Tim Anderson
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 […]
Cython 3.0 released after nearly 5 years, but beware breaking changes
Cython 3.0 has been declared done by co-developer Dr Stefan Behnel, after what he said was “close to […]
Visual Studio preview updates Extension Manager and HTTP Editor, both lag VS Code
Microsoft has released a further preview of Visual Studio 17.7, the next update to its Windows IDE, with […]
WordPress Playground: a real-world use for PHP in WebAssembly
The WordPress team has developed Playground, which runs the ubiquitous CMS (Content Management System) in the browser or […]
GitHub previews passkeys for no-password authentication, but some would-be adopters struggle
GitHub has introduced passkeys as a passwordless option for signing into its web application, currently in beta. According […]