Earlier this week, Dan Blanchard, maintainer of a Python character encoding detection library called chardet, released a new version of the library under a new software license. In doing so, he may ...

Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk Earlier this week, Dan ...

Vendor lock-in is often described as an unfortunate side effect of modern software. In reality, it is frequently a design ...

Most Rust developers are satisfied with the pace of the language’s evolution, but many are concerned Rust does not get enough usage in tech, the 2025 State of Rust Survey says.

Experts and public-sector technologists say the AI-powered software development technique may one day offer government the ability to fast-track ideas, improve procurement and more.

How a discontinued legacy sparked a modern language built to last for decades — Ring emerged after Microsoft canceled ...

“Testing and control sit at the center of how complex hardware is developed and deployed, but the tools supporting that work haven’t kept pace with system complexity,” said Revel founder and CEO Scott ...

Anthropic research shows developers using AI assistance scored 17% lower on comprehension tests when learning new coding libraries, though productivity gains were not statistically significant. Those ...

According to Moderne, this extends OpenRewrite coverage from backend and frontend application code into the data and AI layer ...

Python’s popularity is surging. In 2025, it achieved a record 26.14% TIOBE index rating, the highest any language has ever reached, largely driven by AI and data trends. 58% of developers now use ...

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to ...