John Romero has been there and done it when it comes to the games industry, and back in 2024 he looked back on a storied career at the World Congress. See more from John Romero at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Jan Moser says that even with AI, developers need to know how to fix issues when things go south. Do you agree with Jan? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

AI is forced to be derivative, so can it really capture the creativity of humans? John Romero says his development team created Doom because of who they were as people, and AI could not re-create it. See more from John Romero at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

If you missed Friday's Dev Digest, here's a look inside: 🕵️ Claude source code leaked, analysed and re-written in 2 days 🐙 GitHub auto-opts users into feeding their code to train their AI 🌐 Pretext shows how to show complex text rendering in the browser 🤖 How to securing autonomous agents

Jan Moser gives his advice for junior developers in the age of AI-assisted coding. Do you respect the craft of coding? 🎟️ Get your tickets now for World Congress Europe 2026 over at worldcongress.dev

Jan Moser says AI has changed what clients expect from development teams, and vibe coders often overlook security when building software. Do you agree with Jan? 🤔 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

Here are five security and privacy tools you can use right away 🔓 Grab links to all five over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Francesco Ciulla says he first spoke at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress to conquer his fear of public speaking. As a Developer, does public speaking interest you? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

Francesco Ciulla says that the great thing about development is that your path does not need to be ordinary, and there are plenty of ways into the industry. Do you agree? 🤔 Watch episodes of Coffee with Developers and more at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos

Emma Dawson explains why accessibility regulation is important. So much of life is online, and everybody should be able to access their bank, pay a bill or order some groceries, right? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

Missed Friday's Dev Digest? Here's a look inside... 🤫 Don't tell your LLM that it is an expert 👻 AI generated code is invisible 🔄 Learn about agentic workflows 🛡️ Linux Foundation sponsors fight against AI slop

Developers often create custom dropdowns, radio buttons or selects when they want to style them. Did you know that this makes your website less accessible? Emma Dawson explains why we should try to use native elements.

Do you use pull request templates? Penpot's Elena Torro says well-structured PRs that follow a template are more likely to be approved than ones that don't. What do you think? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

Elena Torro explains how Penpot handles its state, to store user complex layouts on a drag-and-drop canvas. 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

Is infinite scroll superior to pagination? Sure it's a hook to keep you scrolling, but which is better for UX? Watch episodes of Coffee with Developers and more at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos

Software engineer Dayana Mick says that even though people increasingly use chatbots rather than search engines, there's a good reason to stick with search. Watch episodes of Coffee with Developers and more at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos

Sentry Founder David Cramer (@zeeg) says different languages have different cultures when it comes to libraries. Is it better to have standard libraries, or competing ones built by the developers using them? Watch episodes of Coffee with Developers and more at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos

Here's some AI stories developers have been talking about... AI writes good code but makes bad decisions, AI code has a hidden cost and maybe the coding agent is already 💀. Get all the links below 👇 www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Sentry Founder David Cramer (@zeeg) says developers shouldn't just use the latest hyped-up tech, and should always ask "does this actually solve a problem?" Watch episodes of Coffee with Developers and more at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos

Here's a look back at Friday's Dev Digest... 🤔 WebMCP or MCP 🧠 Essential Claude code skills 📊 The AI incident database 🎨 Hacking CSS ⚡ Rethinking web performance 🐍 How Python got lazy imports 📘 Free “Algorithms with TypeScript” book 📉 AI makes you 10% more productive, not 10x

Here's how it goes... - Buy a domain - Forget about it, - Accidentally leave it on auto-renew - Remember when you get an invoice - Forget to cancel or turn off auto-renew - Repeat Does this sound accurate?

CSS generators are super useful, and so we've put together five that we know you're going to love. Get the links over at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

How do you debug your code? Do you use console.log(), the de-bugger or something else?

Here's five stories you need to know about in the world of security and privacy 🔓 👇 www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

"Sorry, this page has not been optimised for mobile". Is this still acceptable in 2026? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

In 2025, jQuery was STILL one of the top three most popular technologies for developers, according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey. Does this surprise you? 🤔 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

How often do you use HTML media elements? They're super simple to use, and come with more features than you might realise. We took a closer look so you could pick up some tips and tricks to use right away at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Vibe-coders have abstracted away the complexity of coding, but it's still important for them to understand how to write code if they're going to fix issues that arise. 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

This was an official Windows theme, called Hot Dog Stand. How did this ever get approved?! 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

SVGs are a lot of fun to work with, but they can be frustrating, too. Here's five amazing tools you can use with SVGs right away! www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Can anybody really be a 'full stack' developer? Surely everybody has a preference, or a specialism? Is 'full stack' a myth? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

Is HTML written for humans... or LLMs? If it's no longer primarily for humans, why do we try to make it readable? 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

If you missed Friday's Dev Digest, here's a few highlights: 🏗️ Can the infrastructure keep up with AI growth? 📱 Top 100 GenAI consumer apps 🪱 Wikipedia hit by worm and AI slop 🔍 The results of Codex Security scanning 1.2M commits 🧹 Bye bye innerHTML, welcome setHTML()

Cassidy Williams explains what VC scouting is, and how it's used to help find the next big startup in the tech space. Watch Cassidy's full episode of Coffee with Developers, recorded live in Germany at the Merge 2024, at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/91...

Cassidy Williams says AI is amazing, but can be easily tricked, and the results can be worrying. Do you ever jailbreak or trick the LLM you're using? Watch Cassidy's full episode of Coffee with Developers, recorded live in Germany at the Merge 2024, at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/91...

Want to know what's been happening in tech security this week? Here's five stories you might have missed... For all the links, head to www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Cassidy Williams says that AI is useful, but using it should not replacing learning how to write code. Do you spending less time learning than you used to now you have AI? 🤔

Cassidy Williams says we should be careful using AI to handle hiring, as it can make terrible mistakes. Does AI still need human supervision? 🤔 Watch Cassidy's full episode of Coffee with Developers, recorded live in Germany at the Merge 2024, at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/91...

Carly Richmond decided to dive into machine learning and build a project with it. It certainly wasn’t plain sailing, but her tip is to try and learn from reading and using open source code. Standing on the shoulders of giants, right?

Brian Whippo of Algorand says that VC funding can be just what some startups need to get going, but AI will drastically reduce the cost of engineering. Watch Brian's session from the World Congress at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Missed out on Friday's Dev Digest? Here's a few highlights... 🪦 Is MCP already dead? 🐍 Secure snake on the CLI 🏗️ The architecture behind open source LLMs ⚖️ AI companies and governments at odds 🦫 Is Go the best language for AI agents? 🕵️ "Security research" bot hacks Microsoft, Datadog and big repos

Brian Whippo of Algorand says that while AI threatens to transform how we work, developers should see it as an upskilling moment, and adapt. Do you agree? Watch Brian's session from the World Congress at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Brenda Romero says the average career length for a game developer is a LOT shorter than you think. What's your advice for surviving and thriving in the tech industry? Watch Brenda's session from the World Congress in 2024 at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/92...

Brenda Romero says she loves building games, but still had to look out for signs of burnout. How do you recognise it when you're burning out? 🤔 Watch Brenda's session from the World Congress in 2024 at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/92...

The team at Faith @ VCCP created an AI voice bot for telecoms company O2 UK to waste scammers’ time. Developers can relate to that feeling you get when you test your product with live users… and IT WORKS! Watch the full episode at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

When the faith @ VCCP started building a scam-baiting AI voice bot, they struggled with latency. …Until they realised it made the AI character more believable. Watch the full episode at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

Every week we find HUNDREDS of tools and share our favourites in the Dev Digest. ...But we can't squeeze them all in. Instead, we'll be sharing some of the best ones on our magazine, starting off with JSON tools you might find useful. Get the links ➡️ www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Angie Jones (@techgirl1908) says that we must embrace AI and accept the way it has changed the industry and how people learn to code. Do you agree? Watch the full panel at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/...

Mastodon approaches social media differently, with a series of protocols all designed to help users keep control of their data. Head of Communications, Andy Piper, explains how it works. Are you on Mastodon? Watch the full episode at www.wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/13...

If you missed Friday's Dev Digest, here's a little look inside: 🤖 The truth about AI assisted coding 🧠 What's filling up your context window 💸 Writing code is cheap 🛡️ Preventing distillation attacks 🚫 The end of innerHTML 🦠 Malware using genAI at runtime 📉 Halving Node.js' memory consumption