Linus Torvalds is 'a huge believer' in using AI to maintain code - just don't call it a revolution
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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.
JetBrains Fleet dropped for AI products instead
https://blog.jetbrains.com/fleet/2025/12/the-future-of-fleet/
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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
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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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…
"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.
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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…
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ty, a fast Python type checker by the uv devs, is now in beta
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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.
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.
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'
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.
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AI helps ship faster but it produces 1.7× more bugs
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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.
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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GitHub walks back plan to charge for self-hosted runners
updated: Engineers cried foul over plan to charge $0.002/min.
Your job is to deliver code you have 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 …
How Apollo 11’s onboard software handled overloads in real time lessons from Margaret Hamilton’s work
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I found the stupidest take on Vibe Coding
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Vibe Coding 101: A Beginner’s Guide to AI-Assisted Development
Master the key habits of vibe coding and level up your coding style with simple examples and easy steps.
AI’s Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/17/AIs-unpaid-debt-how-llm-scrapers-destroy-the-social-contract-of-open-source.html
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From the programming community on Reddit: AI’s Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
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Microsoft to move away from C/C++ to Rust using AI assisted coding
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Principal Software Engineer (CoreAI) | Microsoft Careers | Galen Hunt | 12 comments
I have an open position in my team for a IC5 Principal Software Engineer. The position is in-person in Redmond.
My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030. Our strategy is to combine AI *and* Algorithms to rewrite Microsoft’s…
My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030. Our strategy is to combine AI *and* Algorithms to rewrite Microsoft’s…
Google's boomerang year: 20% of AI software engineers hired in 2025 were ex-employees
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/google-boomerang-year-20percent-ai-software-devs-hired-2025-ex-employees.html
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CNBC
Google's boomerang year: 20% of AI software engineers hired in 2025 were ex-employees
As competition heats up for AI talent, Google turned to hiring more so-called boomerang employees in 2025.
i wrote a code editor in C and now i'm a changed man
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GitHub - thisismars-x/light: text editor made for me, by me
text editor made for me, by me. Contribute to thisismars-x/light development by creating an account on GitHub.