X-ray: Python library that finds faulty redactions and exposed text in PDFs
TL;DR Free Law Project released x-ray, an open-source Python tool that detects ineffective redactions in PDF files. It scans PDFs…
Avoid Mini-Frameworks: Why Small Internal Frameworks Cause Lasting Pain
TL;DR An engineer who worked on Google Ads infrastructure warns against teams building 'mini-frameworks' on top of shared stacks. These…
How compilers turn simple loops into closed-form math: a surprising optimization
TL;DR A code example summing integers up to a value triggered markedly different optimizations in GCC and clang. GCC kept…
SPICE at 40: The open-source simulator that shaped modern IC design
TL;DR SPICE, originally developed at UC Berkeley, was celebrated as a four-decade open-source success with an IEEE Milestone designation and…
Vibium: Browser automation for AI agents and human developers
TL;DR Vibium is a new browser automation tool that bundles a small Go binary with a JavaScript client to let…
Python 3.14 Released With Optional Free-Threading and Experimental JIT
TL;DR Python 3.14 introduces full PEP 703 free-threading support, concurrent interpreters, debugger improvements and an opt-in faster interpreter. Free-threaded builds…
Meta transfers React, React Native and JSX to Linux Foundation React Foundation
TL;DR Meta is contributing React, React Native and JSX to a new React Foundation hosted by the Linux Foundation. The…
Bun 1.3 expands JS runtime with wide-ranging tools and features
TL;DR Bun 1.3 bundles many new capabilities into the Zig-written JavaScript runtime, adding server tooling, database clients, Redis support, isolated…
Ruby Central hands RubyGems and Bundler repos to Ruby core to ease fallout
TL;DR After a contentious takeover of Ruby project repositories, Ruby Central says it will transfer ownership of the RubyGems and…
Kim and Yegge argue developers should ‘trust the AI’ in new coding manifesto
TL;DR Gene Kim and Steve Yegge have published a book, Vibe Coding, urging developers and organisations to adopt AI-driven 'vibe…