Sourcegraph unveils AI coding agents

Looking to challenge well-established GitHub Copilot in AI-powered coding assistance, Sourcegraph has announced coding agents for code review, code migration, testing, documentation, and notification, along with an API for building custom agents. Sourcegraph made the...

The biggest ideas in software and technology today

One of the coolest things about being a software developer is that you often know what’s behind the curtain. To some extent, at least. Working in tech gives you the chance to know first-hand what a neural network is, or what makes quantum computing so significant, or...

Async closure support is stable for Rust 1.85

Rust’s leadership team announced progress on the 26 Rust project goals for 2024. Leadership representatives said the project emphasized work on asynchronous closures and finalizing its Rust development goals for early 2025. Async closures, cited as a flagship goal for...

JetBrains launches AI coding agent

JetBrains has launched an AI coding agent, named Junie, with the ability to quickly solve coding tasks that otherwise could take hours, according to JetBrains. Developers using Junie can delegate routine tasks or collaborate with the tool to partner on more complex...