State of Rust survey 2024: most Rust developers worry about the future of the language

The State of Rust survey results for 2024 are out, showing increased productivity but also that slow compilation and debugging…

React team formally deprecates Create React App following 'perfect storm of incompatibility'

The React team has officially deprecated the Create React App, once recommended as an easy way to get started, following…

Stack Exchange dabbles with AI answers – despite Stack Overflow banning them in 2022

Stack Exchange is experimenting with AI-generated answers, despite a ban on using AI-generated content on Stack Overflow, the section of…

Podman adds OCI artifact support, and Podman Desktop 1.16 lands with experimental features

The RedHat-sponsored Podman and Podman Desktop projects are evolving rapidly, with new and recent features including OCI (Open Container Initiative)…

Apple open sources Swift Build

Apple has made Swift Build open source, this being the engine used by Xcode for building Swift projects, with the…

Perforce previews AI validation for Perfecto, edges toward "fully autonomous testing"

Perforce has previewed AI-based testing in its Perfecto user interface (UI) testing platform. Testers use plain language prompts to define…

State of Java report shows strong migration from Java 8, rise of Apache Spark

Azul has published its 2025 State of Java report, showing that enterprises are working hard to upgrade applications from Java…

More React, more app-like: GitHub engineer outlines future UI for its DevOps platform

A GitHub software engineer has described the past, present and future of UI (user interface) at GitHub, including increasing use…

Rust-powered Zed editor plans Vim mode improvements

Zed, an editor written from scratch in Rust, is getting enhanced Vim compatibility during 2025 with the hope of attracting…