Vibe coded applications full of security blunders
Applications generated using vibe coding – where the developer gives free reign to an agent – are likely […]
Fly.io introduces Sprites: lightweight, persistent VMs to isolate agentic AI
Developer-focused hosting company Fly.io has introduced Sprites, VMs (virtual machines) based on the AWS-sponsored Firecracker which are designed […]
Tailwind Labs lays off 75 percent of its engineers thanks to ‘brutal impact’ of AI
Updated: Tailwind Labs CEO Adam Wathan, inventor of the popular open source Tailwind CSS framework, this week confirmed […]
Dramatic drop in Stack Overflow questions as devs look elsewhere for help
Stack Overflow, long the go-to resource for developers seeking coding help, saw its question volume plummet further in […]
Cursor AI editor gets visual designer – but bugs and ever-changing UI irk developers
Anysphere’s Cursor AI editor recently added a visual web designer, but the enhancement has drawn mixed reactions from […]
VS Code update brings agent overload, TypeScript 7 preview, and the end of IntelliCode
Microsoft has updated Visual Studio Code (VS Code), the most popular programmer’s editor, with Agent HQ alongside numerous […]
Research: AI can help or hinder software development, and old-style best practices make the difference
Generative AI can write lots of code but its overall impact on developer productivity is more nuanced. Research […]
JetBrains abandons Fleet IDE, pins hopes on forthcoming Air agentic development tool
Developer tools company JetBrains is discontinuing its Fleet IDE, which was introduced in 2021 but never made it […]
Bun JavaScript runtime acquired by Anthropic, tying its future to AI coding
The Bun JavaScript runtime has been acquired by Anthropic, which already uses the product for deploying Claude Code. […]
AWS Transform revamp uses AI to shift applications from Microsoft’s SQL Server
AWS has revamped its AI-based Transform tool, which assists with application modernization and migration, adding the ability to […]