Swift for Visual Studio Code comes to Open VSX Registry

The Swift for Visual Studio Code extension, which brings language support for Apple’s Swift programming language to Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor, now is available on the Open VSX Registy, an Eclipse Foundation-hosted open source registry for VS Code extensions. The Swift for Visual Studio Code extension adds first-class language support for projects built with…

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Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse

Threat actors are abusing extension dependency relationships in the Open VSX registry to indirectly deliver malware in a new phase of the GlassWorm supply-chain campaign. Researchers at Socket said they have identified at least 72 additional malicious Open VSX extensions linked to the campaign since January 31, 2026. The extensions appear to target developers by posing as…

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The ‘Super Bowl’ standard: Architecting distributed systems for massive concurrency

In the world of streaming, the “Super Bowl” isn’t just a game. It is a distributed systems stress test that happens in real-time before tens of millions of people. When I manage infrastructure for major events (whether it is the Olympics, a Premier League match or a season finale) I am dealing with a “thundering…

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