Programming
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What is Electron and why is it so controversial?
In-depth Developers love the simplicity of Electron, and it could lead to major savings, but many urge caution over the potential security risks to users
By James O'Malley Published
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Yandex data breach reveals source code littered with racist language
News Yandex source code for a range of key services was leaked to a popular hacker forum last week
By Ross Kelly Published
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Return of the Mac
In-depth Developer Jarosław Mazurkiewicz explains the creative process behind MacintoshPi and why he wanted to bring a classic Mac back to life
By David Crookes Published
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Developers more likely to introduce security vulnerabilities in code when using AI assistants
News The findings come as an increasing number of developers turn to AI pair programmers due to productivity benefits
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Women pursuing computing degrees surges, the biggest growth rate of any subject area
News However, the amount of women beginning computing degrees this year is still low compared to men, a figure of 6,450 compared to 27,735
By Zach Marzouk Published
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NSA: Phase out memory-unsafe languages like C and C++
News The US agency advises organisations to begin using languages like Rust, Java, and Swift
By Zach Marzouk Published
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GitHub Copilot for business ‘expected to boost enterprise adoption’
News GitHub says its new business offering for its legally beleaguered AI pair programmer is the development that businesses and large enterprises have been waiting for
By Connor Jones Published
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Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot sued over “software piracy on an unprecedented scale”
News The lawsuit stated that this is the first class-action case in the US challenging the training and output of AI systems
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Are coding bootcamps worth it?
In-depth Fast-track software development programmes often promise a quick way into a high-paying and lucrative career, but you’d be right to approach with caution
By Connor Jones Published
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Why low-code and no-code can be a route through recession
In-depth Businesses in need of cost and time-savings might benefit from alternative methodologies
By John Loeppky Published
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Microsoft Azure CTO hails 'most loved' Rust as the successor to C and C++
News Rust is a newer programming language that developers enjoy using and learning, and it's being adopted far across the industry, too
By Connor Jones Published
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Programming with Python: Time to upgrade to fancy ANSI
Opinion Wordle inspires Dick to reinvent his 1980s ASCII toolkit for the 2020s, but this time he doubles down with ANSI
By Dick Pountain Published
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