Nicholas C. Zakas
humanwhocodes.com
Nicholas C. Zakas
@humanwhocodes.com
Human who codes. Creator of @eslint.org. Author. Speaker. Advisor. Coach. GitHub Star.

Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@nzakas

Blog: https://humanwhocodes.com

Coaching: https://humanwhocodes.com/coaching
“The Copyright Office emphasizes the distinction between AI-assisted works and content that is generated entirely by AI. Importantly, when human developers substantially participate in the creation process, copyright protection may still be available.”

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Navigating the Legal Landscape of AI-Generated Code: Ownership and Liability Challenges - MBHB
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January 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I’d try using it in VS Code. Web interface is crap.
January 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Thanks for letting me know. I did omit “Human Who Codes Newsletter” from the subject for the first time, I wonder if that triggered it. 🤔
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
People seem to be assuming lost sponsorships means sponsors are unhappy. That's not the case. It mostly comes down to not having the funds allocated vs. intentionally stopping.

We need YOU to advocate inside of your company to allocate these funds. Some tips:

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How to talk to your company about sponsoring an open source project - Human Who Codes
Sustainable open source funding begins and ends with companies providing money for the value they're receiving.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I mean, it's possible something will catch up to ESLint, I'm just not seeing that in the download counts this year.

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@biomejs/biome vs eslint vs oxlint | npm trends
Comparing trends for @biomejs/biome 2.3.8 which has 3,980,108 weekly downloads and 22,634 GitHub stars vs. eslint 9.39.1 which has 70,958,549 weekly downloads and 26,687 GitHub stars vs. oxlint 1.32.0...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yes, I’m aware of the numbers. I’m also aware that ESLint’s numbers continue to grow and it’s not like money is flooding from us to other projects. The sponsors we lost are just not sponsoring anything.

I’m pretty skeptical of the mass migration you’re predicting.
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nope. There’s a vanishingly small uptick in Biome and Oxlint, and it’s not like we see sponsorship money flowing in that direction instead.
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM