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Linus Torvalds is 'a huge believer' in using AI to maintain code - just don't call it a revolution
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-ai-tool-maintaining-linux-code/

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Linus Torvalds is 'a huge believer' in using AI to maintain code - just don't call it a revolution
Torvalds is sick of all the AI hype, but says AI is finally maturing to the point where it will be useful for Linux developers and maintainers.
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JetBrains Fleet dropped for AI products instead
https://blog.jetbrains.com/fleet/2025/12/the-future-of-fleet/

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The JetBrains Blog
The Future of Fleet | The Fleet Blog
TL;DR Fleet started as our attempt to explore a new generation of JetBrains IDEs, developed in parallel with those based on the IntelliJ Platform. Over time, we learned that having two general-purpose
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Starting March 1, 2026, GitHub will introduce a new $0.002 per minute fee for self-hosted runner usage.
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-16-coming-soon-simpler-pricing-and-a-better-experience-for-github-actions/

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The GitHub Blog
Update to GitHub Actions pricing - GitHub Changelog
Update: We’ve read your posts and heard your feedback. We’re postponing the announced billing change for self-hosted GitHub Actions to take time to re-evaluate our approach. We are continuing to…
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"If you time-traveled to 1979 and found yourself sitting across from me in my office at Bell Labs—just as I was drafting the initial designs for what would become 'C with Classes'—what would you tell me?": A homework by Bjarne Stroustrup.
https://coderschmoder.com/i-time-traveled-1979-met-bjarne-stroustrup

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From the programming community on Reddit: "If you time-traveled to 1979 and found yourself sitting across from me in my office…
Posted by CoderSchmoder - 162 votes and 75 comments
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ty, a fast Python type checker by the uv devs, is now in beta
https://astral.sh/blog/ty

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astral.sh
ty: An extremely fast Python type checker and language server
ty is an extremely fast Python type checker and language server, written in Rust, and designed as an alternative to mypy, Pyright, and Pylance.
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AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'
https://www.finalroundai.com/blog/aws-ceo-ai-cannot-replace-junior-developers

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AWS CEO Explains 3 Reasons AI Can’t Replace Junior Devs
AWS CEO Matt Garman pushes back on AI replacing junior developers and explains how AI should be used in the workplace.
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MI6 (British Intelligence equivalent to the CIA) will be requiring new agents to learn how to code in Python. Not only that, but they're widely publicizing it.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/16/mi6_chief_well_be_as/

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The Register
MI6 chief: We'll be as fluent in Python as we are in Russian
: New spy boss says officers must master code alongside tradecraft as agency navigates 'space between peace and war'
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Security vulnerability found in Rust Linux kernel code.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=3e0ae02ba831da2b707905f4e602e43f8507b8cc

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From the programming community on Reddit: Security vulnerability found in Rust Linux kernel code.
Posted by BlueGoliath - 102 votes and 127 comments
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AI helps ship faster but it produces 1.7× more bugs
https://www.coderabbit.ai/blog/state-of-ai-vs-human-code-generation-report

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AI vs human code gen report: AI code creates 1.7x more issues
We analyzed 470 open-source GitHub pull requests, using CodeRabbit’s structured issue taxonomy and found that AI generated code creates 1.7x more issues.
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GitHub walks back plan to charge for self-hosted runners
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/github_charge_dev_own_hardware/?td=rt-3a

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The Register
GitHub walks back plan to charge for self-hosted runners
updated: Engineers cried foul over plan to charge $0.002/min.
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Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/18/code-proven-to-work/

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Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
In all of the debates about the value of AI-assistance in software development there’s one depressing anecdote that I keep on seeing: the junior engineer, empowered by some class of …
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How Apollo 11’s onboard software handled overloads in real time lessons from Margaret Hamilton’s work
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_%28software_engineer%29

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