Revisiting Image Maps
Let’s run through a quick refresher. Image maps date all the way back to HTML 3.2, where, first, server-side maps and then client-side maps defined clickable regions over an image using map and area elements.
PostgreSQL Trusted Extensions for Beginners
Especially beginners are often having problems concerning the concept of Trusted Extensions. Let's fix that!
From MCP to multi-agents: The top 10 new open source AI projects on GitHub right now and why they matter
Get insights on the latest trends from GitHub experts while catching up on these exciting new projects.
Make Every Day Count (May 2025 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine
The new month is just around the corner, and that means: It’s time for some new desktop wallpapers! All of them are designed with love by the community for the community and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy!
Radar now protects ACH and SEPA payments
To help you adapt your fraud prevention strategy to the changing set of payment method preferences, we’re extending Radar’s fraud protection to cover ACH and SEPA payments.
Open Up With Brad Frost, Episode 2
Brad Frost is running this new little podcast called Open Up. Folks write in with questions about the "other" side of web design and front-end development —
Cutting through the noise: How to prioritize Dependabot alerts
Learn how to effectively prioritize alerts using severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), and repository properties, so you can focus on the most critical vulnerabilities first.
Introducing AutoPatchBench: A Benchmark for AI-Powered Security Fixes
We are introducing AutoPatchBench, a benchmark for the automated repair of vulnerabilities identified through fuzzing. By providing a standardized benchmark, AutoPatchBench enables researchers and practitioners to objectively evaluate and compare the effectiveness of various AI program repair systems. This initiative facilitates the development of more robust security solutions, and also encourage
Building Private Processing for AI tools on WhatsApp
We are inspired by the possibilities of AI to help people be more creative, productive, and stay closely connected on WhatsApp, so we set out to build a new technology that allows our users around the world to use AI in a privacy-preserving way. We’re sharing an early look into Private Processing, an optional capability […]
How To Turn Your Figma Designs Into Live Apps With Anima Playground — Smashing Magazine
As designers, it’s important to be able to transform visual ideas into concepts within minutes and into fully functional products within hours. Well, today we’re bringing you closer to AnimaApp, an app designed to make your life easier — whether you’re a designer, developer, product team member or entrepreneur.
How the April 28, 2025, power outage in Portugal and Spain impacted Internet traffic and connectivity
A massive power outage struck significant portions of Portugal and Spain at 10:34 UTC on April 28, disrupting everyday activities and services. The power outage also caused Internet outages across both countries, impacting Internet traffic and connectivity.
GitHub for Beginners: Building a REST API with Copilot
See how you can use GitHub Copilot to build an API.
How Meta understands data at scale
Managing and understanding large-scale data ecosystems is a significant challenge for many organizations, requiring innovative solutions to efficiently safeguard user data. Meta’s vast and diverse systems make it particularly challenging to comprehend its structure, meaning, and context at scale. To address these challenges, we made substantial investments in advanced data understanding technologi
UX And Design Files Organization Template — Smashing Magazine
Lost in a sea of UX files, docs, PDFs, and scattered decisions across Slack, Dropbox, Notion, and Figma? We talk a lot about organizing Figma, but what about a sensible folder structure for all UX assets? Let’s fix that. Kindly powered by [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com).
Targeted by 20.5 million DDoS attacks, up 358% year-over-year: Cloudflare’s 2025 Q1 DDoS Threat Report
DDoS attacks are surging. In 2025 Q1, Cloudflare blocked +20M attacks (a 358% YoY spike) along with 5.6 Tbps and 4.8 Bpps record-breaking attacks. And that's just the beginning. Read more in our latest DDoS Threat Report.
How the GitHub CLI can now enable triangular workflows
The GitHub CLI now supports common Git configurations for triangular workflows. Learn more about triangular workflows, how they work, and how to configure them for your Git workflows. Then, see how you can leverage these using the GitHub CLI.
What Does "use client" Do?
Two worlds, two doors.
Mobile Bridge: Making WebViews Feel Native (2025) - Shopify
We built a framework that transforms WebViews in the Shopify app to feel native and solve performance and integration challenges without rebuilding for mobile.
“Product Kondo”: A Guide To Evaluating Your Organizational Product Portfolio — Smashing Magazine
It starts with good intentions — a quick fix here, a shiny feature there — and suddenly, your product portfolio’s bursting at the seams. In this guide, Talke Hoppmann-Walton walks you through a “Product Kondo” exercise to declutter, realign, and spark some serious product joy for both your business and your customers.
Figma's 2025 AI report: Perspectives from designers and developers
Figma’s AI report tells us how designers and developers are navigating the changing landscape.
A guide to deciding what AI model to use in GitHub Copilot
What to look for with each model and how to test them in your workflows—with tips, tricks, and pointers.
Boosting Up Your Creativity Without Endless Reference Scrolling — Smashing Magazine
While it is clear that creativity is driven by both the left and right hemispheres, an important question remains: how can we boost creativity while keeping the process enjoyable? It may not be obvious, but non-design-related activities can, in fact, be an opportunity to enhance creativity.
Our journey to type checking 4 million lines of Python
