The State of JavaScript 2025 survey results are in this week, and there’s some givens and some surprises this year. Givens: Vite's still a favorites and devs want more native TS features. Surprises: ChatGPT usage declined, no one’s using Windsurf, and Bun is the third most-used JS runtime. And thanks for making us the most written-in podcast of the survey! We appreciate it!

An 8 month study conducted by the Harvard Business Review reports AI tools don’t shrink work for employees, they actually intensify it. Employees work faster, take on more tasks, and work longer hours, which can lead to burnout, cognitive fatigue, and lower quality work over time. 

And there’s yet another new React2Shell flaw that’s being exploited by the ILOVEPOOP toolkit to scan and target vulnerable Next.js and RSC environments. Patch your React apps, folks.

Timestamps:

• 0:59 - State of JS survey results
• 23:53 - Harvard Business Review’s report on how AI is changing work
• 35:30 - React2Shell exploits and ILOVEPOOP
• 40:08 - The largest domain name purchase ever
• 43:00 - Adobe Acrobat can turn PDFs into podcasts
• 46:48 - We hit 100k downloads!
• 47:55 - What’s making us happy

News:

• Paige - State of JavaScript survey results 2025
• Jack - React2Shell exploits
• TJ - HBR reports AI didn’t shrink work for employees, it intensified it and the burnout is getting real

Lightning News: 

• Thanks for helping us reach 100k downloads!
• The largest publicly disclosed domain name purchase ever
• Adobe Acrobat can turn PDFs into podcasts

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - San Diego Zoo Safari Park
• Jack - Bambu Lab H2C
• TJ - Ubuntu OS

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