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War Story: We Had an XSS Attack Because of a React 19 Unsafe InnerHTML Usage

War Story: We Had an XSS Attack Because of a React 19 Unsafe InnerHTML UsageIt started as a normal Tuesday morning for our frontend team. We were wrapping up a sprint for our customer support portal, built on React 19, when our security monitoring tool fired a critical alert: suspicious script execution traced to our app’s live environment. The Context: Why We Used innerHTML in the First PlaceOur portal included a rich text editor for support agents to draft responses to customer tick

My Next.js Developer Portfolio (Live Demo + How I Built It)

I recently built my developer portfolio using Next.js to showcase my skills, projects, and experience as a Full Stack Developer.🔗 Live Demo: https://portfolio-omega-five-sz84sz7cb9.vercel.app/🚀 About the ProjectThis is my Next.js developer portfolio in India where I showcase my work, projects, and technical skills. I focused on building a fast, modern, and SEO-friendly website.⚙️ Tech StackNext.jsReact.jsTailwind CSSNode.jsMongoDB✨ FeaturesResponsive and modern UIOptimized performance (improved

Amazon Product API (PA-API) in 2026: Restrictions, Alternatives, and Web Scraping

Amazon’s Product Advertising API: The Access ProblemAmazon’s Product Advertising API (PA-API 5.0) is powerful — when you can use it. The catch? You need an active Amazon Associates account with at least 3 qualifying sales in the past 30 days just to maintain access.For new developers, researchers, and startups building price comparison tools or product databases, this creates a chicken-and-egg problem: you need the API to build your product, but you need sales (from a product you haven’t b

React compiler

<p>Hello,</p><p>I would like to know what is the advantage of using the compiler of react vs vite ?</p><p>Thank you very much in advance for any help.</p>

How to Convert Files Programmatically with a REST API (Python, JavaScript, cURL)

Tired of manually converting files? I built MegaConvert — a file conversion API that handles 300+ format pairs: documents, images, video, audio, ebooks, fonts, and more.In this post I'll show you how to convert files programmatically in 3 steps using Python, JavaScript, or cURL.## How It WorksEvery conversion follows the same flow:POST your file to /convertPoll /status/{job_id} until it's doneGET /download/{job_id} to grab the resultBase URL: https://megaconvert.io/api/v1 Auth: X-API-Key heade

If I Could Make My Own GitHub

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Screenwriting 101: Brian Koppelman

&#x201C;The job of the writer on a studio assignment is to deliver a shootable script as defined by other people &#x2014; the director, actors&#x2026;Continue reading on Go Into The Story »

Page One: “Thief” (1981)

Written by Michael Mann, based on the book &#x201C;The Home Invaders&#x201D; by Frank HohimerContinue reading on Go Into The Story »

Ask HN: Rant, Am I bad or is this a company with a poor tech culture?

Hey all, can you sanity check me? Am I a bad developer (always a possibility), or do I focus too much on unimportant things?I&#x27;ve got 13+ YoE and been working in big tech for about 4 years, joined an established start up (10 years old, profitable) a month ago, and wondering if I am out of touch after the meat-grinder that is competing for delivering &quot;impact&quot;, stack ranking and so on.I don&#x27;t know if I should stay at this company as I feel like I can&#x27;t really do good work h

Stop Ruining Your SEO: Next.js Image Optimization Explained ⚡

The SEO Penalty of Bad UIIn our previous article, we discussed breaking out of the "Google Sandbox" using Programmatic SEO. But getting Google to crawl your site is only half the battle. If your platform suffers from poor Core Web Vitals, Google will actively penalize your search rankings. The two most common offenders in modern web development are LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) and CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift).These metrics are almost always destroyed by one thing: poorly managed images. If a

Entry-level jobs calling for AI skills nearly doubled from a year ago, says report

As of March, 4.2% of full-time early-career jobs called for AI skills, nearly double the share from a year ago, according to ...<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742967419737-b7bc9d41de92?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTV8fEpvYnN8ZW58MHx8Mnx8MTc0NjYzNTM0NXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1080' />

These 5 AI-proof jobs are hiring — here’s how much they pay and how to get them

Careers that are not as vulnerable to AI right now share a few common traits: they require physical presence, specialized ...<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1772552142530-d989e0e3b0b9?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8Mjh8fEpvYnN8ZW58MHx8Mnx8MTc3NzQ0ODg2MHww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1080' />

Configuring ReactJS in Rails with Webpacker

Modern Javascript uses a lot of libraries and processing tools, including NPM, Yarn and Webpack. So when you use React, you need all these tools. Rails has had the asset pipeline for a long time and used Sprockets as the main tool.Since Rails 5.1 there's an alternative to Sprockets for Javascript: Webpacker. In Rails 6.0, Webpacker became the default. It uses Webpack to compile all your Javascript files.One of the big advantages of Webpack is that, in your development environment, it offers live

OpenWarp

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The Apple Watch SE 3 might be cheaper, but the Apple Watch 11 at its lowest price is the better buy right now

The Apple Watch Series 11 is a fantastic health and fitness addition to pair with your iPhone, offering plenty of insight into your activity levels – it's on sale now with a starting price of just AU$497. <img src='https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DqfEFDK2vKzuZ4Rg3wF76Y-1280-80.jpg' />

NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, May 1 (game #1055)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles. <img src='https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RCGfdf3yhQ9W3MHbTRT6yk-1280-80.jpg' />

NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 1 (game #789)

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram. <img src='https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XrpFgcngWrtXQscKdLLAZB-1280-80.jpg' />

CPanel and WHM Authentication Bypass – CVE-2026-41940

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Google says it is ‘proud’ to serve the Pentagon – new DoD contract expansion says Gemini will only be used for ‘any lawful purpose’, but what happened to &#039;Don’t Be Evil&#039;?

Google's contract with the Pentagon allows the DoD to use Gemini for 'any lawful purpose', and that is a big ethical concern. <img src='https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bNAgkZ6x9nUxKB3a4SyzBn-1280-80.jpg' />

Forget the Toyota Camry—this Subaru SUV costs less to own

For more than three decades, the Toyota Camry has been the default pick for young families. It’s earned that spot by being easy to live with, comfortable, and consistently predictable when it comes to running costs and ownership. <img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-subaru-uncharted-11.jpg' />