Articles for category: Software (Tech & Development)

March 8, 2025

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New VS Code Release Polishes Experimental GitHub Copilot Agent Mode — Visual Studio Magazine

News New VS Code Release Polishes Experimental GitHub Copilot Agent Mode Since Microsoft-owned GitHub introduced the experimental Agent Mode for GitHub Copilot, the original “AI pair programmer” description of the tool advanced to “autonomous peer programmer” en route to the possible end goal of simply, “AI programmer.” The tech has been polished in the latest update to Visual Studio Code, the February update taking it to v1.98. When GitHub announced Agent Mode and other advanced GenAI tech, CEO Thomas Dohmke said : “Developer teams will soon be joined by teams of intelligent, increasingly advanced AI agents that act as peer-programmers

March 8, 2025

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February’s IT job market in the US shows mixed signals; unemployment ticks up – Computerworld

The jobs report shows a market trying to balance itself amid falling consumer confidence and ongoing economic uncertaintyr\, according to Ger Doyle, US country manager for staffing firm ManpowerGroup. While the labor market remains resilient, job seekers face challenges, and signs of cooling indicate cautious employer behavior. “This year, our real-time data shows that demand is down 6%,” Doyle said in a statement. “We’re also seeing month-over-month declines in areas tied to consumer confidence and goods production — particularly with retail managers, where demand has dropped 16% — and in wholesale and manufacturing, down 20%. These declines are noticeable and

March 8, 2025

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Microsoft reportedly struggling to build its own reasoning models to rival OpenAI

Different priorities Jason Andersen, vice president and principal analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy, noted that the two companies have different priorities. “OpenAI focuses on delivering the best models in service of the mission of achieving AGI [artificial general intelligence]. There are not many (or any) multi-billion dollar revenue engines with that level of single-mindedness. I believe that Microsoft is dealing with a wide range of AI priorities and that’s precisely why [Microsoft AI CEO] Suleyman was brought in to balance these efforts,” he said. “This range of priorities is also why we have seen Microsoft partner with other LLM [large

March 8, 2025

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Key Phases and Best Practices

Coding has become one of the most common tasks in modern society. With computers now central to almost every field, more people are designing algorithms and writing code to solve various problems. From healthcare to finance, robust software systems power our daily operations, making good software design essential to avoid inefficiencies and bottlenecks. This involves not just writing code but also designing systems that are easy to scale, maintain, and debug, while allowing others to contribute effectively. Inefficient or ineffective software design can lead to significant issues, like scope creep, miscommunication within teams, project delays, resource misallocation, and complex systems

March 8, 2025

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How to Grow Fast From an Intern to Senior Software Engineer

Thousands of new software engineers enter the industry every year with aspirations to make a mark, but many struggle to grow efficiently. Transitioning from an entry-level engineer to a senior software engineer is challenging and rewarding, requiring strategic effort, persistence, and the ability to learn from every experience. This article outlines a simple, effective strategy to accelerate your journey. This is not a shortcut; it is quite the opposite. This is a way to develop a solid base of earned knowledge for long-term growth with urgency and focus.  Fast growth from intern to senior engineer requires a clear understanding of

March 8, 2025

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Mar 7, 2025: 10 AI updates from the past week

Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and it can be hard to keep up with it all. We’ve written this roundup to share updates from 10 notable companies that have recently enhanced their products with AI.  JFrog launches end-to-end DevSecOps platform for deploying AI applications JFrog is releasing a new end-to-end solution for developing and deploying enterprise AI applications that brings together development teams, data scientists, and machine learning engineers into a single platform.  JFrog ML provides a holistic view of the entire AI software supply chain, from software packages to

March 8, 2025

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Developer sabotaged ex-employer IT systems with kill switch • The Register

A federal jury in Cleveland has found a senior software developer guilty of sabotaging his employer’s systems – and he’s now facing a potential ten years behind bars. Davis Lu, 55, of Houston, Texas, was a seasoned coder employed by power-management biz Eaton Corporation between November 2007 to October 2019. In his last year with the outfit, there was a corporate restructuring and he was demoted, both in terms of job responsibilities and server access. On August 9, 2019 Lu began introducing home-designed malware onto at least one of his employer’s production systems. He wrote a Java program that would,

March 8, 2025

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Model Context Protocol Bridges LLMs to the Apps They Need

“This is very much like microservices, but we are bringing in intelligence,” said Mahesh Murag, Anthropic engineer for applied AI, describing the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open source born at Anthropic to standardize how applications could provide context to LLMs and the agents that power them. Murag was speaking at the AI Engineer Summit, held last month in New York, and his talk sparked a wave of interest in MCP (first released in November), as folks discussed the best way to streamline the developer process for getting agents to interact with the rest of the computing world. Today’s Agentic

March 7, 2025

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Is Postgres the best database for GenAI?

March 7, 2025 Jeremy “Jezz” Kellway, VP of Engineering for Analytics and Data & AI at EDB (Enterprise Database), joins Ryan for a conversation about Postgres and AI. They unpack how Postgres is becoming the standard database for AI applications, the importance of managing unstructured data, and the implications of data sovereignty and governance in AI. Credit: Alexandra Francis Source link

March 7, 2025

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Four steps toward building an open source community

Open source projects generally begin with a problem to be solved. If it’s a problem a lot of people have, it may gain traction. Eventually you might have many people contributing. Before you know it, your project might turn into more than just a project, but a community. That requires you as a maintainer to think differently about what you’re doing. It’s no longer just about writing code, but about facilitating relationships. In this article, we’ll explore four steps to take to help your open source project evolve into a healthy community. 1. Lay the ground work early It’s never