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Microsoft is shaking up GitHub in preparation for a battle with AI coding rivalsNews 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 2030News 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 developersNews 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 documentationNews 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 worseNews 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 teamsAnalysis 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 knowNews The Fleet IDE platform will be discontinued later this month and updates will stop
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Developer accidentally spends company’s entire Cursor budget in one sittingNews 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 SlackNews Users can get access to Claude Code in Slack today and begin delegating tasks
By Nicole Kobie Published
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AWS says new ‘frontier agents’ will transform software developmentNews A new class of AI agents promises days of autonomous work and added safety checks
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Breaking boundaries: Empowering channel partners to unite DevOps and MLOps for a stronger software supply chainIndustry Insights Unifying DevOps and MLOps speeds delivery, strengthens governance, and improves software supply chain efficiency
By Yuval Fernbach Published
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