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GitHub updates Innovation Graph with latest developer trends

Ryan Daws — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:35:16 +0000

GitHub’s Innovation Graph has been updated with data from Q4 2023, offering a comprehensive view of global developer activity over the past four years. The latest findings highlight the increasing popularity of AI among developers, leading to a rise in project documentation. This trend is attributed to the widespread use of chat-based generative AI tools... Read more »

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JetBrains launches 2024.1 with local AI code completion

Ryan Daws — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:01:33 +0000

JetBrains has released the 2024.1 updates for its IDEs with several major new features, headlined by full-line code autocompletion powered by local AI models. The new full-line code completion functionality ensures code suggestions are processed entirely on the user’s device, minimising latency and providing a seamless offline experience. “We’ve developed models that run directly on... Read more »

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Python skills ‘increasingly essential’ to dev teams venturing into advanced AI

James Bourne — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:09:15 +0000

Python’s status as the primary language for AI and machine learning projects, from its extensive data-handling capabilities to its flexibility and portability, is well-founded. Just how well-founded can be seen in new user data from Snowflake. The cloud data provider reported that, year on year, use of Python grew 571% in Snowpark, Snowflake’s set of... Read more »

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GitHub’s code scanning autofix enters public beta

Ryan Daws — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:58:27 +0000

GitHub has announced that its code scanning autofix feature, powered by GitHub Copilot and CodeQL, is now available in public beta for all GitHub Advanced Security customers. The autofix tool aims to remediate over two-thirds of vulnerabilities found during code scanning with minimal editing required by developers. “Our vision for application security is an environment... Read more »

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NVIDIA employs GenAI for rapid software vulnerability detection

Ryan Daws — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:02:57 +0000

NVIDIA has demonstrated how its generative AI technologies can help to quickly identify and mitigate common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) and other software security risks. The NVIDIA NIM and NeMo Retriever microservices – along with the Morpheus accelerated AI framework – enable security analysts to detect and mitigate risks in a matter of seconds, a... Read more »

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AI in game development grows despite concerns

Ryan Daws — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:07:59 +0000

A growing number of game development studios are embracing AI to streamline their processes, according to a new industry report from Unity. The report finds that 62 percent of studios now utilise AI tools at some stage of development. The top use cases include improving character animations, code writing assistance, art and level generation, narrative... Read more »

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Java remains backbone of enterprise applications

Ryan Daws — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:45:30 +0000

Java is set to remain the stable backbone of enterprise applications, according to a new report from Perforce Software. The 2024 Java Developer Productivity Report is based on a survey of 440 respondents across 72 countries. Among the key findings, 60 percent of respondents said their companies plan to add Java developers in the coming... Read more »

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Google experiments with AI-generated ‘App Highlights’ in Play Store

Ryan Daws — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:49:09 +0000

Google’s quest for integrating AI across its products and services continues as the tech giant is now turning to using it for enhancing the Play Store experience. According to reports, Google is experimenting with using AI to generate information for the App Highlights section in the Play Store. An update shared on social media by... Read more »

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GitHub invites open-source AI developers to apply for Accelerator

Ryan Daws — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:49:52 +0000

GitHub has announced applications are now open for the next cohort of its Accelerator program, which provides funding, mentoring, and other benefits for early-stage open-source projects. There is a particular focus this year on developers building AI solutions. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until 5 March 2024. Ten projects will be selected... Read more »

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Meta explains how it boosted AI development efficiency

Ryan Daws — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:10:24 +0000

Meta’s AI engineers were increasingly frustrated with slow build times and inefficient distribution processes hindering their productivity. The company has now outlined the solutions its engineers devised to maximise efficiency. The workflows of Meta’s machine learning engineers consist of iteratively checking-out code, writing new algorithms, building models, packaging the output, and testing in Meta’s remote... Read more »

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