WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest

Issue 183: End of Win10, a bus factor of 0, and calls explained

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Hello fellow developer, Windows 10 support ends in 2 months, potentially making a lot of computers obsolete and dangerous to use. Endof10.org is a great resource to avoid that by installing Linux - aided by experts and with simple to follow guides. Maybe this is the year of Linux on the desktop - 34 years after it was first announced.

When it comes to accessibility, a rule of thumb is the earlier you think about it, the less arduous it becomes. Fixing an already inaccessible product is much harder than planning for it. Geri Reid talked about that at our AI and accessibility day a few weeks back and taught us how to "Shift Left on Accessibility".

What's happening in AI

• AI Projects Aren’t Killing Open Source
• How AI Is Changing Search Behaviours
• We must build AI for people; not to be a person
• “AI First” and the Bus Factor of 0
• How Googlers use AI to work smarter

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Security and Privacy

• An Illustrated Guide to OAuth
• Safeguarding VS Code against prompt injections
• Phishing Emails Are Now Aimed at Users and AI Defenses
• McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot exposing millions of CVs had the password ‘123456’
• Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Software Development

• Big O
• Dynamically patch a Python function's source code at runtime
• You’re loading fonts wrong (and it’s crippling your performance)
• Docker Explained: Finally Understand Containers Without Losing Your Mind (Probably)
• An Interactive Guide to SVG Paths

Tips, Tricks and Tools

• Regex+ - a template tag that extends JavaScript regular expressions 
• Logo ipsum - in case you need a logo placeholder
• Deepwiki - understand GitHub repos by chatting with a bot
• ⌘-k "access anything" for Terminal
• vet - a safety net for the common but risky curl bash pattern.

Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web

• Energy mix of your visit - what powers your browsing? Solar? Coal? Nuclear?
• Phrase origin: Why do we “call” functions?
• Vystery - unveil an image pixel by pixel.

• AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'
• Chinese Livestreaming 'Virtual Human' Salespeople Outsell Humans
• Forcing engineers to take sales calls
• Have any successful startups been made by 'vibe coding'?
• European Accessibility Act 2025: 5 Areas to Focus on for a More Accessible Site

Companies to check:

• Technical Product Owner - SAP BTP & MM at E.ON
• PROGRAMADOR C# / .net at NDT Global
• Machine Learning Engineer at Picnic Technologies
• Quality Assurance Engineer at synava
• Product Manager at envelio

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