The Daily Index — Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · TLDR Index

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

MIGRATING A JAVASCRIPT PROJECT FROM PRETTIER AND ESLINT TO BIOMEJS

BiomeJS is a tool that combines the functionalities of Prettier and ESLint for JavaScript code formatting and linting. It can simplify workflows and improve performance by using Rust and multithreading behind the scenes, which is helpful for large codebases.

blog.appsignal.com · 15 min

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HOW TO TITLE YOUR BLOG POST OR WHATEVER

Think of the title of a blog post you write as a "classifier" designed to attract readers who will genuinely appreciate the content and deter those who won't. Titles should give a strong signal to the intended audience that the content is specifically for them, even if it alienates a broader audience.

dynomight.net · 7 min

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4 WAYS I USE AI AS AN ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST

An accessibility specialist at Shopify uses AI in four ways: to write accessibility issue tickets, automate testing for common WCAG violations, for accessibility audits and compliance reporting across Shopify surfaces, and to implement accessibility fixes more quickly with coding assistants like Cursor.

scottvinkle.com · 9 min

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CAN YOU REALLY TRUST THAT PERMISSION POP-UP ON MACOS? (CVE-2025-31250)

A macOS vulnerability allowed malicious applications to spoof permission prompts, making them appear to originate from a different application than the one actually receiving the granted permissions. This flaw was within the TCC (Transparency, Consent, and Control) system, specifically in how it handled Apple Events permissions. By crafting a malicious XPC message, an attacker could manipulate the user interface to display a misleading prompt while applying the user's response to a different application.

wts.dev · 21 min

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Q&A WITH JASON PRUET

The Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory's National Security AI Office believes AI is a disruptive force reshaping science and security. Government investment in AI infrastructure is necessary for public benefit and national competitiveness. Large AI models will have a huge impact, and scientists should embrace AI as a fundamental shift in problem-solving and discovery.

lanl.gov · 10 min

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PASSKEYS FOR NORMAL PEOPLE

Passkeys are a phishing-resistant alternative to passwords and OTPs for authentication. They can be stored on devices or in password managers like 1Password. Physical security keys (U2F) are an extra layer of security on top.

troyhunt.com · 16 min

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FACEBOOK'S "CULTURAL RELEVANCE IS DECREASING QUICKLY"

Mark Zuckerberg had concerns about Facebook's declining cultural relevance and proposed strategies to revitalize the platform, including potentially overhauling its graph structure to either double down on friending, focus on groups, or switch to a following model.

open.substack.com · 14 min

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THE POWER OF THE SPREAD AND REST SYNTAX IN JAVASCRIPT

JavaScript's spread syntax expands iterable elements, while rest parameters gather multiple elements.

allthingssmitty.com · 2 min

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REDIS IS OPEN SOURCE AGAIN. BUT IS IT TOO LATE?

After a period of proprietary licensing that led to the Valkey fork, Redis is open source again with version 8 under AGPLv3, but its reputation and the adoption of Valkey may make it difficult to regain the community's trust and user base.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 4 min