Matan Giladi, Apiiro: Guarding your code against malicious patterns

Knight guarding code on a computer illustrating open-source resources released by Apiiro to help protect software developers and their projects against hacking through vulnerabilities in supply chains.

Malicious code is proving as persistent a threat as ever, despite years of awareness campaigns and ongoing incidents that demonstrate the vulnerabilities in software supply chains.

This year, Apiiro’s security research teams detected and analysed thousands of malicious code instances found in repositories and packages. What’s alarming is the ease with which these attacks exploit fundamental gaps in workflows, from dependency managers to build systems.

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20 February 2025 | Developer

Linux 6.14: Rust milestone, AMD and Intel updates, and more

Sudo command in a terminal on Ubuntu as the first release candidate for Linux 6.14 is deployed with a milestone in Rust programming language adoption, improvements to Intel and AMD support, and more.

Linus Torvalds has announced the first Release Candidate (RC) for Linux kernel 6.14, marking the beginning of public testing. This release comes two weeks after the debut of the Linux 6.13 kernel and the opening of Linux 6.14’s merge window.

This milestone sets in motion the rapid development cadence leading up to the stable release, which is expected in roughly two months. Torvalds invites users and developers to test the RCs and report any issues to ensure a smooth final...

3 February 2025 | Developer

Snyk: AI-powered vulnerability remediations and protecting shadow IT

Security in development won’t become “invisible” this year, but it will become easier to manage.

Those are the thoughts of Danny Allan, CTO at developer-orientated cybersecurity firm Snyk.

Right now, developers are primarily tasked with creativity - building things - however, security has become part of their remit with the shift left. Allan believes we’re about to see security largely handed over to the security operations team, guided much more by AI in every...

24 January 2025 | Approaches

JetBrains Junie: An AI coding agent to enhance developer productivity

Digital being helping a human developer as JetBrains announces Junie, an agentic AI virtual assistant solution that integrates into IDEs to improve developer productivity.

JetBrains has announced the launch of Junie, an AI-powered coding agent designed to redefine how software developers interact with code.

Dubbed as a step towards the future of co-creation in integrated development environments (IDEs), Junie promises to improve productivity, code quality, and task execution for millions of developers worldwide.

JetBrains says the introduction of Junie is a testament of its mission to "enable and scale the next generation of technologies...

23 January 2025 | Artificial Intelligence

Michel Isnard, GitLab: Transforming software development with AI

Image of a digital assistant helping a software developer, illustrating the views of Michel Isnard from GitLab on how AI can help developers transform their development workflows and enhance productivity

Michel Isnard, Vice President of EMEA at GitLab, provides a unique perspective on the role of AI in software development.

The implementation of AI technologies, particularly generative AI, offers a promising avenue for developers looking to supercharge their processes. According to a recent GitLab survey, many UK businesses are accelerating their software release cycles—yet only a third have integrated AI into their processes. 

However, alongside the...

5 December 2024 | Approaches

Vulkan 1.4: Khronos mandates key graphics features

Screenshot from Baldur's Gate 3, a game by Larian Studios that features Vulkan as The Khronos Group announces version 1.4 of the graphics API that mandates features for developers.

The Khronos Group has unveiled Vulkan 1.4, an update to its cross-platform 3D graphics and compute API that mandates support for numerous previously optional features.

The latest version integrates several proven capabilities into its core specification, marking a shift towards ensuring consistent functionality across different platforms whilst simplifying application development and deployment.

Geraint North, VP of Developer Platforms at Arm, said: "To meet growing...

3 December 2024 | API

Linux Kernel 6.12: Real-time capabilities, hardware boosts, and more

Image of a penguin after the Linux mascot illustrating the release of Kernel 6.12 that brings numerous enhancements to hardware, networking, drivers, real-time capabilities, and more.

Linux Kernel 6.12 has been released, a Long-Term Support (LTS) version guaranteed to receive updates and support until 2026.

Kernel 6.12 boasts a range of new features and improvements across various areas, including real-time computing, hardware support, networking, and file systems.

"No strange surprises this last week, so we're sticking to the regular release schedule, and that obviously means that the merge window opens tomorrow,” said Linus Torvalds, creator and...

18 November 2024 | Interview

Sterling Chin, Postman: Transforming API testing and documentation with AI

In an interview ahead of AI & Big Data Expo Europe, Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman, shed light on the company's AI-powered tool Postbot and its impact on API development.

Postbot is Postman's intelligent assistant designed to tackle two perennial pain points in API development: testing and documentation.

"The major pain points that Postbot solves is allowing you to – by click of a button – generate tests for your APIs, generate...

12 August 2024 | API

Cisco: Developers spend majority of time firefighting

A new survey from Cisco reveals that software developers are spending more than 57% of their time in "war room" meetings to resolve application performance issues, rather than focusing on building new software to drive innovation. 

The findings highlight the immense pressure facing developers today. Globally, 85% of those surveyed report increased demands to accelerate software release velocity, while 77% cite mounting pressure to deliver seamless and secure digital...

8 May 2024 | Approaches

David DeSanto, GitLab: AI’s impact on software development in 2024

David DeSanto, Chief Product Officer at GitLab, foresees a paradigm shift in the realm of software development in 2024—with AI taking centre stage.

GitLab's 2023 Global DevSecOps Report serves as the foundation for these predictions, offering a glimpse into the future landscape of organisations' software development toolchains.

AI bias: A hurdle on the path to progress

In the short term, the accelerated integration of AI tools may present a formidable challenge: an...

7 December 2023 | Approaches