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Today's topics:

TanStack npm supply-chain compromise - TanStack disclosed a May 11, 2026 npm supply-chain incident involving malicious releases, highlighting CI/CD trust boundaries, GitHub Actions risks, and credential rotation urgency.

Architecture shaped by incentives - matklad argues architecture is learned in real projects and is driven by incentives and Conway’s Law as much as by best practices—useful context for why “scientific code” differs from industry systems.

AI changes programming language tradeoffs - A new essay claims AI coding tools reduce the friction of Rust/Go, shifting language choice toward runtime efficiency and reviewability, and changing open-source dynamics (tests/docs over patches).

WASM vs bloated container deploys - A developer showed a full Godot 4 3D engine build as a small WebAssembly artifact, reigniting debate on why WASM isn’t the default for distribution despite size and portability benefits.

EU targets addictive social design - The European Commission signaled tougher enforcement on TikTok and Instagram ‘addictive design’ like autoplay and endless scroll, with age verification and Digital Services Act pressure increasing.

Why social feeds mislead opinion - “The Noisy Room” argues a small, hyperactive minority plus ranking algorithms distorts perceived public opinion; proposes a “Community Check” to add representative polling context under posts.

Visual history of desktop UIs - Retrotechnology Media’s “Typewritten Software” preserves accurate screenshots of 1980s–2000s GUIs, documenting constraints and the evolution of desktop conventions across competing platforms.

Satirical ad blocking with overlays - A hobby fork of uBlock Origin Lite replaces blocked ad space with ‘They Live’ slogans, turning ad real estate into visible satire and sparking conversation about how much screen space ads occupy.

-matklad on Learning Software Architecture: Practice, Incentives, and Conway’s Law
-Typewritten Software gallery documents classic GUIs from Visi On to early Mac OS X
-TanStack Details May 2026 npm Supply-Chain Attack via GitHub Actions Cache Poisoning and OIDC Token Theft
-EU targets TikTok and Instagram over ‘addictive design’ features affecting children
-Fork of uBlock Origin Lite Replaces Blocked Ads With ‘They Live’ Slogans
-Text Blaze Launches ‘No AI Summer’ Internship to Train Junior Full-Stack Engineers
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