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title: "195: End of likes, JS Zoo and Tim Berners-Lee doesn't see AI vs Web"
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Meta kills like buttons, Tim-Berners-Lee thinks AI won't kill the web, GitHub is ending toasts and the worst selling Microsoft product.

| WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest View in browser Issue 195: End of likes, JavaScript's a Zoo and messing with bots! WeAreDevelopers World Congress 8-10/7/26 - code devdigest = 15% off - CFP WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America 23-25/9/2026 - CFP Hello fellow developer, who remembers the 80s when computer magazines came with BASIC programs to type in? Well, now there is a paper mag that offers HTML listings, to get typing! Read an interview with Tim Berners-Lee on AI and the web, learn about secure JavaScript, check other people's laptop stickers and learn about the worst selling Microsoft product. Also, time to remove all the Facebook "Like" buttons as Meta is killing them. But first, what if you could learn about security by playing a game in your terminal?  Knowing about your security blindspots is important for any developer but security isn't a topic that is easy to get into or master. Automated security tools aren't enough. Anna Oliveira took a different route and teaches you to learn to spot vulnerabilities yourself with an interactive game in the terminal. Check out what she had to say. What's happening in AI Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web AI Diffusion Report: Where AI is most used, developed and built We ran over 600 image generations to compare AI models The “novel Turing test” detects AI with up to 80% accuracy Messing with bots Security and Privacy Secure coding in JavaScript Malicious npm package sneaks into GitHub Actions builds Over 67,000 Fake npm Packages Flood Registry in Worm-Like Spam Attack Be careful responding to unexpected job interviews Ransomvibing appears in VS Code extensions Software Development SmartGit 25.1 is here! Smarter commits, smoother workflows, and faster performance — with AI-powered commit messages, Git Notes, and more. Join Daniel, our Product Manager and Engineering Genius, for a live session on December 3 at 15:00 CET and discover what’s new —  and why it matters. Join us and see SmartGit 25.1 in action — register now. Electron vs. Tauri Older Tech In The Browser Stack A complete guide to the HTML number input GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues. Effectively Monitoring Web Performance Tips, Tricks and Tools Coffee Commit - tracker Shannon - your fully autonomous AI pentester. gerbil - run Large Language Models locally JavaScript engines zoo jsonrepair - repair invalid JSON documents. Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web ’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML! The worst-selling Microsoft product of all time Welcome to stickertop.art Career and Culture: The advice I would give on a mentorship call I am a programmer, not a rubber-stamp that approves Copilot generated code Meta is killing off the external Facebook Like button How I stopped worrying and learned to love the easy fix Needy Programs Are you looking for opportunities or fancy a change? Companies to check: Softwareentwickler Backend at boTec AI Team Lead / Senior Engineer at Dynatrace Windows Server Admin at ÖBB-Konzern (Senior) Data & AI Consultant / Banking at msg Senior DevOps Engineer (m/w/d) at Technoly ING Deutschland Finanz Informatik Apaleo VECTOR Informatik envelio More jobs here: Remote positions - Germany - Austria WeAreDevelopers, Schottenfeldgasse 23, Vienna, Vienna 1070, Austria Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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