Ladybird browser integrates Rust with AI help

The independent browser project Ladybird has ported its JavaScript engine LibJS from C++ to Rust. AI tools significantly accelerated the translation.
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Visual Studio Code 1.66 shines on JavaScript heap profiles, CSS formatting

Visual Studio Code 1.66, also identified as the March 2022 release of the code editor, has just been published by Microsoft. The new release brings improvements to JavaScript heap profiles, CSS code ...
InfoWorld

What is TypeScript? Strongly typed JavaScript

TypeScript is a variation of the popular JavaScript programming language that adds features that are important for enterprise development. In particular, TypeScript is strongly typed—meaning that the ...
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Winamp releases source code, asks for help modernizing the player

The iconic Winamp media player has fulfilled a promise made in May and released its complete source code on GitHub, inviting developers to collaborate on the project. Winamp is a media player launched ...
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Invisible characters could be hiding backdoors in your JavaScript code

Could malicious backdoors be hiding in your code, that otherwise appears perfectly clean to the human eye and text editors alike? A security researcher has shed light on how invisible characters can ...