LLM-powered tools have come a long way over the last few years. What were typically considered tacky gimmicks have now become QoL-enhancing assets that are capable of automating tedious tasks. This ...

Android is getting a quality-of-life update that automatically turns on wireless debugging when connected to trusted Wi-Fi networks. Currently, the feature automatically turns off after a period of ...

Sometimes, reading Python code just isn’t enough to see what’s really going on. You can stare at lines for hours and still miss how variables change, or why a bug keeps popping up. That’s where a ...

Overview Among the powerful new features in Python 3.14 is a new interface for attaching a live debugger to a running Python program. You can inspect the state of a Python app, make changes, ...

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Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

A newly uncovered malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) has raised fresh concerns about the security of open source software repositories. The package, named “dbgpkg,” was discovered by ...

There are few areas where AI has seen more robust deployment than the field of software development. From “vibe” coding to GitHub Copilot to startups building quick-and-dirty applications with support ...

AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other top AI labs are increasingly being used to assist with programming tasks. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in October that 25% of new code at the company is ...

The ongoing proliferation of AI coding tools is not only boosting developers’ efficiency, it also signals a future where AI will generate a growing share of all new code. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke ...

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Perplexity might not be the first choice as a coding assistant, given the numerous competitors like Cursor, Bolt, V0, and ChatGPT. However, Perplexity, an advanced AI-powered search engine, is ...