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Junior developers lack coding skills because of an overreliance on AI toolsNews Junior software developers may lack coding skills because of an overreliance on AI tools, industry experts suggest.
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Flaws in a popular dev library could let hackers run malicious code in your MongoDB databaseNews A popular third party library of MongoDB could allow attackers to execute malicious code on company servers.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Turns out AI isn't that popular at work – except for devsNews Research from Anthropic shows that while AI adoption is sluggish in most professions, software developers and writers are very keen.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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GitHub's new 'Agent Mode' feature lets AI take the reins for developersNews GitHub has unveiled the launch of 'Agent Mode' - a new agentic AI feature aimed at automating developer activities.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Why the CrowdStrike outage was a wakeup call for developer teamsNews The CrowdStrike outage in 2024 has prompted wholesale changes to software testing and development lifecycle practices, according to new research.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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The world's first 'AI software engineer' isn't living up to expectationsNews Devin, a coding assistant from Cognition AI hailed as the world's 'first AI software engineer', hasn't quite lived up to expectations, according to researchers.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Oracle Java pricing concerns could spark a developer exodusNews Oracle Java users have raised concerns over pricing, with many considering switching to open source options.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Salesforce may put hiring freeze on software engineers, Benioff suggestsNews Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has suggested the company may freeze hiring for software engineers as the company records productivity boosts through AI agents.
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Mark Zuckerberg says AI will be doing the work of mid-level engineers this yearNews The Meta founder thinks 2025 will herald a profound shift in the software engineering profession
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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AI helped Google engineers cut code migration times in halfNews The firm also simplified communications as migrations can be completed by a single engineer
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Shadow AI is creeping its way into software developmentNews Enterprises need to create smart AI usage policies that balance the benefits and risks
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Developers are struggling to build generative AI applications – here's whyNews AI coding tools could help, though experts told ITPro that businesses should keep a focus on core software engineering skills
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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