Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...

Python remains on top despite another dip; C gains ground in second place, and April keeps the same top 10 order, with SQL, R, and Delphi holding steady. April’s TIOBE Index keeps the same cast in the ...

Vibe coding allows manufacturing personnel to create software using everyday speech instead of traditional programming, enabling production managers to simply say "build a monitoring dashboard for ...

GitHub has introduced a significant update to its CodeQL engine, enabling developers to define custom sanitizers and ...

A North Korean APT has crafted malicious software packages to appeal to AI coding agents, while ‘slopsquatting’ shows the ...

This release of Ubuntu Server brings fresh versions of multiple developer tools. Java gets OpenJDK 25 LTS with CRaC, and ...

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Several of this week’s top stories touch on the pitfalls of open source development, especially when things like power, money, and ego are involved. Also, a look at Python’s nifty new sampling ...