145: AI Layoffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves

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: <install> What Makes Us Happy this Week: Paige - The Porsche Track Experience Jack - Porch planets project TJ - Chilipad mattress topper Thanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire website Blue Collar Coder on YouTube Blue Collar Coder on Discord Reach out via email Tweet at us on X @front_end_fire Follow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast