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Why developers need to sharpen their focus on documentation
News Poor documentation is a leading frustration for developers, research shows, but many are shirking responsibilities – and it's having a huge impact on efficiency.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Windows 11 minimum requirements: How to check your system
Tutorials Your computer needs to meet several Windows 11 minimum requirements in order to upgrade and run the new OS effectively
By John Loeppky Last updated
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AI is creating more software flaws – and they're getting worse
News A CodeRabbit study compared pull requests with AI and without, finding AI is fast but highly error prone
By Nicole Kobie Published
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AI means you're probably going to need bigger developer teams
Analysis Software developers may be forgiven for worrying about their jobs in 2025, but the end result of AI adoption will probably be larger teams, not an onslaught of job cuts.
By Ross Kelly Published
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JetBrains is mothballing its Fleet IDE service — here’s what developers need to know
News The Fleet IDE platform will be discontinued later this month and updates will stop
By Ross Kelly Published
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Microsoft Excel is still alive and kicking at 40
News A recent survey found Gen Z and Millennial finance professionals have a strong “emotional attachment” to Microsoft Excel
By Emma Woollacott Published
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A concerning number of Log4j downloads are still vulnerable four years on
News Despite safe Log4j versions having been available for years, many organizations haven't introduced them
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Anthropic says MCP will stay 'open, neutral, and community-driven' after donating project to Linux Foundation
News The AAIF aims to standardize agentic AI development and create an open ecosystem for developers
By Ross Kelly Published
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Developer accidentally spends company’s entire Cursor budget in one sitting
News A developer accidentally spent their company's entire Cursor budget in a matter of hours, and discovered a serious flaw that could allow attackers to max out spend limits.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Arctera Backup Exec 25.1 review
Reviews Plenty of new features make this on-premises backup solution an even better choice for SMBs that want to protect physical, virtual, and MS365 environments
By Dave Mitchell Published
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Claude Code is coming to Slack
News Users can get access to Claude Code in Slack today and begin delegating tasks
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Atlassian launches new ChatGPT connector feature for Jira and Confluence
News The company says the new features will make it easier to summarize updates, surface insights, and act on information in Jira and Confluence
By Emma Woollacott Published
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