Postmortem: TanStack NPM supply-chain compromise
1097 pts, 465 comments
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Top Hacker News Stories – May 11, 2026 (Summarized)
On May 11, 2026, Hacker News highlighted several notable stories, including a detailed postmortem on the TanStack NPM supply-chain compromise, which garnered 1,097 points and 465 comments. Discussions also centered around developers returning to handwritten code with 1,038 points and debates on AI-generated code, questioning the necessity of Python, which received 919 points. Additionally, GitLab announced workforce reductions and the discontinuation of their CREDIT values, sparking significant community engagement, and a new terminal emulator called Ratty with inline 3D graphics attracted 678 points. Other stories included changes to Gmail's registration process and UCLA's breakthrough in stroke rehabilitation drugs.
I'm going back to writing code by hand
1038 pts, 617 comments
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If AI writes your code, why use Python?
919 pts, 980 comments
919 points · 980 comments · Add your take →
GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CREDIT values
703 pts, 683 comments
703 points · 683 comments · Add your take →
Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics
678 pts, 245 comments
678 points · 245 comments · Add your take →
Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message
637 pts, 517 comments
637 points · 517 comments · Add your take →
UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage (2025)
448 pts, 102 comments
448 points · 102 comments · Add your take →
The greatest shot in television: James Burke had one chance to nail this scene (2024)
364 pts, 193 comments
364 points · 193 comments · Add your take →
Interaction Models
334 pts, 53 comments
334 points · 53 comments · Add your take →
New stainless steel can survive conditions for hydrogen production in seawater
315 pts, 147 comments
315 points · 147 comments · Add your take →
Can someone please explain whether Cloudflare blackmailed Canonical?
284 pts, 168 comments
284 points · 168 comments · Add your take →
I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
276 pts, 285 comments
276 points · 285 comments · Add your take →
Google says criminal hackers used AI to find a major software flaw
244 pts, 177 comments
244 points · 177 comments · Add your take →
Preserving Fisher-Price Pixter
238 pts, 52 comments
238 points · 52 comments · Add your take →
Chess puzzle I found in my dad's old book
227 pts, 72 comments
227 points · 72 comments · Add your take →
Library for fast mapping of Java records to native memory
166 points · 37 comments · Add your take →
7 lines of code, 3 minutes: Implement a programming language (2010)
111 points · 38 comments · Add your take →
Griffin PowerMate driver for modern macOS
81 points · 29 comments · Add your take →
The Tree House: A voyage to the source of a backyard dream
74 points · 13 comments · Add your take →
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