The lightweight Mikado method opens up a structured way to make significant changes even to complex legacy code.

I've spent the better part of this year writing about how AI, specifically vibe coding, can turn anyone into a programmer—theoretically. Now the time has come to test this theory. To see what the hype ...

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AI coding tools act like power tools for programmers. Programming jobs will change, but not disappear entirely. New tester and AI-wrangler roles will grow alongside coders. Something terrifying is ...

Of all the possible applications of generative AI, the value proposition of using it to write code was perhaps the clearest. Coding can be slow and it requires expertise, both of which can be ...

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amir is Founder of AI unicorn Avathon & Boeing/SC JV, SkyGrid. Recently, a friend asked me a question that's been floating around ...

Programming languages have, almost since their inception, assumed a fixed syntax that is rooted in English for its keywords, with relatively few exceptions. Pascal has PROGRAM, FUNCTION, VAR, and so ...

It’s taken some time for GitHub Spark, GitHub’s new AI-powered coding platform, to go beyond its initial small, closed beta. However, it’s now available to anyone with a GitHub CoPilot+ subscription, ...

Python maintains its runaway top ranking in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, while older languages continue to rise. Perl surprises. Python, the highest-ranking language ever in the ...

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe coding takes off, a ...

Abstract: In the digital age, coding has become a critical skill for improving career prospects and participating in the global economy. However, most educational tools primarily cater to ...