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  • The Register: AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they’re faster, study finds

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/ai_code_tools_slow_down/ Source: The Register Title: AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they’re faster, study finds Feedly Summary: Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag Artificial intelligence coding tools are supposed to make software development faster, but researchers who tested these tools in a randomized, controlled trial found the…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1935203/microsoft-open-sources-copilot-chat-for-vs-code-on-github Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has open-sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code, allowing developers to access its internal workings, including data handling and telemetry. This transparency is significant for security, as it…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Adam Gordon Bell

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/3/adam-gordon-bell/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Adam Gordon Bell Feedly Summary: I think that a lot of resistance to AI coding tools comes from the same place: fear of losing something that has defined you for so long. People are reacting against overblown hype, and there is overblown hype. I get that,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/30/vscode-copilot-chat/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat Feedly Summary: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat As promised at Build 2025 in May, Microsoft have released the GitHub Copilot Chat client for VS Code under an open source (MIT) license. So far this is just the extension that provides the chat component of Copilot, but the launch announcement promises…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Coding agents require skilled operators

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/18/coding-agents/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Coding agents require skilled operators Feedly Summary: I wrote this recently in a conversation about whether coding agents can work as a replacement for human programmers. The “agentic" coding tools we have right now work like this: A skilled individual with both deep domain understanding and deep…

  • The Register: AI coding tools are like that helpful but untrustworthy friend, devs say

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/12/devs_mostly_welcome_ai_coding/ Source: The Register Title: AI coding tools are like that helpful but untrustworthy friend, devs say Feedly Summary: A survey from AI biz Qodo finds robo-coding productivity gains are unevenly distributed Exclusive Software developers largely appreciate the productivity improvements they get from AI coding tools, but they don’t entirely trust their output,…

  • Slashdot: What Happens If AI Coding Keeps Improving?

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/11/0623242/what-happens-if-ai-coding-keeps-improving?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: What Happens If AI Coding Keeps Improving? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rising significance of generative AI tools in coding, highlighting that tools like Cursor and Windsurf significantly reduce human oversight in software development. It notes the increasing integration of AI in…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Reaches Agreement To Buy Startup Windsurf For $3 Billion

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/06/0152211/openai-reaches-agreement-to-buy-startup-windsurf-for-3-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Reaches Agreement To Buy Startup Windsurf For $3 Billion Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s planned acquisition of the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for approximately $3 billion marks a significant move in enhancing its coding capabilities, particularly for professionals involved in AI development and infrastructure.…

  • Slashdot: AI Hallucinations Lead To a New Cyber Threat: Slopsquatting

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/22/0118200/ai-hallucinations-lead-to-a-new-cyber-threat-slopsquatting?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Hallucinations Lead To a New Cyber Threat: Slopsquatting Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new cyber threat termed Slopsquatting, which involves the creation of fake package names by AI coding tools that can be exploited for malicious purposes. This threat underscores the…

  • Slashdot: How AI Coding Assistants Could Be Compromised Via Rules File

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/03/23/2138230/how-ai-coding-assistants-could-be-compromised-via-rules-file?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How AI Coding Assistants Could Be Compromised Via Rules File Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security vulnerability in AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, highlighting how malicious rule configuration files can be used to inject backdoors and vulnerabilities in…