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# Dev Digest 198: 30 years of JS, In-Browser AI, How Attackers Abuse GenAI 

**By:** [Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@daniel-cranney)

**Published:** December 15, 2025

## Inside last week’s [Dev Digest 198](https://newsletter.wearedevelopers.com/198).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lfgMR-Ip5QI

🎂 30 years of JavaScript  
⏰ How long is a JavaScript second  
💻 Clean code in Angular  
🤦‍♂️ AI makes different mistakes than humans  
👨‍💻 In-browser and offline AI  
🟠 Undocumented Hacker News features  
🐋 DeepSeek censored questions  
🤖 How attackers mis-use Generative AI  
🧠 Learn why browsers render  
😗 Whistle to code

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