Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla Urge Site Operators to Replace SHA–1 Certificates

Following their SHA–1 deprecation plans announced last year, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla detailed recently their timelines to remove support for SHA–1 certificates from their flagship browsers. Researchers at security firm Venafi found however, that 35% of analyzed websites are still using SHA–1 certificates.

Visual Studio Code 1.9 Extends Tasks, Improves Markdown Support and Terminal Performance

Following its monthly release cycle, Microsoft Visual Studio Code has reached version 1.9, which includes support for multiple-command tasks, synchronized markdown preview, faster terminal, and more.

TypeScript 2.2 Adds New Object Type, Better Mixin Support, and More

Scheduled to be released sometime in February, TypeScript 2.2 has reached RC status. Besides a new JSX emit mode for React Native, it also includes a new object type to represent non-native types, better support for mixins and composable classes, and more.

Node 7.6 Brings Default Async/Await Support

Node.js 7.6 has shipped with official support for async/await enabled by default and better performance on low-memory devices.

Study Shows the Web is Crowded with Outdated, Vulnerable JavaScript Libraries

A recent study has found that 37% of Alexa top 75K websites has at least one vulnerability and almost 10% at least two. Maybe even more shockingly, 26% of Alexa top 500 websites use vulnerable libraries.