In this episode: An IDE written in Rust hits 1.0; more vulnerabilities, this time in TanStack and Next.js; and the AI layoffs continue—we’ll discuss whether you should be worried.

Timestamps:

• 0:46 - Alternative editor Zed hits 1.0
• 10:48 - AI layoffs
• 24:12 - TanStack’s CI pipeline was compromised
• 30:01 - Another Next.js vulnerability
• 31:46 - Tailwind 4.3 adds new scrollbar utilities
• 35:03 - Fire Starter: The new install element
• 41:22 - What’s making us happy

News:

• Paige - Alternative editor Zed hits 1.0
• Jack - Not even TanStack is safe from npm hacks and another Next.js vulnerability
• TJ - Cloudflare lays off 1,100 employees & Cisco lays off 4,000 employees

Lightning News: 

• Tailwind 4.3 adds new scrollbar utilities

Fire Starter:

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - The Porsche Track Experience
• Jack - Porch planets project
• TJ - Chilipad mattress topper

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