Test IDs are an a11y smell

Testing can be fun, actually

Writing and maintaining tests is boring. But they're also some of the most valuable code we can write. With this blog post you'll learn a criminally underrated testing technique to add to your testing toolbox that can make tests a whole lot more pleasant.

iddqd, or the hardest kind of unsafe Rust | Oxide Computer Company

How our Rust collections library defends against adversarial trait implementations.

A11y 101 – 3.3.1 Error Identification

We’ve all been there. You fill out a form. You hit submit. Nothing happens. Maybe the border turns red. Maybe a little icon winks at you. Maybe your computer hums aggressively. But nobody tel…

Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social)

Another AI test gone awry, U.K. edition. "An agent tried to insert malicious code into an open-source project. In an attempt to get the code approved, the agent engaged in social engineering — creating fake online identities and using them to pressure the project's maintainer to approve the code." More: https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/incident-report-unsanctioned-agent-behaviour-during-cyber-testing

ID Software Releases Statement Following Layoffs

Following the layoffs earlier this week, id Software has put out a statement on the matter to attempt to calm fans' nerves.

The AI "Evaluation Crisis" Is an Opportunity to Get Data Flow Right

Why the AI evaluation crisis could force a reckoning on dataset provenance, attribution, and consent.

Waag | European digital ID wallets are a gift to Google and Apple

European governments are rolling out digital identity wallets, which are to be used by citizens to access services, and to verify their age online. There is a serious problem with this: these wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple.

badge.blue — CID-First Attestation Specification

Specification for CID-first attestations on AT Protocol records. Inline and remote cryptographic signatures with replay-attack prevention.

Hypothesis, Antithesis, synthesis

Introducing Hegel, our new family of property-based testing libraries.

Your SPA Is Leaking Memory. Soak Test It

Some teams force-reload their single-page web apps (SPAs) every few hours just to clear the memory the app leaked. A Playwright soak test finds the leak instead.

Stratos: Lets get Technical

A deeper look at permission private data with Stratos

Tests Are The New Moat | Daniel Saewitz

As AI becomes better at cloning people's open source work, what ends up becoming most valuable are software contracts, tests, and API surface area. This clashes the incentives of clearly defining your commercialized open source software with protecting it.