State of JavaScript 2025: Survey Reveals a Maturing Ecosystem with TypeScript Cementing Dominance

The 2025 State of JavaScript survey reveals a maturing ecosystem with TypeScript’s dominance solidified—40% of developers use it exclusively. Vite surges in build tools with a 98% satisfaction rate, while React remains the top framework amidst mixed feedback. AI-assisted development grows notably, and Node.js stays dominant. Overall, developer satisfaction stabilizes at 3.8/5.

By Daniel Curtis

How Did the Chip Crisis Affect the Lighting Industry?

The Impact of the Chip Crisis on the Lighting Industry The global semiconductor chip crisis has caused significant structural changes across many industries, including the lighting sector. The lighting industry’s heavy reliance on electronic components—particularly semiconductor chips—has made it especially vulnerable to supply shortages. As LED lighting technologies continue to grow, the impact of the […]

QCon London 2026: Morgan Stanley Rethinks Its API Program for the MCP Era

Morgan Stanley engineers Jim Gough and Andreea Niculcea showed how they’re retooling the bank’s API program for AI agents using MCP and FINOS CALM. Live demos covered compliance guardrails, deployment gates, and zero-downtime rollouts across 100+ APIs. First API deployment shrank from two years to two weeks. They also demoed Google’s A2A protocol running alongside MCP.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

QCon London 2026: Spritely: Infrastructure for the Future of the Internet

Christine Lemmer-Webber, Executive Director at the Spritely Institute, and David Thompson, CTO at the Spritely Institute, presented “Spritely: Infrastructure for the Future of the Internet” at QCon London 2026, where they discussed how Spritely works to decentralize the Internet with new foundational technologies that put users in control.

By Michael Redlich

DMX or SPI for Pixel Based Lighting?

DMX and SPI Comparison: Which is More Suitable for Pixel-Based Lighting? In pixel-based lighting, DMX and SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) protocols serve different needs and usage scenarios. Therefore, which protocol to choose depends on the scale of the application, distance requirements, and the desired lighting effects. What is the DMX Protocol? DMX (Digital Multiplex) allows […]