JetBrains releases its AI Assistant and pricing – but how does it compare to Github Copilot?

JetBrains has released its AI Assistant, now available in the 2023.3 versions of its range of IDEs and its next-generation…

20 years of Django: Version 5.0 is out with improved form authoring and new ORM features

The Django project has released version 5.0 of this popular web application framework for Python, including improvements to ORM (Object-relational…

AWS adds features to CodeWhisperer stables: AI for infrastructure as code, Visual Studio C# support and more

AWS has added features to its CodeWhisperer AI assistant for developers, including support for infrastructure as code (IaC), security scanning…

PHP 8.3 is released with new features as 8.0 heads for end of life

PHP 8.3 released today into the cold light of day, with fresh features including an Override attribute, JSON validation and…

Ubuntu chiselled containers arrive for .NET – smaller, more secure, but beware 'sharp edges'

Ubuntu has made its chiselled containers for .NET generally available, providing a claimed 20 percent performance improvement for container startup…

Apple's Objective-C 'appears to be reaching its end of life' - or so says JetBrains survey

JetBrains has released its annual State of Developer Ecosystem report, including the claim that Apple’s Objective-C language “appears to be…

How to fix the biggest obstacle to developer productivity: dysfunctional organizations

“Every day, people badge in, buzz in, swipe in, scan in, sign in, or otherwise just walk into their places…

Rust now has a Specification Team - but it will not define the language

The Rust leadership has formed a Specification Team, a key step towards delivering a specification for a programming language that…

Visual Studio 17.8 released with .NET 8, but progress is slow with much-requested features

Microsoft has released Visual Studio 17.8 as part of its .NET 8 release wave, with hundreds of new features including…