Tim Anderson
Visual Studio Code update includes return of Unity support, now from Microsoft
Microsoft has updated Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to version 1.81, including support for partial profiles, an improved […]
Microsoft .NET 8 gets November release date, devs hope for stable MAUI
Microsoft will release .NET 8, a long-term support (LTS) version, at the .NET Conf 2023 between November 14-16. […]
Nim programming language version 2.0 released, compiles to native code or JavaScript
The Nim team has released version 2.0 of the Nim programming language, described as evolutionary, now with ORC […]
Bun 0.7.1 released, 1.0 promised for September 7th
Bun, a JavaScript runtime based on Zig and JavaScript Core, has reached version 0.71, with version 1.0 promised […]
Python’s GIL, a ‘major obstacle to concurrency,’ will likely be removed – but slowly
The Python Steering Council intends to remove the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) from Python, speeding concurrent code, but […]
Stack Overflow unveils OverflowAI and VS Code add-in
Stack Overflow has introduced OverflowAI, a service under development which merges AI with its huge database of technical […]
Google releases Android Studio Giraffe, marking 10 years since the first version
Google has released Android Studio “Giraffe”, based on the 2022.3 wave of JetBrains IDEs. Android Studio Giraffe includes […]
JetBrains IDE update previews ‘deeply integrated’ AI Assistant
JetBrains is updating its range of IDEs, including a new AI Assistant with AI chat, code explanation, documentation […]
Microsoft previews TypeChat: structured conversational AI for developers
A team at Microsoft, including TypeScript inventor Anders Heljsberg, has introduced TypeChat, the aim being to add structure […]
EU Cyber Resilence Act moves to next stage, “impending tragedy” for open source?
The Council of the EU has agreed a common position on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which introduces […]