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Developers in India are "catching up fast" on AI-generated coding
News Developers in the United States are leading the world in AI coding practices, at least for now
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Nearly half of software developers don’t check AI-generated code
News A concerning number of developers are failing to check AI-generated code, exposing enterprises to huge security threats
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Microsoft is shaking up GitHub in preparation for a battle with AI coding rivals
News The tech giant is bracing itself for a looming battle in the AI coding space
By Ross Kelly Published
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What's in store for software development in 2026?
Analysis AI adoption is expected to continue transforming software development processes, but there are big challenges ahead
By Ross Kelly Published
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Microsoft wants to replace C and C++ with Rust by 2030
News Windows won’t be rewritten in Rust using AI, according to a senior Microsoft engineer, but the company still has bold plans for embracing the popular programming language
By Ross Kelly Published
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OpenAI's 'Skills in Codex' service aims to supercharge agent efficiency for developers
News The Skills in Codex service will provide users with a package of handy instructions and scripts to tweak and fine-tune agents for specific tasks.
By Ross Kelly Published
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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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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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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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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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