<![CDATA[ Latest from ITPro in Development ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:38:01 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Everything you need to know about the GitHub Copilot pricing changes ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/github-copilot-pricing-changes-usage-based-billing-explained 7cxU9NmbNwvmp8AWrGo8Nk Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:38:01 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:39:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ "While the engineers slept, the agents kept building": AWS UK chief touts big gains with AI-powered coding ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/while-the-engineers-slept-the-agents-kept-building-aws-uk-chief-touts-big-gains-with-ai-powered-coding 6dPVV6oVGJHkzJTHKb8YaF Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:54:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Developers are slacking on AI-generated code safety – here's why it could come back to haunt them ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/developers-are-slacking-on-ai-generated-code-safety-heres-why-it-could-come-back-to-haunt-them AZq6Xay2YMUB3atnBA4wMX Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:25:48 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:08:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marc Benioff thinks AI isn't quite ready to replace software engineers ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/big-tech-is-still-hiring-software-engineers-despite-claims-ai-will-replace-them-and-marc-benioff-says-thats-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-whether-the-technology-is-up-to-scratch ZTM4rKu9aAfDzbxcn3Jq9j Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:15 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:11:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ IT admins are scrambling for alternatives in the wake of Microsoft’s MDT retirement ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/it-admins-are-scrambling-for-alternatives-in-the-wake-of-microsofts-mdt-retirement f9tuCGVGqtsRRYXtoyRmsP Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Four things you need to know about GitHub's AI model training policy – including how to opt out ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/four-things-you-need-to-know-about-githubs-ai-model-training-policy-including-how-to-opt-out 5NscQHqwG9QmzZEBC4F7SN Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:15:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'AI doesn't solve the burnout problem. If anything, it amplifies it': AI coding tools might supercharge software development, but working at 'machine speed' has a big impact on developers ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-doesnt-solve-the-burnout-problem-if-anything-it-amplifies-it-ai-coding-tools-might-supercharge-software-development-but-working-at-machine-speed-has-a-big-impact-on-developers D2JoUZP3RadFvAH7xsH9UN Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘AI tools are now able to transcend their initial training’: Researchers taught GPT-5 to learn an obscure programming language on its own ]]> https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/researchers-taught-openai-gpt-5-to-learn-idris-programming-language-on-its-own dQ52tsGDUUBZnQUVRYHCVe Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:36:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘You need those experts to even define what these transformations are’: COBOL developers will always be needed, even as AI takes the lead on modernization projects ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/you-need-those-experts-to-even-define-what-these-transformations-are-cobol-developers-will-always-be-needed-even-as-ai-takes-the-lead-on-modernization-projects Uq6RNxng9fJbxAU7uzqtWc Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:40:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic says ‘code review has become a bottleneck’ – this new Claude Code feature aims to solve that ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-says-code-review-has-become-a-bottleneck-this-new-claude-code-feature-aims-to-solve-that akzwTBhzkgqqTekfcUdyf5 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:36:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 'anyone can be a software developer' with AI, but skills and experience are still vital ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/satya-nadella-ai-software-development-skills ikYrqBUXb5968i7ZQuyChE Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:50:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Surging third-party risks create software vulnerability headaches for developer teams ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/surging-third-party-risks-create-software-vulnerability-headaches-for-developer-teams NRYDAZEYQQJ9opUzcnipJ9 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:03:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "If it would go away tomorrow, I wouldn't even notice it": is there a future for Stack Overflow in software engineering? ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/is-there-a-future-for-stack-overflow-in-software-engineering Rwp2nuQs4PssN4jeVLmKv6 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:21:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Claude Code flaws left AI tool wide open to hackers – here’s what developers need to know ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/claude-code-flaws-left-ai-tool-wide-open-to-hackers-heres-what-developers-need-to-know 8CoakFoxw8c5ipAJrKAhYh Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI isn’t killing DevOps, you’re just using it wrong ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-isnt-killing-devops-youre-just-using-it-wrong uD7LaCuZs3yQF5rUVCkedS Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic says Claude Code can help streamline 'cost-prohibitive' COBOL modernization, but IBM says it's not that simple – 'decades of hardware-software integration cannot be replicated by moving code' ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-says-claude-code-can-help-streamline-cost-prohibitive-cobol-modernization-but-ibm-says-its-not-that-simple-decades-of-hardware-software-integration-cannot-be-replicated-by-moving-code ZRu8eXsLRLLdEqQPDsHiGP Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:31:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Automated code reviews are coming to Google's Gemini CLI Conductor extension – here's what users need to know ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/automated-code-reviews-are-coming-to-googles-gemini-cli-conductor-extension-heres-what-users-need-to-know owLCJZErsLTt5vohusAVA3 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Claude Code creator Boris Cherny says software engineers are 'more important than ever’ as AI transforms the profession – but Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei still thinks full automation is coming ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/claude-code-creator-boris-cherny-says-software-engineers-are-more-important-than-ever-as-ai-transforms-the-profession-but-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-still-thinks-full-automation-is-coming AYppJ7RTitH36P955Zxv2b Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:28:40 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:36:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ 81% of developers plan to migrate to OpenJDK as Oracle Java pricing concerns reach boiling point ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/oracle-java-pricing-concerns-state-of-java-2026 yYGon95QbNRA6T2Wq67TjZ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:19:02 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Agile development might be 25 years old, but it’s withstood the test of time – and there’s still more to come in the age of AI ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/agile-development-25-year-anniversary-impact-ai UnqTsPFBaiFiuPMZiuTHVa Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:05:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:23:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic Labs chief Mike Krieger claims Claude is essentially writing itself – and it validates a bold prediction by CEO Dario Amodei ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-labs-chief-mike-krieger-claims-claude-is-essentially-writing-itself-and-it-validates-a-bold-prediction-by-ceo-dario-amodei rKSs3CjQCExjbSd9snbvh8 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:14:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI-generated code is fast becoming the biggest enterprise security risk as teams struggle with the ‘illusion of correctness’ ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-generated-code-is-fast-becoming-the-biggest-enterprise-security-risk-as-teams-struggle-with-the-illusion-of-correctness tpS2skWBhDwtvLdGKn58Si Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:48:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is software optimization a lost art? ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/is-software-optimization-a-lost-art cRY4BDwZmwpwLGqEQGQf6 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:24:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Not a shortcut to competence’: Anthropic researchers say AI tools are improving developer productivity – but the technology could ‘inhibit skills formation’ ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-research-ai-coding-skills-formation-impact RFTtVsFBUdLkps53Sjm7Qf Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI coding is taking off in the US – but developers in another country are “catching up fast” ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-coding-is-taking-off-in-the-us-but-developers-in-another-country-are-catching-up-fast 8Fm9DE2paovRJ7LvU854he Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:50:01 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:11:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ So much for ‘trust but verify’: Nearly half of software developers don’t check AI-generated code – and 38% say it's because it takes longer than reviewing code produced by colleagues ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/software-developers-not-checking-ai-generated-code-verification-debt q3P53yHgnJbDBAp2C6bgZg Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:45:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft is shaking up GitHub in preparation for a battle with AI coding rivals ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/microsoft-github-reshuffle-ai-coding-anthropic-cursor aurmTusU4GRvUjWJp4NyfM Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:12:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI could truly transform software development in 2026 – but developer teams still face big challenges with adoption, security, and productivity ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-software-development-2026-vibe-coding-security grXPim7VJic2hshMpkktLB Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:40:26 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:21:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘1 engineer, 1 month, 1 million lines of code’: Microsoft wants to replace C and C++ code with Rust by 2030 – but a senior engineer insists the company has no plans on using AI to rewrite Windows source code ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/microsoft-rust-programming-language-modernization-ai mopEaJfgpzq9cGkYpYd5ZY Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:24:28 +0000 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:25:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ OpenAI's 'Skills in Codex' service aims to supercharge agent efficiency for developers ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/openais-skills-in-codex-service-aims-to-supercharge-agent-efficiency-for-developers R2rQuFTPB8Z6pib7aeKSxf Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘If software development were an F1 race, these inefficiencies are the pit stops that eat into lap time’: Why developers need to sharpen their focus on documentation ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/if-software-development-were-an-f1-race-these-inefficiencies-are-the-pit-stops-that-eat-into-lap-time-why-developers-need-to-sharpen-their-focus-on-documentation 57kX8W4qyCZQkNsk7e46ZV Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:53:31 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:54:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is creating more software flaws – and they're getting worse ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-is-creating-more-software-flaws-and-theyre-getting-worse 2dxNMZRmEoPNiNyxreKr3 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI doesn’t mean your developers are obsolete — if anything you’re probably going to need bigger teams ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-doesnt-mean-your-developers-are-obsolete-if-anything-youre-probably-going-to-need-bigger-teams mtnw8MmSKDaB7AoYnGUPXX Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:23:14 +0000 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:19:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ JetBrains is mothballing its Fleet IDE service — here’s what developers need to know ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/jetbrains-is-mothballing-its-fleet-ide-service-heres-what-developers-need-to-know sc2hWcBJQmoMr3tZyKfeUJ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:12:41 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:13:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Developer accidentally spends company’s entire Cursor budget in one sitting — and discovers worrying flaw that let them extend it by over $1 million ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/developer-accidentally-spends-companys-entire-cursor-budget-in-one-sitting-and-discovers-worrying-flaw-that-let-them-extend-it-by-over-usd1-million dLsmTEqtvuqFpDSiznEWvj Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:52:14 +0000 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:28:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Claude Code is coming to Slack — here’s how to use it, what it can do, and how to get access ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/claude-code-is-coming-to-slack-heres-how-to-use-it-what-it-can-do-and-how-to-get-access vqCUJsCbQQ8TM7K5VHjhxb Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:25:06 +0000 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ AWS says ‘frontier agents’ are here – and they’re going to transform software development ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/aws-says-frontier-agents-are-here-and-theyre-going-to-transform-software-development zsv7VLzrjL4rbso65hqwET Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:00:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Breaking boundaries: Empowering channel partners to unite DevOps and MLOps for a stronger software supply chain ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/breaking-boundaries-empowering-channel-partners-to-unite-devops-and-mlops-for-a-stronger-software-supply-chain Qi2qx5BAKt5eensdFwQUmL Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:58:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks software development is 'exciting again' thanks to vibe coding — but developers might disagree ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-says-vibe-coding-has-made-software-development-exciting-again-developers-might-disagree ZokZVend9Ad5GoUsA5X59A Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:05:00 +0000 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:07:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Slopsquatting’ is a new risk for vibe coding developers – but it can be solved by focusing on the fundamentals ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/slopsquatting-is-a-new-risk-for-vibe-coding-developers-but-it-can-be-solved-by-focusing-on-the-fundamentals nrfYEC9eQKrXXvr6pftQg3 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:32:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Brain founder Andrew Ng thinks everyone should learn programming with ‘vibe coding’ tools – industry experts say that’s probably a bad idea ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/google-brain-founder-andrew-ng-thinks-everyone-should-learn-programming-with-vibe-coding-tools-industry-experts-say-thats-probably-a-bad-idea VeHVBGYNP5x3i7nvT7wR4e Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:35:33 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:45:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is transforming Agile development practices as teams battle mounting delivery cycle pressure and ROI concerns ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-is-transforming-agile-development-practices-as-teams-battle-mounting-delivery-cycle-pressure-and-roi-concerns Jf5wamLL3sLgYCN5PAPagX Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:29:28 +0000 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:53:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Software developer salaries are surging in the UK as AI skills gaps drives demand ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/software-developer-salaries-are-surging-in-the-uk-as-ai-skills-gaps-drives-demand huD9nGTNfhnamMi8vXvVHY Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Red Hat eyes developer workflow efficiency, app modernization gains with new AI tools ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/red-hat-eyes-developer-workflow-efficiency-app-modernization-gains-with-new-ai-tools 3BTHBfkrWMPL3KsvvFfzBo Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ UK software developers are still cautious about AI, and for good reason ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/uk-software-developers-are-still-cautious-about-ai-and-for-good-reason jzTijr5pC6samwAfp4U2W6 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:55:29 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:56:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ GitHub is scrapping some Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini models in Copilot – here's what you need to know and what alternatives are available ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/github-copilot-ai-model-deprecation-openai-anthropic-google a8wJuvGaczRt8LtNSVHunG Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clunky tech is costing developers 20 working days a year – these are the leading ‘productivity drains’ impacting teams ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/clunky-tech-is-costing-developers-20-working-days-a-year-these-are-the-leading-productivity-drains-impacting-teams UusyTJ9jpR7PMov8KRojKA Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:08:13 +0000 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:22:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI-generated code is now the cause of one-in-five breaches – but developers and security leaders alike are convinced the technology will come good eventually ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-generated-code-is-now-the-cause-of-one-in-five-breaches-but-developers-and-security-leaders-alike-are-convinced-the-technology-will-come-good-eventually BJyUaCbykBUPx25vExFApF Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:02:57 +0000 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:16:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic’s new Claude Code web portal aims to make AI coding even more accessible ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-claude-code-for-web-closed-beta-launch JEr3XwQdnACcsaRn8vcmC8 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The UK’s aging developer workforce needs a ‘steady pipeline’ of talent to meet future demand – but AI’s impact on entry-level jobs and changing skills requirements mean it could be fighting an uphill battle ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/the-uks-aging-developer-workforce-needs-a-steady-pipeline-of-talent-to-meet-future-demand-but-ais-impact-on-entry-level-jobs-and-changing-skills-requirements-mean-it-could-be-fighting-an-uphill-battle fN6tSeb7BuFnwvENz27DEc Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:23:42 +0000