V8 JavaScript engine gets eager compilation hints, but will devs use sparingly as advised?

The V8 JavaScript engine, used by the Chrome web browser, Node.js and elsewhere, has a new feature which lets developers mark a file for...

AWS adds MCP support to Q Developer command-line, IDE promised soon

AWS has added Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to its Q Developer AI-driven coding assistant, initially only for the command line (CLI) but with...

JetBrains defends removal of negative reviews for unpopular AI Assistant

JetBrains has defended its removal of negative reviews and feedback for its AI Assistant on its plugin marketplace, stating that this was either in...

GNU compiler collection 15.1 released: COBOL support, improved Rust, compatibility concerns

GCC (GNU compiler collection) 15.1 is out, a major new version and the first to include a COBOL front-end, though it is limited to...

The hidden cost of dev stack diversity within an enterprise: ‘Engineering chaos’

A survey of over 100 enterprises reported by DevOps startup Earthly showed that the top CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) issue is not speed but...

Docker introduces MCP Catalog and Toolkit as vendors scramble to support the protocol despite security concerns

Docker has introduced its own MCP (Model Context Protocol) catalog alongside an MCP Toolkit for managing MCP tools. The MCP Catalog is part of Docker...

Next.js 15.3 released with near-complete Turbopack support – but React Server Components are under fire

Next.js 15.3 is out with near-complete Turbopack support – but React Server Components (RSCs) are under fire in the community after a Shopify engineer...

JetBrains goes live with Junie AI agent, updates AI assistant, adds free tier

Developer tools maker JetBrains has declared its Junie AI coding agent production-ready, updated its older AI Assistant with support for new models, and introduced...

JRuby 10 released with jump to Ruby 3.4, Java 21, despite loss of Red Hat sponsorship

The team behind JRuby has released version 10 with a jump compatibility to Ruby 3.4, a minimum Java version of 21, full optimization by...

PHP security audit of critical code reveals flaws, fixed in new release

The PHP Foundation has reported the results of a security audit of the most critical parts of the PHP source code, which turned up...