WeAreDevelopers LIVE: Scammer Payback with Python, Grok Goes Unhinged, The Future of Chromium and mo

A developer got a scam message. He responded by flooding their database with 12 million fake records using Python.

#1about 3 minutes

Introducing Brian Rountree and the EV charging business

Guest Brian Rountree shares his career journey through major tech companies and explains his current work at Monta on SaaS for EV charging infrastructure.

#2about 3 minutes

The decline of Stack Overflow since the rise of AI tools

The panel discusses the significant drop in Stack Overflow usage, attributing it to the rise of integrated AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot.

#3about 2 minutes

Re-evaluating the performance benefits of using a CDN

Modern browser features like double-keyed caching and HTTP/2 have reduced the performance necessity of using third-party CDNs for assets.

#4about 4 minutes

Grok's unhinged mode and the trend of AI shenanigans

The discussion covers Elon Musk's plan for an unhinged AI mode, which is essentially removing moderation guardrails from existing models.

#5about 3 minutes

Security risks of public AI cameras and surveillance

A data leak from license plate scanners highlights the security and surveillance risks associated with deploying public AI-powered cameras.

#6about 3 minutes

How popular mobile apps secretly track your location data

A data leak reveals that many common apps, including games and fitness trackers, collect user location data through third-party SDKs.

#7about 8 minutes

Mastodon's transition to a non-profit organization

The founder of Mastodon is handing over control to a non-profit, sparking a debate on whether this will help or hinder adoption of decentralized social media.

#8about 5 minutes

Analyzing the latest JavaScript Rising Stars survey results

A review of the JavaScript Rising Stars survey highlights the surprising popularity of HTMX and the UI component library ShadCN.

#9about 5 minutes

The future of Chromium and the state of browser diversity

With Google potentially being forced to sell Chrome, the Linux Foundation has stepped in to help fund Chromium's future development.

#10about 4 minutes

Automating browser workflows with AI-powered tools

The AI browsing framework Stagehand demonstrates how natural language can automate complex browser workflows for testing and data scraping.

#11about 4 minutes

Useful developer tools for shell commands and CSS variables

A showcase of two helpful tools: explain-shell for understanding complex shell commands and a browser extension for visually editing CSS variables.

#12about 3 minutes

VLC's new AI-powered subtitle generation and security risks

The popular media player VLC now includes AI-generated subtitles, but its widespread use and complex codebase also make it a significant security target.

#13about 13 minutes

Using a Python script to get payback on a WhatsApp scammer

Brian Rountree explains how he wrote a simple Python script using the Faker library to flood a scammer's data collection form with millions of fake records.