#React

The chardet relicensing dispute and the launch of the React Foundation

A summary of the dispute in which chardet's original author argues that the LGPL-to-MIT relicensing was invalid, and the formal launch of the React Foundation under the Linux Foundation. Two very different cross-sections of OSS governance.

Making an Explainer Video with Remotion + VOICEPEAK

Putting last article's research into practice: turning a post about search data structures into a 2.5-minute explainer video.

Create explainer videos in code with Remotion + VOICEPEAK

Explored how to auto-generate explainer videos by combining Remotion, which lets you write videos with React, and VOICEPEAK, which offers a CLI.

npm Was Broken So I Switched to pnpm [React2Shell Vulnerability]

npm install kept failing with a mysterious error while patching Next.js/React for a security vulnerability. Switching to pnpm fixed it immediately.

Notes on addressing the Next.js/React 'React2Shell' vulnerability

A summary of how to verify impact and the mitigation steps for the CVSS 10.0 React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182 / CVE-2025-66478), plus additional DoS and source code exposure issues.