WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest

Issue 210: AI Agents are Go! Is MCP dead? LLMs crack anonymity.

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08-10/07/26: WeAreDevelopers World Congress Europe

25-26/11/26: WeAreDevelopers Conference India - CFP India

23-25/09/2026: WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America - CFP US

Hello fellow developer, the CFP of the WeAreDevelopers World Congress is closed and we're now busy recording Coffee With Developers episodes with speakers and trainers so you can see what awaits you at the event. We also realised that we collect a lot more content that we can publish here, so we introduced a new "overflow" format on the magazine that gives you lots of resources on a certain subject, for example JSON. But now, let's get started and dive into an issue with lots of security information, tools and a call to develop more taste when it comes to taking on jobs and building products.

What is a "modern software architecture"? Is a monolith, lots of microservices and APIs or even the dreaded "modulith? We sat down with Oliver Sturm of DevExpress to chat about his proposed workshop at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress Berlin. In it he wants to teach folk how to make conscious architectural decisions beyond the hype. Oliver has tons of experience, so check out what he had to say.

What's happening in AI

• MCP is dead. Long live the CLI
• Running 4–8 parallel coding agents with tmux and Markdown specs
• The Architecture Behind Open-Source LLMs
• No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government
• Go is the Best Language for AI Agents

Security and Privacy

• Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs
• CSRF Protection without Tokens or Hidden Form Fields
• Security research AI bot compromises Microsoft, Datadog & other high-profile repos
• OpenClaw Vulnerability Allowed Websites to Hijack AI Agents
• A stolen Gemini API key turned a $180 bill into $82,000 in two days

Software Development

• External import maps, today!
• Git's Magic Files
• JavaScript DRMs are Stupid and Useless
• We cut Node.js' Memory in half
• An in-depth guide to customising lists with CSS

SciChart is the most complete high-performance charting platform for building demanding data-driven applications. Powered by a WebGL + WebAssembly engine capable of rendering 100M+ data points at 60 FPS, it’s designed for real-time, large-scale visualizations where other libraries struggle — while remaining highly flexible, deeply customizable, and reliable in production environments.We’ve just launched SciChart.js v5, introducing new chart types and major performance improvements. 

Explore the demos and see what’s now possible.

Tips, Tricks and Tools

• Right-size LLM models to your system's RAM, CPU, and GPU.
• Trigger.dev is the platform for building AI workflows in TypeScript.
• The voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app.
• A Curated Arsenal for Ethical Hacking & Offensive Security
• Hide .env secrets from prAIng eyes.

Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web

• Secure Snake Home - play snake in your terminal with SSH
• An animated version of the XKCD single dependency post
• "You have billions invested in generative AI" - a VC text adventure 

• Developing Taste
• The Rise of the Design Engineer
• The third era of AI software development
• Why “Skip the Code, Ship the Binary” Is a Category Error
• A Designer’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Interfaces

Companies to check:

• Windows System Developer / Architect at IGEL
• Staff-level Frontend Engineer at SMG
• Engineering Manager Core Team at Envelio
• Senior Salesforce Developer at aedifion
• Data Scientist – Academic Track at Almedia

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