• Microsoft announces Skype will be discontinued starting May 2025 • JavaScript ecosystem has improved but still suffers from framework fatigue, according to Allen Pike • Lars Wirzenius shares his perspective on the early days of Linux and its humble beginnings • Piotr Migdał advocates for using Markdown as a format for preserving data and information • Next Edit is a new feature that helps developers manage code changes by understanding ripple effects • Git-Sim is being gamified with a Minecraft-like voxel world to explore repository history • CSS is gaining support for first-class functions, which can be used in Chrome Canary with an experimental flag. • Upcoming podcast guests: Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo (Antirez) • Upcoming podcast episode: Friendly Feud with JS Party • Request for reviews on the podcast