Month: January 2025

As businesses and professionals adapt to the evolving needs of the modern workforce, traditional office spaces are increasingly being replaced by dynamic and inspiring work environments. However, numerous organisations are still limited by traditional office management systems. These systems often lack the agility, automation, and the scalability necessary to keep up with the intricacies of… …

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The software industry has long grappled with a paradox: the larger the development team and codebase, the slower the rate of progress. However, Sourcegraph believes its AI coding agents will overcome this bottleneck. By automating repetitive and tedious coding tasks, Sourcegraph says its AI coding agents will unlock efficiency in enterprise software development while empowering… …

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Google has released the source code of the OS behind Pebble, providing a boost to the community keeping the trailblazing smartwatch alive. This announcement comes at a time when new Pebble hardware is on the horizon, with founder Eric Migicovsky confirming plans for a modern reboot of the popular smartwatch. Pebble first captured global attention… …

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A security engineer has revealed a series of critical vulnerabilities in Git tools that exposed millions of developers to credential theft. RyotaK, a security engineer at GMO Flatt Security Inc., was bug hunting for the GitHub Bug Bounty program in October 2024 when they discovered weaknesses in GitHub Desktop, Git Credential Manager, Git LFS, GitHub… …

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As technology evolves and customer expectations soar, companies must adapt and experiment to uncover new growth opportunities. But how do organisations effectively balance experimentation with the inherent risks it poses? To dig deeper into this topic, Developer caught up with Dave Longman, Head of Delivery at software development specialists Headforwards, to get his insights on… …

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Security in development won’t become “invisible” this year, but it will become easier to manage. Those are the thoughts of Danny Allan, CTO at developer-orientated cybersecurity firm Snyk. Right now, developers are primarily tasked with creativity – building things – however, security has become part of their remit with the shift left. Allan believes we’re… …

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JetBrains has announced the launch of Junie, an AI-powered coding agent designed to redefine how software developers interact with code. Dubbed as a step towards the future of co-creation in integrated development environments (IDEs), Junie promises to improve productivity, code quality, and task execution for millions of developers worldwide. JetBrains says the introduction of Junie… …

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched parallel investigations into Apple and Google, examining their influence over “mobile ecosystems”—the operating systems, app stores, and browsers that power smartphones and tablets. The investigations will explore the impact of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms on the experiences of millions of British consumers and the viability… …

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A report jointly published by Coder and SlashData has shed light on the current practices and future directions of development environments. With organisations increasingly moving towards standardisation, the ‘State of Development Environments 2025’ report provides insights into the industry’s trajectory, its challenges, and its potential opportunities for growth. Standardisation of development environments gains traction One… …

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AI coding tools are sophisticated software applications that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist developers throughout the development lifecycle. These tools can understand context, learn from patterns, and generate code suggestions based on vast amounts of training data from open-source repositories and best programming practices. These intelligent assistants can help with various tasks:… …

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