2026 • Feb 01
Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them
Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease. ...
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2026 • Jan 27
OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop. ...
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2026 • Jan 13
Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)
"But then I cut out the middle man—me." ...
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2025 • Dec 24
How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here's what makes them tick. ...
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2025 • Dec 13
OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself
"The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex," OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent. ...
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2025 • Dec 04
In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all. ...
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2025 • Oct 21
Claude Code gets a web version—but it’s the new sandboxing that really matters
Sandboxing lessens hassle, but fire-and-forget agentic tools still pose risks. ...
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2025 • Sep 30
Anthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30 hours on multistep tasks
Latest Claude model beats OpenAI and Google on coding tests. ...
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2025 • Sep 04
Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978
Historic interpreter taught millions to program on Commodore and Apple computers. ...
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2025 • Aug 20
In Xcode 26, Apple shows first signs of offering ChatGPT alternatives
Claude support in Xcode heralds bigger moves across the ecosystem. ...
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2025 • Aug 01
Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises
"AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite" lead to more debugging work. ...
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