Fake interviews are hacking devs now

Plus: AWS outages, AI debates, and the tools reshaping full-stack workflows.

March 02, 2026

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Here's everything you need to know this week in the world of full-stack development - from AI agents reshaping workflows to concrete guidance for your career and stack choices.

Front-End

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⚡ I spent 14 months building a rich text editor from scratch as a Web Component — now open-sourcing it
Building a rich text editor is notoriously difficult, but this developer just open-sourced 14 months of work as a Web Component. The result is a framework-agnostic editor that handles all the complex edge cases you'd expect. If you've ever struggled with contentEditable quirks or third-party editor limitations, this could be exactly what you need.

Programming

⚠️ AWS Middle East Central (mec1-az2) down, apparently struck in war
An AWS availability zone in the Middle East went dark due to military conflict, highlighting the real-world risks of cloud infrastructure. This isn't your typical service outage - it's a reminder that geopolitical events can directly impact your applications. Time to review your disaster recovery plans and consider multi-region deployments more seriously.

😅 Fake Job Interviews Are Installing Backdoors on Developer Machines
Hackers are targeting developers through fake technical interviews, tricking them into running malicious code during "coding challenges." The attacks are sophisticated, targeting open source maintainers and developers with access to sensitive systems. This is a growing threat that every developer needs to know about - especially if you're job hunting.

🐭 Grafana dashboard to tell me how expensive my hobby is
Sometimes you need to quantify the pain of your expensive hobbies. This developer built a hilarious Grafana dashboard to track their spending in real-time. It's both funny and practical - a great example of using monitoring tools for personal projects beyond just application metrics.

AI

👀 When does MCP make sense vs CLI?
The Model Context Protocol was supposed to revolutionize AI tool integration, but this developer argues command-line interfaces are often the better choice. They break down when MCP adds unnecessary complexity and when simple CLI tools get the job done. Essential reading if you're building AI integrations and wondering which approach to take.

💔 We do not think Anthropic should be designated as a supply chain risk
OpenAI is publicly defending Anthropic against supply chain risk designation, which is either genuine concern for the industry or strategic positioning. The AI landscape is getting increasingly political, and these regulatory battles will shape how we build with AI tools. Worth understanding the implications for your AI-powered applications.

🤖 The looming AI clownpocalypse
A brutally honest take on the current state of AI development from someone who's been in the trenches. The author argues we're heading toward a crash as the hype meets reality and AI companies struggle with actual product-market fit. This perspective cut through the marketing noise and gives you a realistic view of where AI is headed.

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Have a great week, see you the same time next week!

— Full Stack Focus team :)