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Vibe coding startup Cursor just launched a GitHub alternativeNews Cursor could muscle in on GitHub’s dominance, but the startup has its work cut out
By Ross Kelly Published
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The GitHub outage explainedNews An eight-hour GitHub outage saw an error rate of 50% for repo downloads and major disruption to Actions, APIs, and Copilot
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Amazon targets agent safety gains with investment in team behind Lean programming languageNews The tech giant hopes support for the open source programming language could drive AI agent safety improvements
By Ross Kelly Published
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What the shift to 'tiny teams' could mean for software engineersNews The influx of AI tools means many firms could create smaller, more agile teams to speed up development processes
By Ross Kelly Published
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Developers are swerving programming fundamentals in favor of AINews O'Reilly has recorded a massive fall in programming fundamentals courses, but that’s not to suggest devs aren’t learning key skills
By Nicole Kobie Published
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IBM targets AI cost optimization with updates to Bob developer toolNews New features for IBM Bob aim to provide greater oversight of AI usage and improve resource allocation
By Ross Kelly Published
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Demand for AI-savvy devs is surging, but enterprises can't fill vacanciesNews Hiring is shifting away from traditional software development toward specialized roles to integrate, govern, and scale AI systems
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Forward deployed engineers are big tech’s latest gambit to drive AI adoptionNews With Microsoft and AWS placing their faith in forward deployed engineers, enterprises will gain a helping hand with tricky AI adoption projects
By Ross Kelly Published
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Context engineering could be the key to tackling surging AI token costsAnalysis With AI costs rising and enterprises racking up huge bills, engineering leaders need to take drastic measures to limit costs
By Ross Kelly Published
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Enterprises are shipping so much AI-generated code they can't control or secure itNews As AI coding becomes commonplace, organizations are struggling to control what they are shipping
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Enterprises are shipping a torrent of untested AI-generated codeNews With speed routinely prioritized over quality, organizations often respond by taking shortcuts
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Increased AI use means developers spend more time reviewing code than everNews While AI is improving productivity and efficiency, many developers are caught up in a vicious cycle of code reviews and bug hunting
By Ross Kelly Published
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