Tag: software development
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The Register: Google’s Rust belts bugs out of Android, helps kill off substantial unsafe code
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/25/google_rust_safe_code_android/ Source: The Register Title: Google’s Rust belts bugs out of Android, helps kill off substantial unsafe code Feedly Summary: Memory safety flaws used to represent 76% of ‘droid security holes. Now they account for 24% Google’s effort to prioritize memory-safe software development over the past six years has substantially reduced the number…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: XKCD 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Sep/24/xkcd-1425-turns-ten-years-old-today/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: XKCD 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today Feedly Summary: XKCD 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today One of the all-time great XKCDs. It’s amazing that “check whether the photo is of a bird" has gone from PhD-level to trivially easy to solve (with a vision…
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Cloud Blog: Announcing Gemini Code Assist integration with Harness AI Productivity Insights
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/partners/harness-ai-productivity-insights-for-gemini-code-assist/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing Gemini Code Assist integration with Harness AI Productivity Insights Feedly Summary: We are on the cusp of a big change. From healthcare and finance to self-driving cars and personalized search, the AI revolution is transforming industries. There’s no reason why AI shouldn’t impact what’s arguably the most…
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Docker: Using an AI Assistant to Read Tool Documentation
Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/using-an-ai-assistant-to-read-tool-documentation/ Source: Docker Title: Using an AI Assistant to Read Tool Documentation Feedly Summary: Explore how to use Docker and LLMs to streamline workflows for command-line tools to enhance the process of reading docs, troubleshooting errors, and running commands. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text outlines Docker’s ongoing exploration into utilizing…
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The Register: Feel free to ignore GenAI for now – a new kind of software developer is being born
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/hightower_interview_part_2/ Source: The Register Title: Feel free to ignore GenAI for now – a new kind of software developer is being born Feedly Summary: Kubernetes whizz says devs can redefine their roles and capitalize on coding ML rewards Interview Software industry veteran and developer advocate Kelsey Hightower, well known for his contributions to…
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The Register: CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_sloppy_vendors_cybercrime_villains/ Source: The Register Title: CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains Feedly Summary: Write better code, urges Jen Easterly. And while you’re at it, give crime gangs horrible names like ‘Evil Ferret’ Software developers who ship buggy, insecure code are the real villains in the cyber crime story,…
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Docker: 10 Docker Myths Debunked
Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-myths-debunked/ Source: Docker Title: 10 Docker Myths Debunked Feedly Summary: We debunk common Docker myths and explain the capabilities and benefits of this widely used container technology. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses common misconceptions about Docker technology, its history, features, and security aspects. It emphasizes Docker’s roots in open-source…
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The Register: Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/open_source_maintainers_underpaid/ Source: The Register Title: Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray Feedly Summary: AI-coded contributions? Most would rather skip the bot’s work The majority of open source project maintainers are not being paid for their work, spend three times as much time on security than they did three years…
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Hacker News: Show HN: Repogather – copy relevant files to clipboard for LLM coding workflows
Source URL: https://github.com/gr-b/repogather Source: Hacker News Title: Show HN: Repogather – copy relevant files to clipboard for LLM coding workflows Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Repogather is a command-line tool designed for code understanding and generation, leveraging language models (LLMs) like GPT-4o-mini for file relevance assessment. Its ability to filter code…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Notes from my appearance on the Software Misadventures Podcast
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Sep/10/software-misadventures/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Notes from my appearance on the Software Misadventures Podcast Feedly Summary: I was a guest on Ronak Nathani and Guang Yang’s Software Misadventures Podcast, which interviews seasoned software engineers about their careers so far and their misadventures along the way. Here’s the episode: LLMs are like your…