Best of 2025: AI in Software Development: Productivity at the Cost of Code Quality?
New research analyzing 153 million lines of code reveals AI tools may accelerate development but potentially at the expense of maintainable, quality code.
Malicious VS Code Extensions Take Screenshots, Steal Info
Developers were the targets of two new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions created by a threat actor that security researchers believe is experimenting with methods for delivering information-stealing malware to the victims’ systems. The malicious extensions come posing as a harmless “premium dark theme” and an AI-powered coding assistant, but both – […]
Code Quality and Security Risks of AI-Generated Code
AI-powered tools and coding assistants have become popular and widely used among software developers for several reasons. They promise to deliver not only speed and comfort but also a tool for filling knowledge gaps in engineering teams that are short on time and resources. You can leverage such tools to generate code that handles complex […]
The Coding Assistant Bottleneck: Applying the 3-Ways
AI coding assistants are the talk of the town, and for good reason. Tools that can turn a comment into a function or autocomplete entire classes are genuinely changing the developer experience. We’re writing more code, faster than ever before. It feels like a massive productivity win. But is it? While we’ve supercharged the early […]
How AI Code Assistants Can Save 1,000 Years of Developer Time
AI code assistants like GitHub Copilot and IBM watsonx Code Assistant are transforming software development—automating routine tasks, improving code quality, and saving developers up to 200 hours a year. The result: faster delivery, higher innovation, and a real competitive edge.
Cursor 2.0 Brings Faster AI Coding and Multi-Agent Workflows
Cursor 2.0 introduces the Composer AI model and a new multi-agent interface—offering faster coding, smarter context, and seamless DevOps integration.
Hugging Face Opens GitHub Copilot Chat to Open-Source Models
Hugging Face’s new VS Code extension makes GitHub Copilot Chat more flexible, enabling developers to test open-source LLMs like DeepSeek and GLM 4.5.
Survey Surfaces Raft of AI Coding Issues Involving Embedded Systems
A new survey of 785 development and security professionals reveals that 89% of organizations are using AI coding assistants for embedded systems, but concerns over security, licensing risks, and governance remain. Python leads as the top programming language, while SBOM adoption and SCA scans rise across industries.
AI in Software Development: Productivity at the Cost of Code Quality?
New research analyzing 153 million lines of code reveals AI tools may accelerate development but potentially at the expense of maintainable, quality code.
Finding the Right AI Coding Assistant for Your Team
A recent survey by StackOverflow showed that 76% of professional developers are already using or planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for development this year. If you haven’t yet evaluated and chosen an AI coding assistant for your team, you may quickly find yourself in the minority.