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In a recent mailing list update, Linus Torvalds expressed frustration over passive voice in commit messages, urging developers to adopt a more active and clear communication style.
Microsoft's GitHub has released GitHub Copilot Chat for JetBrains IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA. It's available for everyone to use now following a private beta but requires a subscription.
GitHub has said that generative AI tools for developers will lead to a huge $1.5 trillion boost to global GDP by the year 2030. It said people are still learning what it can do to help them.
Microsoft has updated Visual Studio Code. It comes with several updates of interest to developers including GitHub Copilot Chat improvements and read-only mode for specific files and folders.
GitHub users will now be able to privately report vulnerabilities to code maintainers. The feature was in public beta since last year but has been graduated to general availability.
Leading neural network engineers are being offered fantastic compensation packages, according to people in the know. Some have been offered up to $20 million worth of assets for their labour.
Apple has announced the Swift Student Challenge. It is a chance for budding software developers to enter their project for a chance to win some WWDC23 swag and possibly an invite to Apple Park.
In the third preview of Visual Studio 17.5, Microsoft added spell-checking functionality for C#, C++, and Markdown files. If you correct any identifiers it will auto-refactor your code.
Amazon has massively reduced its software development job openings following the laying off of around 18,000 employees. There are still a few hundred openings but this is down around 99%.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 4. It ports more of the program to the native macOS UI, fixes several issues, and allows for improved dragging and dropping of tool windows.
Apple has released Swift Playgrounds 4.0. With this update, most of the new features have been made available to the iPad version rather than the one for macOS. Read on for a full changelog.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6. The latest version of Visual Studio focuses on quality-of-life improvements with the AI-assisted code companion IntelliCode and Hot Reload.
GitHub has made it possible for users to upload videos across its platform. This offers several benefits such as making bugs easier to reproduce and giving a demo of features in development.
Cadence has announced its new Palladium Z2 and Protium X2 "dynamic duo" systems. The Palladium and Protium products provide pre-silicon hardware and software testing for hardware companies.
The Rust Foundation has been established to act as the steward for the increasingly popular programming language Rust. Its backers include AWS, Huawei, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla.
Google's letting members of the public submit code to its Fuchsia operating system repositories. The firm has been working on Fuchsia since 2016 and this move could speed up development.
The GNOME project has announced Circle, a programme that it hopes will allow it to build its developer outreach. Circle lowers the barriers for developers that want to be a part of the GNOME project.
The Intel OFS aims to increase the adoption of FPGAs in the industry by providing an open-source platform that enables code modularity and reusability when developing and deploying on FPGAs.
"Crunch culture" - in which employees are forced to work overtime towards the release of a product - has been the subject of criticism over the past few years. What are your thoughts on the matter?
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With Amazon Honeycode, users can build web and mobile applications that are tailored specifically for tasks that involve tracking data over time and notifying users of changes - without any code.
Google has announced that Grasshopper, a tool to help get people get started with programming, is now available on the desktop. Previously, it was only available via Android and iOS apps.
Apple has announced a new project called Entrepreneur Camp which aims to assist women in app-driven businesses. The firm plans to run its initial camp in January and has strict entry rules.
