--- title: Best The Next Web posts — October 2021 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted The Next Web posts from October 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2021/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/tnw/best-of/2021/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best The Next Web posts — October 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted The Next Web posts from October 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of The Next Web — October 2021 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-and-messenger-are-all-down-j0khbicw9 "Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger are all DOWN") Article The Next Web · 5y Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger are all DOWN Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger have all gone down in a huge global outage. The issues appear to have been caused by a Domain Name Server (DNS) failure. Facebook said it was aware of the issues and was “working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. 87 1 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-hacked-all-displays-in-my-high-school-district-to-play-rick-astley-qh6t-sfe8j "How I hacked ALL displays in my high school district to play Rick Astley") Article The Next Web · 5y How I hacked ALL displays in my high school district to play Rick Astley A student at Township High School District 214 hacked every networked display in every school to broadcast “Never Gonna Give You Up” in perfect synchronization. The school district is the second-largest high school district in Illinois, consisting of 6 different schools with over 11,000 enrolled students. Disclaimer: This post is for educational purposes only. 74 8 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/thought-you-loved-python-wait-until-you-meet-rust-dznfncdpb "Thought you loved Python? Wait until you meet Rust") Article The Next Web · 5y Thought you loved Python? Wait until you meet Rust A whopping 87 percent of Rust developers love this language above all others. It’s a neat hack to ensure that unused data is being cleaned without forcing the programmer to think about allocating and freeing memory all the time. While it is not as dead-easy to write as Python, it's not as clunky as C once you’ve understood it. 42 1 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/7-reasons-why-programmers-burn-out-and-fixes--cu-tsslnf "7 reasons why programmers burn out (and fixes)") Article The Next Web · 5y 7 reasons why programmers burn out (and fixes) Programming is a job that can make you feel exhausted and drained. The intensity of staring-at-your-screen-while-sitting-in-a-very-unhealthy-position is highest in programming. You’re expected to be a robot that always generates top-notch output and delivers it ahead of time. 14 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/m1x-macbook-pro-event-what-to-expect-from-apple-on-october-18-srnyw494j "M1X MacBook Pro event: What to expect from Apple on October 18") Article The Next Web · 5y M1X MacBook Pro event: What to expect from Apple on October 18 Apple is expected to announce new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros in 2021\. The devices are expected to ship with a more powerful version of the M1 chip in the current Apple devices. 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