Tag: developer tools
GitHub Copilot Gets Its Own App — and It’s More Than a Coding Assistant
Tom Smith | | Agent Merge, agentic development, AI coding assistant, CI/CD, developer tools, devops automation, GitHub Copilot, software development lifecycleGitHub has launched a standalone Copilot desktop app in technical preview, moving beyond the IDE to introduce a dedicated cockpit for agentic development. The app enables developers to manage parallel, isolated agent ...
5 Facts About AI Coding Agents from Comprehensive Benchmarking
Graham Neubig | | AI coding agents, benchmarking, developer tools, Large Language Models, software developmentAI coding agents are becoming more capable, but evaluating them is harder than it looks. Most benchmarks focus on a single dimension of agent capabilities; for instance, the popular SWE-Bench benchmark only ...
GitHub Copilot CLI Gets a Second Opinion — and It’s From a Different AI Family
Tom Smith | | AI agents, AI code review, Claude Sonnet 4.6, cross-family collaboration, developer tools, GitHub Copilot, GPT-5.4, Rubber Duck, SWE-Bench ProGitHub Copilot CLI’s "Rubber Duck" experimental feature uses cross-family model collaboration (Claude + GPT-5.4) to catch architectural flaws and reduce logic errors ...
GitHub Copilot Coding Agent for Jira Connects Planning to Pull Requests Without Leaving Your Workflow
Tom Smith | | assign issues, coding agent, context switching, developer tools, draft PRs, GitHub Copilot, innovation, integration, JIRA, planning, Productivity, workflowGitHub Copilot, the coding agent, now integrates with Jira. Assign issues to Copilot and get draft PRs — no context switching between planning and code ...
Eclipse Foundation Extends Scope and Reach of Open VSX Registry
Mike Vizard | | AI coding tools, application development, AWS, developer tools, digital sovereignty, encryption, exposed credentials, extension name spoofing, funding model, malicious pattern detection, multi-region architecture, namespace impersonation, rate limiting, security infrastructure, software security, Software Supply Chain, trusted environments.The Eclipse Foundation launches a new framework for the Open VSX Registry, enhancing security features and transitioning to a hybrid architecture. With support from AI tool provider Cursor, this initiative aims to ...
Postman Adds Ability to Invoke API Code From Within Git Workflows
Mike Vizard | | AI agents, AI integration, API catalog, API management, API specifications, automation, code visibility, developer productivity, developer tools, Git repositories, IT environment, rogue APIs, software engineering, State of the API Report, workflow efficiencyDiscover how Postman’s new feature allows software engineering teams to manage API specifications, collections, and environments directly from Git repositories, simplifying workflows for AI agents in the development process ...
Former GitHub CEO Bets $60M That Developer Tools Need a Factory Reset for the AI Age
Tom Smith | | AI coding agents, AI-generated code, automation, Checkpoints, code governance, code review, collaboration, command-line tool, developer tools, devops, funding, software development lifecycleThomas Dohmke's new company, Entire, aims to redefine the software development lifecycle for AI-driven coding by focusing on post-code generation processes. With a $60 million seed round, Entire's first product, Checkpoints, enhances ...
Vibe Your Way Into Payments With More Approachable Payment Integration
Luis Peña | | Cognitive Barrier, developer tools, developer workflow, Development Speed, Embedded Components, Engineering Oversight, error handling, Integration Safeguards, LLM Context, Manual Coding, natural language processing, Payment Flows, Payments Integration, Prototyping Payments, Recurring Payments, Revenue Opportunities, software development, Startup Payments, Tokenization, vibe codingExplore how vibe coding is changing the landscape of software development, simplifying payments integration and enabling faster prototyping using natural language ...
VS Code Pushes Hard on AI Agents While Quietly Killing Free Code Completion
Tom Smith | | Agent HQ, Agent Sessions, agentic coding, AI agents, AI code completion, AI security, developer tools, devops, GitHub Copilot, IDE updates, IntelliCode deprecation, microsoft, prompt injection, software development, TypeScript 7, TypeScript Go compiler, Visual Studio Code, VS Code updateMicrosoft's VS Code update brings Agent HQ, TypeScript 7 preview, and kills free IntelliCode. What developers need to know about the latest changes ...
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.5: Built for Production Coding and Extended Autonomous Work
Tom Smith | | AI agents, AI coding, AI teammates, autonomous operation, code refactoring, computer use, Cybersecurity, developer tools, devops, financial services, legal workflows, SWE-Bench, vulnerability remediationAnthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 sets a new bar for coding, agentic tasks, and computer use, with 30+ hours of autonomous operation. Early adopters report major gains in accuracy, security, and long-horizon development ...
KubeCon 2023: Developer Productivity and Platform Engineering
Venkat Ramakrishnan talks with Mitch Ashley about platform engineering from Kubecon + CloudNativeCon 2023 ...
Loft Labs Makes Tool for Creating Dev Environments Open Source
Loft Labs' DevPod enables DevOps teams to programmatically create developer environments using a tool that runs entirely on a local client ...
