fiveminutebrief — Software Engineering
Software Engineering - November 2, 2026
AI-powered code reviewers have accelerated bug discovery to a pace that outstrips human patching capacity, with Microsoft issuing over 1,400 patches in October alone. Concurrently, npm 12 introduces a default block on install scripts, ending a 15-year security risk where running a single install command could execute unvetted code on developer machines. These developments highlight evolving…