Someone just clean-room ported seven Adobe apps to Rust, and Wes is shocked at how good it is. Scott and Wes break down what it gets right, what’s still missing, and why copying software is easy but inventing what comes next is the hard part. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:12 Adobe Is in Trouble: A Clean Room Port of the Entire Suite ArtCraft 02:22 Scott’s Long Running Adobe Grudge Since 2017 03:42 Figma Is Not a Raster Tool: Why Every Alternative Falls Short 04:40 Opening Real Photoshop Files: Masks, Half Tones and Blend Modes PhotoCraft Github 06:30 What Clean Room Porting Actually Means 09:54 A Familiar Interface, Entirely Built in Rust 10:15 Don’t Trash the Whole Thing Over One or Two Bugs 12:14 What’s Missing: Artboards and the Tiny UI Interactions 13:53 Where Are the Vibe Coded Photoshops? Four Months Later 14:33 Figma’s Locked Down MCP and the Backlash 17:22 Dylan’s Clap Back at Anthropic’s Own Closed Ecosystem 18:08 The Real Photoshop Replacement Will Be a New Way of Working 21:35 Good UI Is Still the Moat 22:28 Caring About Your Project Past Two Days 23:05 Audio Crackles and Paper Cuts: The Bugs Only Humans Chase 24:56 Brought to you by Sentry! 26:28 Copying Is Easy: The Hard Part Is Inventing What Comes Next 27:28 DaVinci Resolve Keeps Shipping Useful Releases 28:26 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: KWS V2 Rack Wes: Insta360 Luna Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads