The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Busting the ghost engineers (0.1x-ers) (News)
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Nov 25, 2024 AI Snips
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Ghost Engineers
- A study of 50,000+ engineers reveals that ~9.5% are "ghost engineers," contributing virtually nothing.
- Remote work correlates with higher ghost engineer rates (14%) compared to hybrid (9%) or in-office (6%).
Try Electrobun (Early Stage)
- Explore Electrobun, a new project for building cross-platform desktop apps with Bun and Zig.
- It offers small bundles, tiny updates, and a tight workflow, but it's early stage and currently Mac-only.
Cookie Catastrophe Averted
- April King shares a near-catastrophic incident involving a broken cookie that could have locked out website visitors.
- This highlights the risk of specification ambiguity in cookie handling, a common vulnerability.