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Major Open Source Project Tried to Pay a Developer and Now it Has No Money
The original creator is alleging Babel misused funds and paid a developer that "didn't actually work on the project."
Can You Beat 1024 Bytes of JavaScript at Chess?
This post contains the entirety of a chess program that will baffle and destroy all but the most competent players. And all while a digitized Beth Harmon stares you down.
This Real Time Strategy Game Is Just 13 Kilobytes
The Js13kGames competition challenges game developers to create teeny, tiny games in Javascript.
Facebook’s Open Source Community Is Reckoning With Toxicity and Harassment
Developers of Facebook's ReactJS framework, which powers much of the web, have a bro culture that isn't welcoming to traditionally underrepresented groups.
This Tool Can Help Identify Leakers Who Copy and Paste Secret Info
Some applications and websites don’t render and display so called “zero-width characters.” A developer created a tool to hide these invisible characters in plain sight, and then use them to identify who copied and pasted the original text.
Computer Science Graduates Are Disappearing From Software Development
New devs are skipping college, according to a new Stack Overflow survey.
A Dark Web Child Porn Site Is Forcing Its Visitors to Learn Security Tips
Dark web child abusers are constantly looking for more ways to keep themselves, and others, secure.
Meet Svelte, the Anti-Framework JavaScript Framework
A new tool carves up JS frameworks, leaving only the stuff your web app actually needs.
Newly Uncovered Tor Browser Exploit Targeted Dark Web Child Porn Site
The Tor Project issued an urgent patch for a new exploit targeting some users of the Tor Browser.
What It Means To Be a 'Popular' Programming Language
Alternately, what does it mean for a hammer to be the most popular tool?
Good Ol' C Tops the IEEE's 2016 Programming Language Ranking
It's like concrete winning a contest of building materials.