Does PHP get the love it deserves? Despite quietly powering a sizable portion of the web (thanks Wordpress!), PHP is often thought of as old-school and 'uncool'. Why is this? 🤔 🔴 Check out Paul's appearance on LIVE over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

We love digging around in GitHub to find handy new tools, so we thought we'd show you some of our favourites. JSON resumes, links pages and more, check it out below 👇 www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Justin Kitagawa joined us to break down how Twilio works, and the kinds of products and services developers can configure through their platform.

SciChart's Andrew Burnett-Thompson and David Burleigh recently joined us to share the inner workings of their performance-focused JS charting library, and it's pretty impressive 👏 🔴 Check out SciChart's appearance on LIVE over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

We go through almost 500 links every single week to find the very best from around the web. We thought we'd share some of the best tools we've across, so let's take a look at four different ways to send files quickly and securely.

Justin Kitagawa says that the way your organisation is structured impacts how it operates, and so Twilio avoid silos wherever possible so it translates to a better experience for customers and developers.

Théodore Lefèvre shares some tips and tricks, and reminds us sometimes simple decisions - like using details and summary rather than divs - have big benefits for devs and users.

Aaron T. Grogg says the little-used abbreviation tag is underrated, and has used it everywhere he could since he discovered it. Can you name any under-utilised HTML tags we should all use more?

Miss last week's Dev Digest? Mac spring cleaning, manipulating AI agents, stopping bad bots and more 👇 www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Twilio's Justin Kitagawa says it's important to listen to feature requests from customers, but only if they make an impact.

Mozilla's Tarek Ziadé says he hopes for on-device AI to be commonplace, and the signs look promising.

In case you missed Friday's Dev Digest, here's a few highlights... 🤔 Nobody trusts AI but not many verify its outcomes 🛑 How to stop bad bots 🧪 A manipulation test page for AI agents 💖 How a heart emoji slowed down a page 100x 🎬 Embedding videos fast and without JavaScript

Aaron T. Grogg says he loves using cutting-edge CSS features, but it's important that developers make their voices heard if there are featurs they really want to see available across every browser.

Mozilla's Tarek Ziadé says that AI has fundamentally changed what it's like to build with code. With AI, its easier than ever before to generate code, even if you can't write it yourself. Watch Tarek talk about AI on-device and AI in-browser at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

Does GenAI actually make us more productive, or less? Is AI coming for our jobs... or not? We hear conflicting things about generative AI, so how do we know who to trust? Check out Zalando's Alejandro Saucedo's session from the World Congress at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Twilio has grown from a startup into a huge provider of enterprise communication tools. Justin Kitagawa joined us to tell us all about what they do, and how they do it.

The MDN docs show the 402 status code as reserved for future use. When, though? Watch Algorand Foundation's (@AlgoFoundation) Brian Whippo deliver this fantastic session at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13... 🎟️ Get your tickets now for World Congress 2026 over at worldcongress.dev

Algorand Foundation's (@AlgoFoundation) Brian Whippo says that our buying habits have changed a lot over the past ten years, and this has presented developers with new challenges.

Picnic's CTO Daniel Gebler says that if you don't add new features, users will think the software is no longer being maintained. Did you realise this before? 🤔

Zalando's Alejandro Saucedo says that AI is not new. In fact, many of the fundamental concepts its built upon actually began in the 1970s. Watch Alejandro's insightful session from the World Congress at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Developers are faced with the decision of, should I build it, or buy it? The issue is premium solutions - and even libraries - often come with bloated code, impacting the performance of your software as a result.

Do you remember when developers would block right-click to try and protect their assets? Check out Anselm's appearance on WeAreDevelopers LIVE at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

Can you guess which of these headlines are real - and which are fake? So often tech news is stranger than fiction, and it makes for a hilarious game. Play along at devrel.wearedevelopers.com/live/play-fa... and join us every Wednesday for WeAreDevelopers LIVE at 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT)

AI is EVERYWHERE... but Zalando's Alejandro Saucedo says the AI space is just getting bigger, and this is why it's exciting time for developers to get involved. Check out Alejandro's session from the World Congress - in full - over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Picnic's CTO Daniel Gebler says that they initially offered a food delivery service, but saw the opportunity to do something different and went for it.

Algorand Foundation's (@AlgoFoundation) Brian Whippo says the HTTP 402 Payment Required status code is fascinating for lots of reasons. What do you know about it? 🤔

Twilio's Justin Kitagawa says that a good API should be composable, and that they think of it a little like LEGO blocks developers can build with.

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels says that Amazon operates at such an incredible scale, they have had to innovate out of the unique issues they've encountered over the years.

If you missed it, here's a look inside last week's Dev Digest: 👀 How X chooses what you see 🟨 Building a JavaScript runtime in a month and a browser API in one shot 🔲 JavaScript frameworks heading into 2026 ⚠️ AI is getting better at detecting security issues

Freelance developer and consultant Anselm Hannemann says that freelancers should integrate into teams, not just complete tasks from the outside. What do you think? 🤔

What is open source AI? Matt White of the Linux Foundation outlined in his session at the World Congress. Available now, in full, over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13... 🎟️ Get your tickets now for World Congress 2026 over at worldcongress.dev

Matt White of the Linux Foundation said they felt it was necessary to create a permissive license in the space of AI to adapt to the way software is heading. Watch this great panel over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Francesco Ciulla (@FrancescoCiull4) says he started studying Computer Science to change his life, but didn't instantly enjoy writing code. Do you enjoy coding right away, or did it take time?

Matt White of the Linux Foundation said they felt it was necessary to create a permissive license in the space of AI to adapt to the way software is heading. Watch this great panel over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Francesco Ciulla (@FrancescoCiull4) says that we all have different kinds of strengths, and having a weakness does not make you a bad programmer. What's one aspect of programming you find difficult? 🤔

In the open source space it's often a case of striking a balance between being open and giving back to the community, and finding a way to actually monetise the software, too. Watch this insightful panel over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Do you use CSS grid? In this article we show you how to use it to create a bento-style layout using a couple of handy little features built in to grid. www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

If you missed Friday's Dev Digest, here's a few highlights: 😔 The end of the curl bug bounty 📝 Agent Skills vs. Rules vs. Commands 💬 The best hidden ChatGPT features 📅 Weaponising calendar invites 🟪 CSS in 2026 🐍 Python numbers you should know 👨‍💻 The Github Copilot SDK

Semantic HTML elements have a load of built-in features that make your websites more accessible, which are your favourite? 🔴 Check out Theodore sharing tips and tricks from You Don't Need JavaScript on WeAreDevelopers LIVE at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

Francesco Ciulla (@FrancescoCiull4) says that being told he would never become a developer was the motivation he needed to do just that.

There's been a huge increase in AI slop in pull requests, so is zero-trust the only way to deal with it? 🔴 Check out Theodore sharing tips and tricks from You Don't Need JavaScript on WeAreDevelopers LIVE at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

Anselm Hannemann says freelancing as a developer has changed, and companies are turning to external contractors less often than before. What do you think? 🤔 Check out Anselm's appearance on WeAreDevelopers LIVE at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

John Romero (@romero) and Warren Spector say that indie games festivals energise and inspire them, and their fireside chat at the World Congress left us feeling inspired, too 🙌 Go watch it now at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/14...

Progressive enhancement matters, and makes total sense. Do you try to use native HTML elements whenever you can? 🔴 Check out Theodore sharing tips and tricks from You Don't Need JavaScript on WeAreDevelopers LIVE at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/17...

Angie Jones (@techgirl1908) says the early 2000s was a creative and exciting time - and not just for developers. Hear all about MCPs, and how AI agents are reviving the programmable web in Angie's session from the World Congress 2025 at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Startups accepted into Y Combinator are increasingly AI-powered, with more and more actually building their own agents, too. Is AI a passing fad, or is the hype here to stay?

Are agents the future of programming? Ivan Burazin thinks so, suggesting the number of agents that might exist in the future could be staggering.

Legendary Game Developer John Romero (@romero) says bedroom programmers created the Games industry by submitting their work to publishers.

Apify COO Ondra Urban joined us for a LIVE show recently and told us all about how Apify is giving away $1 million in total prizes to developers around the world. Head to apify.com/challenge to find out how to enter the challenge today.

As a COO, Apify’s Ondra Urban doesn’t always get a chance to write code like he used to. If this were you, would you miss writing code? 🤔 You could win a share of $1 million now by building with Apify. Head to apify.com/challenge to get started.