In a recent survey of more than 1100 astronomers, almost half have received little or no software training, despite 90% writing at least some of their own code. Jon Cartwright reports on the latest ...

Even while modern tools and services make developers more productive, there's still an 'app gap'. It's the gap between the code you have the resources to build and the code that your stakeholders want ...

As large language models (LLMs) continue to improve at coding, the benchmarks used to evaluate their performance are steadily becoming less useful. That's because though many LLMs have similar high ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang caused a stir when he declared recently that kids no longer need to learn to code - AI will do that for us. “Over the last 10-15 years, almost everybody who sits on a stage ...

Google and Microsoft might be arch rivals in desktop and mobile, but their interests align in some areas of programming thanks to Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Microsoft's open-source code editor that ...

The generative AI technology powering ChatGPT—OpenAI's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 LLMs—is available to R users, with a growing collection of packages and apps to choose from. ChatGPT can answer questions about ...

BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.

Code pours from Feross Aboukhadijeh’s fingers. As a devotee of the open source software movement, he has written immensely popular web apps, peer-to-peer file exchanges, and more than 100 other pieces ...

“Learn to code.” That three-word pejorative is perpetually on the lips and at the fingertips of internet trolls and tech bros whenever media layoffs are announced. A useless sentiment in its own right ...

The best laptops for programming aren't too different from the best laptops overall, but they are a little more focused. Our favorite laptops for programming have great keyboards, big bright displays ...

A little over a year ago, as the Covid-19 lockdowns were beginning to fan out across the globe, most folks grasped for toilet paper and canned food. The thing I reached for: a search function. The ...